BirthOctober 101991

Xherdan Shaqiri

Xherdan Shaqiri, Swiss footballer

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When
Thursday, October 10 199135 years ago
Category
BirthA notable person born on this day. Each links to a person page with their dates and story.
Era
20th century · 1990s
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Xherdan Shaqiri

Who they were

Xherdan Shaqiri is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Swiss Super League club Basel. Born in Kosovo, he represented the Switzerland national team.

Why this date

Xherdan Shaqiri appears on our October 10 calendar for 1991 as a birth entry.

October 10 through the years

Other entries on the same calendar day, in order.

  1. 1991Xherdan Shaqiri
  2. 1998Lignes Aériennes Congolaises (1997–2003)
  3. 2002Iraq War
  4. 2004Murder of Huang Na
  5. 2007Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor
  6. 2009Armenia
  7. 2010Netherlands Antilles
  8. 20152015 Ankara bombings
  9. 2018Hurricane Michael
  10. 2018National Fire and Rescue Administration
  11. 2022Ben Bernanke

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  • September 17LinuxThe first version of the Linux kernel (0.01) is released to the Internet.
  • September 5Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989The current international treaty defending indigenous peoples, Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989, comes into force.
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October 10 1991 — 35 years ago, on a Thursday.

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