What Happened on September 10

Complete Timeline — September 10 Through the Ages

1. 422

   St. Celestine I begins his reign as the Catholic Pope

   St. Celestine I begins his reign as the Catholic Pope

2. 506

   35 bishops of Visigothic Gaul meet in the Council of Agde, shedding light on the moral conditions of the clergy and lait

   35 bishops of Visigothic Gaul meet in the Council of Agde, shedding light on the moral conditions of the clergy and laity in southern France

3. 918

   Arnulf I the Old becomes lord of Flanders

   Arnulf I the Old becomes lord of Flanders

4. 1349

   Jews who survive Black Death riots in Constance, Prince-Bishopric of Constance, Holy Roman Empire, are burned to death a

   Jews who survive Black Death riots in Constance, Prince-Bishopric of Constance, Holy Roman Empire, are burned to death as part of a wave of pogroms across Western Europe

5. 1487

   Julius III is born

   Julius III is born

6. 1510

   Bishop Frederik of Bath recaptures the Dutch city of Oldenzaal

   Bishop Frederik of Bath recaptures the Dutch city of Oldenzaal

7. 1547

   Battle of Pinkie, Midlothian: English beat the Scots

   Battle of Pinkie, Midlothian: English beat the Scots

8. 1721

   Peyton Randolph is born

   Peyton Randolph, American founding father of the united states, known for founding father of the united states, was born on 1721-09-10.

9. 1776

   George Washington asks for a spy, and Nathan Hale volunteers

   Nathan Hale (June 6, 1755 – September 22, 1776) was an American Patriot, soldier, and spy for the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.

10. 1785

    Prussia signs a trade agreement with the US

    Prussia signs a trade agreement with the US

11. 1798

    British Honduras defeats Spain in the Battle of St. George's Caye

    The Battle of St. George's Caye was a military engagement that lasted from 3 to 10 September 1798, off the coast of British Honduras (present-day Belize).

12. 1813

    American naval commander Oliver Hazard Perry defeats the British in the Battle of Lake Erie

    Oliver Hazard Perry (August 23, 1785 – August 23, 1819) was a United States Navy officer from South Kingstown, Rhode Island.

13. 1845

    King Willem II opens the Amsterdam Stock Exchange

    King Willem II opens the Amsterdam Stock Exchange

14. 1846

    Elias Howe takes out a US patent for a lockstitch sewing machine

    Elias Howe takes out a US patent for a lockstitch sewing machine

15. 1847

    First theater opens in Hawaii

    First theater opens in Hawaii

16. 1858

    George Mary Searle discovers the asteroid 55 Pandora

    55 Pandora is a fairly large and relatively bright asteroid in the asteroid belt. Pandora was discovered by American astronomer and Catholic priest George Mary Searle on September 10, 1858, from the...

17. 1861

    Battle of Carnifex Ferry in Virginia; 170 casualties

    The western Virginia campaign, also known as operations in western Virginia or the Rich Mountain campaign, occurred from May to December 1861 during the American Civil War.

18. 1863

    US Civil War: The Battle of Bayou Fourche, also known as the Battle of Little Rock, begins and ends as Union forces capt

    US Civil War: The Battle of Bayou Fourche, also known as the Battle of Little Rock, begins and ends as Union forces capture the city of Little Rock, Arkansas

19. 1869

    Baptist minister Izumi Yosuke supposedly invents the rickshaw in Yokohama, Japan

    Baptist minister Izumi Yosuke supposedly invents the rickshaw in Yokohama, Japan

20. 1870

    Dutch Jurist Cooperation forms

    Dutch Jurist Cooperation forms

21. 1884

    Congressman John R. Lynch presides over Republican National Convention

    Congressman John R. Lynch presides over Republican National Convention

22. 1890

    Elsa Schiaparelli is born

    Elsa Schiaparelli, Italian fashion designer and couturier, known for italian fashion designer and couturier, was born on 1890-09-10.

