March 10 in History

Historical Events on March 10

1629 Charles I of England dissolves Parliament, beginning the eleven-year period known as the Personal Rule.

1762 French Huguenot Jean Calas, who had been wrongly convicted of killing his son, dies after being tortured by authorities; the event inspired Voltaire to begin a campaign for religious tolerance and legal reform.

1814 Emperor Napoleon I is defeated at the Battle of Laon in France.

1917 Some provinces and cities in the Philippines are incorporated due to the ratification of Act No. 2711 or the Administrative Code of the Philippines.

1922 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.

1945 The U.S. Army Air Force firebombs Tokyo, and the resulting conflagration kills more than 100,000 people, mostly civilians.

1968 Vietnam War: Battle of Lima Site 85, concluding the 11th with largest single ground combat loss of United States Air Force members (12) during that war.

1969 In Memphis, Tennessee, James Earl Ray pleads guilty to assassinating Martin Luther King, Jr. He later unsuccessfully attempts to recant.

1990 In Haiti, Prosper Avril is ousted 18 months after seizing power in a coup.

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Famous Birthdays on March 10

1452 Ferdinand II of Aragon

1787 William Etty

1957 Osama bin Laden

1983 Carrie Underwood

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Famous Deaths on March 10

1861 Taras Shevchenko

1913 Harriet Tubman

2012 Jean Giraud

2016 Keith Emerson

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