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March 10 is a day filled with many interesting events throughout history, from ancient battles to modern discoveries and important moments for different countries and people. Many famous individuals were also born or passed away on this day.

Historic Events on March 10

Early History (Before 1600)

Important Moments (1601–1900)

Modern Era (1901–Present)

  • 1906 – The Courrières mine disaster happened in northern France. It was Europe's worst mining accident, killing 1099 miners.
  • 1909Thailand gave up its control over the Malay states of Kedah, Kelantan, Perlis, and Terengganu by signing the Anglo-Siamese Treaty of 1909. These states then became British protectorates.
  • 1922Mahatma Gandhi was arrested in India for speaking out against the government. He was sentenced to six years in prison but was released early for an operation.
  • 1933 – The 1933 Long Beach earthquake shook the Greater Los Angeles Area, causing about 108 deaths.
  • 1945 – During World War II, the U.S. Army Air Force used firebombs on Tokyo. This caused a massive fire that killed over 100,000 people, mostly civilians.
  • 1952Fulgencio Batista led a successful takeover of the government in Cuba.
  • 1959 – During the 1959 Tibetan uprising, thousands of Tibetans surrounded the Dalai Lama's palace. They were trying to protect him from being taken by China.
  • 1969 – In Memphis, Tennessee, James Earl Ray admitted to assassinating Martin Luther King Jr.. He later tried to change his plea.
  • 1971John Gorton stepped down as Prime Minister of Australia after a vote of no confidence. William McMahon took his place.
  • 1975 – During the Vietnam War, North Vietnamese troops attacked Ban Mê Thuột as part of their final push to capture Saigon and win the war.
  • 1977 – Astronomers made an exciting discovery: they found the rings of Uranus.
  • 1979 – About 15,000 Iranian women and girls held a three-hour sit-in protest at the Courthouse of Tehran to mark International Women's Day.
  • 1982 – All nine planets known at the time, from Mercury to Pluto, lined up on the same side of the Sun. This is called a syzygy.
  • 1990 – In Haiti, Prosper Avril was removed from power, about 18 months after he took control in a coup.
  • 2000 – The Dot-com bubble reached its highest point, with the NASDAQ Composite stock market index hitting 5,048.62.
  • 2006 – The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft successfully arrived at Mars.
  • 2017 – The Constitutional Court of South Korea confirmed the impeachment of President Park Geun-hye due to a major political scandal. This ended her presidency.
  • 2019Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302, a Boeing 737 MAX, crashed shortly after takeoff, killing all 157 people on board. This tragic event, along with an earlier crash, led to all 387 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft being grounded worldwide.
  • 2022 – The National Assembly of Hungary elected Katalin Novák as president of Hungary. She became the first female president in the country's history.
  • 2023Silicon Valley Bank collapsed due to a bank run, making it the second-largest bank failure in US history. The FDIC took over its operations.
  • 2024 – Elections were held in Portugal for all 230 seats in the Assembly of the Republic. The Partido Socialista lost its majority.