23. 1894

    London taxi driver George Smith is the first person fined for drunk driving

    London taxi driver George Smith is the first person fined for drunk driving

24. 1897

    Lattimer Massacre: a sheriff's posse kills 19 unarmed immigrant miners in Pennsylvania, United States

    The Lattimer massacre was the killing of at least 19 unarmed striking immigrant anthracite miners by a Luzerne County sheriff's posse at the Lattimer mine near Hazleton, Pennsylvania, United States,...

25. 1898

    Empress Elisabeth of Austria is assassinated by anarchist Luigi Lucheni

    Elisabeth, nicknamed Sisi, was Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary from her marriage to Franz Joseph I on 24 April 1854 until her assassination in 1898. Elisabeth was born into the Bavarian House...

26. 1899

    Second quake in seven days (magnitude 8.6) hits Yakutat Bay, Alaska

    Second quake in seven days (magnitude 8.6) hits Yakutat Bay, Alaska

27. 1900

    20.3 cm of rainfall in Elk Point, South Dakota (state record)

    20.3 cm of rainfall in Elk Point, South Dakota (state record)

28. 1905

    Japanese battleship Mikasa explodes at her moorings after the magazine catches fire, killing 251 seamen

    Japanese battleship Mikasa explodes at her moorings after the magazine catches fire, killing 251 seamen

29. 1913

    Cleveland Call and Post newspaper forms

    Louis Freeland Post (November 15, 1849 – January 11, 1928) was a prominent American Georgist lawyer and newspaper editor who was appointed the first Assistant United States Secretary of Labor by...

30. 1919

    China becomes a member of the League of Nations

    Between 1920 and 1946, a total of 63 countries became member states of the League of Nations. When the Assembly of the League of Nations first met, it consisted of 42 founding members.

31. 1922

    New York Yankees play their farewell home games at Polo Grounds, winning both games of a doubleheader against the Philad

    New York Yankees play their farewell home games at Polo Grounds, winning both games of a doubleheader against the Philadelphia Athletics; move to Yankee Stadium the following season

32. 1923

    Irish Free State joins the League of Nations

    The Irish Free State (6 December 1922 – 29 December 1937), also known by its Irish name Saorstát Éireann, was a state established in December 1922 under the Anglo-Irish Treaty of December 1921.

33. 1924

    Leopold and Loeb are found guilty of the murder of Bobby Franks in Chicago in "the crime of the century"

    Nathan Freudenthal Leopold Jr. (November 19, 1904 – August 29, 1971) and Richard Albert Loeb (June 11, 1905 – January 28, 1936), usually referred to collectively as Leopold and Loeb, were two...

34. 1926

    Allies-German Treaty of Koblenz is drawn

    Allies-German Treaty of Koblenz is drawn

35. 1929

    Arnold Palmer is born

    Arnold Palmer, American athlete, known for american professional golfer, was born on 1929-09-10.

36. 1930

    Charles E. Mitchell is named minister to Liberia

    Charles E. Mitchell is named minister to Liberia

37. 1931

    Lord Cecil of the British government says war is never so improbable

    Lord Cecil of the British government says war is never so improbable

38. 1932

    Dodgers' Johnny Frederick hits record sixth pinch-hit home run of the season

    Dodgers' Johnny Frederick hits record sixth pinch-hit home run of the season

39. 1933

    First Negro League All-Star Game: West beats East 11-7 at Comiskey Park

    Comiskey Park was a ballpark in Chicago, Illinois, located in the Armour Square neighborhood on the near-south side of the city.

40. 1934

    Roger Maris is born

    Roger Maris, American athlete, known for american baseball player, was born on 1934-09-10.

41. 1937

    Cleveland Rams play their first NFL game and lose 28-0

    The Los Angeles Rams are a professional American football team based in the Greater Los Angeles area of California.

42. 1940

    Buckingham Palace in London is hit during the German Blitz bombing campaign

    The United Kingdom took part in World War II from 3 September 1939 until 15 August 1945. At the beginning of the war in 1939, London was the largest city in the world, with 8.2 million inhabitants.

43. 1942

    British RAF drops 100,000 bombs on Düsseldorf, Germany

    British RAF drops 100,000 bombs on Düsseldorf, Germany

44. 1943

    British 8th Army occupies Taranto, Italy

    Taranto, historically also called Tarent in English, is a coastal city in Apulia, Southern Italy.

