Tukuk-OS📅 September 10
18 events · 12 births · 12 deaths
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What happened on September 10? Below are the notable events chosen by Wikipedia’s editors for this date, followed by celebrated births, deaths and the observances recognised around the world.
Events
- 2025 — American political activist Charlie Kirk (pictured) was shot and killed at an event at Utah Valley University.
Charlie KirkAssassination of Charlie KirkUtah Valley University
- 2017 — Hurricane Irma made landfall on Cudjoe Key, Florida, as a Category 4, after causing catastrophic damage throughout the Caribbean.
- 2009 — Members of the Atlanta Police Department conducted a raid on a gay bar, with patrons later alleging that their constitutional rights had been violated and the city agreeing to pay over $1 million in settlements.
- 2000 — British forces freed soldiers and civilians who had been held captive by the militant group the West Side Boys, contributing to the end of the Sierra Leone Civil War.
- 1990 — Pope John Paul II consecrated the Basilica of Our Lady of Peace, one of the largest churches in the world, in Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast.
Pope John Paul IIBasilica of Our Lady of PeaceList of largest church buildings
- 1983 — Typhoon Ellen dissipated after destroying hundreds of homes across Hong Kong and the Philippines.
- 1974 — After centuries of Portuguese rule, the country of Guinea-Bissau was formally recognized as independent.
- 1961 — At the Italian Grand Prix at Monza, German driver Wolfgang von Trips's car collided with another, causing it to become airborne and crash into a side barrier, killing him and 15 spectators.
- 1960 — Running barefoot in the marathon event at the Rome Olympics, Abebe Bikila became the first athlete from sub-Saharan Africa to win an Olympic gold medal.
Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon1960 Summer OlympicsAbebe Bikila
- 1945 — Mike the Headless Chicken was decapitated on a farm in Colorado; he survived another 18 months as part of sideshows before choking to death.
- 1937 — Led by the United Kingdom and France, nine nations met at the Nyon Conference to address international piracy in the Mediterranean Sea.
- 1858 — George Mary Searle discovered the asteroid 55 Pandora (pictured) from the Dudley Observatory near Albany, New York; it was his only asteroid discovery.
- 1845 — John Doubleday completed a "masterly" restoration of the Portland Vase, which had been smashed into hundreds of pieces seven months prior.
- 1779 — American Revolutionary War: Captain William Pickles of the Continental Navy boarded and captured the British sloop HMS West Florida at the Battle of Lake Pontchartrain.
American Revolutionary WarWilliam Pickles (American Revolution)Continental Navy
- 1724 — Johann Sebastian Bach led the first performance of Jesu, der du meine Seele, BWV 78, a chorale cantata based on a passion hymn by Johann Rist.
Johann Sebastian BachJesu, der du meine Seele, BWV 78Chorale cantata cycle
- 1622 — Fifty-five Christians were executed in Nagasaki during the Great Genna Martyrdom, part of persecution towards Christians in Japan by the Tokugawa shogunate.
- 1547 — Anglo-Scottish Wars: English forces defeated the Scots at the Battle of Pinkie near Musselburgh, Lothian, Scotland.
- 1509 — The "Minor Judgement Day" earthquake struck in the Sea of Marmara, devastating much of Constantinople and killing more than 1,000 people.
Births
- 2004 — Gabriel Bateman, American actor
- 2001 — Armando Broja, Albanian-born English footballer
- 2001 — Nick Cross, American football player
- 1999 — Laura Taylor, Australian swimmer
- 1999 — jschlatt, American YouTuber and singer
- 1998 — Anna Blinkova, Russian tennis player
- 1998 — Sheck Wes, American rapper
- 1997 — Brooke Henderson, Canadian golfer
- 1997 — Troy Terry, American ice hockey player
- 1995 — Jack Grealish, English footballer
- 1995 — Matt Rife, American comedian and actor
- 1993 — Sam Kerr, Australian footballer
Deaths
- 2025 — Charlie Kirk, American right-wing political activist (born 1993)
- 2024 — Frankie Beverly, American soul/funk singer-songwriter, musician, and producer (born 1946)
- 2024 — Jim Sasser, American lawyer and politician, 6th United States Ambassador to China (born 1936)
- 2023 — Ian Wilmut, British embryologist (born 1944)
- 2020 — Diana Rigg, British actress (born 1938)
- 2015 — Norman Farberow, American psychologist and academic (born 1918)
- 2015 — Adrian Frutiger, Swiss typeface designer (born 1928)
- 2015 — Antoine Lahad, Lebanese general (born 1927)
- 2014 — Emilio Botín, Spanish banker and businessman (born 1934)
- 2014 — Richard Kiel, American actor (born 1939)
- 2014 — Edward Nelson, American mathematician and academic (born 1932)
- 2014 — George Spencer, American baseball player (born 1926)
Observances & holidays
- Amerindian Heritage Day (Guyana)
- Children's Day (Honduras)
- Christian feast day: Alexander Crummell (Episcopal Church)
- Christian feast day: Ambrose Barlow
- Christian feast day: Aubert
- Christian feast day: Blessed Sebastian Kimura, 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
- Christian feast day: September 10 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- Gibraltar National Day
- Saint George's Caye Day (Belize)
- Teachers' Day (China)
- World Suicide Prevention Day
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