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March 10 is the 69th day of the year (70th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. PortalCurrent events International holidays February 2 - Candlemas February 5 - Shrove International holidays March 2 - Mothering Sunday (Britain March 7 - Nyepi (Indonesia International holidays and other major events April 1 - April Fools' Day April 4 - Qingming Festival (Mainland Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant Events 986 - Louis V becomes King of the Franks. 1127 - Assassination of Charles the Good Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a Events 1079 - Omar Khayyám completes the Iranian calendar. 1454 - Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of Events 161 - Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius dies and is succeeded by co-Emperors Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion. Events 590 - Bahram Chobin is crowned as king Barham VI of Persia. Events 1425 BC - Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty Events 538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving Events 1138 - Cardinal Gregorio Conti is elected Antipope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II. Events 1489 - The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice. Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, Events 597 BC - Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king Events 45 BC - In his last victory Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. Events 630 - Byzantine emperor Heraclius restores the True Cross to Jerusalem. Events 238 - Gordian I and his son Gordian II are proclaimed Roman emperor. Events 1174 - Jocelin, Abbot of Melrose, is elected Bishop of Glasgow. Events 1401 - Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus. 1603 - James VI of Scotland Events 1199 - Richard I is wounded by a crossbow bolt while fighting France which leads to his death on April 6. Events 1026 - Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor. Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates Events 37 - Roman Emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate. Events 1461 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton - Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King Events 240 BC - 1st recorded Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common International holidays March 2 - Mothering Sunday (Britain March 7 - Nyepi (Indonesia March 2007 is the third month of the year It began on a Thursday, and ended 31 days later on a Saturday. Stories without links will be removed. News stories must be in English March 2005: ← - January 2005 - February 2005 - March - April 2005 - May 2005 - June 2005 - July 2005 March 2004: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September March 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September March 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September March 2000: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today There are 296 days remaining until the end of the year.

Contents 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances 5 External links

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. Events By place Greece The Eurypontid King of Sparta, Agis IV, is called away from Sparta when Aratus of Sicyon The First Punic War ( 264 to 241 BC) was the first of three major wars fought between Carthage and the Roman Republic. The Battle of the Aegates Islands or Aegusa ( Aegadian Islands, off the western coast of the island of Sicily, 10 March 241 BC) was The Roman Republic was the phase of the ancient Roman civilization characterized by a Republican form of government a period which began with the overthrow of the Carthage (Καρχηδών Karkhēdōn, Carthago from the Phoenician קרת חדשת phn-Latn Qart-ḥadašt meaning new town) refers The First Punic War ( 264 to 241 BC) was the first of three major wars fought between Carthage and the Roman Republic.
• 1629 - Charles I of England dissolves Parliament, starting the Eleven Years Tyranny in which there was no parliament. Charles I, (19 November 1600 &ndash 30 January 1649 was King of England, Scotland and Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution. TalkParliament#Screen-size. -->A  parliament is a Legislature, especially in those The Personal Rule (also known as the Eleven Years Tyranny) was the period from 1629 to 1640, when King Charles I of England, TalkParliament#Screen-size. -->A  parliament is a Legislature, especially in those
• 1735 - An agreement between Nadir Shah and Paul I of Russia is signed near Ganja and Russian troops are withdrawn from Baku. Year 1735 ( MDCCXXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Nāder Shāh Afshār ( also known as Nāder Qoli Beg - نادر قلی بیگ or Tahmāsp Qoli Khān - تهماسپ قلی خان) (November Paul (Па́вел I Петро́вич Pavel Petrovich) ( &ndash) was the Emperor of Russia between 1796 and 1801 Baku (Bakı sometimes known as Baqy, Baky, Baki or Bakü, is the capital the largest city and the largest port of Azerbaijan
• 1762 - French Huguenot Jean Calas, who was 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
• 1801 - First census in Great Britain
• 1804 - Louisiana Purchase: In St. Louis, a formal ceremony is conducted to transfer ownership of the Louisiana Territory from France to the United States. Year 1762 ( MDCCLXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The Huguenots were members of the Protestant Reformed Church of France (or French Calvinists) from the sixteenth to the eighteenth Jean Calas (1698 &ndash 1762 was a merchant living in Toulouse, France, famous for having been the victim of a biased trial due to his being a Protestant François-Marie Arouet ( 21 November 1694 30 May 1778) better known by the Pen name Voltaire, was a French Year 1801 ( MDCCCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Tuesday A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population See also Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain (Breatainn Mhòr Prydain Fawr Breten Veur Graet Breetain is the larger of the two main islands Year 1804 ( MDCCCIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a For the film see Louisiana Purchase (film. The Louisiana Purchase (French Vente de la Louisiane "Louisiana Sale" The State of Louisiana ( or, État de Louisiane, pronounced) is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
• 1814 - Napoleon I of France is defeated at the Battle of Laon in France. Year 1814 ( MDCCCXIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Napoleon Bonaparte (15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821 was a French military and political leader who had a significant impact on the History of Europe. The Battle of Laon ( March 9 - 10, 1814) was the victory of Blücher's Prussian army over Napoleon's French This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
• 1830 - The KNIL also known as the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army is created. For the game see 1830 (board game. Year 1830 ( MDCCCXXX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display The Royal Netherlands East Indies Army ( Koninklijk Nederlands Indisch Leger; KNIL was the army of the Netherlands in its former Colony of the
• 1831 - The French Foreign Legion is established by King Louis-Philippe to support his war in Algeria. Year 1831 ( MDCCCXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a List of Queens and Empresses of France Wikipedia_talkFeatured_lists#Proposed_change_to_all_featured_lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below Louis Philippe ( 6 October 1773 &ndash 26 August 1850) was King of the French from 1830 to 1848 in what was known as the French rule of Algeria lasted from 1830 to 1962 under a variety of governmental systems
• 1848 - The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo is ratified by the United States Senate, ending the Mexican-American War. Year 1848 ( MDCCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ( Tratado de Guadalupe Hidalgo in Spanish) is the Peace treaty, largely dictated by the United States to The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives
• 1861 - El Hadj Umar Tall seizes the city of Segou, destroying the Bambara Empire of Mali. Year 1861 ( MDCCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common El Hadj Umar Tall, also Umar Tal, Umar Taal "Umar Futi" al-Hajj Umar ibn Sa'id Tal, or el-Hadj Omar ibn Sa'id Tal, (ca Ségou ( Seku, Segu) is a City in south-central Mali, lying northeast of Bamako on the River Niger, in the region The Bamana Empire (also Bambara Empire or Ségou Empire) was a large pre-colonial West African state based at Ségou, now in Mali Mali, officially the Republic of Mali (République du Mali is a Landlocked nation in Western Africa.
