This Day in History

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September 10

1509 – An earthquake known as "The Lesser Judgment Day" hits Constantinople.

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.

1897 – Lattimer massacre: A sheriff's posse kills 20 unarmed immigrant miners in Pennsylvania, United States.

1936 – First World Individual Motorcycle Speedway Championship, held at London's (England) Wembley Stadium.

1939 – World War II: The submarine HMS Oxley is mistakenly sunk by the submarine HMS Triton near Norway and becomes the Royal Navy's first loss.

1960 – At the Summer Olympics in Rome, Abebe Bikila becomes the first sub-Saharan African to win a gold medal, winning the marathon bare foot.

1961 – Italian Grand Prix: A crash causes the death of German Formula One driver Wolfgang von Trips and 13 spectators who are hit by his Ferrari.

2007 - Pamela Anderson's ex-husband Kid Rock was involved in an alleged assault on drummer Tommy Lee, (who was also married to the actress up until 1998). Police interviewed witnesses to a tussle involving the pair at the MTV Music Video Awards in Las Vegas. Lee was removed from the ceremony while Rock, was allowed to stay.

2008 – The Large Hadron Collider at CERN, described as the biggest scientific experiment in history, is powered up in Geneva, Switzerland.

Births

1801 – Marie Laveau (voodoo practitioner); 1839 – Isaac K. Funk (Funk & Wagnalls); 1890 – Elsa Schiaparelli; 1896 – Adele Astaire (Fred's sister, and dance partner); 1915 – Edmond O'Brien; 1929 – Arnold Palmer; 1933 – Karl Lagerfeld; 1934 – Charles Kuralt, Roger Maris; 1945 – José Feliciano; 1948 – Margaret Trudeau; 1949 – Bill O'Reilly (American asshole); 1950 – Joe Perry(Aerosmith); 1953 – Amy Irving; 1954 – Don 'The Dragon' Wilson (kickboxer); 1960 – Colin Firth (The King's Speech); 1963 – Randy 'The Big Unit' Johnson; 1968 – Guy Ritchie; 1974 – Ryan Phillippe

Deaths

1842 – Letitia Christian Tyler (11th FLOTUS); 1935 – Huey Long; 1938 – Charles Cruft ("Cruft's Greatest Dog Show"); 1961 – Wolfgang von Trips; 1976 – Dalton Trumbo; 1996 – Joanne Dru; 2005 – Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown; 2011 – Cliff Robertson; 2014 – Richard Kiel ('Jaws' in Moonraker)