45. 1944

    Lieutenant-General Frederick Browning says to Field Marshal Montgomery, "But, Sir, I think we might be going a bridge to

    Lieutenant-General Frederick Browning says to Field Marshal Montgomery, "But, Sir, I think we might be going a bridge too far"

46. 1945

    KLS-AM in Oakland, California changes its call letters to KWBR (now KDIA)

    KLS-AM in Oakland, California changes its call letters to KWBR (now KDIA)

47. 1948

    Bijz Criminal Division sentences war criminal Jacob Folks to life imprisonment

    Bijz Criminal Division sentences war criminal Jacob Folks to life imprisonment

48. 1948

    Larry Nelson is born

    Larry Nelson is born

49. 1949

    Charles Simonyi is born

    Charles Simonyi, American hungarian-american billionaire software architect, known for hungarian-american billionaire software architect, was born on 1949-09-10.

50. 1951

    Britain begins an economic boycott of Iran

    Britain begins an economic boycott of Iran

51. 1952

    European Parliament forms in Strasbourg, France

    The European Parliament (EP) is one of the two legislative bodies of the European Union (EU) and one of its seven institutions.

52. 1953

    Swanson sells its first TV dinner, a turkey meal with cornbread dressing, peas, and sweet potatoes

    The centerpiece of contemporary Thanksgiving in the United States and Canada is Thanksgiving dinner, a large meal generally centered on a large roasted turkey.

53. 1954

    Attempting to handle New York Giants pitcher Hoyt Wilhelm's knuckleball, catcher Ray Katt sets a major league record wit

    Attempting to handle New York Giants pitcher Hoyt Wilhelm's knuckleball, catcher Ray Katt sets a major league record with four passed balls

54. 1955

    "Gunsmoke" premieres on CBS TV starring James Arness

    Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman Macdonnell and writer John Meston.

55. 1956

    Great Britain performs a nuclear test at Maralinga, Australia

    Between 1956 and 1963, the United Kingdom conducted seven nuclear tests at the Maralinga site in South Australia, part of the Woomera Prohibited Area about 800 kilometres (500 mi) north west of...

56. 1957

    Prime Minister of Canada Jean Chretien (23) weds Aline Chaine (21) in Canada

    Prime Minister of Canada Jean Chretien (23) weds Aline Chaine (21) in Canada

57. 1958

    WJCT TV channel 7 in Jacksonville, FL (PBS) begins broadcasting

    WJCT TV channel 7 in Jacksonville, FL (PBS) begins broadcasting

58. 1960

    New York Yankee Mickey Mantle hits a 643-foot home run over the right field roof in Detroit

    Mickey Charles Mantle (October 20, 1931 – August 13, 1995), nicknamed "the Mick" and "the Commerce Comet", was an American professional baseball player who played his entire Major League Baseball...

59. 1961

    Baseball player Ted Williams marries model Lee Howard (divorced 1967)

    Baseball player Ted Williams marries model Lee Howard (divorced 1967)

60. 1961

    American Ferrari driver Phil Hill wins the Italian Grand Prix at Monza to clinch the F1 World Drivers' Championship, bec

    American Ferrari driver Phil Hill wins the Italian Grand Prix at Monza to clinch the F1 World Drivers' Championship, becoming the first American F1 world champion

61. 1961

    Mickey Mantle becomes the seventh player to hit home run number 400

    Mickey Charles Mantle (October 20, 1931 – August 13, 1995), nicknamed "the Mick" and "the Commerce Comet", was an American professional baseball player who played his entire Major League Baseball...

62. 1961

    Colin Firth is born

    Colin Firth, English actor, known for english actor, was born on 1961-09-10. Colin Andrew Firth is an English actor and producer.

63. 1962

    KLRN TV channel 9 in San Antonio, TX (PBS) begins broadcasting

    KLRN TV channel 9 in San Antonio, TX (PBS) begins broadcasting

64. 1963

    Phillies beat Houston Colt .45s 16-0

    Phillies beat Houston Colt .45s 16-0

65. 1964

    Palestine Liberation Army (PLA) forms

    The Palestine Liberation Army (PLA; Arabic: جيش التحرير الفلسطيني, romanized: Jaysh at-Taḥrīr al-Filasṭīnī) is the de jure military wing of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), set up at the...

