Bam Adebayo
Bam Adebayo of the Miami Heat recorded the second-highest scoring game in NBA history with 83 Points.
What happened on March 10
36 events · 20 births · 20 deaths · 8 observances. From 241 BCE to 2026.
Standout on March 10
2026
Bam Adebayo
Bam Adebayo of the Miami Heat recorded the second-highest scoring game in NBA history with 83 Points.
About March 10
March 10 is the 69th day of the year. These facts are computed from the calendar, not copied from anywhere.
- Day of the year
- Day 69 of 365 (70 in leap years)296 days left in the year (296 in leap years)
- Falls on
- Tuesday in 2026, Wednesday in 2027, Friday in 2028, Saturday in 2029, Sunday in 2030
- Week
- ISO week 11 of 2026 · Q1
- Zodiac sign
- ♓ Pisces (February 19 – March 20)
- Season
- Winter in the north · Summer in the south
- March birthstone
- Aquamarine / Bloodstoneserenity, courage and health
- March birth flower
- Daffodil / Jonquilnew beginnings and rebirth
- Next occurrence
- In 134 days
- Roman numerals
- X.IIIday.month — see the Roman numeral date tool
Anniversaries in 2026
- 60thNguyễn Cao Kỳ1966
- 60thSouth Vietnam1966
- 30thRoss Hunter1996
- 20thMars Reconnaissance Orbiter2006
- 20thNASA2006
- 10thAnita Brookner2016
- 10thJovito Salonga2016
- 10thKen Adam2016
March 10 through the years
- 10 years ago2016
- Anita Brookner · Ken Adam · Jovito Salonga
- 25 years ago2001
- Nothing recorded
- 50 years ago1976
- Nothing recorded
- 100 years ago1926
- Nothing recorded
- 200 years ago1826
- Nothing recorded
Born on March 10 — ages this year
- 2004Matt Poitrasturns 22
- 2002Keon Johnson (basketball, born 2002)turns 24
- 2000Nick Boltonturns 26
- 1999Cole Kmetturns 27
- 1998Justin Herbertturns 28
- 1997Belinda Bencicturns 29
Historical events 36
A dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
2024 Portuguese legislative election
2024 Portuguese legislative election: Elections are held in Portugal for all 230 seats in the Assembly of the Republic. The Partido Socialista loses its absolute majority to the Partido Social Democrata, winning 77 and 79 seats respectively.
Silicon Valley Bank
Silicon Valley Bank collapses due to a run on its deposits, in the second largest bank failure in US history. Its operations are taken over by the FDIC.
2022 Hungarian presidential election
2022 Hungarian presidential election: The National Assembly of Hungary elects former minister for Family Affairs, Katalin Novák, as president of Hungary in a 137–51 vote, becoming the first female president in the country's history.
Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302
Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crashed six minutes after take-off from Addis Ababa International Airport due to a fault within the software of the plane, resulting in the deaths of all 157 people on board.
Impeachment of Park Geun-hye
The impeachment of President Park Geun-hye of South Korea in response to a major political scandal is unanimously upheld by the country's Constitutional Court, ending her presidency.
The New York Times
The New York Times revealed that Eliot Spitzer (pictured), Governor of New York, had patronized a prostitution ring.
NASA
NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (artist's impression pictured) reached and entered orbit around Mars.
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter
The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter arrives at Mars.
Dot-com bubble
The Dot-com bubble peaks with the NASDAQ Composite stock market index reaching 5,048.62.
1991 Salvadoran legislative election
1991 Salvadoran legislative election: The Nationalist Republican Alliance wins 39 of the 84 seats in the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador.
Prosper Avril
Eighteen months after seizing power, Prosper Avril was ousted as the military head of state of Haiti.
Haiti
In Haiti, Prosper Avril is ousted eighteen months after seizing power in a coup d'état in September 1988.
Air Ontario Flight 1363
Air Ontario Flight 1363, a Fokker F-28 Fellowship, crashes at Dryden Regional Airport in Dryden, Ontario, Canada, killing 24.
Syzygy (astronomy)
Syzygy: All nine planets recognized at this time — Mercury to Pluto — align on the same side of the Sun.
1979 International Women's Day protests in Tehran
1979 International Women's Day protests in Tehran: Protestor involvement peaks with 15,000 Iranian women and girls performing a three‐hour-long sit‐in at the Courthouse of Tehran.
Rings of Uranus
Astronomers discover the rings of Uranus.
NASA
Astronomers using NASA's Kuiper Airborne Observatory discovered a faint ring system around Uranus.
1975 spring offensive
Ho Chi Minh Campaign: North Vietnam began its final push for victory over South Vietnam with an attack on Ban Me Thuot.
1974 Belgian general election
1974 Belgian general election: Elections are held in Belgium for all 212 seats in the Chamber of Representatives, the Belgian Socialist Party taking the majority with 59.
John Gorton
John Gorton resigns as Prime Minister of Australia and the leader of the Liberal Party of Australia after a secret ballot vote of confidence, being replaced in both positions by William McMahon.
Vietnam War
Vietnam War: Captain Ernest Medina is charged by the U.S. military with My Lai war crimes.
