1934 92 years ago Notable Births September 10

Jim Oberstar, American educator and politician (died 2014)

On September 10, in the year 1934, Jim Oberstar, American educator and politician (died 2014). This event is recorded as a Notable Births event in the history of September 10, one of 439 recorded events on this date across all of history.

1 notable person is associated with this event, including Jim Oberstar. Learn more below.

James Louis Oberstar was an American politician and congressman who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1975 to 2011. Hailing from Minnesota and a member of the state's local Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party, he represented the northeastern eighth congressional district, which included the cities of Duluth, Brainerd, Grand Rapids, International Falls, and Hibbing, within an area of Minnesota known as the Iron Range. He chaired the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee from 2007 until his departure, having been the ranking minority member since 1995. In November 2010, he was defeated by a margin of 4,407 votes by Republican Chip Cravaack. He had the longest tenure of any member of Congress from Minnesota.

Key Facts

  • This event took place on September 10, 1934 (AD era).
  • It is categorised as a Notable Births event in recorded history.
  • Referenced in 1 Wikipedia article.
  • 1 notable person is recorded as involved in or associated with this event.
  • Wikipedia source last updated on 16 July 2026.

On This Date in History 439

Type Year Date Event
Historical Events 2025 Sep 10 American right-wing political activist Charlie Kirk is assassinated while onstage at Utah Valley University in Orem,…
Selected Events 2025 Sep 10 American political activist Charlie Kirk was shot and killed at an event at Utah Valley University.
Selected Events 2025 Sep 10 American political activist Charlie Kirk (pictured) was shot and killed at an event at Utah Valley University.
Historical Events 2024 Sep 10 Polaris Dawn, the first private crewed spaceflight to involve a spacewalk, is launched from the Kennedy Space Center…
Notable Deaths 2024 Sep 10 Frankie Beverly, American soul/funk singer-songwriter, musician, and producer (born 1946)
Notable Deaths 2024 Sep 10 Jim Sasser, American lawyer and politician, 6th United States Ambassador to China (born 1936)
Notable Deaths 2023 Sep 10 Ian Wilmut, British embryologist (born 1944)
Notable Deaths 2020 Sep 10 Diana Rigg, British actress (born 1938)
Historical Events 2017 Sep 10 Hurricane Irma makes landfall on Cudjoe Key, Florida as a Category 4, after causing catastrophic damage throughout the…
Notable Deaths 2015 Sep 10 Norman Farberow, American psychologist and academic (born 1918)
Notable Deaths 2015 Sep 10 Adrian Frutiger, Swiss typeface designer (born 1928)
Notable Deaths 2015 Sep 10 Antoine Lahad, Lebanese general (born 1927)
Notable Deaths 2014 Sep 10 Emilio Botín, Spanish banker and businessman (born 1934)
Notable Deaths 2014 Sep 10 Richard Kiel, American actor (born 1939)
Notable Deaths 2014 Sep 10 Edward Nelson, American mathematician and academic (born 1932)
Notable Deaths 2014 Sep 10 George Spencer, American baseball player (born 1926)
Notable Deaths 2014 Sep 10 Paul K. Sybrowsky, American religious leader and academic (born 1944)
Notable Deaths 2013 Sep 10 John Hambrick, American journalist and actor (born 1940)
Notable Deaths 2013 Sep 10 Ibrahim Makhous, Syrian politician, Syrian Minister of Foreign Affairs (born 1925)
Notable Deaths 2013 Sep 10 Josef Němec, Czech boxer (born 1933)
Notable Deaths 2013 Sep 10 Clay Shaw, American accountant and politician (born 1939)
Notable Deaths 2013 Sep 10 Jack Vance, Canadian general (born 1933)
Notable Deaths 2012 Sep 10 Raquel Correa, Chilean journalist (born 1934)
Notable Deaths 2012 Sep 10 Robert Gammage, American captain, lawyer, and politician (born 1938)
Notable Deaths 2012 Sep 10 Lance LeGault, American actor and stuntman (born 1935)
Notable Deaths 2012 Sep 10 Stanley Long, English director, producer, cinematographer, and screenwriter (born 1933)
Notable Deaths 2012 Sep 10 John Moffatt, English actor and playwright (born 1922)
Notable Deaths 2011 Sep 10 Cliff Robertson, American actor (born 1923)
Historical Events 2008 Sep 10 The Large Hadron Collider at CERN, described as the biggest scientific experiment in history, is powered up in Geneva,…
Notable Deaths 2008 Sep 10 Gérald Beaudoin, Canadian lawyer and politician (born 1929)
Notable Deaths 2008 Sep 10 Vernon Handley, English conductor (born 1930)
Historical Events 2007 Sep 10 Former Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif returns to Pakistan after seven years in exile, following a military…
Notable Deaths 2007 Sep 10 Anita Roddick, English businesswoman, founded The Body Shop (born 1942)
Notable Deaths 2007 Sep 10 Joe Sherlock, Irish politician (born 1930)
Notable Deaths 2007 Sep 10 Ted Stepien, American businessman (born 1925)
Notable Deaths 2007 Sep 10 Jane Wyman, American actress (born 1917)
Notable Deaths 2006 Sep 10 Patty Berg, American golfer (born 1918)
Notable Deaths 2006 Sep 10 Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV, Tongan king (born 1918)
Notable Deaths 2005 Sep 10 Hermann Bondi, Austrian mathematician and cosmologist (born 1919)
Notable Deaths 2005 Sep 10 Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, American singer and guitarist (born 1924)
Notable Births 2004 Sep 10 Gabriel Bateman, American actor[citation needed]
Notable Deaths 2004 Sep 10 Brock Adams, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 5th United States Secretary of Transportation (born 1927)
Historical Events 2002 Sep 10 Switzerland, traditionally a neutral country, becomes a full member of the United Nations.
Historical Events 2001 Sep 10 Antônio da Costa Santos, mayor of Campinas, Brazil is assassinated.
Historical Events 2001 Sep 10 During his appearance on the British TV game show Who Wants to be a Millionaire?, contestant Charles Ingram reaches…
Notable Births 2001 Sep 10 Armando Broja, Albanian-born English footballer
Notable Births 2001 Sep 10 Nick Cross, American football player
Historical Events 2000 Sep 10 Operation Barras successfully frees six British soldiers held captive for over two weeks and contributes to the end of…
Notable Deaths 2000 Sep 10 Zaib-un-Nissa Hamidullah, Indian-Pakistani journalist and author (born 1921)
Selected Events 2000 Sep 10 British forces freed soldiers and civilians who had been held captive by the militant group the West Side Boys,…

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