Historical Events In March - 10

1957  Shannon Lee Tweed model, actress, born at St John's Newfoundland in 1957. Tweed was Playboy Playmate, Nov 1981 and Playmate of the Year; actress, Meatballs 3, ws born on March - 10.  

1957  On this day in history thousands of soccer fans riot in Italy  

1959  Uprising against Chinese occupation force in Lhasa Tibet on this day in history.  

1959  On March - 10 dorothy Comiskey Rigney, sells 54% of White Sox to Bill Veeck  

1960  On this day in history uSSR agrees to stop nuclear testing  

1962  On this day in history due to it's no black policy, Phillies leave Jack Tar Harrison Hotel & move to Rocky Point Motel, 20 miles outside Clearwater, Florida  

1963  Pete Rose debuts with hits in his two first at bats in spring training on March - 10.  

1963  On this day in history pete Rose debuts with hits in his 2 1st at bats in spring training  

1964  US reconnaissance plane shot down over East Germany on March - 10.  

1965  On this day in history dutch Princess Margriet &Pieter van Vollenhoven, get engaged  

1965  On March - 10 dutch Princess Margriet & Pieter van Vollenhoven, get engaged  

1966  5 time Horse of the Year, Kelso, retires on this day in history.  

1966  On this day in history dutch crown princess Beatrix marries Claus von Amsberg  

1966  On this day in history north Vietnamese capture US Green Beret Camp at Ashau Valley  

1966  On this day in history frederik "Frits" Zernike, Dutch physicist (Nobel 1953), dies at 77  

1968  On this day in history ferry boat sinks in harbor of Wellington New Zealand (200 killed)  

1968  Helen Walker, actress (Brewster's Million), dies of cancer at 47 on this day in history.  

1969  James Earl Ray found guilty of the murder of Martin Luther King and sentenced to 99 years in jail on March - 10.  

1969  On March - 10 james Earl Ray pleads guilty in murder of Martin Luther King Jr  

1970  On March - 10 barbra Streisand records "The Singer" &"I Can Do It"  

1970  South Africa complete 4-0 series drubbing of Australia on this day in history.  

1971  Senate approves amendment lowering voting age to 18 on this day in history.  

1971  On this day in history mabel Wheeler Daniels, composer, dies at 92  

1972  General Lon Nol becomes President &prince Sirik Matak premier of Cambodia on March - 10.  

1972  On this day in history uSSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR  

1973  Morocco adopts constitution on this day in history.  

1973  Richard Sharples, governor of Bermuda, assassinated on March - 10.  

1974  On March - 10 christian Democrats win Belgium parliamentary election  

1974  Lawrence Rowe completes 302 vs England Bridgetown, 36 fours 1 six on this day in history.  

1974  June Harrison, actress (Land of the Lawless), dies at 48 on this day in history.  

1975  On this day in history "Rocky Horror Picture Show" opens at Belasco Theater NYC for 45 performances  

1975  On March - 10 dog spectacles patented in England  

1975  Leopold Samuel, composer, dies at 91 on March - 10.  

1977  Rings of Uranus discovered during occultation of SAO on March - 10.  

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1415  On this day in history birth of vasili II of Russia (d. 1462)  

1452  On this day in history birth of ferdinand II, the Catholic, King of Aragon/Sicily (expelled Jews)  

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  On March - 10 birth of constantine Huygens Jr, Dutch poet/painter/cartoonist  

1628  Marcello Malpighi, Italian physician (d. 1694) was born on March - 10.  

1656  On this day in history birth of adolf H van Rechteren, Dutch diplomat/politician  

1698  On this day in history birth of gaetano Maria Schiassi, composer  

0037  On March - 10 tiberius Claudius Nero, Roman emperor (14-37), dies at 78  

0483  On this day in history simplicius, Italian Pope (468-83), dies  

1291  Death of Arghun, Persian ruler on March - 10.  

1391  Death of Tvrtko I first king of Bosnia (b. 1338) on March - 10.  

1510  Death of Johann Geiler von Kaisersberg, Swiss-born preacher (b. 1445) on March - 10.  

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

1546  On March - 10 thomas Elyot, English diplomat (Boke named the Governor), dies at 46  

1584  On March - 10 death of thomas Norton, English politician and writer (b. 1532)