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March 10

A look at March 10 through the almanac — historic events, famous birthdays including Osama bin Laden and Chuck Norris, and the day's notable deaths and observances.

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Events

10 notable moments
  1. 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.

    2019 aviation accident in
  2. 1990

    Haiti

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

    Country in the Caribbean
  3. 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.

    North Vietnamese campaign ending
  4. 1970

    Vietnam War

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

    1955–1975 war in Southeast
  5. 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.

    Uprising in Lhasa, Tibet
  6. 1949

    Mildred Gillars

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

    American Nazi propagandist (1900–1988)
  7. 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.

    1939–1945 global conflict
  8. 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.

    Indian independence activist (1869–1948)
  9. 1814

    Napoleon

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

    French general and emperor
  10. -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.

    War between Rome and
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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, German-English production designer and art director
  • 1940Mikhail Bulgakov, Russian novelist and playwright
  • 1913Harriet Tubman, American nurse and activist (born c. 1820)
  • 1910Karl Lueger, Austrian lawyer and politician Mayor of Vienna
  • 1528Balthasar Hubmaier, German/Moravian Anabaptist leader
  • 1315Agnes Blannbekin, Austrian mystic

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)

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