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10 September 2027
Holidays, observances, history and sky information for this date.
Holidays
No listed India public holiday for this date.
Observances
No UN observance in the current list for this date.
Selected anniversaries
Anniversary
2025 - American political activist Charlie Kirk (pictured) was shot and killed at an event at Utah Valley University.American political activist (1993–2025)
Anniversary
2017 - Hurricane Irma made landfall on Cudjoe Key, Florida, as a Category 4, after causing catastrophic damage throughout the Caribbean.Category 5 Atlantic hurricane in 2017
Anniversary
2009 - Members of the Atlanta Police Department conducted a raid on a gay bar, with patrons later alleging that their constitutional rights had been violated and the city agreeing to pay over $1 million in settlements.Police force in Georgia, U.S.
Anniversary
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.2000 military operation in Sierra Leone led by the UK
Anniversary
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.Head of the Catholic Church from 1978 to 2005
Historical events
History
2025 - American right-wing political activist Charlie Kirk is assassinated while onstage at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah.History
2025 - A liquefied petroleum gas tank truck overturns and explodes in Iztapalapa, Mexico City, killing 32 people and injuring 90 others.Fuel for heating, cooking and vehicles
History
2024 - Polaris Dawn, the first private crewed spaceflight to involve a spacewalk, is launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.2024 private crewed spaceflight
History
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 $77.2 billion (2017 USD) in damage.Category 5 Atlantic hurricane in 2017
History
2008 - The Large Hadron Collider at CERN, described as the biggest scientific experiment in history, is powered up in Geneva, Switzerland.Particle accelerator at CERN, Switzerland
History
2007 - Former Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif returns to Pakistan after seven years in exile, following a military coup in October 1999.Prime Minister of Pakistan (1990–1993; 1997–1999; 2013–2017)
History
2002 - Switzerland, traditionally a neutral country, becomes a full member of the United Nations.History
2001 - Antônio da Costa Santos, mayor of Campinas, Brazil is assassinated.Brazilian architect and politician (1952–2001)
History
2001 - During his appearance on the British TV game show Who Wants to be a Millionaire?, contestant Charles Ingram reaches the £1 million top prize, but it was later revealed that he had cheated to the top prize by listening to coughs from his wife and another contestant.English fraudster (born 1963)
History
2000 - Operation Barras successfully frees six British soldiers held captive for over two weeks and contributes to the end of the Sierra Leone Civil War.2000 military operation in Sierra Leone led by the UK
Notable births
Born
2001 - Armando Broja, Albanian-born English footballerAlbanian footballer (born 2001)
Born
2001 - Nick Cross, American football playerAmerican football player (born 2001)
Born
1999 - jschlatt, American YouTuber and singerAmerican internet personality (born 1999)
Born
1997 - Brooke Henderson, Canadian golferCanadian professional golfer (born 1997)
Notable deaths
Died
2025 - Charlie Kirk, American right-wing political activist (born 1993)American political activist (1993–2025)
Died
2024 - Frankie Beverly, American soul/funk singer-songwriter, musician, and producer (born 1946)American singer (1946–2024)
Died
2024 - Jim Sasser, American lawyer and politician, 6th United States Ambassador to China (born 1936)American politician (1936–2024)
Died
2023 - Ian Wilmut, British embryologist (born 1944)British embryologist (1944–2023)
Died
2015 - Norman Farberow, American psychologist and academic (born 1918)American psychologist
Died
2015 - Adrian Frutiger, Swiss typeface designer (born 1928)Swiss typeface designer (1928–2015)
Died
2015 - Antoine Lahad, Lebanese general (born 1927)Leader of the South Lebanon Army during the Lebanese Civil War
Sky
Moon phase
Waxing Gibbous
69.6% illuminated
Lunar age: 9.3 days
Sun zodiac
Virgo
17.57 degrees
Constellation: Leo
Moon zodiac
Capricorn
17.79 degrees
Constellation: Sagittarius
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.