Historical Events In March - 10

1927  Claude Laydu, actress (Diary of a Country Priest) on March - 10.   

1928  On March - 10 arthur Milton, cricketer (England opening batsman late 50's)   

1931  On March - 10 british Labour party removes fascist sir Oswald Mosley   

1933  On March - 10 major earthquake in Long Beach CA   

1933  Nevada becomes first US state to regulate narcotics on March - 10.   

1933  Major earthquake in Long Beach, Calif on March - 10.   

1934  On March - 10 longest undefeated streak in Toronto Maple Leaf history (18 games)   

1934  On March - 10 the birth of Fou Ts Ong, Chinese pianist   

1934  US Ladies Figure Skating Championship won by Suzanne Davis on this day in history.   

1934  On March - 10 uS Men's Figure Skating Championship won by Roger Turner   

1935  Barend Barendse, actor/director (Broken Lives), dies at 82 on March - 10.   

1937  An audience of 21,000 jitterbuggers jammed the Paramount Theatre in New York City to see Benny Goodman whom they would crown, ‘King of Swing’ on this night. The popular musician was on March - 10.   

1939  On March - 10 17 villages damaged by hailstones in Hyderabad India   

1940  1st US opera telecast, W2XBS, NYC, I Pagliacci on this day in history.   

1940  Louis de Vries, Dutch actor (Merchant of Venice), dies at 68 on March - 10.   

1941  On this day in history lee MacPhail, Dodger GM predicts all players will wear batting helmets   

1943  In northern Bulgaria, farmers threaten to lie down on the tracks to prevent the deportation of Jews. Government rescinds the order to deport Northern Bulgarian Jews on this day in history.   

1943  On this day in history tully Marshall, actor (Let's Go, Red Dust), dies at 78   

1944  On March - 10 david Vogel, Ukrainian author, dies in Auschwitz at 52   

1945  On March - 10 germany blows-up Wessel Bridge on Rhine   

1945  On March - 10 japan declares Vietnam Independence   

1945  Patton's 3rd Army makes contact with Hodge's first Army on this day in history.   

1945  Tokyo on fire after night time B-29 bombing on this day in history.   

1945  On this day in history uS troops lands on Mindanao   

1946  Train derailment kills 185 near Aracaju Brazil on March - 10.   

1948  1st civilian to exceed speed of sound-Herb H Hoover, Edwards AFB Ca on this day in history.   

1948  On this day in history jan Masaryk, Czech Foreign minister, commits suicide or is murdered   

1949  On March - 10 detroit Tiger pitcher Art Houtteman is critically injured in an auto accident but recovers to win 15 games in 1949   

1951  FBI director J Edgar Hoover declines post of baseball commissioner on March - 10.   

1951  On March - 10 "Where's Charley?" closes at Broadway Theater NYC after 56 perfs   

1952  On this day in history military coup by General Fulgencio Batista in Cuba   

1953  On March - 10 charles Gordon Curtis, inventor of (Curtis-steam turbine), dies at 92   

1956  On March - 10 general strike in Cyprus protesting exile of archbishop Makarios   

1956  On March - 10 peter Twiss sets new world air record 1,132 mph (1,823 kph)   

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1415  On March - 10 birth of vasili II of Russia (d. 1462)   

1452  Ferdinand II, the Catholic, King of Aragon/Sicily (expelled Jews) was born on March - 10.   

1503  Ferdinand I, German emperor (1558-64) was born on March - 10.   

1538  Thomas Howard, Duke of Norfolk; executed by Queen Elizabeth (1572) was born on this day in history.   

1628  Constantine Huygens Jr, Dutch poet/painter/cartoonist was born on this day in history.   

1628  On this day in history birth of marcello Malpighi, Italian physician (d. 1694)   

1656  On March - 10 birth of adolf H van Rechteren, Dutch diplomat/politician   

1698  On March - 10 birth of gaetano Maria Schiassi, composer   

0037  Tiberius Claudius Nero, Roman emperor (14-37), dies at 78 on March - 10.   

0483  Simplicius, Italian Pope (468-83), dies on this day in history.   

1291  On March - 10 death of arghun, Persian ruler   

1391  On March - 10 death of tvrtko I first king of Bosnia (b. 1338)   

1510  On this day in history death of johann Geiler von Kaisersberg, Swiss-born preacher (b. 1445)   

1513  On March - 10 death of john de Vere, 13th Earl of Oxford, English commander (b. 1443)   

1546  Thomas Elyot, English diplomat (Boke named the Governor), dies at 46 on March - 10.   

1584  Death of Thomas Norton, English politician and writer (b. 1532) on March - 10.