September 10
Activity of the day
Today is . . .
- National Day in Gibraltar
- Teacher's Day in People's Republic of China and Hong Kong
On this day . . .
- In the U.S., Elias Howe receives a patent for his sewing machine (1846)
- George Smith, a London cab driver, becomes the first person to be convicted for drunken driving (1894)
- Canada declares war on Germany during WWII (1939)
- Picasso's Guernica is returned to Spain after 40 years in US custodianship (1981)
- A 35-year-old ban on hypnotists in London lifted (1987)
- Switzerland becomes the 190th member of the United Nations (2002)
Births
- Mungo Park, Scottish explorer (1771)
- Fay Wray, American actress (1907)
- José Feliciano, Spanish guitarist (1945)
- Ryan Phillippe, American actor (1974)
Deaths
- Louis IV, King of France (954)
- Charles Cruft, British dog expert (1938)
- Pier Angeli, Italian actress (1971)
- Anita Roddick, British businesswoman (2007)