• 1864 - American Civil War: The Red River Campaign begins as Union troops reach Alexandria, Louisiana. Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South The Red River Campaign or Red River Expedition consisted of a series of battles fought along the Red River in Louisiana during the American Civil War During the American Civil War, the Union was a name used to refer to the federal government of the United States, which was supported by the twenty-three Alexandria is a City in and the Parish seat of Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States.
• 1876 - Alexander Graham Bell makes the first successful telephone call by saying "Mr. Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Basic principle A traditional landline telephone system also known as "plain old telephone service" (POTS, commonly handles both signaling and audio information Watson, come here, I want to see you. "
• 1880 - Members of the Salvation Army land in the United States and begin operations. Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year The Salvation Army is a Christian charity and church that is internally organised like a military service. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
• 1891 - Almon Strowger, an undertaker in Topeka, Kansas, patents the strowger switch, a device which led to the automation of telephone circuit switching. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Almon Brown Strowger (1839 &ndash May 26 1902 gave his name to the electromechanical Telephone exchange technology that his invention and Patent inspired Topeka ( Kansa: Tó Ppí Kˀé ˌto ˈpːi ˌkˀeɪ Ioway: Dó Pí Kˀé ˌto ˈpʰi ˌkˀeɪ The Strowger switch, also known as Step-by-Step or SXS, is an early electromechanical telephone switching system invented by Almon Brown Strowger.
• 1893 - Côte d'Ivoire becomes a French colony. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Côte d'Ivoire (ˌkoʊt divˈwɑː(r ' in English, kot diˈvwaʀ in French) or Ivory Coast, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
• 1902 - Second Boer War: South African Boers win their last battle over British forces, with the capture of a British general and 200 of his men. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting See also First Boer War,, South African Wars (1879-1915 The Second Boer War ( Dutch: Tweede Boerenoorlog, Afrikaans: The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa Boer (ˈbuːr in Dutch ˈbʊɚ/ /boʊɚ or /ˈbɔr/ in English is the Dutch word for Farmer which came to denote the descendants of the proto Afrikaans The Armed forces of the United Kingdom, commonly known as the British Armed Forces or Her Majesty's Armed Forces, and sometimes legally the Armed Forces The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was the formal name of the United Kingdom from 1 January 1801 until 12 April 1927
• 1902 - A United States court of appeals rules that Thomas Edison did not invent the movie camera. The United States courts of appeals (or circuit courts) are the intermediate appellate courts This article is about motion picture film cameras See Video camera for cameras which record images electronically
• 1905 - Eleftherios Venizelos asks the independence of Crete and its union with Greece again, starting the Cretan Revolution in Theriso. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Eleftherios Venizelos (full name Elefthérios Kyriákou Venizélos, Greek: Ελευθέριος Κυριάκου Βενιζέλος ( Mournies Crete ( Greek: Κρήτη transliteration: Krētē, modern transliteration Kriti) is the largest of the Greek islands and the Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία Theriso (Θέρισο Δήμος Θερίσου is a town and municipality in the west of the island of Crete, Greece.
• 1906 - The Courrières mine disaster, Europe's worst ever, kills 1099 miners in Northern France. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting The Courrières mine disaster, Europe's worst mining accident caused the death of 1099 miners (including many children in Northern France on 10 March 1906 This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
• 1912 - Yuan Shikai is sworn in as the second Provisional President of the Republic of China. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Yuan Shikai ( Courtesy Weiting 慰亭 Pseudonym: Rong'an 容庵 ( September 16, 1859 &ndash June 6, The President of the Republic of China ( is the Head of state of the Republic of China (ROC (commonly known as Taiwan since the 1970s
• 1917 - Batangas was formally founded as one of the Philippines's earliest encomiendas. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year This article is about the province For the city see Batangas City. The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP The encomienda system is a Trusteeship labor system that was employed by the Spanish crown during the Spanish colonization of the Americas and the
• 1922 - Mahatma Gandhi is arrested in India, tried for sedition, and sentenced to six years in prison, although he is released after two years in February 1924 after an operation for appendicitis. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi ( Gujarati: મોહનદાસ કરમચંદ ગાંધી moɦən̪d̪äs kəɾəmʧən̪d̪ gän̪d̪ʱi (2 October 1869 – 30 January This is about the law term For other uses see Sedition (disambiguation Sedition is a term of Law which refers to covert conduct Appendicitis (or epityphlitis) is a condition characterized by Inflammation of the appendix.
• 1933 - An earthquake in Long Beach, California kills 120 people. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth 's crust that creates Seismic waves Earthquakes are recorded with a Seismometer Long Beach is a city located in southern California, USA, on the Pacific coast
• 1945 - The Army Air Force firebombs Tokyo, and the resulting firestorm kills more than 100,000 people, mostly civilians. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar The United States Army Air Forces ( USAAF) was the military aviation arm of the United States of America during and immediately after World War II. A firestorm is a Conflagration which attains such intensity that it creates and sustains its own wind system
• 1948 - The Indian Union Muslim League is founded, by remnants of the old Muslim League. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Indian Union Muslim League is a Muslim nationalist Political party in India. The All India Muslim League ( Urdu: آل انڈیا مسلم لیگ Bengali:?????? ??? founded at Dhaka in 1906 was a political party in British
• 1952 - Fulgencio Batista leads a successful coup in Cuba. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. General Fulgencio Batista y Zaldívar (fulˈxensjo βaˈtista i salˈdiβar January 16, 1901 &ndash August 6, 1973) was a Cuban The Republic of Cuba (ˈkjuːbə or) consists of the island of Cuba (the largest and second-most populous island of the Greater Antilles) Isla de la
• 1959 - Tibet leads an unsuccessful uprising against ten years of Chinese occupation in Lhasa. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Definitions of Tibet See also Definitions of Tibet Name In English The English word Tibet, like the word for Tibet in most European China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National Lhasa, ( in English l̥ʰásə or in Tibetan; Chinese: 拉萨 Pinyin: Lāsà sometimes spelled Lasa, is the administrative capital of the Thousands are massacred by the occupying Chinese army. China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National
• 1969 - In Memphis, Tennessee, James Earl Ray pleads guilty to assassinating Martin Luther King Jr. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Memphis is a City in the southwest corner of Tennessee, and the County seat of Shelby County. Martin Luther King Jr ( January 15, 1929 April 4, 1968) was an American clergyman, Activist and prominent leader He would later retract his guilty plea.
