Births on September 10

Ye Ting

Born on September 10, 1896

Ye Ting, Chinese general (d. 1946)

Ye Ting (simplified Chinese: 叶挺; traditional Chinese: 葉挺; pinyin: Yè Tǐng; Jyutping: Yip6 Ting2) (September 10, 1896: 2 – April 8, 1946), born in Huiyang, Guangdong, was a Chinese military leader who played a key role in the Northern Expedition to reunify China after the 1911 Revolution. After serving with the Kuomintang, Ye later joined the Communist Party of China (CPC).

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Events on 1896

28 Jan

Speed limit
Walter Arnold of East Peckham, Kent, becomes the first person to be convicted of speeding. He was fined one shilling, plus costs, for speeding at 8 mph (13 km/h), thereby exceeding the contemporary speed limit of 2 mph (3.2 km/h).
26 May

Dow Jones Industrial Average
Charles Dow publishes the first edition of the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
16 Aug

Klondike Gold Rush
Skookum Jim Mason, George Carmack and Dawson Charlie discover gold in a tributary of the Klondike River in Canada, setting off the Klondike Gold Rush.
21 Sep

Horatio Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener
Mahdist War: British forces under the command of Horatio Kitchener takes Dongola in the Sudan.
22 Sep

George III of the United Kingdom
Queen Victoria surpasses her grandfather King George III as the longest reigning monarch in British history.

Births on September 10

Ye Ting

Born on September 10, 1896

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Events on 1896

Speed limit

Dow Jones Industrial Average

Klondike Gold Rush

Horatio Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener

George III of the United Kingdom