On this day: 10 September

Selected events and births on 10 September, from Wikipedia’s “On this day”.

Events

• 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. Read more: Johann Sebastian Bach Jesu, der du meine Seele, BWV 78 Chorale cantata cycle
• 1845 – John Doubleday completed a "masterly" restoration of the Portland Vase, which had been smashed into hundreds of pieces seven months prior. Read more: John Doubleday (restorer) Portland Vase
• 1858 – George Mary Searle discovered the asteroid 55 Pandora from the Dudley Observatory near Albany, New York; it was his only asteroid discovery. Read more: George Mary Searle 55 Pandora Dudley Observatory
• 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. Read more: Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon 1960 Summer Olympics Abebe Bikila
• 1974 – After centuries of Portuguese rule, the country of Guinea-Bissau was formally recognized as independent. Read more: Guinea-Bissau
• 1983 – Typhoon Ellen dissipated after destroying hundreds of homes across Hong Kong and the Philippines. Read more: Typhoon Ellen (1983)
• 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. Read more: Pope John Paul II Basilica of Our Lady of Peace List of largest church buildings

Born on this day

• 1946 – Michèle Alliot-Marie, French lawyer and politician, French Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Read more: Michèle Alliot-Marie Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs (France)
• 1948 – Margaret Trudeau, Canadian actress and talk show host, spouse of Pierre Trudeau, the 15th Prime Minister of Canada Read more: Margaret Trudeau Pierre Trudeau
• 1952 – Vic Toews, Paraguayan-Canadian lawyer and politician, 48th Canadian Minister of Justice Read more: Vic Toews Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada
• 1963 – Randy Johnson, American baseball player[citation needed] Read more: Randy Johnson Wikipedia:Citation needed
• 1964 – Jack Ma, Chinese businessman, co-founder of Alibaba Group [citation needed] Read more: Jack Ma Alibaba Group Wikipedia:Citation needed
• 1998 – Anna Blinkova, Russian tennis player Read more: Anna Blinkova
• 1998 – Sheck Wes, American rapper Read more: Sheck Wes
• 1999 – Laura Taylor, Australian swimmer Read more: Laura Taylor (swimmer)
• 1999 – jschlatt, American YouTuber and singer Read more: Jschlatt
• 2001 – Armando Broja, Albanian-born English footballer Read more: Armando Broja
• 2001 – Nick Cross, American football player Read more: Nick Cross (American football)
• 2004 – Gabriel Bateman, American actor Read more: Gabriel Bateman

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