• 1970 - Vietnam War: Captain Ernest Medina is charged with My Lai war crimes. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia Ernest Lou Medina (born August 27, 1936) was a Captain in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. The My Lai Massacre ( approximately) (thảm sát Mỹ Lai was the Mass murder of 347 to 504 unarmed citizens of the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam almost
• 1975 - Vietnam War: North Vietnamese troops attack Ban Me Thuot, South Vietnam, on their way to capturing Saigon. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRVN or less commonly Vietnamese Democratic Republic (Việt Nam Dân Chủ Cộng Hòa was a Country on the northern half of Vietnam "RVN" redirects here RVN is also the former callsign of a TV station in Wagga Wagga New South Wales Australia
• 1975 - Sanyo Shinkansen open between Osaka and Fukuoka. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The is one of the lines of the Shinkansen High speed rail network in Japan. is a city in Japan, located at the mouth of the Yodo River on Osaka Bay, in the Kansai region of the main island of Honshū is the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture and is situated on the northern shore of the island of Kyūshū in Japan, across
• 1977 - Rings of Uranus: Astronomers discover rings around Uranus. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays The planet Uranus has a system of rings intermediate in complexity between the more extensive set around Saturn and the simpler systems around Jupiter and A planetary ring is a ring of Cosmic dust and other small particles Orbiting around a Planet in a flat disc-shaped region
• 1980 - Madeira School headmistress Jean Harris shoots and kills Scarsdale diet doctor Herman Tarnower
• 1982 - The United States places an embargo on Libyan petroleum imports because of their support of terrorist groups. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Jean Harris (born Jean Struven in Cleveland Ohio on April 27, 1923) was the headmistress of The Madeira School for girls in McLean Virginia Herman Tarnower ( March 18, 1910 &ndash March 10, 1980) was a Cardiologist and the author (with Samm Sinclair Baker) of Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) The United States of America —commonly referred to as the In international Commerce and politics, an embargo is the prohibition of commerce Libya ( ليبيا ar-Latn Lībiyā; Libyan vernacular: Lībya; Amazigh:) officially the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Petroleum ( L petroleum, from Greek πετρέλαιον, lit Many organizations that are accused of being a terrorist organization deny using Terrorism as a Military tactic to achieve their goals and there is no international
• 1982 - Syzygy: all 9 planets align on the same side of the Sun. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) In broadest terms Syzygy (ˈsɪzɪʤi is a kind of unity especially through coordination or alignment most commonly used in the Astronomical and/or Astrological A planet, as defined by the International Astronomical Union (IAU is a celestial body Orbiting a Star or stellar remnant that is The Sun (Sol is the Star at the center of the Solar System. See also Jupiter effect. Astronomers were aware that there would be a close alignment of the Planets on March 10 1982 when Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Pluto and Saturn would be on the same side of the
• 1987 - The Holy See condemns the practice of surrogate motherhood, along with test-tube babies and artificial insemination. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) The Holy See is the episcopal jurisdiction of the Bishop of Rome, commonly known as the Pope, and is the preeminent Episcopal see of the Roman Catholic Surrogacy is a method of Reproduction whereby a woman agrees to become pregnant and deliver a child for a contracted party In vitro fertilisation ( IVF) is a process by which AIH redirects here For the indie rock band abbreviated AIH see Architecture in Helsinki Artificial insemination (AI is the process by which
• 1990 - In Haiti, Prosper Avril is ousted 18 months after seizing power in a coup. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Haiti ( English: ˈheɪ·tiː or haɪ·ˈjiː·tiː French Haïti a·i·ti Haitian Creole: Prosper Avril (born December 12 1937) is a former President of Haiti, one of the most influential Haitian political figures of the last
• 2000 - The NASDAQ Composite stock market index peaks at 5132. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. The Nasdaq Composite is a Stock market index of all of the Common stocks and similar securities (e A stock market index is a method of measuring a section of the Stock market. 52, signaling the beginning of the end of the dot-com boom. The " dot-com bubble " (or sometimes the " IT bubble " was a speculative bubble covering roughly 1995–2001 (with a climax on March 10
• 2006 - The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter arrives at Mars. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. NASA 's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter ( MRO) is a multipurpose Spacecraft designed to conduct Reconnaissance and exploration of Mars
• 2006 - Mass unrest by the PCC started in São Paulo (the biggest city in Brazil) which would eventually kill more than 152 people. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Primeiro Comando da Capital, PCC for short ( Portuguese for First Capital Command; pɾi'me(iɾu ko'mɐ̃du da kapi'taw is an Anti-establishment São Paulo ( is the largest city in Brazil, with its metropolitan area ranking among the largest urban areas in the world |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld

Births

• 1415 - Vasili II of Russia (d. Vasily II Vasiliyevich Tyomniy (Blind (Василий II Васильевич Тёмный in Russian) ( March 10, 1415 – March 27, 1462 1462)
• 1452 - Ferdinand II of Aragon (d. Ferdinand II of Aragon the Catholic (Fernando II de Aragón y V de Castilla "el Católico" Ferran II d'Aragó "el Catòlic" Ferrando II d'Aragón 1516)
• 1503 - Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor (d. Ferdinand I Holy Roman Emperor ( Alcalá de Henares (near Madrid) Kingdom of Castile (now Spain) 10 March 1503 &ndash 1564)
• 1536 - Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk, English politician (d. Thomas Howard 4th Duke of Norfolk ( 10 March, 1536 &mdash 2 June 1572) was an English nobleman also the 1st Earl of Southampton 1572)
• 1628 - Marcello Malpighi, Italian physician (d. Marcello Malpighi ( March 10, 1628 - September 30, 1694) was an Italian doctor who gave his name to several physiological features 1694)
• 1709 - Georg Steller, German naturalist (d. Year 1709 ( MDCCIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year 1746)
• 1745 - John Gunby, Maryland Soldier in the American Revolutionary War (d. Year 1746 ( MDCCXLVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1745 ( MDCCXLV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a John Gunby ( March 10, 1745 &ndash May 17, 1807) was an American planter and soldier from Somerset County Maryland whom In this article the inhabitants of the thirteen colonies that supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as "Americans" with occasional references to "Patriots" 1807)
• 1749 - Lorenzo da Ponte, Italian librettist (d. Year 1807 ( MDCCCVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1749 ( MDCCXLIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a This article is about the librettist Lorenzo da Ponte For the Bishop of the same name see Vittorio Veneto. 1838)
• 1769 - Joseph Williamson, English philanthropist and tunnel builder (d. Year 1838 ( MDCCCXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1769 ( MDCCLXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Joseph Williamson is the name of several people Joseph Williamson (politician (1633-1701 English politician Joseph Williamson (philanthropist 1840)