Notable Births on March 10

Born Before 1600

Born Between 1601 and 1900

Born After 1900

  • 1901 – Michel Seuphor, a Belgian painter. (d. 1999)
  • 1903Edward Bawden, an English artist and illustrator. (d. 1989)
  • 1903Bix Beiderbecke, an American cornet player and composer. (d. 1931)
  • 1903Clare Boothe Luce, an American playwright, journalist, and diplomat. (d. 1987)
  • 1915 – Harry Bertoia, an Italian-American sculptor and furniture designer. (d. 1978)
  • 1915 – Joža Horvat, a Croatian writer. (d. 2012)
  • 1917 – David Hare, an American Surrealist artist and sculptor. (d. 1992)
  • 1918Günther Rall, a German general and pilot. (d. 2009)
  • 1919Leonor Oyarzún, the First Lady of Chile from 1990 to 1994. (d. 2022)
  • 1920Alfred Peet, a Dutch-American businessman who founded Peet's Coffee & Tea. (d. 2007)
  • 1923Val Logsdon Fitch, an American physicist and Nobel Prize laureate. (d. 2015)
  • 1924Judith Jones, an American literary and cookbook editor. (d. 2017)
  • 1925Bob Lanier, an American lawyer and Mayor of Houston. (d. 2014)
  • 1926Marques Haynes, an American basketball player. (d. 2015)
  • 1927 – Claude Laydu, a Belgian-French actor. (d. 2011)
  • 1928Sara Montiel, a Spanish actress. (d. 2013)
  • 1928 – James Earl Ray, an American criminal. (d. 1998)
  • 1929 – Sam Steiger, an American journalist and politician. (d. 2012)
  • 1930 – Sándor Iharos, a Hungarian runner. (d. 1996)
  • 1931Georges Dor, a Canadian author and composer. (d. 2001)
  • 1932 – Marcia Falkender, Baroness Falkender, an English politician. (d. 2019)
  • 1933 – Ralph Emery, an American country music radio and television host. (d. 2022)
  • 1934Gergely Kulcsár, a Hungarian javelin thrower. (d. 2020)
  • 1935Polly Farmer, an Australian footballer and coach. (d. 2019)
  • 1936Sepp Blatter, a Swiss businessman.
  • 1937María Kodama, an Argentine writer and translator. (d. 2023)
  • 1938 – Norman Blake, an American singer-songwriter.
  • 1938 – Ron Mix, an American football player.
  • 1939Asghar Ali Engineer, an Indian activist and author. (d. 2013)
  • 1939Irina Press, a Ukrainian-Russian hurdler and pentathlete. (d. 2004)
  • 1940LeRoy Ellis, an American basketball player. (d. 2012)
  • 1940Chuck Norris, an American actor and martial artist.
  • 1940 – David Rabe, an American playwright.
  • 1943 – Peter Berresford Ellis, an English historian and author.
  • 1944Richard Gant, an American actor.
  • 1945Katharine Houghton, an American actress and playwright.
  • 1945 – Madhavrao Scindia, an Indian politician and Indian Minister of Railways. (d. 2001)
  • 1946 – Curley Culp, an American football player. (d. 2021)
  • 1946 – Gérard Garouste, a French contemporary artist.
  • 1946Jim Valvano, an American basketball player and coach. (d. 1993)
  • 1947Kim Campbell, a Canadian lawyer and politician, the 19th Prime Minister of Canada.
  • 1947 – Tom Scholz, an American musician and songwriter.
  • 1948Austin Carr, an American basketball player.
  • 1950Aloma Wright, an American actress.
  • 1951 – Gloria Diaz, a Filipino actress and Miss Universe 1969.
  • 1952Morgan Tsvangirai, a Zimbabwean politician and Prime Minister of Zimbabwe. (d. 2018)
  • 1953Paul Haggis, a Canadian director and screenwriter.
  • 1955 – Toshio Suzuki, a Japanese race car driver.
  • 1956 – Robert Llewellyn, an English actor and producer.
  • 1956 – Larry Myricks, an American long jumper and sprinter.
  • 1957Osama bin Laden, a Saudi Arabian terrorist who founded al-Qaeda. (d. 2011)
  • 1957 – Shannon Tweed, a Canadian model and actress.
  • 1958 – Garth Crooks, an English footballer and sportscaster.
  • 1958Steve Howe, an American baseball player. (d. 2006)
  • 1958Sharon Stone, an American actress and producer.
  • 1961Laurel Clark, an American astronaut. (d. 2003)
  • 1961 – Mitch Gaylord, an American gymnast and actor.
  • 1962Jasmine Guy, an American actress and singer.
  • 1962Seiko Matsuda, a Japanese singer-songwriter.