66. 1965

    Great Britain performs a nuclear test at the Nevada Test Site in the US

    Trinity was the first detonation of a nuclear weapon, conducted by the United States Army at 5:29 a.m. Mountain War Time (11:29:21 GMT) on July 16, 1945, as part of the Manhattan Project.

67. 1965

    Jack Ma is born

    Jack Ma, Chinese business magnate and investor, known for chinese business magnate and investor, was born on 1965-09-10. Ma Yun, also known as Jack Ma, is a Chinese businessman and philanthropist.

68. 1967

    Chicago White Sox's Joel Horlen no-hits the Detroit Tigers 6-0

    The Chicago White Sox are a Major League Baseball franchise based in Chicago. They play in the American League Central division.

69. 1969

    NY Mets sweep Montreal Expos putting them in first place for the first time

    The New York Mets are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of Queens.

70. 1971

    KVUE TV channel 24 in Austin, Texas (ABC) begins broadcasting

    KVUE TV channel 24 in Austin, Texas (ABC) begins broadcasting

71. 1972

    American long-distance runner Frank Shorter achieves a famous win in the men's marathon with a time of 2:12:19.8 at the

    American long-distance runner Frank Shorter achieves a famous win in the men's marathon with a time of 2:12:19.8 at the Munich Olympics

72. 1972

    American freestyle wrestler Dan Gable wins the 68 kg division gold medal at the Munich Olympics, becoming the only Olymp

    American freestyle wrestler Dan Gable wins the 68 kg division gold medal at the Munich Olympics, becoming the only Olympic wrestler not to have a single point scored against him in the competition

73. 1973

    Muhammad Ali defeats Ken Norton in a 12-round split decision for the NABF heavyweight boxing title at the Forum in Ingle

    Muhammad Ali defeats Ken Norton in a 12-round split decision for the NABF heavyweight boxing title at the Forum in Inglewood, California

74. 1975

    American rock band Kiss releases their first live album "Alive!"

    Alive! is the fourth album overall, and the first live album, by American hard rock band Kiss, released on September 10, 1975.

75. 1975

    Darryl Sittler is named captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs

    Darryl Glen Sittler is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1970 until 1985 for the Toronto Maple Leafs, the Philadelphia Flyers and...

76. 1976

    Five Croatian terrorists hijack TWA flight 355 from LaGuardia Airport, New York headed to Chicago, Illinois to advocate

    Five Croatian terrorists hijack TWA flight 355 from LaGuardia Airport, New York headed to Chicago, Illinois to advocate Croat independence from Yugoslavia; plane redirected to Paris, France where arrests are made

77. 1976

    Dan O'Toole is born

    Dan O'Toole, Canadian athlete, known for canadian tv sports anchor, was born on 1976-09-10. Daniel Gerard O'Toole is a former Canadian television sports anchor who was last employed by TSN.

78. 1977

    Hamida Djandoubi, convicted of torture and murder, is the last person to be executed by guillotine in France

    Hamida Djandoubi was a Tunisian criminal who was executed by guillotine in France after having been convicted of the kidnapping, torture and murder of Élisabeth Bousquet, a 21-year-old woman whom he...

79. 1977

    Blue Jays beat Yankees 19-3 with 20 hits

    The 1977 New York Yankees season was the 75th season for the Yankees. The team finished with a record of 100–62 and won the World Series.

80. 1978

    Arlyne Rhode sets the female footbow distance record of 1,113 yards and 30 inches (1,018.64 m)

    Arlyne Rhode sets the female footbow distance record of 1,113 yards and 30 inches (1,018.64 m)

81. 1979

    Three Puerto Rican nationalists who attempted to kill Truman are freed

    On November 1, 1950, Puerto Rican secessionists Oscar Collazo and Griselio Torresola attempted to assassinate President Harry S. Truman at the Blair House during the renovation of the White House.

