September 10th, 1498

Born on September 10th, 1498

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 191,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 11 days, exactly on May 15th, 2024, people who were born on September 10th, 1498 will be 192,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on September 10th?

September 10th, 2008

CERN's Large Hadron Collider (section pictured), the world's largest and highest-energy particle accelerator, first began operations beneath the France–Switzerland border.

September 10th, 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.

September 10th, 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.

September 10th, 1983

Typhoon Ellen dissipated after destroying hundreds of homes across Hong Kong and the Philippines.

September 10th, 1974

After centuries of Portuguese rule, the country of Guinea-Bissau was formally recognized as independent.

September 10th, 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.

September 10th, 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.

September 10th, 1946

While riding a train to Darjeeling, India, Sister Teresa Bojaxhiu, later Mother Teresa (pictured), experienced what she later described as the "call within the call", directing her to "leave the convent and help the poor while living among them".

September 10th, 1945

Mike the Headless Chicken (pictured) was decapitated on a farm in Colorado; he survived another 18 months as part of sideshows before choking to death.

September 10th, 1937

Led by the United Kingdom and France, nine nations met at the Nyon Conference to address international piracy in the Mediterranean Sea.

September 10th, 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.

September 10th, 1547

Anglo-Scottish Wars: English forces defeated the Scots at the Battle of Pinkie near Musselburgh, Lothian, Scotland.

September 10th, 1509

The "Minor Judgement Day" earthquake struck in the Sea of Marmara, devastating much of Constantinople and killing more than 1,000 people.

September 10th, 2022

Death of Queen Elizabeth II: King Charles III is formally proclaimed as monarch at a meeting of the Accession Council in St James's Palace.

September 10th, 2017

Hurricane Irma makes landfall on Cudjoe Key, Florida as a Category 4, after causing catastrophic damage throughout the Caribbean. Irma resulted in 134 deaths and $64.76 billion (2017 USD) in damage.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on September 10th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on September 10th?

69

Robert Koldewey

German archaeologist and architect (1855-1925)

*September 10th, 1855, Blankenburg †February 4th, 1925, Berlin

85

Mortimer Wheeler

British archaeologist (1890-1976)

*September 10th, 1890, Glasgow †July 22nd, 1976, London

85

Hans Abraham

Badminton player

*September 10th, 1938, Berlin

51

Anniken Hauglie

Conservative Norwegian politician

*September 10th, 1972, Oslo

51

Steffen Wöller

German luger

*September 10th, 1972, Erfurt

63

Colin Firth

English actor and producer

*September 10th, 1960, Grayshott

49

Kim Ji-hyun

South Korean badminton player

*September 10th, 1974, Busan

65

Wolfgang Musculus

Reformed theologian of the Reformation

*September 10th, 1497, Dieuze †August 30th, 1563, Bern

75

Tony Gatlif

French film director, actor and screenwriter

*September 10th, 1948, Algiers

65

Chris Columbus

American filmmaker

*September 10th, 1958, Spangler

69

Arthur Holly Compton

American physicist

*September 10th, 1892, Wooster †March 15th, 1962, Berkeley

64

Georges Bataille

French intellectual and literary figure

*September 10th, 1897, Billom †July 9th, 1962, Paris

85

Karl Lagerfeld

German fashion designer (1933–2019)

*September 10th, 1933, Hamburg †February 19th, 2019, Neuilly-sur-Seine

36

Henry Purcell

English composer (1659–1695)

*September 10th, 1659, Westminster †November 21st, 1695, Westminster

77

Michèle Alliot-Marie

French politician

*September 10th, 1946, Villeneuve-le-Roi

66

Kate Burton

American actress

*September 10th, 1957, Geneva

85

Raymond Scott

American composer, bandleader, pianist, record producer and inventor (1908-1994)

*September 10th, 1908, Brooklyn †February 8th, 1994, North Hills

72

Harry Groener

American actor

*September 10th, 1951, Augsburg

32

Sam Morsy

Egyptian association football player

*September 10th, 1991, Wolverhampton

109

Renée Simonot

French actress

*September 10th, 1911, Le Havre †July 11th, 2021, 13th arrondissement of Paris

Same year
Born in 1498

59

Eleanor of Austria

Queen consort of Portugal and France (1498-1558)

*November 15th, 1498, Leuven †February 18th, 1558, Talavera la Real

76

Maarten van Heemskerck

Dutch painter (1498–1574)

*June 1st, 1498, Heemskerk †October 1st, 1574, Haarlem

75

Giovanni Ricci

Italian cardinal

*November 1st, 1498, Chiusi †May 3rd, 1574, Rome

67

Hieronymus Baumgartner

German politician

*March 9th, 1498, Nuremberg †December 8th, 1565, Nuremberg

76

Hernando de Aragón y Gurrea

Roman Catholic archbishop

*July 25th, 1498, Zaragoza †January 29th, 1575, Zaragoza

1

Miguel da Paz, Prince of Portugal

Portuguese prince (1498-1500)

*August 23rd, 1498, Archbishop's Palace at Saragossa †July 19th, 1500, Granada

28

Giovanni delle Bande Nere

Italian condottiero

*April 6th, 1498, Forlì †November 30th, 1526, Governolo

38

Prince Johann, Hereditary Prince of Saxony

Saxon Royal

*August 24th, 1498, Dresden †January 11th, 1537, Dresden

52

Jean, Cardinal of Lorraine

Catholic cardinal (1498-1550)

*April 9th, 1498, Bar-le-Duc †May 18th, 1550, Neuvy-sur-Loire

53

Andreas Osiander

German Protestant reformer, 1498-1552

*December 28th, 1498, Gunzenhausen †October 27th, 1552, Königsberg

64

Wilhelm of Brandenburg-Ansbach

Roman Catholic archbishop

*June 30th, 1498, Ansbach †February 4th, 1563, Riga

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Public holidays on September 10th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on September 10th.

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1498 is a normal year and no leap year.

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