On This Day — September 10

🕰️ Notable Events on September 10

• 2017 — Hurricane Irma makes landfall on Cudjoe Key, Florida as a Category 4 hurricane, after causing catastrophic damage throughout the Caribbean. Irma resulted in at least 134 deaths and over $62 billion (2017 USD) in damage. Wikipedia ↗
• 2008 — The Large Hadron Collider at CERN, described as the biggest scientific experiment in history, is powered up in Geneva, Switzerland. Wikipedia ↗
• 2007 — Former Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif returns to Pakistan after seven years in exile, following a military coup in October 1999. Wikipedia ↗
• 2002 — Switzerland, traditionally a neutral country, joins the United Nations. Wikipedia ↗
• 2001 — Antônio da Costa Santos, mayor of Campinas, Brazil is assassinated. Wikipedia ↗
• 2000 — Operation Barras successfully frees six British soldiers held captive for over two weeks and contributes to the end of the Sierra Leone Civil War. Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Hamida Djandoubi, convicted of torture and murder, is the last person to be executed by guillotine in France. Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — A British Airways Hawker Siddeley Trident and an Inex-Adria DC-9 collide near Zagreb, Yugoslavia, killing 176. Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Guinea-Bissau gains independence from Portugal. Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — The people of Gibraltar vote to remain a British dependency rather than becoming part of Spain. Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Italian Grand Prix, a crash causes the death of German Formula One driver Wolfgang von Trips and 13 spectators who are hit by his Ferrari. Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — At the Summer Olympics in Rome, Abebe Bikila becomes the first sub-Saharan African to win a gold medal, winning the marathon in bare feet. Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — World War II: German forces begin their occupation of Rome.
• 1942 — World War II: The British Army carries out an amphibious landing on Madagascar to re-launch Allied offensive operations in the Madagascar Campaign. Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — World War II: The submarine HMS Oxley is mistakenly sunk by the submarine HMS Triton near Norway and becomes the Royal Navy's first loss of a submarine in the war. Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — World War II: Canada declares war on Nazi Germany, joining the Allies: Poland, France, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia. Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — Nine nations attend the Nyon Conference to address international piracy in the Mediterranean Sea. Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — First World Individual Motorcycle Speedway Championship, Held at London's (England) Wembley Stadium Wikipedia ↗
• 1932 — The New York City Subway's third competing subway system, the municipally-owned IND, is opened. Wikipedia ↗
• 1919 — Austria and the Allies sign the Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye recognizing the independence of Poland, Hungary, Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia. Wikipedia ↗
• 1918 — Russian Civil War: The Red Army captures Kazan. Wikipedia ↗
• 1898 — Empress Elisabeth of Austria is assassinated by Luigi Lucheni. Wikipedia ↗
• 1897 — Lattimer massacre: A sheriff's posse kills 19 unarmed striking immigrant miners in Lattimer, Pennsylvania, United States. Wikipedia ↗
• 1858 — George Mary Searle discovers the asteroid 55 Pandora. Wikipedia ↗
• 1846 — Elias Howe is granted a patent for the sewing machine. Wikipedia ↗
• 1823 — Simón Bolívar is named President of Peru. Wikipedia ↗
• 1813 — The United States defeats the British Fleet at the Battle of Lake Erie during the War of 1812. Wikipedia ↗
• 1798 — At the Battle of St. George's Caye, British Honduras defeats Spain. Wikipedia ↗
• 1776 — American Revolutionary War: Nathan Hale volunteers to spy for the Continental Army. Wikipedia ↗
• 1608 — John Smith is elected council president of Jamestown, Virginia. Wikipedia ↗
• 1570 — Spanish Jesuit missionaries land in present-day Virginia to establish the short-lived Ajacán Mission. Wikipedia ↗
• 1561 — Fourth Battle of Kawanakajima: Takeda Shingen defeats Uesugi Kenshin in the climax of their ongoing conflicts. Wikipedia ↗
• 1547 — The Battle of Pinkie Cleugh, the last full-scale military confrontation between England and Scotland, resulting in a decisive victory for the forces of Edward VI. Wikipedia ↗
• 1515 — Thomas Wolsey is invested as a Cardinal Wikipedia ↗
• 1509 — An earthquake known as "The Lesser Judgment Day" hits Constantinople. Wikipedia ↗
• 1419 — John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy is assassinated by adherents of the Dauphin, the future Charles VII of France. Wikipedia ↗
• 506 — The bishops of Visigothic Gaul meet in the Council of Agde. Wikipedia ↗