• 1772 - Friedrich von Schlegel, German aesthetician (d. Year 1840 ( MDCCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1772 ( MDCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Karl Wilhelm Friedrich (later von) Schlegel ( March 10, 1772 - January 12, 1829) was a German Poet 1829)
• 1776 - Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Queen consort of Prussia (d. For the game see 1829 (board game. Year 1829 ( MDCCCXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display Year 1776 ( MDCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Luise Auguste Wilhelmine Amalie ( Luisa Augusta Wilhelmina Amelia) ( March 10, 1776 &ndash July 19, 1810) Queen of 1810)
• 1787 - William Etty, English painter (d. Year 1810 ( MDCCCX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1787 ( MDCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common William Etty ( 10 March, 1787 &ndash 13 November, 1849) was an English painter, best known for his paintings of nudes 1849)
• 1788 - Joseph von Eichendorff, German writer (d. Year 1849 ( MDCCCXLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1788 ( MDCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap Joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff ( March 10, 1788 – November 26, 1857) was a German Poet and Novelist 1857)
• 1810 - Samuel Ferguson, Irish poet (d. Click here for Indian Rebellion of 1857 Year 1857 ( MDCCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the Year 1810 ( MDCCCX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Sir Samuel Ferguson ( 10 March 1810 – 9 August 1886) was an Irish poet, Barrister, Antiquarian, Artist 1886)
• 1842 - Mykola Lysenko, Ukrainian composer (d. Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1842 ( MDCCCXLII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Mykola Vitaliiovych Lysenko (Микола Віталійович Лисенко &ndash) was a Ukrainian Composer, Pianist, conductor and 1912)
• 1844 - Pablo de Sarasate, Spanish violinist (d. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Year 1844 ( MDCCCXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Pablo Martín Melitón de Sarasate y Navascués ( March 10 1844 &ndash September 20 1908, pronounced Sah-ra-SAH-teh was a Spanish 1908)
• 1845 - Alexander III of Russia (d. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1845 ( MDCCCXLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Alexander III Alexandrovich ( 10 March 1845 – 1 November 1894) (Александр III Александрович reigned as Emperor 1894)
• 1847 - Kate Sheppard, New Zealand suffragist (d. Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1847 ( MDCCCXLVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Katherine Wilson Sheppard (10 March 1847 or 1848&ndash 13 July 1934 was the most prominent member of New Zealand's women's suffrage movement and is the country's most famous 1934)
• 1850 - Spencer Gore, British tennis player and cricketer (d. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For the game see 1850 (board game. 1850 ( MDCCCL) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link Spencer William Gore ( March 10, 1850 &ndash April 19, 1906) was a Tennis player and Cricketer for Surrey. 1906)
• 1880 - Broncho Billy Anderson, American actor (d. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Broncho Billy Anderson ( March 21, 1880 – January 20, 1971) was an American actor writer director and producer who is best 1971)
• 1887 - Toshitsugu Takamatsu, Grandmaster of Ninjutsu (d. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common was born on 10 March 1887 (the 23rd year of Meiji in Akashi, Hyogo province, Japan and died on 2 April 1972 1972)
• 1888 - Barry Fitzgerald, Irish actor (d. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Barry Fitzgerald (10 March 1888 - 14 January 1961 was an Academy Award winning Irish stage film and television actor 1961)
• 1892 - Arthur Honegger, French-born Swiss composer (d. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Arthur Honegger (March 10 1892 &ndash November 27 1955 was a Swiss Composer, who was born in France and lived a large part of his life in Paris. 1955)
• 1892 - Gregory La Cava, American director (d. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Gregory La Cava ( March 10, 1892 &ndash March 1, 1952) was an American Film director best known for his films of the 1930s 1952)
• 1899 - Robert Meier, German WW1 veteran, formerly Germany's oldest man. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Robert Meier ( March 10, 1897 — January 29, 2007) was at the age of 109 Germany 's oldest living man a combat-wounded veteran of (d. 2007)
• 1903 - Bix Beiderbecke, American musician (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Leon Bix Beiderbecke ( March 10, 1903 &ndash August 6, 1931) was an American Jazz Cornetist and composer as well 1931)
• 1905 - Betty Amann, German-American actress. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Betty Amann ( March 10, 1905 - August 3, 1990) was a German-American film actress (d. 1990)
• 1905 - Richard Haydn, English actor (d. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Richard Haydn ( March 10, 1905 &ndash April 25, 1985) was an English comic actor in Radio, Movies, and 1985)
• 1915 - Harry Bertoia, Italian artist (d. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Harry Bertoia (b March 10, 1915 in San Lorenzo, Pordenone, Italy. 1978)
• 1915 - Sir Charles Groves, English conductor(d. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Sir Charles Barnard Groves ( March 10 1915 &ndash 1992)
• 1918 - Günther Rall, German ace fighter pilot
• 1917 - Frank Perconte, American sergeant from Easy Company during WWII. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Lieutenant-General Günther Rall (born 10 March, 1918) is the third most successful Fighter ace in history and the most successful ace still A flying ace or fighter ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down several enemy Aircraft during aerial combat A fighter aircraft is a Military aircraft designed primarily for air-to-air combat with other Aircraft, as opposed to a Bomber, which is designed Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Frank 'Perco' Perconte (born March 10, 1917) was a Non-commissioned officer during World War II with Easy Company, 2nd Battalion
• 1919 - Marion Hutton, American singer (d. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Marion Thornburg, better known as Marion Hutton ( 10 March 1919, Battle Creek Michigan - 10 January 1987, Kirkland 1987)
• 1920 - Alfred Peet, Dutch-American entrepreneur and the founder of Peet's Coffee & Tea (d. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Alfred H Peet ( March 10, 1920 &ndash August 29, 2007) was a Dutch - American entrepreneur and the founder of 2007)
• 1920 - Boris Vian, French writer and musician (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Boris Vian ( March 10, 1920 &ndash June 23, 1959) was a French Polymath: Writer, Poet, 1959)
• 1923 - Val Logsdon Fitch, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1925 - Manolis Anagnostakis, Greek poet (d. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Val Logsdon Fitch (born March 10, 1923, Merriman, Nebraska, USA) is an American nuclear physicist. The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Manolis Anagnostakis ( 10 March 1925 – 23 June 2005) was a Greek poet and critic at the forefront of the Marxist 2005)
• 1928 - James Earl Ray, American assassin (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 1998)
• 1928 - Sara Montiel, Spanish actress and singer
