September 10th, 1623

Born on September 10th, 1623

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 146,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 673 days, exactly on March 1st, 2026, people who were born on September 10th, 1623 will be 147,000 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

Born on September 10th, 1623

61

Carpoforo Tencalla

Italian painter (1623-1685)

*September 10th, 1623, Bissone †March 9th, 1685, Bissone

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

65

Thomas Sydenham

English doctor (1624-1689)

*September 10th, 1624, Wynford Eagle †December 29th, 1689, 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

36

Henry Purcell

English composer (1659–1695)

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

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

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

Same year
Born in 1623

39

Blaise Pascal

French mathematician, physicist, inventor, writer, and Christian philosopher (1623–1662)

*June 19th, 1623, Clermont-Ferrand †August 19th, 1662, Paris

64

Ferdinand Verbiest

Flemish Jesuit missionary (1623–1688)

*October 9th, 1623, Pittem †January 28th, 1688, Beijing

61

Frederick Casimir, Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg

Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg and Hanau-Münzenberg (1623-1685)

*August 4th, 1623, Bouxwiller †March 30th, 1685, Hanau

70

Maria van Oosterwijck

Dutch Golden Age painter (1630-1693)

*August 20th, 1623, Nootdorp †November 12th, 1693, Uitdam

64

Johannes Colberg

German theologian

*March 31st, 1623, Kołobrzeg †September 19th, 1687, Greifswald

59

Hedwig Sophie of Brandenburg

German noble (1623-1683)

*July 14th, 1623, Berlin †June 26th, 1683, Schmalkalden

85

François de Laval

Catholic saint, First Bishop of Quebec

*April 30th, 1623, Montigny-sur-Avre †May 6th, 1708, Quebec City

64

William Petty

English scientist, philosopher, statistician and economist (1623-1687)

*May 26th, 1623, Romsey †December 16th, 1687, London

53

Mathias Palbitzki

Swedish judge (1623-1677)

*December 23rd, 1623, Słupsk †October 20th, 1677, Katrineholm Municipality

65

Juan Torrecillas y Ruiz de Cárdenas

17th-century Catholic bishop

*April 2nd, 1623, Almería †June 24th, 1688, Brindisi

68

Pierre Du Bosc

French theologian

*February 21st, 1623, Bayeux †January 2nd, 1692, Rotterdam

72

Karl II von Liechtenstein-Kastelkorn

Prince-Bishop of Olomouc

*March 17th, 1623, Kłodzko †September 23rd, 1695, Olomouc

68

Christian Louis I, Duke of Mecklenburg

Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

*December 1st, 1623, Schwerin †June 21st, 1692, The Hague

84

Wilhelmus Beekman

Dutch politician

*April 28th, 1623, Hasselt †September 21st, 1707, Rhinebeck

71

Jean Bégrand

Belgian architect (1623-1694)

*February 23rd, 1623, Ypres †February 28th, 1694, Azpeitia

53

Henri Sauval

French historian

*March 5th, 1623, Paris †March 21st, 1676, Paris

57

Gillis Valckenier

Dutch politician (1623-1680)

*August 13th, 1623, Amsterdam †November 6th, 1680, Amsterdam

80

Christoph Leopold von Schaffgotsch

(1623-1703)

*April 8th, 1623, Żmigród †June 30th, 1703, Wrocław

47

William Byam

Governor of Suriname (1623-1670)

*March 9th, 1623, Luccombe †December 1st, 1670, Antigua

49

Severus Christoph Olpius

German moral philosopher and Lutheran theologian

*October 22nd, 1623, Eisenach †January 13th, 1673, Römhild

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1623 is a normal year and no leap year.

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