March 10th, 1959

Born on March 10th, 1959

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What happened on March 10th, 1959?

March 10th, 1959

Tibetan uprising: Fearing an abduction attempt by China, thousands of Tibetans surround the Dalai Lama's palace to prevent his removal.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1959_Tibetan_uprising

March 10th, 1959

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.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1959_Tibetan_uprising

What else happened on March 10th?

March 10th, 1695

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.

March 10th, 2019

Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 (aircraft pictured) crashed shortly after take-off from Addis Ababa, with the deaths of all 157 people on board.

March 10th, 2008

The New York Times revealed that Eliot Spitzer (pictured), Governor of New York, had patronized a prostitution ring.

March 10th, 2006

NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (artist's impression pictured) reached and entered orbit around Mars.

March 10th, 1990

Eighteen months after seizing power, Prosper Avril was ousted as the military head of state of Haiti.

March 10th, 1977

Astronomers using NASA's Kuiper Airborne Observatory discovered a faint ring system around Uranus.

March 10th, 1975

Ho Chi Minh Campaign: North Vietnam began its final push for victory over South Vietnam with an attack on Ban Me Thuot.

March 10th, 1968

Vietnam War/Laotian Civil War: North Vietnamese and Pathet Lao forces overwhelmed the American, Laotian, Thai, and Hmong defenders of Lima Site 85.

March 10th, 1966

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.

March 10th, 1965

Thomas Playford, Premier of South Australia, left office after 27 years, the longest term of any democratically elected leader in the history of Australia.

March 10th, 1949

Mildred Gillars, nicknamed Axis Sally, was convicted of treason for working with the Nazis as a broadcaster.

March 10th, 1945

World War II: The United States Army Air Forces conducted a firebombing raid on Tokyo that killed at least 90,000 people.

March 10th, 1915

The Battle of Neuve Chapelle, the first deliberately planned British offensive of the First World War, began.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on March 10th

Born on March 10th, 1959

65

Priska Hinz

German politician

*March 10th, 1959, Diez

65

Tiziano Tagliani

Italian politician and mayor (1959)

*March 10th, 1959, Ferrara

65

Ad Wijnands

Road bicycle racer

*March 10th, 1959, Maastricht

65

Erika Géczi

Kayaker, vocalist

*March 10th, 1959, Budapest

65

José Luis Escobar Alas

Archbishop of San Salvador in El Salvador

*March 10th, 1959, Suchitoto

65

Scott Milne

American businessman and political candidate

*March 10th, 1959, Brooklyn

65

Hans-Jürgen Kaiser

German organist

*March 10th, 1959, Leimen

65

Jean-Luc Deganis

French basketball player

*March 10th, 1959, Moyeuvre-Grande

29

Pierre Béchu

French ice dancer

*March 10th, 1959, Bron †August 24th, 1988, Longpont-sur-Orge

65

Randy Bettis

Musician

*March 10th, 1959, Jacksonville

65

Vilmos Szabadi

Hungarian musician

*March 10th, 1959, Budapest

65

Mauricio Fúnez

Honduran footballer

*March 10th, 1959, Honduras

65

Rita Marcotulli

Italian jazz pianist and composer

*March 10th, 1959, Rome

65

Geoff Twentyman, Jr.

English footballer (born 1959)

*March 10th, 1959, Liverpool

65

Denis Lortie

Canadian murderer

*March 10th, 1959, Ontario

65

Taneli Mäkelä

Finnish actor, singer and screenwriter

*March 10th, 1959, Espoo

65

Chris Atton

Scottish Professor

*March 10th, 1959, Rotherham

65

Avital Selinger

Volleyball player

*March 10th, 1959, Haifa

65

Hans-Jürgen Bargfrede

German association football player

*March 10th, 1959, Zeven

65

Ruth Grung

Norwegian politician

*March 10th, 1959, Bergen

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Who's birthday is on March 10th?