• 1931 - Georges Dor, Quebec author, playwright, singer and songwriter (d. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sara Montiel (also Sarita Montiel or Saritísima) (born March 10, 1928) is a Spanish Singer, and actress Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Georges Dor ( March 10, 1931 - July 24, 2001) (born Georges-Henri Dore) was a Québécois Author, 2001)
• 1935 - Graham Farmer, Australian rules footballer
• 1936 - Sepp Blatter, Swiss ice hockey and football official
• 1936 - Alfredo Zitarrosa, Uruguayan Vocals and journalist (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Graham "Polly" Farmer (born 10 March 1935 Farmer said " If it had not been for Sister Kate I would have had an ice block's hope in hell of ever leading a normal life Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sepp Blatter (born March 10, 1936 in Visp, Valais, Switzerland) is the 8th and current President of FIFA. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Alfredo Zitarrosa (b March 10, 1936 in Montevideo, Uruguay; d Uruguay.(official full name in República Oriental del Uruguay;, Oriental Republic of Uruguay) is a country located in the southeastern part of South America Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, which is often contrasted with Speech. A journalist (also called a newspaperman) is a person who practices Journalism, the gathering and dissemination of information about current events trends 1989)
• 1937 - Joe Viterelli, American actor (d. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Joseph Viterelli ( March 10, 1937 – January 28, 2004) was an American Character actor most famous for his role as "Jelly" 2004)
• 1938 - Marina Vlady, French actress
• 1940 - Chuck Norris, American actor and martial artist
• 1940 - Dean Torrence, American singer (Jan and Dean)
• 1945 - Birgitta Sellén, Swedish politician
• 1946 - Jim Valvano, American basketball coach (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Marina Vlady (born Marina de Poliakoff-Baidaroff in Clichy in 10 May 1938) is a French actress. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Carlos Ray "Chuck" Norris (born March 10 1940 is an American martial artist, action star and Television and Film Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jan and Dean were a Rock and roll duo, popular from the late 1950s through the mid 1960s consisting of William Jan Berry ( April 3, Jan and Dean were a Rock and roll duo, popular from the late 1950s through the mid 1960s consisting of William Jan Berry ( April 3, Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Birgitta Sellén ( March 10, 1945 &ndash is a Swedish Centre Party Politician. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. James Thomas Anthony Valvano ( March 10 1946 – April 28 1993) nicknamed Jimmy V, was an American college Basketball 1993)
• 1946 - Mike Hollands, Australian animator
• 1946 - Hiroshi Fushida, Japanese racing driver
• 1947 - Kim Campbell, 19th Prime Minister of Canada
• 1947 - Paul Condon, Baron Condon, former Commissioner of The Metropolitan Police
• 1947 - Bob Greene, American journalist
• 1947 - Tom Scholz, American songwriter and guitarist (Boston)
• 1948 - Richard Park (broadcaster), British Media Consultant and Broadcaster
• 1952 - Morgan Tsvangirai, Zimbabwe politician
• 1953 - Paul Haggis, Canadian film director
• 1955 - Youssra, Egyptian actress and singer
• 1955 - Toshio Suzuki, Japanese racing driver
• 1956 - Mitchell Lichtenstein, American actor; son of Roy Lichtenstein
• 1957 - Osama bin Laden, Islamic militant
• 1957 - Matt Knudsen, American actor
• 1957 - Shannon Tweed, Canadian actress and model
• 1957 - Jim White, American folk singer-songwriter

• 1958 - Steve Howe, American baseball player (d. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. William Michael "Mike" Hollands (born March 10, 1946) is the Creative director and founder of Melbourne based animation house Act3animation Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. was a racing driver from Japan. He unsuccessfully entered two Formula One Grands Prix with Maki, the first in The Netherlands in 1975 where a blown engine Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Avril Phaedra Douglas "Kim" Campbell, PC, CC, QC, (born March 10, 1947) was the nineteenth Prime Minister of Canada The Prime Minister of Canada ( French: Premier ministre du Canada) is the primary Minister of the Crown, chairman of the Cabinet, and thus Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Not to be confused with the author of the same name (and Old Ignatian Paul Condon Paul Leslie Condon Baron Condon, QPM, DL (b Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robert Bernard Greene Jr (born March 10, 1947) is an American Journalist, best known as an award-winning Columnist for the Donald Thomas "Tom" Scholz (born March 10 1947) is an American rock Musician, Songwriter, Guitarist Boston is an American rock band from Boston Massachusetts that achieved its most notable successes during the 1970s and 1980s Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Richard Park (Born on 10th March 1948 in Kirkcaldy, Fife) is a Media Consultant and broadcaster in the UK Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Morgan Richard Tsvangirai ( English ˈtʃæŋgəˈraɪ Shona ts͡ɸaŋgiˈra Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Paul Edward Haggis (born March 10, 1953 in London Ontario) is an Academy Award -winning Canadian screenwriter producer Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Youssra ( Arabic:يسرا is an Egyptian actress and singer She was born Civene Nassim on March 10, 1955 in Cairo, Racing career In youth he won the All-Japan Kart Championships two times in 1975 and 1976 Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mitchell Wilson Lichtenstein a German-Jew (born 10 March, 1956) is an American Actor, Writer, Producer and director Roy Fox Lichtenstein (October 27 1923 &ndash September 29 1997 was a prominent American Pop artist his work heavily influenced by both popular advertising and Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Osama bin Laden, with some spelling variations is the name used in English to refer to (أسامة بن محمد بن عوض بن لادن born 10 March Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Matt Knudsen (born March 10, 1957, in Raleigh North Carolina) is an American actor and boom operator Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Shannon Lee Tweed (born 10 March 1957 is a Canadian actress and model Jim White (born March 10, 1957) is a Southern American Singer-songwriter and Guitarist. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Steven Roy Howe ( March 10 1958 &ndash April 28 2006) was an American left-handed Relief pitcher in Major League Baseball 2006)
• 1958 - Sharon Stone, American actress
• 1960 - Anne MacKenzie, journalist and broadcaster
• 1961 - Laurel Clark, physician and astronaut (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Sharon Vonne Stone (born March 10, 1958) is an American Golden Globe - and Emmy -winning Actress, producer, and former Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Anne Erica Isobel MacKenzie (born March 10, 1960) is an award winning BBC political and current affairs presenter Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Laurel Blair Salton Clark ( March 10, 1961 – February 1, 2003) was a medical doctor United States Navy Captain, 2003)
• 1961 - Mitch Gaylord, American gymnast
• 1961 - Bobby Petrino, American football coach
• 1961 - Pam Oliver, American sportscaster
• 1962 - Seiko Matsuda, Japanese pop singer
• 1963 - Jeff Ament, American musician (Pearl Jam)
• 1963 - Rick Rubin, American record producer
• 1964 - Neneh Cherry, Swedish musician
• 1964 - Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex
• 1964 - David Faber, American television reporter
• 1964 - Jasmine Guy, American actress
