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 69^th day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 296 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Monday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is February 25, 2025 – a Monday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 29,026,080 minutes 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 ‘hexacontaenneagon’ 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 344 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 4,462 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.

March 10 Historical Events

• 241 BC –
  First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands – The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing the First Punic War to an end.
• 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.
• 1831 –
  The French Foreign Legion is established by King Louis-Philippe to support his war in Algeria.
• 1906 –
  The Courrières mine disaster, Europe’s worst ever, kills 1099 miners in Northern France.
• 1944 –
  Greek Civil War: The Political Committee of National Liberation is established in Greece by the National Liberation Front.
• 1959 –
  Tibetan uprising: Fearing an abduction attempt by China, 300,000 Tibetans surround the Dalai Lama’s palace to prevent his removal.
• 1966 –
  Military Prime Minister of South Vietnam Nguyen Cao Ky sacked rival General Nguyen Chanh Thi, precipitating large-scale civil and military dissension in parts of the nation.
• 1969 –
  In Memphis, Tennessee, James Earl Ray pleads guilty to assassinating Martin Luther King Jr. He later retracts his plea.
• 1990 –
  In Haiti, Prosper Avril is ousted 18 months after seizing power in a coup.
• 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?

• 1920 –
  Boris Vian, French writer and musician (d. 1959)
• 1935 –
  Graham Farmer, Australian rules footballer
• 1948 –
  Austin Carr, American basketball player
• 1952 –
  Morgan Tsvangirai, Prime Minister of Zimbabwe
• 1957 –
  Matt Knudsen, American actor
• 1961 –
  Pam Oliver, American sportscaster
• 1969 –
  Walter Schreifels, American musician (Gorilla Biscuits)
• 1970 –
  Michel van der Aa, Dutch composer
• 1976 –
  Kisaki, Japanese musician
• 1988 –
  Michael Dunlop, Northern Irish motorbike racer

Who died on March 10?

• 1585 –
  Rembert Dodoens, Flemish physician and botanist (b. 1517)
• 1670 –
  Johann Rudolf Glauber, German chemist (b. 1604)
• 1776 –
  Élie Catherine Fréron, French critic (b. 1719)
• 1832 –
  Muzio Clementi, Italian composer (b. 1752)
• 1910 –
  Karl Lueger, mayor of Vienna (b. 1844)
• 1948 –
  Jan Masaryk, Foreign Minister of Czechoslovakia (b. 1886)
• 1948 –
  Zelda Fitzgerald, American novelist, wife of F. Scott Fitzgerald (b. 1900)
• 1997 –
  LaVern Baker, American singer (b. 1929)
• 2005 –
  Danny Taylor, American musician (Silver Apples)
• 2007 –
  Ernie Ladd, American football player and wrestler (b. 1938)