September 10, 422: Celestine is elected pope. During his tenure, he called for the Council of Ephesus to combat the Nestorianism (the belief that Christ had two natures and two persons) and reportedly sent Patrick to Ireland as a missionary.
September 10, 1718: Founded in 1701 by Congregationalists who feared Harvard was straying from its Calvinist roots, The Collegiate School at New Haven, Connecticut, changes its name to Yale.
September 10, 1869: A Baptist minister invents the ricksha in Yokohama, Japan.