A date scroll with Latin text from “The Extremes of Good and Evil” by Cicero, written in 45 BC.
March 10: Day of the Week
March 10, 2024 was the 70th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 296 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Sunday.
If you are trying to learn Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Nichiyōbi.
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Here’s the March calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
Pisces is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Aquamarine is the modern birthstone for this month. Jade is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
March 10 Historical Event(s)
298
Roman Emperor Maximian concludes his campaign in North Africa against the Berbers, and makes a triumphal entry into Carthage.
1607
Susenyos defeats the combined armies of Yaqob and Abuna Petros II at the Battle of Gol in Gojjam, making him Emperor of Ethiopia.
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.
1831
The French Foreign Legion is established by King Louis-Philippe to support his war in Algeria.
1861
El Hadj Umar Tall seizes the city of Ségou, destroying the Bambara Empire of Mali.
1891
Almon Strowger, an undertaker in Topeka, Kansas, patents the Strowger switch, a device which led to the automation of telephone circuit switching.
1917
Batangas is formally founded as one of the Philippines’s earliest encomiendas.
1969
In Memphis, Tennessee, James Earl Ray pleads guilty to assassinating Martin Luther King Jr. He later retracts his plea.
1980
Formation of the Irish Army Ranger Wing
1990
In Haiti, Prosper Avril is ousted 18 months after seizing power in a coup.
Who were born on March 10?
1844
Pablo de Sarasate, Spanish violinist (d. 1908)
1875
Alexander Goldenweiser, Russian pianist, teacher, and composer (d. 1961)
1936
Alfredo Zitarrosa, Uruguayan Vocals and journalist (d. 1989)
1958
Sharon Stone, American actress
1961
Mitch Gaylord, American gymnast
1973
John LeCompt, American guitarist
1977
Colin Murray, British radio DJ
1977
Rita Simons, English actress
1977
Robin Thicke, American singer
1983
Rafe Spall, English actor
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