On This Day — March 10

🕰️ Notable Events on March 10

• 2017 — The impeachment of President Park Geun-hye of South Korea in response to a major political scandal is unanimously upheld by the country's Constitutional Court, ending her presidency. Wikipedia ↗
• 2006 — The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter arrives at Mars. Wikipedia ↗
• 2000 — The Nasdaq Composite stock market index peaks at 5132.52, signaling the beginning of the end of the dot-com boom. Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — In Haiti, Prosper Avril is ousted 18 months after seizing power in a coup. Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Astronomers discover the rings of Uranus. Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Vietnam War: Ho Chi Minh Campaign: North Vietnamese troops attack Ban Mê Thuột in the South on their way to capturing Saigon in the final push for victory over South Vietnam. Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Vietnam War: Captain Ernest Medina is charged by the U.S. military with My Lai war crimes. Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — In Memphis, Tennessee, James Earl Ray pleads guilty to assassinating Martin Luther King, Jr. He later unsuccessfully attempts to recant. Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Vietnam War: Battle of Lima Site 85, concluding the 11th with largest single ground combat loss of United States Air Force members (12) during that war. Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Military Prime Minister of South Vietnam Nguyễn Cao Kỳ sacked rival General Nguyễn Chánh Thi, precipitating large-scale civil and military dissension in parts of the nation. Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Tibetan uprising: Fearing an abduction attempt by China, thousands of Tibetans surround the Dalai Lama's palace to prevent his removal. Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Fulgencio Batista leads a successful coup in Cuba and appoints himself as the "provisional president". Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — The U.S. Army Air Force firebombs Tokyo, and the resulting conflagration kills more than 100,000 people, mostly civilians. Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Greek Civil War: The Political Committee of National Liberation is established in Greece by the National Liberation Front. Wikipedia ↗
• 1933 — The 6.4 Mw Long Beach earthquake affects the Greater Los Angeles Area with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), leaving 115-120 people dead, and causing an estimated $40 million in damage. Wikipedia ↗
• 1922 — Mahatma Gandhi is arrested in India, tried for sedition, and sentenced to six years in prison, only to be released after nearly two years for an appendicitis operation. Wikipedia ↗
• 1917 — Some provinces and cities in the Philippines are incorporated due to the ratification of Act No. 2711 or the Administrative Code of the Philippines. Wikipedia ↗
• 1915 — The Battle of Neuve Chapelle begins. This is the first large-scale operation by the British Army in WWI. Wikipedia ↗
• 1909 — By signing the Anglo-Siamese Treaty of 1909, Thailand relinquishes its sovereignty over the Malay states of Kedah, Kelantan, Perlis and Terengganu, which become British protectorates. Wikipedia ↗
• 1906 — The Courrières mine disaster, Europe's worst ever, kills 1099 miners in northern France. Wikipedia ↗
• 1891 — Almon Strowger, an undertaker in Topeka, Kansas, patents the Strowger switch, a device which led to the automation of telephone circuit switching. Wikipedia ↗
• 1876 — The first successful test of a telephone is made by Alexander Graham Bell. Wikipedia ↗
• 1861 — El Hadj Umar Tall seizes the city of Ségou, destroying the Bamana Empire of Mali. Wikipedia ↗
• 1848 — The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo is ratified by the United States Senate, ending the Mexican-American War. Wikipedia ↗
• 1830 — The Royal Netherlands East Indies Army is created. Wikipedia ↗
• 1816 — Crossing of the Andes: A group of royalist scouts are captured during the Action of Juncalito. Wikipedia ↗
• 1814 — Emperor Napoleon I is defeated at the Battle of Laon in France. Wikipedia ↗
• 1804 — Louisiana Purchase: In St. Louis, Missouri, a formal ceremony is conducted to transfer ownership of the Louisiana Territory from France to the United States. Wikipedia ↗
• 1762 — French Huguenot Jean Calas, who had been wrongly convicted of killing his son, dies after being tortured by authorities; the event inspired Voltaire to begin a campaign for religious tolerance and legal reform. Wikipedia ↗
• 1735 — An agreement between Nader Shah and Russia is signed near Ganja, Azerbaijan and Russian troops are withdrawn from Baku. Wikipedia ↗
• 1629 — Charles I of England dissolves Parliament, beginning the eleven-year period known as the Personal Rule. Wikipedia ↗
• 1607 — Susenyos I defeats the combined armies of Yaqob and Abuna Petros II at the Battle of Gol in Gojjam, making him Emperor of Ethiopia. Wikipedia ↗
• 947 — The Later Han is founded by Liu Zhiyuan. He declares himself emperor and establishes the capital in Bian, present-day Kaifeng. Wikipedia ↗
• 298 — Roman Emperor Maximian concludes his campaign in North Africa against the Berbers, and makes a triumphal entry into Carthage. Wikipedia ↗
• First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands: The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing the First Punic War to an end. Wikipedia ↗