• 1965 - Rod Woodson, American football player
• 1966 - Edie Brickell, American singer
• 1966 - Gráinne Mulvey, Irish composer
• 1966 - Mike Timlin, American baseball player
• 1968 - Felice Arena, Australian children's author
• 1968 - Shoichi Funaki, Japanese professional wrestler
• 1968 - Thio Li-ann, Singaporean law academic and Nominated Member of Parliament
• 1969 - Paget Brewster, American actress
• 1970 - Matt Barlow, American singer (Iced Earth)
• 1971 - Steve Arnold, British racing driver
• 1971 - Jon Hamm, American actor
• 1971 - Timbaland, American rapper
• 1972 - Takashi Fujii, Japanese television performer
• 1972 - Matt Kenseth, American race car driver
• 1972 - Paraskevi Tsiamita, Greek triple jumper
• 1973 - Eva Herzigova, Czech model
• 1973 - Chris Sutton, English footballer
• 1973 - Mauricio Taricco, Argentine footballer
• 1973 - John LeCompt, American guitarist
• 1974 - Hugo Ferreira, American rock musician
• 1975 - Lyne Bessette, Quebec professional bicycle racer
• 1976 - Haifa Wehbe, Lebanese actress, model and singer
• 1977 - Peter Enckelman, Finnish footballer
• 1977 - Shannon Miller, American gymnast and Olympic gold medalist
• 1977 - Colin Murray, British radio DJ
• 1977 - Bree Turner, American dancer and actress
• 1977 - Matt Rubano, American musician (Taking Back Sunday)
• 1977 - Robin Thicke, American singer
• 1978 - Ben Burnley, American musician (Breaking Benjamin)
• 1981 - Samuel Eto'o, Cameroonian footballer
• 1981 - Efthimios Kouloucheris, Greek footballer
• 1981 - Steven Reid, English-born footballer
• 1982 - Timo Glock, German racing car driver
• 1982 - Katharine Isabelle, Canadian actress
• 1983 - Carrie Underwood, American country singer
• 1983 - Che'Nelle, Malaysian Australian Singer
• 1983 - Reena Virk, Canadian murder victim (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Mitchell ("Mitch" Jay Gaylord (born March 10, 1961 in Van Nuys California) is an American gymnast and Olympic gold Bobby Petrino (born in Lewistown Montana) is an American College football coach and the current head coach of the Arkansas Razorbacks. Pamela Donielle Oliver (born March 10, 1961 in Dallas Texas) is an American television sports reporter known for reporting on the sideline of Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. is a Japanese pop Singer-songwriter. Born in Kurume Fukuoka, she rose to fame in 1980 as a Teen idol, making her debut with the song "Hadashi Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jeffrey Allen Ament (born March 10 1963 in Havre, Montana) is an American Bassist and Songwriter. Pearl Jam is an American rock band that formed in Seattle, Washington in 1990 Frederick Jay "Rick" Rubin (born March 10 1963 in Lido Beach New York) is an American Record producer and is currently Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Neneh Cherry (born Neneh Mariann Karlsson on March 10, 1964 in Stockholm) is a two-time Grammy Award -nominated and MTV Europe David Faber is a market news analyst for CNBC, and appears on Squawk on the Street (along with Mark Haines and Erin Burnett Jasmine Guy (born March 10, 1962 in Boston Massachusetts) is an American Actress, Singer and Dancer. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Roderick Kevin "Rod" Woodson (born March 10, 1965 in Fort Wayne Indiana) is a former professional American football Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Edie Brickell (born March 10, 1966 in Oak Cliff, Dallas Texas) is an American Singer-songwriter. Gráinne Mulvey (born in Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin 1966 is an Irish Composer. Michael August Timlin (ˈtɪmlɪn born March 10 1966 in Midland Texas) is a Relief pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Boston Red Sox Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Felice Arena (born March 10 1968 is a popular Australian children's author and illustrator and occasional actor (Kung Fu Naki World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment (1998-present Kai En Tai (1998-2001 In March 1998 Funaki along with Teioh and Togo joined the World Thio Li-ann (born 10 March 1968) is a Singaporean law professor at the National University of Singapore teaching Public law, Public Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Paget Brewster (born March 10, 1969 in Concord, Massachusetts) is an Actress who appeared in the short-lived Comedy series Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Matt Barlow (born 10 March 1970 in Biloxi Mississippi, US) is an American heavy metal singer and police officer Iced Earth is an American heavy metal band from Tampa, Florida that combines influences from Thrash metal, Power metal, Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Steve Arnold (born March 10, 1971 in Stroud, Gloucestershire) is a Race car driver from the United Kingdom. Jonathan Daniel "Jon" Hamm (born March 10, 1971) is an American Actor whose work has been primarily in Television. Timothy Z Mosley (born March 10, 1971) better known by his Stage name Timbaland, is an American Record producer, Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Takashi Fujii ( Japanese: 藤井隆 Fujii Takashi, born March 10, 1972 in Toyonaka, Osaka Matthew Roy Kenseth (born March 10 1972 in Cambridge Wisconsin) is a stock car driver Paraskevi Tsiamita (Παρασκευή Τσιαμίτα parasceˈvi ts͡jaˈmita born March 10, 1972) is a former athlete from Greece Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Eva Herzigová (born March 10, 1973) is a Czech model and actress. Christopher Roy Sutton (born 10 March 1973 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire) is an English former footballer Mauricio Ricardo Taricco (born March 10, 1973 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine footballer player John Charles LeCompt (born March 10, 1973) is an American musician who has been part of the Little Rock Heavy metal music scene since the Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Hugo Ferreira is an American rock musician and singer-songwriter for the band Tantric. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lyne Bessette (born on March 10, 1975 in Lac Brome Quebec) is a professional Bicycle racer from Quebec, Canada Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Haifa Wehbe ( هيفاء وهبي born March 10 1976) is an Arab Lebanese Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Peter Enckelman (born March 10, 1977 in Turku) is a Finnish football Goalkeeper who is currently with Football League Magnificent Seven (gymnastics Shannon Lee Miller (born March 10 1977 in Rolla, Missouri, United States is a former artistic gymnast from Edmond Colin Murray (born March 10 1977)is a BBC national radio and television presenter from the Ballybeen estate in Dundonald, east Bree Nicole Turner (born March 10, 1977) is an American actress Taking Back Sunday is a band from Amityville New York, Long Island, New York. Robin Alan Thicke (born March 10 1977 is an American Grammy Award winning R&B singer songwriter Musician, Composer, and occasional actor Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Benjamin Jackson Burnley (born March 10, 1978 in Atlantic City New Jersey) is the Vocalist and Guitarist for the band Breaking Breaking Benjamin is an Alternative metal band from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Samuel Eto'o Fils (born March 10, 1981 in Douala) is a Cameroonian football striker who plays for Spanish La Liga club Efthimios Kouloucheris is a dynamic defender playing for Aris Thessaloniki. Steven John Reid (born March 10, 1981 in Kingston, Greater London) is an English born Irish football player Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Timo Glock (born March 18, 1982 in Lindenfels, Germany) is a Motor racing driver Katharine Isabelle (born November 10, 1981) is a Canadian actress. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Carrie Marie Underwood (born March 10 1983 in Muskogee, Oklahoma) is an American Country Singer-songwriter. Cheryline Lim (born March 10, 1983 in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia) also known as Che'Nelle is a pop / Reena Virk ( March 10, 1983 – November 14, 1997) was a resident of Saanich British Columbia, Canada. 1997)
