What happened this day in history March 10

What are the important events that happened on March 10? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.

March 10: Facts & Myths About This Day

March 10 is the 70th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 296 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Sunday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is February 26, 2024 – a Sunday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 475,008 hours has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.

Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘heptacontagon’ day.

Pisces is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Aquamarine is the modern birthstone for this month. Jade is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 325 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.

The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,097 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.

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March 10 Historical Events

  • 1629
    Charles I of England dissolves the Parliament, beginning the eleven-year period known as the Personal Rule.
  • 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.
  • 1814
    Napoleon I of France is defeated at the Battle of Laon in France.
  • 1830
    The KNIL also known as the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army is created.
  • 1831
    The French Foreign Legion is established by King Louis-Philippe to support his war in Algeria.
  • 1861
    El Hadj Umar Tall seizes the city of Ségou, destroying the Bambara Empire of Mali.
  • 1864
    American Civil War: The Red River Campaign begins as Union troops reach Alexandria, Louisiana.
  • 1917
    Batangas is formally founded as one of the Philippines’s earliest encomiendas.
  • 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.
  • 2005
    Tung Chee Hwa resigns from his post as the first Chief Executive of Hong Kong after widespread public dissatisfaction of his tenure.

Who were born on March 10?

  • 1787
    William Etty, English painter (d. 1849)
  • 1842
    Mykola Lysenko, Ukrainian composer (d. 1912)
  • 1929
    Huey P. Meaux, American record producer (d. 2011)
  • 1940
    Dean Torrence, American singer (Jan and Dean)
  • 1961
    Pam Oliver, American sportscaster
  • 1965
    Rod Woodson, American football player
  • 1968
    Felice Arena, Australian children’s author
  • 1973
    Chris Sutton, English footballer
  • 1983
    Carrie Underwood, American country singer
  • 1985
    Casey Dienel, American singer-songwriter

Who died on March 10?

  • 1585
    Rembert Dodoens, Flemish physician and botanist (b. 1517)
  • 1823
    George Elphinstone, 1st Viscount Keith, Royal Navy admiral (d. 1746)
  • 1910
    Carl Reinecke, German pianist, conductor and composer (b. 1824)
  • 1950
    Marguerite De La Motte, American actress (b. 1902)
  • 1966
    Frits Zernike, Dutch physicist, Nobel laureate (b. 1888)
  • 1988
    Andy Gibb, English-born singer (b. 1958)
  • 1999
    Oswaldo Guayasamin, Ecuadorian painter and sculptor (b. 1919)
  • 2004
    Dave Blood (David Schulthise), American musician (b. 1956)
  • 2007
    Richard Jeni, American comedian (b. 1957)
  • 2008
    Richard Fran Biegenwald, American serial killer (b. 1940)

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