🎂 Notable Births on March 10

• 1997 — Julia Barretto, Filipino actress and singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1997 — Belinda Bencic, Swiss tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1995 — Zach LaVine, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1995 — Sergey Mozgov, Russian ice dancer Wikipedia ↗
• 1993 — Jack Butland, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1992 — Neeskens Kebano, French-born Congolese football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Josh Hoffman, Australian-New Zealand rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Martellus Bennett, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Greg Eastwood, New Zealand rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Ebba Jungmark, Swedish high jumper Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Tuukka Rask, Finnish ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Liu Shishi, Chinese actress and ballerina Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Lassana Diarra, French footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Casey Dienel, American singer-songwriter and pianist Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Ben May, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Olivia Wilde, American actress and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Étienne Boulay, Canadian football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Rafe Spall, English actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Janet Mock, American journalist, author, and activist Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Carrie Underwood, American singer-songwriter and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Kwame Brown, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Keke Wyatt, American singer-songwriter and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Phillip D. Isaacs, Canadian philanthropist, LGBTQ-ect activist and singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Samuel Eto'o, Cameroonian footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Ángel López, Spanish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Steven Reid, English-Irish footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Lars Horntveth, Norwegian saxophonist and composer Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Camille, French singer-songwriter and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Neil Alexander, Scottish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Robin Thicke, American singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Barbara Schett, Austrian tennis player and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Jamie Arnold, American-Israeli basketball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Cristián de la Fuente, Chilean-American model, actor, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Jason Croker, Australian rugby league player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Chris Sutton, English footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Mauricio Taricco, Argentinian footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Timbaland, American rapper and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Jon Hamm, American actor and director Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Matt Barlow, American singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Thio Li-ann, Singaporean lawyer and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Pavel Srníček, Czech footballer and coach (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Omer Tarin, Pakistani-English poet and scholar Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Edie Brickell, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Mike Timlin, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Jillian Richardson, Canadian sprinter Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Rod Woodson, American football player, coach, and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Neneh Cherry, Swedish singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Jojo Lastimosa, Filipino basketball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Nikola Mladenov, Macedonian journalist (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Jeff Ament, American bass player and songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Felipe Ramos, Mexican footballer and referee Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Rick Rubin, American record producer, founded Def Jam Recordings Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Jasmine Guy, American actress, singer, and director Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Seiko Matsuda, Japanese singer-songwriter and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Laurel Clark, American captain, physician, and astronaut (d. 2003) Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Bobby Petrino, American football player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Garth Crooks, English footballer