🎂 Notable Births on September 10

• 1998 — Anna Blinkova, Russian tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1997 — Brooke Henderson, Canadian golfer Wikipedia ↗
• 1992 — Ricky Ledo, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1992 — Ayub Masika, Kenyan footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1992 — Tobu, Latvian music producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — Boadu Maxwell Acosty, Ghanaian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Manish Pandey, Indian cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Matt Ritchie, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Lee Sawyer, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Bobby Sharp, Canadian wrestler Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Jordan Staal, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Paul Goldschmidt, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Nana Tanimura, Japanese singer-songwriter and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Alex Saxon, American actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Ashley Monroe, American singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Eoin Morgan, English cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Aleksandrs Čekulajevs, Latvian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — James Graham, English rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Neil Walker, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Sander Post, Estonian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Harry Treadaway, English actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Luke Treadaway, English actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Drake Younger, American wrestler Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Fernando Belluschi, Argentinian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Jérémy Toulalan, French footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Joey Votto, Canadian baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Misty Copeland, American ballerina and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Javi Varas, Spanish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Marco Chiudinelli, Swiss tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Germán Denis, Argentinian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Bonnie Maxon, American wrestler Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Trevor Murdoch, American wrestler Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Mikey Way, American bass player and songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Julia Goldsworthy, English politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Ramūnas Šiškauskas, Lithuanian basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Mike DiBiase, American wrestler Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Caleb Ralph, New Zealand rugby player Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Marty Holah, New Zealand rugby player Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Gustavo Kuerten, Brazilian tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Vassilis Lakis, Greek footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Matt Morgan, American wrestler Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Reinder Nummerdor, Dutch volleyball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Dan O'Toole, Canadian sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Melanie Pullen, American photographer Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Mohammad Akram, Pakistani cricketer and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Mirko Filipović, Croatian mixed martial artist, boxer, and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Ryan Phillippe, American actor and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Ben Wallace, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Ferdinand Coly, Senegalese footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Mark Huizinga, Dutch martial artist Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Tim Stimpson, English rugby player Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — James Duval, American actor and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Bente Skari, Norwegian skier Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Joe Bravo, American jockey Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Ménélik, Cameroonian-French rapper Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Dean Gorré, Surinamese footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Paula Kelley, American singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Neera Tanden, American lawyer and policy analyst Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Craig Innes, New Zealand rugby player Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Johnathon Schaech, American actor, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Andreas Herzog, Austrian footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Big Daddy Kane, American rapper, producer, and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Guy Ritchie, English director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Yuki Saito, Japanese singer and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Joe Nieuwendyk, Canadian ice hockey player and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — John E. Sununu, American engineer and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Randy Johnson, American baseball player and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Bill Stevenson, American drummer, songwriter, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Trace Gallagher, American journalist Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Alison Bechdel, American author and illustrator Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Margaret Ferrier, Scottish politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Colin Firth, English actor and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Tim Hunter, Canadian ice hockey player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — David Lowery, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Michael Earl, American actor, singer, and puppeteer (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Chris Columbus, American director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Siobhan Fahey, Irish singer-songwriter and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Kate Burton, Swiss-born British actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Carol Decker, English singer-songwriter (T'Pau) Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Johnnie Fingers, Irish keyboard player and songwriter (The Boomtown Rats) Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — Pat Mastelotto, American rock drummer Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Jackie Ashley, English journalist Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Lorely Burt, English politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Don Wilson, American kickboxer and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Amy Irving, American actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — John Thurso, Scottish businessman and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Medea Benjamin, American