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March 10

March 10 carries 10 recorded events spanning between -241 and 2019. First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates: The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing the First Punic War to an end.

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Compiled & reviewed by · Last reviewed July 13, 2026

What happened on March 10?

March 10 is the 69th day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between -241 and 2019. Famous people born on March 10 include Osama bin Laden, Chuck Norris and Ferdinand II of Aragon.

The shape of the day

Few dates reach as far back as March 10: its recorded history runs unusually deep, stretching to 241 BC. Its center of gravity is the 20th century, and conflict is a recurring thread.

Pisces is the sign for March 10 — read more on the Pisces page, or see March's birthstone & birth flower.

Released on March 10

Movies, games, albums & shows

2026

  • Game Crabmeat
  • Game GreedFall: The Dying World

2023

  • Game Big Ambitions
  • Game Bleak Faith: Forsaken

2022

  • Game RPG Time: The Legend of Wright

Release data from TMDB & IGDB.

Events

10 notable moments
  1. -241

    First Punic War

    First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates: The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing the First Punic War to an end.

  2. 1814

    Napoleon

    Emperor Napoleon I is defeated at the Battle of Laon in France.

  3. 1922

    Mahatma Gandhi

    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.

  4. 1945

    World War II

    World War II: The U.S. Army Air Force firebombs Tokyo, and the resulting conflagration kills more than 100,000 people, mostly civilians.

  5. 1949

    Mildred Gillars

    Mildred Gillars ("Axis Sally") is convicted of treason.

  6. 1959

    1959 Tibetan uprising

    Tibetan uprising: Fearing an abduction attempt by China, thousands of Tibetans surround the Dalai Lama's palace to prevent his removal.

  7. 1970

    Vietnam War

    Vietnam War: Captain Ernest Medina is charged by the U.S. military with My Lai war crimes.

  8. 1975

    1975 spring offensive

    Vietnam War: Ho Chi Minh Campaign: North Vietnamese troops attack Ban Mê Thuột in the South on their way to capturing Saigon in the final push for victory over South Vietnam.

  9. 1990

    Haiti

    In Haiti, Prosper Avril is ousted eighteen months after seizing power in a coup d'état in September 1988.

  10. 2019

    Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302

    Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302, a Boeing 737 MAX, crashes shortly after takeoff, killing all 157 passengers and crew. This and the prior Lion Air Flight 610 led to all 387 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft being grounded worldwide.

Famous birthday twins

Born on March 10

Osama bin Laden

b. 1957

Saudi Arabian terrorist, founded al-Qaeda

Chuck Norris

b. 1940

American actor, producer, and martial artist

Ferdinand II of Aragon

b. 1452

King of Castile and León

Francisco Martínez de la Rosa

b. 1787

Spanish playwright and politician, Prime Minister of Spain

Georg Wilhelm Steller

b. 1709

German botanist, zoologist, physician, and explorer

Johann Rudolf Glauber

b. 1604

German-Dutch alchemist and chemist

Morgan Tsvangirai

b. 1952

Zimbabwean politician, Prime Minister of Zimbabwe

Günther Rall

b. 1918

German general and pilot

Deaths

  • 2016Ken Adam
  • 1940Mikhail Bulgakov
  • 1913Harriet Tubman
  • 1910Karl Lueger
  • 1528Balthasar Hubmaier
  • 1315Agnes Blannbekin

Holidays & observances

  • —Christian feast day Attala
  • —Christian feast day Harriet Tubman (Lutheran)
  • —Christian feast day John Ogilvie
  • —Christian feast day Macarius of Jerusalem
  • —Christian feast day Marie-Eugénie de Jésus
  • —Christian feast day Pope Simplicius
  • —Christian feast day Sojourner Truth (Lutheran)
  • —Christian feast day March 10 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Historical facts, event summaries, and biographical lines above are adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) license. DateLore adds curation, structure, and original editorial commentary. DateLore is not affiliated with the Wikimedia Foundation.

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