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On This Day · The 253rd day of the year

September 10

This year marks the 250th anniversary of American Revolutionary War — September 10 carries the weight of round numbers. Its center of gravity is the 20th century, and conflict is a recurring thread.

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What happened on September 10?

September 10 is the 253rd day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between 1509 and 2000. Famous people born on September 10 include Giovanni Gronchi, Jérémy Toulalan and Arnold Palmer.

Released on September 10

Movies, games, albums & shows

2025

  • Game Shape of Dreams
  • Game Katanaut

2024

  • Game Satisfactory
  • Game I Am Your Beast
  • Game Yars Rising

2023

  • TV The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon

2021

  • Game Tales of Arise
  • Game Life is Strange: True Colors
  • Game Lost in Random

Release data from TMDB & IGDB.

Events

10 notable moments
  1. 1509

    1509 Constantinople earthquake

  2. 1622

    Nagasaki

  3. 1724

    Johann Sebastian Bach

  4. 1776

    American Revolutionary War

  5. 1858

    George Mary Searle

  6. 1937

    Nyon Conference

  7. 1939

    World War II

  8. 1961

    1961 Italian Grand Prix

  9. 1974

    Guinea-Bissau

  10. 2000

    Operation Barras

Famous birthday twins

Born on September 10

Giovanni Gronchi

b. 1887

Jérémy Toulalan

b. 1983

Arnold Palmer

b. 1929

Henry Purcell

b. 1659

Charlie Waters

b. 1948

Matt Morgan

b. 1976

Hilde Hildebrand

b. 1897

Trevor Murdoch

b. 1980

Deaths

  • 1966Emil Julius Gumbel
  • 1961Wolfgang von Trips
  • 1842Letitia Christian Tyler
  • 1749Émilie du Châtelet
  • 1382Louis I of Hungary
  • -210Qin Shi Huang

Holidays & observances

  • —Amerindian Heritage Day (Guyana)
  • —Children's Day (Honduras)
  • —Christian feast day: Alexander Crummell (Episcopal Church)
  • —Christian feast day: Aubert
  • —Christian feast day: Blessed Thomas Tsugi, Charles Spinola, and Martyrs of Nagasaki
  • —Christian feast day: Edmund James Peck (Anglican Church of Canada)
  • —Christian feast day: Nicholas of Tolentino
  • —Christian feast day: Theodard of Maastricht

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