On this day — September 10

the first private crewed spaceflight to involve a spacewalk, is launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Florida as a Category 4, after causing catastrophic damage throughout the Caribbean. Irma resulted in 134 deaths and $77.2 billion (2017 USD) in damage.

described as the biggest scientific experiment in history, is powered up in Geneva, Switzerland.

following a military coup in October 1999.

becomes a full member of the United Nations.

mayor of Campinas, Brazil is assassinated.

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.

convicted of torture and murder, is the last person to be executed by guillotine in France.

Yugoslavia, killing 176.

a crash causes the death of German Formula One driver Wolfgang von Trips and 15 spectators who are hit by his Ferrari, the deadliest accident in F1 history.

Abebe Bikila becomes the first sub-Saharan African to win a gold medal, winning the marathon in bare feet.