1302 In the early 14th century Dante Aligheri was a leader of the Bianchi, who opposed of the Florence bankers who wanted to involve France in Papal ambitions. Dante was accused of misapplication of monies and on March 10, 1302, he was sentenced to permanent banishment from Florence, and the death penalty should he ever return. Dante never saw his wife again. He conceived The Divine Comedy, an imaginary journey through Hell, Purgatory and Paradise, during his exile.
1628 The Father of microscopical anatomy, histology, physiology and embryology Marcello Malpighi was born on March 10, 1628 at Crevalcore near Bologna, Italy. The son of well-to-do parents, Malpighi was educated in his native city, entering the University of Bologna at the age of 17. He made many discoveries in his microscope including the link between arteries and veins and was one of the earliest people to observe red blood cells.
1749 Italian-American opera librettist, poet and Roman Catholic priest Lorenzo Da Ponte was born on March 10, 1749. He wrote the libretti for 28 operas by 11 composers, including Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro. Da Ponte lived an interesting life. He was banished from Venice for living in a brothel, narrowly avoided execution in the French Revolution, and wound up running a grocery store in Sunbury, Pennsylvania.
1763 French Huguenot merchant Jean Calas, who was wrongly convicted of killing his son, died on March 10, 1763 after being tortured by authorities. The event inspired the enlightenment writer Voltaire to begin campaign for religious tolerance and legal reform.
1779 The mother of the English novelist Anthony Trollope was born on March 10, 1779. Fanny Trollope was an entrepreneur, traveler and novelist, who was in her time the famous Trollope..
Fanny Trollope built and designed a bazaar in the frontier town of Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1828, with the intention of selling imported luxury goods. The project failed and on her return to England, Trollope began writing. The publication of her 1832 Domestic Manners of the Americans made her famous.
1807 French soldier Jean Thurel died March 10, 1807). He enlisted in the Régiment de Touraine at the age of 17, in 1717 beginning a career of military service that would span 90 years. Thurel remained a low-ranking fusilier for his entire army career.
1832 The Italian pianist, composer and teacher Muzio Clementi died on March 10, 1832. He was the first to write for piano in style distinguished from that of harpsichord. In 1766 Clementi was brought to England, where he conducted the Italian Opera in London (1777-80), toured as a virtuoso pianist (1781), and went into the piano-manufacturing business.
1862 The U.S. Department of the Treasury first issued paper U.S. currency on March 10, 1862 to make up for the shortage of coins and to finance the U.S. Civil War. The banknote denominations available were $5, $10, $20, $50, $100, $500, and $1,000.
1863 Princess Alexandra of Denmark married the Prince of Wales (the future Edward VII) on March 10, 1863 at St Georges Chapel, Windsor. An 1863 exhibition of their wedding presents attracted an average of 13,500 visitors a day during its 17-day run. Queen Victoria was of two minds as to whether it was a suitable match. After the couple's marriage, she expressed anxiety about their lifestyle and attempted to dictate to them on various matters, including the names of their children.
1876 The first telephone call was made on March 10, 1876 when Alexander Graham Bell spilled battery acid on his trousers. He summoned his assistant Thomas Watson over the phone, saying "Come here Watson, I want to see you". Below is Bell's March 10, 1876 laboratory notebook entry describing his first successful experiment with the telephone.
1886 The First Great Terrier Show, precursor to the Cruft’s Dog Show, was organised by Charles Cruft. His show opened at the Royal Aquarium in Westminster, London on March 10, 1886. He ran his first Cruft's dog show in 1891, and continued to run a further 45 shows until his death in 1938. Charles Cruft was for many years general manager of Spratt's, the world's first large-scale manufacturer of dog biscuits.
1894 New York became the first US state to enact a dog-licensing law on March 10, 1894. The law required all dogs to be licensed, and the licenses cost two dollars each. The purpose of the law was to help control the population of stray dogs and reduce the risk of rabies transmission.
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| Dante exile |
1628 The Father of microscopical anatomy, histology, physiology and embryology Marcello Malpighi was born on March 10, 1628 at Crevalcore near Bologna, Italy. The son of well-to-do parents, Malpighi was educated in his native city, entering the University of Bologna at the age of 17. He made many discoveries in his microscope including the link between arteries and veins and was one of the earliest people to observe red blood cells.
1749 Italian-American opera librettist, poet and Roman Catholic priest Lorenzo Da Ponte was born on March 10, 1749. He wrote the libretti for 28 operas by 11 composers, including Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro. Da Ponte lived an interesting life. He was banished from Venice for living in a brothel, narrowly avoided execution in the French Revolution, and wound up running a grocery store in Sunbury, Pennsylvania.
