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On this day: 10 September

133 things happened on 10 September, from 210 BC to 2025. UK stories come first, then the rest of the world.

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In the UK 12

UK history first: stories from England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

2001 25 years ago

UK story

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.

Find out more: Charles Ingram (Wikipedia)

Around the world 23

1640 386 years ago

Reapers' War: Junta de Braços (Assembly of Estates) of the Principality of Catalonia summoned. It assumes the sovereignty and enacts a series of revolutionary measures which will lead to the Catalan Republic.

War & peace Find out more: Reapers' War (Wikipedia)

Quick quiz

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  1. In which year did this happen: “American Revolutionary War: Captain William Pickles of the Continental Navy”?

    1. 1779
    2. 1813
    3. 2001
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    A: 1779. 1779 — that’s 247 years ago. Find it on the page

  2. In which year did this happen: “Anglo-Scottish Wars: English forces defeated the Scots at the Battle of Pinkie”?

    1. 1547
    2. 2001
    3. 1813
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    A: 1547. 1547 — that’s 479 years ago. Find it on the page

  3. Which of these happened first?

    1. American Revolutionary War: Captain William Pickles of the Continental Navy
    2. Led by the United Kingdom and France, nine nations met at the Nyon Conference
    3. Anglo-Scottish Wars: English forces defeated the Scots at the Battle of Pinkie
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    C: Anglo-Scottish Wars: English forces defeated the Scots at the Battle of Pinkie. 1779: American Revolutionary War: Captain William Pickles of the Continental Navy · 1937: Led by the United Kingdom and France, nine nations met at the Nyon Conference · 1547: Anglo-Scottish Wars: English forces defeated the Scots at the Battle of Pinkie Find it on the page

  4. “Led by the United Kingdom and France, nine nations met at the Nyon Conference” happened in 1937. How many years ago was that?

    1. 89 years
    2. 99 years
    3. 79 years
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    A: 89 years. 2026 − 1937 = 89. Find it on the page

Born on this day 40

Famous people whose birthday is 10 September.

Remembering 22

Well-known people who died on 10 September.

Special days 12

Festivals, holidays and saints’ days celebrated on 10 September somewhere in the world.

For older readers 24 Show stories about war, disasters, crime and other difficult history

Content note: these entries mention things like war, violence, deaths, disasters or crime. They are part of history, but they can be upsetting. Grown-ups and teachers: you may want to read them first. They come straight from Wikipedia and have not been rewritten for children.

Where these facts come from

Stories with a heading have been written for young readers by A Day in the Past, using the linked articles as sources. Other entries show text from Wikipedia’s “September 10” page and its “On this day” feed, written by Wikipedia contributors and shared under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 licence. Each “Read more” link goes to the article an entry is based on. Photos are credited under each picture. Spotted a mistake? Please tell us.