Memphis, Tennessee
In Memphis, Tennessee, James Earl Ray pleads guilty to assassinating Martin Luther King Jr. He later unsuccessfully attempts to recant.
Vietnam War
Vietnam War/Laotian Civil War: North Vietnamese and Pathet Lao forces overwhelmed the American, Laotian, Thai, and Hmong defenders of Lima Site 85.
Progressive rock
British progressive-rock band Pink Floyd released their first single, "Arnold Layne".
South Vietnam
Military Prime Minister of South Vietnam Nguyễn Cao Kỳ sacks rival General Nguyễn Chánh Thi, precipitating large-scale civil and military dissension in parts of the nation.
Nguyễn Cao Kỳ
Military prime minister of South Vietnam Nguyễn Cao Kỳ sacked rival General Nguyễn Chánh Thi, precipitating large-scale civil and military dissension in parts of the nation.
Thomas Playford IV
Thomas Playford, Premier of South Australia, left office after 27 years, the longest term of any democratically elected leader in the history of Australia.
1959 Tibetan uprising
An anti-Chinese uprising began as thousands of Tibetans surrounded the Potala Palace in Lhasa to prevent the Dalai Lama from leaving or being removed by the Chinese army.
Mildred Gillars
Mildred Gillars, nicknamed Axis Sally, was convicted of treason for working with the Nazis as a broadcaster.
World War II
World War II: The United States Army Air Forces conducted a firebombing raid on Tokyo that killed at least 90,000 people.
1917 Franco-Russian agreement
Russia and France reached an agreement' to support one another's territorial ambitions for Europe in the aftermath of World War I.
McMahon–Hussein correspondence
The final letter in the McMahon–Hussein Correspondence was written, agreeing that Britain would recognise Arab independence in return for the Sharif of Mecca launching a revolt against the Ottoman Empire.
Battle of Neuve-Chapelle
The Battle of Neuve Chapelle, the first deliberately planned British offensive of the First World War, began.
Nine Years' War
Nine Years' War: At the Battle of Sant Esteve d'en Bas, Catalan miquelets attacked a column of French regular infantry and caused them to surrender.
Roman Republic
The Roman Republic defeated Carthaginian forces at the Battle of the Aegates, off the western coast of Sicily, in the final battle of the First Punic War.
Births 20
A notable person born on this day. Each links to a person page with their dates and story.
Deaths 20
A notable person who died on this day.
Jovito Salonga
Jovito Salonga, Filipino lawyer and politician, 14th President of the Senate of the Philippines (born 1920)
Richard Glatzer
Richard Glatzer, American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1952)
Princess Lilian, Duchess of Halland
Princess Lilian, Duchess of Halland, British born Swedish Princess (born 1915)
F. Sherwood Rowland
Frank Sherwood Rowland, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1927)
Muhammad Sayyid Tantawi
Muhammad Sayyid Tantawy, Egyptian scholar and academic (born 1928)
Dave Allen (comedian)
Dave Allen, Irish-English comedian, actor, and screenwriter (born 1936)
Holidays & observances 8
A holiday, feast day, awareness day or national day observed every year on this date.
John Ogilvie (saint)
Christian feast day John Ogilvie
Macarius of Jerusalem
Christian feast day Macarius of Jerusalem
Pope Simplicius
Christian feast day Pope Simplicius
Saint Attala
Christian feast day Attala
Sojourner Truth
Christian feast day Sojourner Truth (Lutheran)
Harriet Tubman
Christian feast day Harriet Tubman (Lutheran)
March 10 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast day March 10 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Marie-Eugénie de Jésus
Christian feast day Marie-Eugénie de Jésus
Spread across the centuries
- 3rd century BCE1
- 17th century1
- 20th century47
- 21st century27
Earliest: Roman Republic (241 BCE). Most recent: Bam Adebayo (2026).
What the categories mean, and how the standout is chosen
- Historical events
- A dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
- Births
- A notable person born on this day. Each links to a person page with their dates and story.
- Deaths
- A notable person who died on this day.
- Milestones
- A first, a founding or a turning point our editors flagged as a landmark moment.
- Holidays & observances
- A holiday, feast day, awareness day or national day observed every year on this date.
- Standout / notable
- Editor-written entries come first, then entries covered by the most Wikipedia language editions. For the standout tile we prefer an entry that has a picture.
Dates before the year 1 are given on the proleptic Julian calendar. Day-level precision for ancient events is traditional rather than documented.
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Questions about March 10
What day of the year is March 10?
March 10 is the 69th day of the year, with 296 days left after it.
What star sign is March 10?
March 10 falls under Pisces (February 19 – March 20), a water sign ruled by Neptune (traditionally Jupiter). The birthstone for the month is Aquamarine or Bloodstone.
How many things happened on March 10?
We record 84 entries for March 10: 36 events · 20 births · 20 deaths · 8 observances. From 241 BCE to 2026.
Who was born on March 10?
Matt Poitras (2004) is among the notable births on March 10. The births section lists the rest.
How often is the March 10 page updated?
The day is filled the first time anyone opens it and then re-checked for new entries about every 90 days. Computed facts such as the weekday and the anniversaries update every year.
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