What happend on 10th September

09.09
11.09
2003

Anna Lindh, the foreign minister of Sweden, is stabbed fatally while shopping, and dies of her wounds on September 11.

2002

The U.S. Homeland Security Advisory System is set to Orange, or High Condition, for the first time.

2002

Switzerland, known for its neutrality, finally joins the United Nations.

2001

Norwegian parliamentary election, 2001

1995

Edgar the Peaceable becomes king of all England.

1990

The Basilica of Our Lady of Peace in Yamoussoukro, Côte d'Ivoire – the largest church in Africa and perhaps the world – is consecrated by Pope John Paul II.

1977

Last execution by Guillotine in France. Hamida Djandoubi, convicted for torture and murder, was executed at Baumettes Prison in Marseille.

1976

A British Airways Trident and a Yugoslav DC-9 collide near Zagreb, Yugoslavia killing 176

1974

Guinea-Bissau gains independence from Portugal.

1972

The United States loses its first international basketball game in a disputed match versus the Soviet Union at Munich, Germany.