September 10th, 1962

Born on September 10th, 1962

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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

Born on September 10th, 1962

63

Kaija Koo

Finnish singer

*September 10th, 1962, Helsinki

Same year
Born in 1962

64

Markus Merk

German football referee

*March 15th, 1962, Kaiserslautern

64

Marit Arnstad

Norwegian lawyer and politician

*May 4th, 1962, Skatval

64

Sarah Wollaston

British Liberal Democrat politician

*February 17th, 1962, Woking

64

Nik P.

Austrian singer

*April 6th, 1962, Friesach

63

Hannes Holm

Swedish film director

*November 26th, 1962, Lidingö

63

Keir Starmer

British lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom since 2024

*September 2nd, 1962, Southwark

64

Chairul Tanjung

Indonesian businessman and bureaucrat

*June 16th, 1962, Jakarta

64

Jim Carrey

Canadian comedian and actor

*January 17th, 1962, Newmarket

64

Thomas Rachel

German politician (CDU)

*May 17th, 1962, Birkesdorf

63

Damian Halata

German association football player and manager

*August 8th, 1962, Świętochłowice

63

Dietmar Schacht

German association football player and manager

*September 28th, 1962, Duisburg

64

Olga Tokarczuk

Polish writer and activist

*January 29th, 1962, Sulechów

64

Tom Cruise

American actor and producer (born 1962)

*July 3rd, 1962, Syracuse

63

Steve Moneghetti

Australian long distance runner

*September 26th, 1962, Ballarat

64

Frank Baranowski

German politician

*June 17th, 1962, Gelsenkirchen

61

Steve Albini

American record engineer, rock musician and poker player

*July 22nd, 1962, Pasadena †May 7th, 2024, Chicago

63

Demi Moore

American actress

*November 11th, 1962, Roswell

63

Michelle Yeoh

Malaysian actress (born 1962)

*August 6th, 1962, Ipoh

64

Eddie Izzard

British comedian and actor (born 1962)

*February 7th, 1962, Aden

63

Baz Luhrmann

Australian writer, director, and producer

*September 17th, 1962, Sydney

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1962 is a normal year and no leap year.

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