82. 1980

    Peter Comita replaces Tom Peterson of Cheap Trick

    Peter Comita replaces Tom Peterson of Cheap Trick

83. 1981

    "Guernica," a painting by Pablo Picasso, returns to Spain

    "Guernica," a painting by Pablo Picasso, returns to Spain

84. 1982

    Decca releases the Beatles' audition on the "Complete Silver Beatles" album 20 years after label executives rejected the

    Decca releases the Beatles' audition on the "Complete Silver Beatles" album 20 years after label executives rejected them, feeling that "guitar groups are on the way out" and "the Beatles have no future in show business"

85. 1983

    Misty Copeland is born

    Misty Copeland, American musician, known for american ballet dancer and author, was born on 1983-09-10. Misty Danielle Copeland is an American ballet dancer and author.

86. 1984

    Discovery returns to Kennedy Space Center via Altus AFB, Oklahoma

    Discovery returns to Kennedy Space Center via Altus AFB, Oklahoma

87. 1985

    U.S. 7th Circuit Court rules Soviet defector Walter Polovchak can't be forcibly returned to parents' country if it's dee

    U.S. 7th Circuit Court rules Soviet defector Walter Polovchak can't be forcibly returned to parents' country if it's deemed "not in the best interests" of underage defectors

88. 1986

    Bryan O'Connor is named chairman of Space Flight Safety Panel

    Bryan O'Connor is named chairman of Space Flight Safety Panel

89. 1987

    Polish composer Henryk Górecki's a cappella choral work "Miserere", composed in 1981 in response to aggressive police re

    Polish composer Henryk Górecki's a cappella choral work "Miserere", composed in 1981 in response to aggressive police response to labor union sit-in, premieres at St. Stanisłaus Church in Włocławek, Poland with Stanisław Krawczyński conducting the Bydgoszcz Philharmonic Choir

90. 1988

    Hurricane Gilbert kills 300 in Jamaica, Texas, and Yucatan

    Hurricane Gilbert was a large and extremely powerful tropical cyclone that formed during the 1988 Atlantic hurricane season, which peaked as a Category 5 hurricane.

91. 1989

    Browns allow Pittsburgh only 53 net yards, setting a team defensive record

    Browns allow Pittsburgh only 53 net yards, setting a team defensive record

92. 1989

    Indianapolis running back Eric Dickerson rushes for 106 yards against San Francisco to become the fastest player to surp

    Indianapolis running back Eric Dickerson rushes for 106 yards against San Francisco to become the fastest player to surpass the 10,000-yard plateau in his 91st career game

93. 1991

    Rock band Nirvana releases their single "Smells Like Teen Spirit," often dubbed the anthem of Generation X

    "Smells Like Teen Spirit" is a song by the American rock band Nirvana. It is the opening track and lead single from Nirvana's second album, Nevermind (1991), released on DGC Records.

94. 1991

    Gail Devers runs the US female record for the 100m hurdles in 12.48 seconds

    Gail Devers runs the US female record for the 100m hurdles in 12.48 seconds

95. 1992

    Lucy in Peanuts comics raises her psychiatric help fee from 5 cents to 47 cents

    Lucy in Peanuts comics raises her psychiatric help fee from 5 cents to 47 cents

96. 1993

    "The X-Files", created by Chris Carter and starring David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson, debuts on Fox

    The X-Files is an American science fiction drama television series created by Chris Carter.

97. 1994

    Chong Hey swims a female record in the 400m medley with a time of 4:01.67 and in the 100m backstroke

    Chong Hey swims a female record in the 400m medley with a time of 4:01.67 and in the 100m backstroke

98. 1995

    47th Emmy Awards: NYPD Blue, ER, Frasier, and Candice Bergen win

    The 47th Primetime Emmy Awards were held on Sunday, September 10, 1995. The ceremony was hosted by Jason Alexander and Cybill Shepherd.

99. 1997

    Discovery buys the Travel Channel for $20 million

    Travel Channel (stylized as Trvl Channel since 2018) is an American pay television channel owned by Warner Bros. Discovery, who previously owned the channel from 1997 to 2007.

100. 1997

     Mark McGwire joins Babe Ruth as the only players to hit 50 home runs in two consecutive years

     Mark David McGwire, nicknamed "Big Mac", is an American former professional baseball first baseman who played 16 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1986 to 2001 for the Oakland Athletics and...