1763 French Huguenot merchant Jean Calas, who was wrongly convicted of killing his son, died on March 10, 1763 after being tortured by authorities. The event inspired the enlightenment writer Voltaire to begin campaign for religious tolerance and legal reform.
1779 The mother of the English novelist Anthony Trollope was born on March 10, 1779. Fanny Trollope was an entrepreneur, traveler and novelist, who was in her time the famous Trollope..
Fanny Trollope built and designed a bazaar in the frontier town of Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1828, with the intention of selling imported luxury goods. The project failed and on her return to England, Trollope began writing. The publication of her 1832 Domestic Manners of the Americans made her famous.
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| Oil on canvas of Frances Trollope by Auguste Hervieu, circa 1832 |
1807 French soldier Jean Thurel died March 10, 1807). He enlisted in the Régiment de Touraine at the age of 17, in 1717 beginning a career of military service that would span 90 years. Thurel remained a low-ranking fusilier for his entire army career.
1832 The Italian pianist, composer and teacher Muzio Clementi died on March 10, 1832. He was the first to write for piano in style distinguished from that of harpsichord. In 1766 Clementi was brought to England, where he conducted the Italian Opera in London (1777-80), toured as a virtuoso pianist (1781), and went into the piano-manufacturing business.
1862 The U.S. Department of the Treasury first issued paper U.S. currency on March 10, 1862 to make up for the shortage of coins and to finance the U.S. Civil War. The banknote denominations available were $5, $10, $20, $50, $100, $500, and $1,000.
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| Image of one dollar "Greenback", first issued in 1862 |
1863 Princess Alexandra of Denmark married the Prince of Wales (the future Edward VII) on March 10, 1863 at St Georges Chapel, Windsor. An 1863 exhibition of their wedding presents attracted an average of 13,500 visitors a day during its 17-day run. Queen Victoria was of two minds as to whether it was a suitable match. After the couple's marriage, she expressed anxiety about their lifestyle and attempted to dictate to them on various matters, including the names of their children.
1876 The first telephone call was made on March 10, 1876 when Alexander Graham Bell spilled battery acid on his trousers. He summoned his assistant Thomas Watson over the phone, saying "Come here Watson, I want to see you". Below is Bell's March 10, 1876 laboratory notebook entry describing his first successful experiment with the telephone.
1886 The First Great Terrier Show, precursor to the Cruft’s Dog Show, was organised by Charles Cruft. His show opened at the Royal Aquarium in Westminster, London on March 10, 1886. He ran his first Cruft's dog show in 1891, and continued to run a further 45 shows until his death in 1938. Charles Cruft was for many years general manager of Spratt's, the world's first large-scale manufacturer of dog biscuits.
1894 New York became the first US state to enact a dog-licensing law on March 10, 1894. The law required all dogs to be licensed, and the licenses cost two dollars each. The purpose of the law was to help control the population of stray dogs and reduce the risk of rabies transmission.
1914 On March 10, 1914, Canadian Suffragette Mary Richardson used a meat cleaver to slash a Velasquez nude painting, Rokeby Venus, in London's National Gallery. She also bombed a railway station and was one of the first women to be force-fed after going on hunger strike in prison.
1922 Mahatma Gandhi's civil disobedience campaign enjoyed widespread appeal and success in India during early 1920s. However, it ended abruptly as a result of a violent clash in the town of Chauri Chaura, Uttar Pradesh, in February 1922. Gandhi was arrested on March 10, 1922, tried for sedition, and sentenced to six years' imprisonment, bur served only two years. Gandhi spent a total of 2,338 days in British jails in his lifetime.
1941 The Brooklyn Dodgers announced on March 10, 1941 that their players would wear batting helmets during the 1941 baseball season. General Manager Larry MacPhail predicted that all baseball players would soon be wearing the new sports uniform devices.
1922 Mahatma Gandhi's civil disobedience campaign enjoyed widespread appeal and success in India during early 1920s. However, it ended abruptly as a result of a violent clash in the town of Chauri Chaura, Uttar Pradesh, in February 1922. Gandhi was arrested on March 10, 1922, tried for sedition, and sentenced to six years' imprisonment, bur served only two years. Gandhi spent a total of 2,338 days in British jails in his lifetime.
1941 The Brooklyn Dodgers announced on March 10, 1941 that their players would wear batting helmets during the 1941 baseball season. General Manager Larry MacPhail predicted that all baseball players would soon be wearing the new sports uniform devices.
1945 The most destructive bombing in human history, in terms of immediate casualties and destruction, is the firebombing of Tokyo during World War II. This raid, codenamed Operation Meetinghouse, took place on the night of March 9-10, 1945. The US Army Air Forces dropped incendiary bombs on the city, creating a firestorm that devastated a large portion of Tokyo.