and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Steve Howe, American baseball player (d. 2006) Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Sharon Stone, American actress and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Osama bin Laden, Saudi Arabian terrorist, founded al-Qaeda (d. 2011) Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Robert Llewellyn, English actor, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Larry Myricks, American long jumper and sprinter Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — Toshio Suzuki, Japanese race car driver Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Didier Barbelivien, French singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Paul Haggis, Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Morgan Tsvangirai, Zimbabwean politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Zimbabwe Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Bill Buxton, Canadian computer scientist and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Barbara Corcoran, American businesswoman and television personality Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Austin Carr, American basketball player and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Kim Campbell, Canadian lawyer and politician, 19th Prime Minister of Canada Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Gérard Garouste, French contemporary artist Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Mike Hollands, Australian animator and director, founded Act3animation Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Jim Valvano, American basketball player and coach (d. 1993) Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Katharine Houghton, American actress and playwright Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Madhavrao Scindia, Indian politician, Indian Minister of Railways (d. 2001) Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Peter Berresford Ellis, English historian and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Chuck Norris, American actor, producer, and martial artist Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — David Rabe, American playwright and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Asghar Ali Engineer, Indian activist and author (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Hugh Johnson, English author and critic Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Irina Press, Ukrainian-Russian hurdler and pentathlete (d. 2004) Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — Norman Blake, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — Ieronymos II of Athens, Greek archbishop Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — Alfredo Zitarrosa, Uruguayan singer-songwriter and journalist (d. 1989) Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — Sepp Blatter, Swiss businessman Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — Graham Farmer, Australian footballer and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1934 — Gergely Kulcsár, Hungarian javelin thrower and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1933 — Elizabeth Azcona Cranwell, Argentinian poet and translator (d. 2004) Wikipedia ↗
• 1932 — Marcia Falkender, Baroness Falkender, English politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1932 — Udupi Ramachandra Rao, Indian physicist and engineer Wikipedia ↗
• 1931 — Georges Dor, Canadian author, playwright, and composer (d. 2001) Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — Sándor Iharos, Hungarian runner (d. 1996) Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — Sam Steiger, American journalist and politician (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1928 — Sara Montiel, Spanish actress (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1928 — James Earl Ray, American criminal; assassin of Martin Luther King Jr. (d. 1999) Wikipedia ↗
• 1927 — Claude Laydu, Belgian-French actor, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2011) Wikipedia ↗
• 1927 — Paul Wunderlich, German painter, sculptor and graphic artist (d. 2010) Wikipedia ↗
• 1926 — Marques Haynes, American basketball player (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1925 — Bob Lanier, American lawyer, banker, and politician, 58th Mayor of Houston (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1924 — Judith Jones, literary and cookbook editor (d. 2017) Wikipedia ↗
• 1923 — Val Logsdon Fitch, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1922 — Kiyoshi Yamashita, Japanese painter (d. 1971) Wikipedia ↗
• 1920 — Alfred Peet, Dutch-American businessman, founded Peet's Coffee & Tea (d. 2007) Wikipedia ↗
• 1920 — Boris Vian, French author and playwright (d. 1959) Wikipedia ↗
• 1919 — Marion Hutton, American singer and actress (d. 1987) Wikipedia ↗
• 1918 — Günther Rall, German general and pilot (d. 2009) Wikipedia ↗
• 1917 — David Hare, American Surrealist artist, sculptor, photographer and painter (d. 1992) Wikipedia ↗
