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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