101. 1999

     Pedro Martínez pitches a near-perfect game against the New York Yankees, allowing only a solo home run by Chili Davis

     Pedro Jaime Martínez is a Dominican-American former professional baseball starting pitcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1992 to 2009 for five teams—most notably the Boston Red Sox...

102. 2002

     Switzerland, traditionally a neutral country, joins the United Nations

     A neutral country is a sovereign state that is neutral towards belligerents in a specific war or holds itself as permanently neutral in all future conflicts (including avoiding entering into military...

103. 2007

     Jane Wyman dies

     Jane Wyman, American actress, known for american actress, died on 2007-09-10. Jane Wyman ( WY-mən; born Sarah Jane Mayfield; January 5, 1917 – September 10, 2007) was an American actress.

104. 2008

     The Large Hadron Collider at CERN, described as the biggest scientific experiment in the history of mankind, is powered

     The Large Hadron Collider at CERN, described as the biggest scientific experiment in the history of mankind, is powered up in Geneva, Switzerland

105. 2012

     10,000 miners demonstrate at Lonmin Mines in Marikana, South Africa

     10,000 miners demonstrate at Lonmin Mines in Marikana, South Africa

106. 2013

     A Canadian Coast Guard helicopter crashes in the Arctic Ocean, killing three people

     A Canadian Coast Guard helicopter crashes in the Arctic Ocean, killing three people

107. 2015

     Floods and landslides in northeast Japan, centered on Joso, force 90,000 to evacuate their homes

     Floods and landslides in northeast Japan, centered on Joso, force 90,000 to evacuate their homes

108. 2017

     Ai Mori wins gold in lead climbing at the IFSC Youth World Championships in Innsbruck, Austria

     Ai Mori wins gold in lead climbing at the IFSC Youth World Championships in Innsbruck, Austria

109. 2019

     US President Donald Trump fires his third National Security Adviser, John Bolton

     John Robert Bolton II is an American attorney, diplomat, Republican consultant, and political commentator who served as the 25th United States ambassador to the United Nations from 2005 to 2006, and...

110. 2020

     California's August Complex wildfire becomes the largest recorded in state history at 471,000 acres (736 square miles)

     California's August Complex wildfire becomes the largest recorded in state history at 471,000 acres (736 square miles)

111. 2020

     Austrian-British researcher Martin Hairer wins the Breakthrough Prize in Mathematics worth $3 million for his work on st

     Austrian-British researcher Martin Hairer wins the Breakthrough Prize in Mathematics worth $3 million for his work on stochastic analysis

112. 2021

     Rhino Records releases "Chicago Live At Carnegie Hall Complete," a 16-CD box set commemorating the historic April 1971 s

     Rhino Records releases "Chicago Live At Carnegie Hall Complete," a 16-CD box set commemorating the historic April 1971 series of sold-out shows at the famed venue by the American "rock band with horns"

113. 2022

     Best film at the 79th Venice International Film Festival is awarded to Laura Poitras’ documentary about photographer Nan

     Best film at the 79th Venice International Film Festival is awarded to Laura Poitras’ documentary about photographer Nan Goldin, "All the Beauty and the Bloodshed" [1]

114. 2023

     Collapse of two dams after heavy rain from Storm Daniel sends a torrent of flooding through the city of Derna, Libya, cu

     Collapse of two dams after heavy rain from Storm Daniel sends a torrent of flooding through the city of Derna, Libya, cutting it off completely and leaving over 4,000 dead and 8,000 missing [1]

115. 2024

     Philadelphia Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber breaks the MLB record by hitting his 14th leadoff home run of the season in

     Philadelphia Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber breaks the MLB record by hitting his 14th leadoff home run of the season in a 9-4 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia

116. 2025

     Australia approves the first vaccine to combat the chlamydia epidemic in koalas [1]

     Australia approves the first vaccine to combat the chlamydia epidemic in koalas [1]

117. 2025

     Charlie Kirk dies

     Charlie Kirk, American political activist, known for american political activist, died on 2025-09-10.

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