1948 The novelist Scott F Fitzgerald's wife, Zelda, was a schizophrenic, who was confined to an expensive asylum in North Carolina from 1936. She was one of nine women who died in a fire at the Highland mental institution on the night of March 10, 1948.
1957 Osama bin Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden was born on March 10, 1957 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, a son of Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden, a billionaire construction magnate with close ties to the Saudi royal family and Mohammed bin Laden's tenth wife, Hamida al-Attas (then called Alia Ghanem). He was the 17th of 52 children in total of Muhammad Awad bin Laden.
1974 On March 10, 1974, Second Lieutenant Hiroo Onoda, a Japanese soldier who had been fighting on the island of Lubang in the Philippines during World War II was discovered by a Japanese student who was traveling in the area. Onoda had been holding out in the jungle, unaware that the war had ended nearly 30 years earlier.
1948 The novelist Scott F Fitzgerald's wife, Zelda, was a schizophrenic, who was confined to an expensive asylum in North Carolina from 1936. She was one of nine women who died in a fire at the Highland mental institution on the night of March 10, 1948.
1957 Osama bin Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden was born on March 10, 1957 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, a son of Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden, a billionaire construction magnate with close ties to the Saudi royal family and Mohammed bin Laden's tenth wife, Hamida al-Attas (then called Alia Ghanem). He was the 17th of 52 children in total of Muhammad Awad bin Laden.
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| Office building of the bin Laden family in Saudi Arabia. Wikipedia |
1974 On March 10, 1974, Second Lieutenant Hiroo Onoda, a Japanese soldier who had been fighting on the island of Lubang in the Philippines during World War II was discovered by a Japanese student who was traveling in the area. Onoda had been holding out in the jungle, unaware that the war had ended nearly 30 years earlier.
2000 After launching in 1971 with 50 companies and a starting value of 100, the NASDAQ Composite peaked at a high of 5,132.52 on March 10, 2000 signaling the beginning of the end of the stock market's dot-com boom. It subsequently fell to a low of 1,108.49 on October 10, 2002 when the bubble burst. On April 23, 2015, after over 15 years, the index made a new closing high of 5,056.06.
2003 Motorcycle world champion, Barry Sheene, enjoyed smoking so much that he had a hole drilled through the chin-bar on his full-face helmet allowing him to smoke right up to the start of a race. He died aged 52 on March 10, 2003 from cancer of the oesophagus and stomach.
2006 The first World Sudoku Championship was held in Lucca, Italy, from March 10 to 12, 2006. The competition brought together the world's top Sudoku players to compete in a series of timed challenges and puzzles. The winner was Jana Tylová of the Czech Republic.
2009 The record for the largest gathering of women in history belongs to the Attukal Pongala festival held in Thiruvananthapuram, India. This festival is recognized by Guinness World Records for this achievement. Estimates claim participation can reach millions. In 1997, 1.5 million Hindu women were recorded attending, and on March 10, 2009, that number climbed to a staggering 2.5 million!
2010 The largest-ever house of cards was built in the resort by U.S. architect Bryan Berg. He used more than 218,000 playing cards and took 44 days to complete the playing card structure, completing it on March 10, 2010.
2010 Dublin, Ireland, is home to The National Leprechaun Museum, a museum dedicated to leprechauns. It has operated on 1 Jervis Street since March 10, 2010. The museum is a popular attraction for visitors to Dublin who are interested in Irish folklore and mythology.
2011 Iwao Hakamada is a Japanese former professional boxer who was sentenced to death in 1968 for a mass murder. It was suspected that he was falsely charged, however, and the prisoner was never executed as a result. On March 10, 2011, Guinness World Records certified Hakamada as the world's longest-held death row inmate. In 2014, he was granted a retrial and released after nearly 48 years due to concerns about falsified evidence. However, his case is ongoing, and he technically remains on death row while awaiting the retrial's outcome.
2014 Roger Ackerley (1863-1929), chief salesman of the banana importers Elders & Fyffes, was known as the 'Banana King.' He did much to make Britain 'banana-conscious' in the early 20th century. On March 10, 2014, Chiquita Brands International Inc. and Fyffes plc agreed to a merger creating the largest banana company in the world.
2018 The funeral of John Philip Sousa, the famous American composer and conductor known as "The March King," was held at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Washington, D.C. on March 10, 1932. It was attended by and was attended by a large number of people, including President Herbert Hoover and members of Congress. A crowd of 50,000 people watched the procession, led by a riderless horse and a military band playing a funeral march composed by Sousa himself.
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