• 1983 - Rafe Spall, English Actor
• 1984 - Ben May, English footballer
• 1984 - Olivia Wilde, American actress
• 1985 - Lassana Diarra, French footballer
• 1985 - Casey Dienel, American singer-songwriter
• 1985 - Kim Leclerc, Canadian politician
• 1986 - JC de Vera, Filipino Actor
• 1992 - Emily Osment, American actress and singer
• 1994 - Nyjah Huston, American Skateboarder

Deaths

• 1291 - Arghun, Persian ruler
• 1510 - Johann Geiler von Kaisersberg, Swiss-born preacher (b. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Rafe Joseph Spall (born 10 March 1983) is an English Actor. He landed an agent after he was spotted in a National Youth Theatre Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Benjamin Steven "Ben" May (born March 10 1984 in Gravesend, England) is an English footballer who is currently Olivia Wilde (born Olivia Jane Cockburn March 10, 1984) is an American actress. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Lassana Diarra (born March 10, 1985 in Paris, France) is a French footballer of Malian descent who plays for Casey Dienel (born March 10, 1985) is an American Singer-songwriter and Pianist. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) John Carlo de Vera, better known by his Screen name JC de Vera (born March 10, 1986 in Manila, Philippines) is a Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Emily Jordan Osment (born March 10 1992 in Los Angeles California is an American teen actress, singer and songwriter Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Nyjah Huston (b November 30, 1994) is a professional skateboarder from Davis California. Arghun Khan (c 1258 &ndash March 7, 1291 was the fourth ruler of the Mongol empire's Ilkhanate, from 1284 to 1291 Johann Geiler von Kaisersberg ( Schaffhausen, March 16, 1445 &ndash Strasburg March 10, 1510) was a Swiss-born 1445)
• 1513 - John de Vere, 13th Earl of Oxford, English commander (b. John de Vere 13th Earl of Oxford ( 8 September, 1442 &ndash 10 March, 1513) was one of the principal Lancastrian commanders during 1443)
• 1549 - Thomas Seymour, 1st Baron Seymour of Sudeley, English politician and diplomat
• 1584 - Thomas Norton, English politician and writer (b. Thomas Seymour 1st Baron Seymour of Sudeley (c 1508 &ndash March 20, 1549) was a son of Sir John Seymour and the former Margarey Wentworth Thomas Norton (1532 &ndash March 10, 1584) was an English lawyer politician writer of verse &mdash but not as has been claimed the chief interrogator 1532)
• 1585 - Rembert Dodoens, Flemish physician and botanist (b. Rembert Dodoens ( Mechelen June 29, 1517 &ndash Leyden March 10, 1585) was a Flemish Physician and 1517)
• 1588 - Theodor Zwinger, Swiss scholar (b. Theodor Zwinger ( August 2, 1533 - March 10, 1588) was a Swiss Scholar. 1533)
• 1669 - John Denham, English poet (b. Sir John Denham ( 1615 - 10 March 1669) Poet, son of the Chief Baron of Exchequer in Ireland, was born in Dublin, and educated 1615)
• 1670 - Johann Rudolf Glauber, German chemist (b. Johann Rudolf Glauber ( 1604 (? March 10 1670) a German - Dutch alchemist and Chemist. 1604)
• 1776 - Élie Catherine Fréron, French critic (b. Year 1776 ( MDCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Élie Catherine Fréron (1719 &ndash March 10, 1776) was a French Critic and controversialist whose career focused on countering the influence 1719)
• 1776 - Niclas Sahlgren, Swedish merchant and philanthropist (b. Year 1719 ( MDCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Niclas Sahlgren (in full Nicolaus Sahlgren) ( 18 March 1701 &ndash 10 March 1776) Swedish merchant and philanthropist 1701)
• 1792 - John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. Year 1792 ( MDCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year John Stuart 3rd Earl of Bute, KG, PC (25 May 1713 &ndash 10 March 1792 styled Lord Mount Stuart before 1723 was a Scottish nobleman The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political leader of the United Kingdom 1713)
• 1832 - Muzio Clementi, Italian composer (b. Year 1713 ( MDCCXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1832 ( MDCCCXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Muzio Clementi (23 January 1752 &ndash 10 March 1832 was a classical Composer, and acknowledged as the first to write specifically for the Piano. 1752)
• 1861 - Taras Shevchenko, Ukrainian poet (b. Year 1752 ( MDCCLII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar for European countries but not Great Britain) of Year 1861 ( MDCCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Taras Hryhorovych Shevchenko (Тарáс Григóрович Шевчéнко ( &ndash) was a Ukrainian Poet, Artist and humanist. 1814)
• 1872 - Giuseppe Mazzini, Italian politician (b. Year 1814 ( MDCCCXIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1872 ( MDCCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Giuseppe Mazzini ( June 22, 1805, Genoa, Italy - March 10, 1872, Pisa, Italy was an Italian Patriot 1805)
• 1895 - Charles Frederick Worth, English-born couturier (b. Year 1805 ( MDCCCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Charles Frederick Worth ( October 13, 1825 &ndash March 10, 1895) widely considered the Father of Haute Couture, was an English 1826)
• 1910 - Karl Lueger, mayor of Vienna (b. For the game see 1826 (board game. Year 1826 ( MDCCCXXVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Karl Lueger ( IPA not) ( October 24, 1844 - March 10, 1910) was an Austrian politician and Mayor of Vienna 1844)
• 1910 - Carl Reinecke, German pianist, conductor and composer (b. Year 1844 ( MDCCCXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Carl Heinrich Carsten Reinecke ( June 23, 1824 &ndash 1824)
• 1913 - Harriet Tubman, American abolitionist (b. Year 1824 ( MDCCCXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Harriet Tubman (born Araminta Ross; c 1820 – 10 March 1913 was an African-American Abolitionist, Humanitarian, and Union 1820)
• 1937 - Yevgeny Zamyatin, Russian writer (b. Year 1820 ( MDCCCXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Yevgeny Ivanovich Zamyatin (Евге́ний Ива́нович Замя́тин) ( February 1, 1884 – March 10, 1937) was a Russian 1884)
• 1940 - Mikhaïl Boulgakov, Russian writer (b. Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mikhail Afanasievich Bulgakov (Михаил Афанасьевич Булгаков, Kiev &ndash March 10, 1940, Moscow) was a Russian 1891)
• 1942 - William Henry Bragg, English physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sir William Henry Bragg OM, KBE (2 July 1862 – 10 March 1942 was a British Physicist and Chemist who uniquely shared the The Nobel Prize (Nobelpriset (Nobelprisen is a Swedish prize established in the 1895 will of Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel; it was first awarded in Peace, Literature 1862)
• 1948 - Zelda Fitzgerald, American artist, wife of writer F. Scott Fitzgerald (b. Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald (July 24 1900 – March 10 1948 born Zelda Sayre in Montgomery Alabama, was a novelist and the wife of writer F Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald (September 24 1896 – December 21 1940 was an American writer of Novels and Short stories, whose works are evocative of the 1900)
• 1948 - Jan Masaryk, Foreign Minister of Czechoslovakia (b. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Jan Garrigue Masaryk ( September 14, 1886 &ndash March 10, 1948) was a Czechoslovak Diplomat and Politician 1886)
