On September 10, 1891, Carl Jacob Burckhardt was born in Basel, where he also pursued his education. He was a Swiss diplomat and historian who served as the League of Nations High Commissioner for the Free City of Danzig from 1937 to 1939, attempting to manage tensions between Nazi Germany and Poland. See wikipedia for more information.

On September 10, 1981, Marco Chiudinelli was born in Switzerland. He grew up in Münchenstein and trained at the Basel Lawn Tennis Club, later becoming part of Switzerland’s victorious 2014 Davis Cup team and reaching the semifinals of the Swiss Indoors in Basel in 2009. See wikipedia for more information.

On September 10, 1898, Empress Elisabeth of Austria-Hungary, known as “Sisi,” was fatally wounded in Geneva by the Italian anarchist Luigi Lucheni, who attacked her with a file. See wikipedia for more information.

On September 10, 1977, Hamida Djandoubi was executed in Marseille, marking the last use of the guillotine in Europe. See wikipedia for more information.