• 1917 — Frank Perconte, American soldier (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1916 — Davie Fulton, Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician (d. 2000) Wikipedia ↗
• 1915 — Harry Bertoia, Italian-American sculptor and furniture designer (d. 1978) Wikipedia ↗
• 1915 — Joža Horvat, Croatian writer (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1914 — Chandler Harper, American golfer (d. 2004) Wikipedia ↗
• 1914 — K. P. Ratnam, Sri Lankan academic and politician (d. 2010) Wikipedia ↗
• 1903 — Bix Beiderbecke, American cornet player, pianist, and composer (d. 1931) Wikipedia ↗
• 1903 — Clare Boothe Luce, American playwright, journalist, and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Italy (d. 1987) Wikipedia ↗
• 1901 — Michel Seuphor, Belgian painter (d. 1999) Wikipedia ↗
• 1900 — Violet Brown, Jamican supercentenarian, oldest Jamican ever (d. 2017) [1] Wikipedia ↗
• 1900 — Pandelis Pouliopoulos, Greek lawyer and politician (d. 1943) Wikipedia ↗
• 1896 — Frederick Coulton Waugh, British cartoonist, painter, teacher and author (d. 1973) Wikipedia ↗
• 1892 — Arthur Honegger, French-Swiss composer and educator (d. 1955) Wikipedia ↗
• 1892 — Gregory La Cava, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1952) Wikipedia ↗
• 1891 — Sam Jaffe, American actor and engineer (d. 1984) Wikipedia ↗
• 1890 — Gakuryō Nakamura, Japanese painter and designer (d. 1969) Wikipedia ↗
• 1889 — Toshitsugu Takamatsu, Japanese martial artist and educator (d. 1972) Wikipedia ↗
• 1888 — Barry Fitzgerald, Irish actor (d. 1961) Wikipedia ↗
• 1885 — Tamara Karsavina, Russian-English ballerina and educator (d. 1978) Wikipedia ↗
• 1881 — Jessie Boswell, English painter (d. 1956) Wikipedia ↗
• 1876 — Edvard Eriksen, Danish-Icelandic sculptor and woodcarver (d. 1959) Wikipedia ↗
• 1876 — Anna Hyatt Huntington, American sculptor (d. 1973) Wikipedia ↗
• 1873 — Jakob Wassermann, German-Austrian soldier and author (d. 1934) Wikipedia ↗
• 1870 — David Riazanov, Russian theorist and politician (d. 1938) Wikipedia ↗
• 1867 — Hector Guimard, French-American architect, designed the La Bluette (d. 1942) Wikipedia ↗
• 1867 — Lillian Wald, American nurse, humanitarian, and author, founded the Henry Street Settlement (d. 1940) Wikipedia ↗
• 1864 — Ādams Alksnis, Latvian painter (d. 1897) Wikipedia ↗
• 1853 — Thomas Mackenzie, Scottish-New Zealand cartographer and politician, 18th Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 1930) Wikipedia ↗
• 1850 — Spencer Gore, English tennis player and cricketer (d. 1906) Wikipedia ↗
• 1849 — Hallie Quinn Brown, African-American educator, writer and activist (d. 1949) Wikipedia ↗
• 1846 — Edward Baker Lincoln, American son of Abraham Lincoln (d. 1850) Wikipedia ↗
• 1845 — Alexander III of Russia (d. 1894) Wikipedia ↗
• 1844 — Pablo de Sarasate, Spanish violinist and composer (d. 1908) Wikipedia ↗
• 1844 — Marie Euphrosyne Spartali, British Pre-Raphaelite painter (d. 1927) Wikipedia ↗
• 1810 — Samuel Ferguson, Irish poet and lawyer (d. 1886) Wikipedia ↗
• 1795 — Joseph Légaré, Canadian painter and glazier, artist, seigneur and political figure (d. 1855) Wikipedia ↗
• 1788 — Joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff, German author, poet, playwright, and critic (d. 1857) Wikipedia ↗
• 1788 — Edward Hodges Baily, English sculptor (d. 1867) Wikipedia ↗
• 1787 — Francisco de Paula Martínez de la Rosa y Berdejo, Spanish playwright and politician, Prime Minister of Spain (d. 1862) Wikipedia ↗
• 1787 — William Etty, English painter and academic (d. 1849) Wikipedia ↗
• 1777 — Louis Hersent, French painter (d. 1860) Wikipedia ↗
• 1772 — Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel, German poet and critic (d. 1829) Wikipedia ↗
• 1769 — Joseph Williamson, English businessman and philanthropist (d. 1840) Wikipedia ↗
• 1749 — Lorenzo Da Ponte, Italian-American priest and poet (d. 1838) Wikipedia ↗
• 1745 — John Gunby, American general (d. 1807) Wikipedia ↗
• 1709 — Georg Wilhelm Steller, German botanist, zoologist, physician, and explorer (d. 1746) Wikipedia ↗
• 1653 — John Benbow, Royal Navy admiral (d. 1702) Wikipedia ↗
• 1652 — Giacomo Serpotta, Italian Rococo sculptor (d. 1732) Wikipedia ↗
• 1628 — François Girardon, French sculptor (d. 1715) Wikipedia ↗
• 1628 — Marcello Malpighi, Italian physician and biologist (d. 1694) Wikipedia ↗
• 1607 — Thomas Wriothesley, 4th Earl of Southampton, English statesman (d. 1667) Wikipedia ↗
• 1604 — Johann Rudolf Glauber, German-Dutch alchemist and chemist (d. 1670) Wikipedia ↗
• 1590 — Dietrich Reinkingk, German lawyer and politician (d. 1664) Wikipedia ↗
• 1549 — Francis Solanus, Spanish missionary and saint (d. 1610) Wikipedia ↗
• 1536 — Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk, English politician, Earl Marshal of the United Kingdom (d. 1572) Wikipedia ↗
• 1503 — Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1564) Wikipedia ↗
• 1452 — Ferdinand II, king of Castile and León (d. 1516) Wikipedia ↗

📅 National Days on March 10 (Calendar.cx)

Also observed on March 10

✡️ Religious Observances

• Islamic: Lailat-ul-Qadr