activist, founder of Code Pink Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Vic Toews, Paraguayan-Canadian lawyer and politician, 48th Canadian Minister of Justice Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Sarah Coakley, English philosopher, theologian, and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Steve Keirn, American wrestler Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Bill Rogers, American golfer Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Rosie Flores, American singer and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Joe Perry, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Barriemore Barlow, English rock drummer and songwriter (Jethro Tull) Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Babette Cole, English author and illustrator (d. 2017) Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Don Muraco, American wrestler Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Bill O'Reilly, American journalist and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Zhang Chengzhi, Chinese historian and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Brian Donohoe, Scottish politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Judy Geeson, English actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Bob Lanier, American basketball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Margaret Trudeau, Canadian actress and talk show host, 12th Spouse of the Prime Minister of Canada Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Charlie Waters, American football player, coach, and radio host Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Larry Nelson, American golfer Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — David Pountney, English director and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Michèle Alliot-Marie, French lawyer and politician, French Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Jim Hines, American sprinter and football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Don Powell, English rock drummer (Slade) Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Patrick Norman, Canadian singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — José Feliciano, Puerto Rican singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Gerard Henderson, Australian journalist and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Mike Mullane, American colonel and astronaut Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Thomas Allen, English actor, singer, and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Tezer Özlü, Turkish writer (b. 1986) Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Danny Hutton, Irish-American singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Stephen Jay Gould, American paleontologist, biologist, and author (d. 2002) Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Christopher Hogwood, English harpsichord player and conductor, founded the Academy of Ancient Music (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Gunpei Yokoi, Japanese video game designer, invented Game Boy (d. 1997) Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Roy Ayers, American singer-songwriter, keyboard player, vibraphonist, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Buck Buchanan, American football player (d. 1992) Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Bob Chance, American baseball player (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — David Hamilton, English radio and television host Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — Jared Diamond, American biologist, geographer, and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — Tommy Overstreet, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — Mary Oliver, American poet Wikipedia ↗
• 1934 — Charles Kuralt, American journalist (d. 1997) Wikipedia ↗
• 1934 — Roger Maris, American baseball player and coach (d. 1985) Wikipedia ↗
• 1934 — Jim Oberstar, American educator and politician (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1934 — Larry Sitsky, Australian pianist, composer, and educator Wikipedia ↗
• 1934 — Mr. Wrestling II, American wrestler Wikipedia ↗
• 1933 — Yevgeny Khrunov, Russian colonel and astronaut (d. 2000) Wikipedia ↗
• 1933 — Karl Lagerfeld, German-French fashion designer and photographer Wikipedia ↗
• 1932 — Bo Goldman, American playwright, screenwriter, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1931 — Isabel Colegate, English author and agent Wikipedia ↗
• 1931 — Philip Baker Hall, American actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — Aino Kukk, Estonian chess player and engineer (d. 2006) Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — Michel Bélanger, Canadian businessman and banker (d. 1997) Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — John Golding, English historian, scholar, and curator (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — Arnold Palmer, American golfer and businessman (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
• 1928 — Roch Bolduc, Canadian civil servant and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1928 — Walter Ralston Martin, American minister and author, founded the Christian Research Institute (d. 1989) Wikipedia ↗
• 1928 — Jean Vanier, Canadian philosopher and humanitarian, founded L'Arche Wikipedia ↗
• 1927 — Johnny Keating, Scottish trombonist, composer, and producer (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1926 — Beryl Cook, English painter and illustrator (d. 2008) Wikipedia ↗
• 1925 — Roy Brown, American singer-songwriter (d. 1981) Wikipedia ↗
• 1925 — Dick Lucas, English minister and cleric Wikipedia ↗
• 1925 — Boris Tchaikovsky, Russian pianist and composer (d. 1996) Wikipedia ↗
• 1924 — Ted Kluszewski, American baseball player and coach (d. 1988) Wikipedia ↗
• 1924 — Boyd K. Packer, American educator and religious leader, 26th President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1923 — Glen P. Robinson, American businessman, founded Scientific Atlanta (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1921 — Joann Lõssov, Estonian basketball player and coach (d. 2000) Wikipedia ↗
• 1921 — John W. Morris, American general (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1920 — Fabio Taglioni, Italian engineer (d. 2001) Wikipedia ↗
• 1919 — Lex van Delden, Dutch composer (d. 1988) Wikipedia ↗
• 1917 — Miguel Serrano, Chilean poet and diplomat (d. 2009) Wikipedia ↗
• 1915 — Edmond O'Brien, American actor (d. 1985) Wikipedia ↗
• 1914 — Terence O'Neill, Baron O'Neill of the Maine, Anglo-Irish captain and politician, 4th Prime Minister of Northern Ireland (d. 1990) Wikipedia ↗
• 1914 — Robert Wise, American director and producer (d. 2005) Wikipedia ↗
• 1913 — Lincoln Gordon, American academic and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Brazil (d. 2009) Wikipedia ↗
• 1912 — Basappa Danappa Jatti, Indian lawyer and politician, 5th Vice President of India (d. 2002) Wikipedia ↗
• 1908 — Angus Bethune, Australian soldier and politician, 33rd Premier of Tasmania (d. 2004) Wikipedia ↗
• 1908 — Raymond Scott, American pianist, composer, and bandleader (d. 1994) Wikipedia ↗
• 1908 — Waldo Rudolph Wedel, American archaeologist and author (d. 1996) Wikipedia ↗

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