September 10th, 1795

Born on September 10th, 1795

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What happened on September 10th?

September 10th, 2025

American political activist Charlie Kirk was shot and killed at an event at Utah Valley University.

September 10th, 1858

George Mary Searle discovered the asteroid 55 Pandora (pictured) from the Dudley Observatory near Albany, New York; it was his only asteroid discovery.

September 10th, 1622

Fifty-five Christians were executed in Nagasaki during the Great Genna Martyrdom, part of persecution towards Christians in Japan by the Tokugawa shogunate.

September 10th, 1845

John Doubleday completed a "masterly" restoration of the Portland Vase (pictured), which had been smashed into hundreds of pieces seven months prior.

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, 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.

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 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.

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

Same year
Born in 1795

53

James K. Polk

President of the United States from 1845 to 1849

*November 2nd, 1795, Pineville †June 15th, 1849, Nashville

63

George Tyler Wood

2nd Governor of Texas (1795-1858)

*March 12th, 1795, Randolph County †September 3rd, 1858, Point Blank

85

Thomas Carlyle

Scottish essayist, historian and philosopher (1795–1881)

*December 4th, 1795, Ecclefechan †February 5th, 1881, London

70

Gustav Harkort

German politician (1795-1865)

*March 3rd, 1795, Haus Harkorten †August 29th, 1865, Leipzig

72

Friedlieb Ferdinand Runge

German chemist (1794–1867)

*February 8th, 1795, Billwerder †March 25th, 1867, Oranienburg

90

Leopold von Ranke

German historian and founder of modern source-based history (1795-1886)

*December 21st, 1795, Wiehe †May 23rd, 1886, Berlin

80

Hans Riddervold

Norwegian politician (1795-1876)

*November 7th, 1795, Åsgårdstrand †July 20th, 1876, Christiania

89

John Neergaard

Norwegian politician (1795–1885)

*November 11th, 1795, Rindal Municipality †June 15th, 1885, Gjemnes Municipality

36

Johann Wilhelm Zanders

German entrepreneur (1795–1831)

*January 12th, 1795, Düsseldorf †September 4th, 1831, Bergisch Gladbach

60

James Gates Percival

American geologist, poet, and surgeon (1795-1856)

*September 15th, 1795, Berlin †May 2nd, 1856, Hazel Green

33

Louis Choris

Russian artist and explorer (1795-1828)

*March 22nd, 1795, Dnipro †March 22nd, 1828, Veracruz

68

Heinrich Rose

German chemist (1795–1864)

*August 6th, 1795, Berlin †January 27th, 1864, Berlin

62

Henry Havelock

British Army general (1795–1857)

*April 5th, 1795, Bishopwearmouth †November 24th, 1857, Alambagh

49

Willem de Clercq

Dutch writer and businessman (1795–1844)

*January 15th, 1795, Amsterdam †February 4th, 1844, Amsterdam

82

August von Bethmann-Hollweg

German jurist and politician (1795-1877)

*April 8th, 1795, Frankfurt †July 14th, 1877, Castle Rheineck

63

Aaron V. Brown

American politician (1795-1859)

*August 15th, 1795, Brunswick County †March 8th, 1859, Washington, D.C.

63

Moritz Gottlieb Saphir

Austrian writer (1795–1858)

*February 8th, 1795, Lovasberény †September 5th, 1858, Baden

92

Peter Jan Beckx

Jesuit (1795-1887)

*February 8th, 1795, Scherpenheuvel-Zichem †May 4th, 1887, Rome

33

Pedro Blanco Soto

President of Bolivia (1795-1829)

*October 19th, 1795, Cochabamba †January 1st, 1829, Sucre

76

James Gordon Bennett Sr.

American publisher (1795-1872)

*September 1st, 1795, Keith †June 1st, 1872, Manhattan

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1795 is a normal year and no leap year.

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