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 69th 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.

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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.

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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.
  • 1816
    Crossing of the Andes: A group of royalist scouts is captured during the Action of Juncalito.
  • 1831
    The French Foreign Legion is established by King Louis-Philippe to support his war in Algeria.
  • 1891
    Almon Strowger, an undertaker in Topeka, Kansas, patents the Strowger switch, a device which led to the automation of telephone circuit switching.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 1969
    In Memphis, Tennessee, James Earl Ray pleads guilty to assassinating Martin Luther King Jr. He later retracts his plea.
  • 1975
    Vietnam War: North Vietnamese troops attack Ban Me Thuot, South Vietnam, on their way to capturing Saigon.
  • 1977
    Rings of Uranus: Astronomers discover rings around Uranus.
  • 1980
    Formation of the Irish Army Ranger Wing

Who were born on March 10?

  • 1810
    Samuel Ferguson, Irish poet (d. 1886)
  • 1844
    Pablo de Sarasate, Spanish violinist (d. 1908)
  • 1881
    Thomas Quinlan, musical impresario (d. 1951)
  • 1888
    Baldwin Cooke, American actor d. 1953
  • 1892
    Arthur Honegger, French-born Swiss composer (d. 1955)
  • 1899
    Robert Meier, German WW1 veteran (d. 2007)
  • 1961
    Pam Oliver, American sportscaster
  • 1962
    Jasmine Guy, American actress
  • 1966
    Mike Timlin, American baseball player
  • 1973
    Mauricio Taricco, Argentine footballer

Who died on March 10?

  • 1315
    Agnes Blannbekin, Austrian mystic (b. c. 1244)
  • 1832
    Muzio Clementi, Italian composer (b. 1752)
  • 1898
    Marie-Eugénie de Jésus, Founder of the Religious of the Assumption (b. 1817)
  • 1950
    Marguerite De La Motte, American actress (b. 1902)
  • 1966
    Frits Zernike, Dutch physicist, Nobel laureate (b. 1888)
  • 1967
    Yiorgos Batis, Greek composer and musician (b. 1885)
  • 1970
    Vasilis Avlonitis, Greek actor (b. 1904)
  • 1992
    Giorgos Zampetas, Greek composer and musician (b. 1925)
  • 1996
    Ross Hunter, American film producer (b. 1920)
  • 2010
    Corey Haim, Canadian actor (b. 1971)

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