Famous people born on September 10 — and what else happened that day
If your birthday is September 10, you share it with Arnold Palmer, Colin Firth, Misty Copeland — and you were born under Virgo, the sign of the thoughtful, precise, and quietly indispensable.
Birthday basics for September 10
Virgo ♍
Zodiac sign
Sapphire
Birthstone
Aster
Birth flower
253rd
Day of the year
September 10 is the 253rd day of the year (254th in leap years), with 112 days still to come.
Famous people born on September 10
Arnold Palmer — American golf legend who won seven major championships (born 1929).
Colin Firth — English Oscar-winning actor of The King's Speech (born 1960).
Misty Copeland — American ballerina, first Black female principal dancer at American Ballet Theatre (born 1982).
Also sharing the day:
Karl Lagerfeld (b. 1933) — German fashion designer who led the house of Chanel for decades.
Roger Maris (b. 1934) — American slugger who hit a then-record 61 home runs in 1961.
Guy Ritchie (b. 1968) — English director of Snatch and the Sherlock Holmes films.
September 10 in history
1813 — Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry's fleet won the Battle of Lake Erie in the War of 1812.
1846 — Elias Howe was granted a patent for the sewing machine.
2008 — The Large Hadron Collider, the world's largest particle accelerator, was powered up at CERN.
1608 — Captain John Smith was elected council president of the Jamestown colony.
1967 — The people of Gibraltar voted overwhelmingly to remain a British territory.
2002 — Switzerland, long famed for neutrality, became a full member of the United Nations.
September 10 birthday questions
What zodiac sign is September 10?
Anyone born on September 10 is a Virgo — thoughtful, precise, and quietly indispensable.
What is the birthstone for September 10?
The birthstone for a September 10 birthday is Sapphire, and the birth flower is the Aster.
Who is the most famous person born on September 10?
Arnold Palmer is among the best known — American golf legend who won seven major championships (born 1929).
What happened on September 10?
In 1813, Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry's fleet won the Battle of Lake Erie in the War of 1812.
What day of the year is September 10?
September 10 is the 253rd day of the year (254th in leap years), with 112 days still to come.
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