Events on 10 September 37
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John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy is assassinated by adherents of the Dauphin, the future Charles VII of France.
Year 1547
The Battle of Pinkie Cleugh, the last full-scale military confrontation between England and Scotland, resulting in a decisive victory for the forces of Edward VI.
Year 1561
Fourth Battle of Kawanakajima: Takeda Shingen defeats Uesugi Kenshin in the climax of their ongoing conflicts.
Year 1570
Spanish Jesuit missionaries land in present-day Virginia to establish the short-lived Ajacรกn Mission.
Year 1776
American Revolutionary War: Nathan Hale volunteers to spy for the Continental Army.
Public Holidays Around The World On This Day 2
Birthdays on 10 September 227
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Eutychius of Alexandria
b. 877 โ d. 940
Eutychius, patriarch of Alexandria (d. 940)
Guo Wei
b. 904
Guo Wei, posthumously known as Emperor Taizu of Later Zhou
Louis IV of France
b. 920 โ d. 954
Louis IV of France (b. 920)
Alexios II Komnenos
b. 1169 โ d. 1183
Alexios II Komnenos, Byzantine emperor (d. 1183)
Pope Julius III
b. 1487 โ d. 1555
Pope Julius III (d. 1555)
Wolfgang Musculus
b. 1497 โ d. 1563
Wolfgang Musculus, German theologian (d. 1563)
George I, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
b. 1547 โ d. 1596
George I, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (d. 1596)
Hernando Arias de Saavedra
b. 1561 โ d. 1634
Hernando Arias de Saavedra, Paraguayan-Argentinian soldier and politician (d. 1634)
Nicholas Lanier
b. 1588 โ d. 1666
Nicholas Lanier, English singer-songwriter and lute player (d. 1666)
Thomas Sydenham
b. 1624 โ d. 1689
Thomas Sydenham, English physician and author (d. 1689)
Maria Theresa of Spain
b. 1638 โ d. 1683
Maria Theresa of Spain (d. 1683)
Henry Purcell
b. 1659 โ d. 1695
Henry Purcell, English organist and composer (d. 1695)
Deaths on 10 September 110
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Dugu Qieluo
d. 602 (b. 544)
Dugu Qieluo, empress of the Chinese Sui dynasty (b. 544)
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Guo Zhengyi
d. 689
Guo Zhengyi, official of the Chinese Tang Dynasty
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Li Chongfu
d. 710
Li Chongfu, imperial prince of the Chinese Tang Dynasty (b. c. 680)
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Baldwin II, Margrave of Flanders
d. 918
Baldwin II, Frankish margrave (b. c. 865)
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Gao Xingzhou
d. 952 (b. 885)
Gao Xingzhou, Chinese general (b. 885)
Louis IV of France
d. 954 (b. 920)
Louis IV of France (b. 920)
Empress Matilda
d. 1167 (b. 1102)
Matilda of England, Holy Roman Empress (b. 1102)
Henry II, Count of Champagne
d. 1197 (b. 1166)
Henry II, Count of Champagne (b. 1166)
William de Redvers, 5th Earl of Devon
d. 1217
William de Redvers, 5th Earl of Devon, English politician
John II, Margrave of Brandenburg-Stendal
d. 1281 (b. 1237)
John II, Margrave of Brandenburg-Stendal (b. 1237)
Nicholas of Tolentino
d. 1306 (b. 1245)
Nicholas of Tolentino, Italian mystic and saint (b. 1245)
Emperor Go-Nijล
d. 1308 (b. 1285)
Emperor Go-Nijล of Japan (b. 1285)