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September 10

September 10 carries 10 recorded events spanning between 1509 and 2000. An earthquake known as "The Lesser Judgment Day" hits Constantinople.

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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.

The shape of the day

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.

Virgo is the sign for September 10 — read more on the Virgo page, or see September's birthstone & birth flower.

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

    An earthquake known as "The Lesser Judgment Day" hits Constantinople.

  2. 1622

    Nagasaki

    Fifty-five Christians are executed in Nagasaki during the Great Genna Martyrdom.

  3. 1724

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Johann Sebastian Bach leads the first performance of Jesu, der du meine Seele, BWV 78, a chorale cantata based on a passion hymn by Johann Rist.

  4. 1776

    American Revolutionary War

    American Revolutionary War: Nathan Hale volunteers to spy for the Continental Army.

  5. 1858

    George Mary Searle

    George Mary Searle discovers the asteroid 55 Pandora.

  6. 1937

    Nyon Conference

    Nine nations attend the Nyon Conference to address international piracy in the Mediterranean Sea.

  7. 1939

    World War II

    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.

  8. 1961

    1961 Italian Grand Prix

    In the Italian Grand Prix, a crash causes the death of German Formula One driver Wolfgang von Trips and 15 spectators who are hit by his Ferrari, the deadliest accident in F1 history.

  9. 1974

    Guinea-Bissau

    Guinea-Bissau gains independence from Portugal.

  10. 2000

    Operation Barras

    Operation Barras successfully frees six British soldiers held captive for over two weeks and contributes to the end of the Sierra Leone Civil War.

Famous birthday twins

Born on September 10

Giovanni Gronchi

b. 1887

Italian soldier and politician, 3rd President of the Italian Republic

Jérémy Toulalan

b. 1983

French footballer

Arnold Palmer

b. 1929

American golfer and businessman

Henry Purcell

b. 1659

English organist and composer

Charlie Waters

b. 1948

American football player, coach, and radio host

Matt Morgan

b. 1976

American wrestler

Hilde Hildebrand

b. 1897

German actress and singer

Trevor Murdoch

b. 1980

American wrestler

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

Historical facts, event summaries, and biographical lines above are adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) license. DateLore adds curation, structure, and original editorial commentary. DateLore is not affiliated with the Wikimedia Foundation.

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