54

Osama bin Laden

Saudi terrorist and co-founder of al-Qaeda (1957–2011)

*March 10th, 1957, Riyadh †May 2nd, 2011, Osama bin Laden's compound in Abbottabad

66

Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann

German politician

*March 10th, 1958, Düsseldorf

30

Bad Bunny

Puerto Rican rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer

*March 10th, 1994, Almirante Sur

62

Kid Vinil

Brazilian singer, radio broadcaster, composer and journalist

*March 10th, 1955, Cedral †May 19th, 2017, São Paulo

56

Árni Þór Hallgrímsson

Badminton player

*March 10th, 1968, Akranes

84

Lorns Skjemstad

Norwegian cross-country skier

*March 10th, 1940, Inderøy Municipality

69

Sven-Erik Österberg

Swedish politician and county governor

*March 10th, 1955, Munktorp

66

Sharon Stone

American actress

*March 10th, 1958, Meadville

90

Hans Riegel

German businessman, badminton player

*March 10th, 1923, Bonn †October 15th, 2013, Bonn

40

Chanan Colman

Danish-American-Israeli former basketball player

*March 10th, 1984, Gladsaxe Municipality

59

Jeremias Wigger

Swiss cross country skier

*March 10th, 1965, Hasle

61

Jeff Ament

American bassist

*March 10th, 1963, Havre

67

Hans-Peter Friedrich

German politician (CSU)

*March 10th, 1957, Naila

58

Edie Brickell

American singer

*March 10th, 1966, Dallas

40

Olivia Wilde

American actress and filmmaker (born 1984)

*March 10th, 1984, New York City

64

Kristen Thorsness

American rower

*March 10th, 1960, Anchorage

62

Brigitte Kaandorp

Dutch cabaret artist

*March 10th, 1962, Haarlem

60

Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh

Youngest child of Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (born 1964)

*March 10th, 1964, Buckingham Palace

29

Marie Batomene

Badminton player

*March 10th, 1995, Béthune

51

Nick Bostrom

Swedish philosopher and writer (born 1973)

*March 10th, 1973, Helsingborg

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Born in 1959

64

Jim Kerr

Scottish singer

*July 9th, 1959, Glasgow

64

Andrew Eldritch

British singer

*May 15th, 1959, Ely

56

Nahed Hattar

Jordanian writer

*November 30th, 1959, Amman †September 25th, 2016, Amman

64

Wolfgang Rolff

German association football player and manager

*December 26th, 1959, Lamstedt

64

Mike Pence

Vice president of the United States from 2017 to 2021

*June 7th, 1959, Columbus

64

Morten Andreas Meyer

Norwegian politician

*October 20th, 1959, Sarpsborg Municipality

64

Jon Fosse

Norwegian writer, theater writer and translator

*September 29th, 1959, Haugesund Municipality

64

Donna Strickland

Canadian physicist, 2018 Nobel laurate

*May 27th, 1959, Guelph

64

Dave Ball

English producer and electronic musician

*May 3rd, 1959, Blackpool

64

Charlie Burchill

Scottish musician and composer

*November 27th, 1959, Glasgow

64

Rolf Mützenich

German politician (SPD)

*June 25th, 1959, Cologne

64

Martin Atkins

English musician

*August 3rd, 1959, Coventry

64

Bryan Adams

Canadian guitarist

*November 5th, 1959, Kingston

64

Steve Alten

American writer

*August 21st, 1959, Philadelphia

64

Carla Antonelli

Spanish actress and activist

*July 12th, 1959, Güímar

64

Johannes Röring

German politician

*May 16th, 1959, Vreden

64

Peter Enders

German politician (1959–)

*May 10th, 1959, Eichen

64

Allison Janney

American actress

*November 19th, 1959, Boston

65

Luc Besson

French film director, writer, and producer

*March 18th, 1959, Paris

64

Stephen Harper

22nd prime minister of Canada from 2006 to 2015

*April 30th, 1959, Toronto

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No: With 365 days 1959 is a normal year and no leap year.

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