• 1949 - James Rector, American athlete (b. Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John "James" Alcorn Rector ( June 22, 1884 - March 10, 1949) was an American athlete 1884)
• 1950 - Marguerite De La Motte, American actress (b. Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Marguerite De La Motte (occasionally credited as 'Marguerite de LaMotte' and 'Marguerite de la Motte' ( June 22, 1902 - March 10, 1950) was 1902)
• 1951 - Kijūrō Shidehara, Prime minister of Japan (b. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January ( 11 August 1872 - 10 March 1951) was a prominent pre-World War II Japanese Diplomat and the 44th Prime Minister of The is the usual English-language term used for the Head of government of Japan, although the literal translation of the Japanese name for the office is Prime 1872)
• 1966 - Frits Zernike, Dutch physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. Year 1872 ( MDCCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Frits Zernike ( July 16 1888 &ndash March 10 1966) was a Dutch Physicist and winner of the Nobel prize The Nobel Prize (Nobelpriset (Nobelprisen is a Swedish prize established in the 1895 will of Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel; it was first awarded in Peace, Literature 1888)
• 1967 - Yiorgos Batis, Greek composer and musician (b. Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Yiorgos Batis (Greek Γιώργος Μπάτης also Giorgos Batis) ( 1885 - March 10, 1967) was one of the first Rebetes influential 1885)
• 1970 - Vasilis Avlonitis, Greek actor (b. Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. One of the most famous old-school Greek comedians Vasilis Avlonitis performed in numerous films and stage productions in the mid to late 1900s 1904)
• 1973 - Eugene 'Bull' Connor, American segregationist (b. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Theophilus Eugene "Bull" Connor ( July 11 1897, Selma Alabama &ndash March 10 1973) was 1897)
• 1977 - E. Power Biggs, English-born American organist (b. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Edward George Power Biggs ( March 29, 1906 - March 10, 1977) more familiarly known as E 1906)
• 1984 - June Marlowe, American actress (b. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) June Marlowe ( November 6, 1903 - March 10, 1984) was an American actress, most notable for appearing in six 1903)
• 1985 - Konstantin Chernenko, General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (b. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Konstantin Ustinovich Chernenko (Константи́н Усти́нович Черне́нко Konstantin Ustinovič Černenko; 24 September 1911 &ndash 10 March 1985 was 1911)
• 1985 - Bob Nieman, American baseball player (b. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Robert Charles Nieman ( January 26, 1927 - March 10, 1985) was a Major League Baseball Outfielder and right-handed batter 1927)
• 1986 - Ray Milland, British actor (b. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Ray Milland ( January 3, 1907 - March 10, 1986) was a Welsh Actor and director who worked primarily in the 1905)
• 1988 - Andy Gibb, English-born singer (b. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Andy Gibb ( Manchester, 5 March 1958 – Oxford, 10 March 1988 was an English Singer and Teen idol, and the youngest brother 1958)
• 1999 - Oswaldo Guayasamin, Ecuadorian paintor and sculptor (b. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Oswaldo Guayasamín ( July 6, 1919 &ndash March 10, 1999, Quito, Ecuador) was an 1919)
• 1992 - Giorgos Zampetas, Greek composer and musician (b. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Giorgos Zampetas (Γιώργος Ζαμπέτας sometimes Romanized as George Zambetas) was a well-known Bouzouki musician 1925)
• 1994 - Abdelkader Alloula, Algerian playwright (assassinated) (b. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Abdelkader Alloula ( Ar عبد القادر علولة was an Algerian Playwright, born in 1929 and assassinated in 1994 1929)
• 1996 - Ross Hunter, American film producer (b. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Ross Hunter, born Martin Fuss ( May 6, 1920 - March 10, 1996) was a noted Hollywood film producer 1920)
• 1997 - La Vern Baker, American singer (b. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar LaVern Baker ( November 11, 1929 – March 10, 1997) was an American Rhythm & Blues singer 1929)
• 1998 - Lloyd Bridges, American actor (b. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Lloyd Vernet Bridges Jr ( January 15, 1913 &ndash March 10, 1998) was an Emmy Award -nominated American Actor 1913)
• 2001 - Massimo Morsello, Italian musician and far right activist (b. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Massimo Morsello ( 10 november 1958 – 10 March 2001) was an Italian Far-right political activist and Singer-songwriter 1958)
• 2003 - Barry Sheene, British motorcycle racer (b. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Barry Sheene MBE ( September 11, 1950 – March 10, 2003) was a British former World Champion Grand Prix 1950)
• 2004 - Dave Blood, real name David Schulthise; American musician, bassist for The Dead Milkmen (b. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Dave Blood ( September 16, 1956 - March 10, 2004) otherwise known as Dave Schulthise, was the Bass guitarist for the 1956)
• 2005 - Dave Allen, Irish comedian (b. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. David William Allen ( July 6, 1936 – March 10, 2005) better known as Dave Allen, was an Irish Comedian, popular 1936)
• 2005 - Danny Joe Brown, American singer (Molly Hatchet) (b. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Danny Joe Brown, (born August 24, 1951, Jacksonville Florida; died Thursday March 10, 2005 Davie Florida was a member of the Molly Hatchet is an American Southern rock band formed in Jacksonville, Florida in 1971 1951)
• 2006 - Anna Moffo, American soprano (b. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Anna Moffo (June 27 1932 - March 9 2006 was an Italian-American Opera singer one of the leading dramatic-coloratura Sopranos of her era she possessed a warm and 1932)
• 2007 - Richard Jeni, American comedian (b. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Richard John Colangelo ( April 14, 1957 &ndash March 10 2007) better known by the Stage name of Richard Jeni, was 1957)
• 2007 - Ernie Ladd, American football player and professional wrestler (b. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Ernest "Ernie" Ladd ( November 28 1938 – March 10 2007) Nicknamed " The Big Cat " was an American 1938)
• 2008 - Richard Fran Biegenwald, an American serial killer (b. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Richard Fran Biegenwald ( August 24 1940 &ndash March 10, 2008) was an American Serial killer, who committed his crimes 1940)

Holidays and observances

• Saint Himelin
• Saint John Ogilvie
• Saint Macharius
• Saint Anastasia
• Tibetan Uprising Day

External links

• BBC: On This Day
• The New York Times: On This Day
• On This Day in Canada

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Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Saint Himelin ( Hymelin, Himelinus) († Vissenaken, 750 AD was a Scottish Priest who returning from a Pilgrimage to John Ogilvie (1579 – March 10, 1615) was a Scottish Catholic Martyr. Saint Macarius of Jerusalem was Bishop of Jerusalem from 312 to shortly before 335 according to Sozomen. Saint Anastasia the Patrician ( Anastasia Patricia) was the wife of a Consul and a lady-in-waiting to the Byzantine empress Theodora. Tibetan Uprising Day, observed on March 10, commemorates the 1959 Tibetan uprising against the presence of the People's Republic of China in Tibet

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