What happened this day in history September 10

What are the important events that happened on September 10? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.

September 10: Facts & Myths About This Day

September 10 is the 254th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 112 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Tuesday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is August 28, 2024 – a Tuesday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 479,424 hours has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.

Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘dihectapentacontatetragon’ day.

Virgo is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Sapphire is the modern birthstone for this month. Agate is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 141 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.

The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,281 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.

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September 10 Historical Events

  • 1509
    An earthquake known as “The Lesser Judgment Day” hits Istanbul.
  • 1515
    Thomas Wolsey is invested as a Cardinal
  • 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.
  • 1858
    George Mary Searle discovers the asteroid 55 Pandora.
  • 1897
    Lattimer massacre: A sheriff’s posse kills 20 unarmed immigrant miners in Pennsylvania, United States.
  • 1937
    Nine nations attend the Nyon Conference to address international piracy in the Mediterranean Sea.
  • 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.
  • 1972
    The United States suffers its first loss of an international basketball game in a disputed match against the Soviet Union at Munich, Germany.
  • 1976
    A British Airways Hawker Siddeley Trident and an Inex-Adria DC-9 collide near Zagreb, Yugoslavia, killing 176.
  • 2007
    Former Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif returns to Pakistan after seven years in exile, following a military coup in October 1999.

Who were born on September 10?

  • 1903
    Cyril Connolly, English literary critic (d. 1974)
  • 1904
    Max Shachtman, American politician (d. 1972)
  • 1934
    Larry Sitsky, Australian composer, pianist and educator
  • 1940
    Buck Buchanan, American football player (d. 1992)
  • 1946
    Don Powell, English drummer
  • 1948
    Tony Gatlif, French director
  • 1949
    Don Muraco, professional wrestler
  • 1957
    Andreï Makine, Russian-born French author
  • 1957
    Kate Burton, Swiss actress
  • 1972
    Katarína Hasprová, Slovak singer

Who died on September 10?

  • 1482
    Federico da Montefeltro, Italian Renaissance condottiero and arts patron (b. 1422)
  • 1931
    Salvatore Maranzano, Sicilian-born American gangster (b. 1886)
  • 1939
    Wilhelm Fritz von Roettig, German soldier (b. 1888)
  • 1954
    Peter Anders, German operatic tenor (b. 1908)
  • 1965
    Abdul Hamid (soldier), Recipient of the Republic of India’s highest military decoration, the Param Vir Chakra (b. 1933)
  • 1995
    Yasutomo Nagai, motorbike driver (b.1965)
  • 1997
    Jack Adkisson, professional wrestler (b. 1929)
  • 2004
    Brock Adams, American politician (b. 1927)
  • 2005
    Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown, American musician (b. 1924)
  • 2011
    Cliff Robertson, American actor (b. 1923)

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