  • 1963 – Jeff Ament, an American bass player and songwriter.
  • 1963Rick Rubin, an American record producer.
  • 1964 – Greg Campbell, an Australian cricketer.
  • 1964Neneh Cherry, a Swedish singer-songwriter.
  • 1964Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh.
  • 1965Jillian Richardson, a Canadian sprinter.
  • 1965Rod Woodson, an American football player and coach.
  • 1966Edie Brickell, an American singer-songwriter.
  • 1966 – Mike Timlin, an American baseball player.
  • 1968 – Alma Čardžić, a Bosnian singer.
  • 1968Pavel Srníček, a Czech footballer. (d. 2015)
  • 1969Paget Brewster, an American actress.
  • 1971Jon Hamm, an American actor and director.
  • 1972Matt Kenseth, an American NASCAR driver.
  • 1972Timbaland, an American rapper and producer.
  • 1973 – Liu Qiangdong, a Chinese entrepreneur and founder of JD.com.
  • 1973Chris Sutton, an English footballer.
  • 1973 – Mauricio Taricco, an Argentine footballer and manager.
  • 1974Cristián de la Fuente, a Chilean actor and model.
  • 1976 – Barbara Schett, an Austrian tennis player.
  • 1977Shannon Miller, an American gymnast.
  • 1977Robin Thicke, an American singer and songwriter.
  • 1977 – Bree Turner, an American actress.
  • 1978 – Benjamin Burnley, an American musician.
  • 1978Camille, a French singer-songwriter.
  • 1979Edi Gathegi, a Kenyan-American actor.
  • 1979Danny Pudi, an American actor.
  • 1981Samuel Eto'o, a Cameroonian footballer.
  • 1981Steven Reid, an English-Irish footballer.
  • 1982Kwame Brown, an American basketball player.
  • 1982 – Dr Disrespect, an American live streamer.
  • 1982 – Logan Mankins, an American football player.
  • 1982Thomas Middleditch, a Canadian-American comedian and actor.
  • 1983Étienne Boulay, a Canadian football player.
  • 1983 – Janet Mock, an American journalist and author.
  • 1983Rafe Spall, an English actor.
  • 1983Carrie Underwood, an American singer-songwriter.
  • 1984 – Tim Brent, a Canadian ice hockey player.
  • 1984 – Ben May, an English footballer.
  • 1984Olivia Wilde, an American actress and director.
  • 1986 – Sergei Shirokov, a Russian ice hockey player.
  • 1987Martellus Bennett, an American football player.
  • 1987Tuukka Rask, a Finnish ice hockey player.
  • 1987Emeli Sandé, a British singer-songwriter.
  • 1987Māris Štrombergs, a Latvian BMX racer.
  • 1988 – Clarissa dos Santos, a Brazilian basketball player.
  • 1988Ego Nwodim, an American actress.
  • 1988Quincy Pondexter, an American basketball player and coach.
  • 1988Ivan Rakitić, a Croatian football player.
  • 1989Simon Moser, a Swiss ice hockey player.
  • 1989Dayán Viciedo, a Cuban baseball player.
  • 1990 – Stefanie Vögele, a Swiss tennis player.
  • 1992 – Neeskens Kebano, a French-Congolese footballer.
  • 1992Emily Osment, an American actress and singer-songwriter.
  • 1993 – Jack Butland, an English footballer.
  • 1993 – Aminata Namasia, a Congolese politician.
  • 1994 – Bad Bunny, a Puerto Rican rapper and songwriter.
  • 1994Nikita Parris, an English footballer.
  • 1995Zach LaVine, an American basketball player.
  • 1995 – Sergey Mozgov, a Russian ice dancer.
  • 1997Belinda Bencic, a Swiss tennis player.
  • 1998 – Justin Herbert, an American football player.
  • 1999 – Cole Kmet, an American football player.
  • 2000 – Nick Bolton, an American football player.
  • 2002 – Keon Johnson, an American basketball player.
  • 2004 – Matt Poitras, a Canadian ice hockey player.

Notable Deaths on March 10

Passed Away Before 1600

Passed Away Between 1601 and 1900

Passed Away After 1900

Holidays and Observances

  • Harriet Tubman Day (in the USA)
  • Holocaust Remembrance Day (in Bulgaria)
  • Mario Day (celebrated Globally)
  • Men's Day (in Poland)
  • National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (in the United States)
  • Székely Freedom Day (in Romania)
  • Tibetan Uprising Day (for the Tibetan independence movement)

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