Historical Events on March 10, Special Events on This Day
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What Happened on March 10th This Day in History
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 2019 | Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302, a Boeing 737 MAX, crashes, leading to all 737 MAX aircraft being grounded worldwide. |
| 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. |
| 2006 | The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter arrives at Mars. |
| 2000 | The Dot-com bubble peaks with the NASDAQ Composite stock market index reaching 5,048.62. |
| 1990 | In Haiti, Prosper Avril is ousted 18 months after seizing power in a coup. |
| 1977 | Astronomers discover the rings of Uranus. |
| 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. |
| 1970 | Vietnam War: Captain Ernest Medina is charged by the U.S. military with My Lai war crimes. |
| 1969 | In Memphis, Tennessee, James Earl Ray pleads guilty to assassinating Martin Luther King Jr. He later unsuccessfully attempts to recant. |
| 1966 | Military Prime Minister of South Vietnam Nguyễn Cao Kỳ sacks rival General Nguyễn Chánh Thi, precipitating large-scale civil and military dissension in parts of the nation. |
| 1959 | Tibetan uprising: Fearing an abduction attempt by China, thousands of Tibetans surround the Dalai Lama's palace to prevent his removal. |
| 1952 | Fulgencio Batista leads a successful coup in Cuba. |
| 1949 | Mildred Gillars ("Axis Sally") is convicted of treason. |
| 1945 | World War II: The U.S. Army Air Force firebombs Tokyo, and the resulting conflagration kills more than 100,000 people, mostly civilians. |
| 1944 | Greek Civil War: The Political Committee of National Liberation is established in Greece by the National Liberation Front. |
| 1933 | The Long Beach earthquake affects the Greater Los Angeles Area, leaving around 108 people dead. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 1906 | The Courrières mine disaster, Europe's worst ever, kills 1099 miners in northern France. |
| 1891 | Almon Strowger patents the Strowger switch, a device which led to the automation of telephone circuit switching. |
| 1876 | The first successful test of a telephone is made by Alexander Graham Bell. |
| 1873 | The first Azerbaijani play, The Adventures of the Vizier of the Khan of Lenkaran, prepared by Akhundov, is performed by Hassan-bey Zardabi and dramatist and Najaf-bey Vezirov.[16] |
| 1861 | El Hadj Umar Tall seizes the city of Ségou, destroying the Bamana Empire of Mali. |
| 1848 | The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo is ratified by the United States Senate, ending the Mexican–American War. |
| 1831 | The French Foreign Legion is created by Louis Philippe, the King of France, from the foreign regiments of the Kingdom of France. |
| 1830 | The Royal Netherlands East Indies Army is created. |
| 1814 | Emperor Napoleon I is defeated at the Battle of Laon in France. |
| 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. |
| 1735 | An agreement between Nader Shah and Russia is signed near Ganja, Azerbaijan and Russian troops are withdrawn from occupied territories. |
| 1661 | French "Sun King" Louis XIV begins his personal rule of France after the death of his premier, the Cardinal Mazarin. |
| 1629 | Charles I dissolves the Parliament of England, beginning the eleven-year period known as the Personal Rule. |
| 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. |
| 1535 | Spaniard Fray Tomás de Berlanga, the fourth Bishop of Panama, discovers the Galápagos Islands by chance on his way to Peru. |
| 1496 | After establishing the city of Santo Domingo, Christopher Columbus departs for Spain, leaving his brother in command. |
| 947 | The Later Han is founded by Liu Zhiyuan. He declares himself emperor. |
| 298 | Roman Emperor Maximian concludes his campaign in North Africa and makes a triumphal entry into Carthage. |
| 241 | First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates: The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing the First Punic War to an end. |
Famous People Born on March 10
Here is a random list who born on March 10. For full list please click on the link above.
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1978 | Benjamin Burnley, American musician |
| 1973 | Jason Croker, Australian rugby league player and coach |
| 1787 | William Etty, English painter and academic (d. 1849) |
| 1971 | Jon Hamm, American actor and director |
| 1503 | Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1564) |
| 1870 | David Riazanov, Russian theorist and politician (d. 1938) |
| 1628 | Marcello Malpighi, Italian physician and biologist (d. 1694) |
| 1777 | Louis Hersent, French painter (d. 1860) |
| 1966 | Mike Timlin, American baseball player |
| 1953 | Paul Haggis, Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter |
Famous People Deaths On March 10
Here is a list of some famous peope who died on March 10. For full list please click on the link above.
| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1966 | Frits Zernike, Dutch physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1888) |
| 1528 | Balthasar Hübmaier, German/Moravian Anabaptist leader |
| 1988 | Andy Gibb, Australian singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1958) |
| 1585 | Rembert Dodoens, Flemish physician and botanist (b. 1517) |
| 2005 | Dave Allen, Irish-English comedian, actor, and screenwriter (b. 1936) |
| 1315 | Agnes Blannbekin, Austrian mystic |
| 1895 | Charles Frederick Worth, English-French fashion designer (b. 1825) |
| 1724 | Urban Hjärne, Swedish chemist, geologist, and physician (b. 1641) |
| 1897 | Savitribai Phule, Indian poet and activist (b. 1831) |
| 2012 | Jean Giraud, French author and illustrator (b. 1938) |
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