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September 10
Light curve–based 3D model of Pandora 1509 – An earthquake known as "The Lesser Judgment Day" hit Constantinople. 1622 – Fifty-five Christians were executed in Nagasaki during the Great Genna Martyrdom, part of persecution towards Christians in Japan by the Tokugawa shogunate. 1858 – George Mary Searle discovered the asteroid 55 Pandora (pictured) from the Dudley Observatory near Albany, New York; it was his only asteroid discovery. 1945 – Mike the Headless Chicken was decapitated on a farm in Colorado; he survived another 18 months as part of sideshows before choking to death. 2009 – Members of the Atlanta Police Department conducted a raid on a gay bar, with patrons later alleging that their constitutional rights had been violated and the city agreeing to pay over $1 million in settlements. William Morgan (d. 1604)Giovanni Antonio Grassi (b. 1775)Adele Astaire (b. 1896)Chandra Khonnokyoong (d. 2000) More anniversaries: September 9 September 10 September 11 Archive By email List of days of the year About