September 10th, 1581

Born on September 10th, 1581

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 161,000 days old!

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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

75

Tony Gatlif

French film director, actor and screenwriter

*September 10th, 1948, Algiers

36

Henry Purcell

English composer (1659–1695)

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

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

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

63

Jeppe Aakjær

Danish poet and novelist

*September 10th, 1866, Åkær †April 22nd, 1930, Jenle

Same year
Born in 1581

79

Vincent de Paul

French priest, founder and saint (1581-1660)

*April 24th, 1581, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul †September 27th, 1660, Paris

74

Christian, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth

Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth

*January 30th, 1581, Old Cölln †June 9th, 1655, Bayreuth

75

James Ussher

Archbishop of Armagh (1581-1656)

*January 4th, 1581, Dublin †March 21st, 1656, Reigate

69

Camillo II Gonzaga

(1581-1650)

*May 25th, 1581, Novellara †November 8th, 1650, Novellara

81

Wolfgang Kilian

German engraver (1581-1662 or 1663)

*May 10th, 1581, Augsburg †February 18th, 1663, Augsburg

56

Claude Gaspar Bachet de Méziriac

French mathematician (1581-1638)

*October 9th, 1581, Bourg-en-Bresse †February 26th, 1638, Bourg-en-Bresse

58

Juan Ruiz de Alarcón

Spanish writer, from New Spain

*January 1st, 1581, Taxco de Alarcón †August 4th, 1639, Madrid

59

Domenichino

Italian painter (1581-1641)

*October 21st, 1581, Bologna †April 15th, 1641, Naples

53

Johann Staden

German Baroque organist and composer

*July 2nd, 1581, Nuremberg †November 15th, 1634, Nuremberg

57

Christen Friis

Danish politician

*November 4th, 1581, Krastrup †October 1st, 1639, Copenhagen

62

Tobias Adami

German philosopher

*August 30th, 1581, Werda †November 29th, 1643, Weimar

65

Anselm Casimir Wambold von Umstadt

Archbishop of Mainz

*November 30th, 1581, Speyer †January 1st, 1647, Frankfurt

69

Stephan Tököly

1581 - 8 Sep 1651

*December 12th, 1581, Kežmarok †November 8th, 1651, Kežmarok

56

Jeremias Drexel

German Jesuit

*August 15th, 1581, Augsburg †April 19th, 1638, Munich

61

Philip III, Landgrave of Hesse-Butzbach

Landgrave of Hesse-Butzbach (1581-1643)

*December 26th, 1581, Darmstadt †April 28th, 1643, Butzbach

16

Archduchess Gregoria Maximiliana of Austria

Austrian archduchess

*March 22nd, 1581, Graz †September 20th, 1597, Graz

60

Hedwig of Denmark

Electress consort of Saxony (1581-1641)

*August 5th, 1581, Frederiksborg Palace †November 26th, 1641, Castle Lichtenburg

69

Countess Emilia Antwerpiana of Nassau

Countess Palatine of Zweibrücken-Landsberg (1581-1651)

*December 9th, 1581, Antwerp †September 28th, 1651, Landsberg Castle

66

Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft

Dutch historian and writer

*March 15th, 1581, Amsterdam †May 21st, 1647, The Hague

65

Louis Günther I, Count of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt

Count of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt

*June 27th, 1581, Rudolstadt †November 4th, 1646, Rudolstadt

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1581 is a normal year and no leap year.

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