What Happened In March 2010 In History

Historical Events for March, 2010

• 11th » Economist and businessman Sebastián Piñera is sworn in as President of Chile, while 2010 Pichilemu earthquake e.g three earthquakes, the strongest measuring magnitude 6.9 and all centered next to Pichilemu, capital of Cardenal Caro Province, hit central C
• 26th » The Republic of Korea Navy ROKS ROKS Cheonan (PCC-772) 'Cheonan' ROKS Cheonan sinking sinks off the west coast of South Korea near Baengnyeong Island in the Yellow Sea, killing 46 seamen.
• 29th » Two female suicide bombers 2010 Moscow Metro terrorist bombings known as hit the Moscow Metro system at the peak of the morning rush hour, killing 40.

Famous Deaths for March 2010

• 1st » Kristian Digby, English television host and director (b. 1977)
• 2nd » Winston Churchill (1940–2010) or Winston Churchill, English politician (b. 1940)
• 3rd » Keith Alexander (footballer) named Keith Alexander, English footballer and manager (b. 1956)
• 3rd » Michael Foot, English politician (b. 1913)
• 4th » Raimund Abraham, Austrian architect, designed the Austrian Cultural Forum New York (b. 1933)
• 4th » Johnny Alf, Brazilian pianist and composer (b. 1929)
• 4th » Vladislav Ardzinba, Abkhazian politician, 1st President of Abkhazia (b. 1945)
• 4th » Etta Cameron, Bahamian-Danish singer and actress (b. 1939)
• 4th » Samuel J. Eldersveld, American academic and politician (b. 1917)
• 4th » Joaquim Fiúza, Portuguese sailor (b. 1908)
• 4th » Tetsuo Kondo, Japanese politician (b. 1929)
• 4th » Hilario Chávez Joya, Mexican bishop (b. 1928)
• 4th » Nan Martin, American actress (b. 1927)
• 4th » Roger Newman, English-American actor and screenwriter (b. 1940)
• 4th » Angelo Poffo, American wrestler (b. 1925)
• 4th » Tony Richards (footballer) e.g Tony Richards, English footballer (b. 1934)
• 4th » Joanne Simpson, American meteorologist (b. 1923)
• 4th » Fred Wedlock, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (b. 1942)
• 6th » Endurance Idahor, Nigerian footballer (b. 1984)
• 6th » Mark Linkous, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Sparklehorse) (b. 1962)
• 6th » Betty Millard, American philanthropist and activist (b. 1911)
• 7th » Mary Josephine Ray, Canadian-American super-centenarian (b. 1895)
• 9th » Willie Davis (baseball) called Willie Davis, American baseball player (b. 1940)
• 9th » Doris Haddock, American activist (b. 1910)
• 10th » Corey Haim, Canadian-American actor (b. 1971)
• 10th » Muhammad Sayyid Tantawy, Egyptian scholar (b. 1928)
• 11th » John Hill (wrestler) called John Hill, Canadian-American wrestler (b. 1941)
• 11th » Merlin Olsen, American football player and actor (b. 1940)
• 11th » Leena Peltonen-Palotie, Finnish geneticist (b. 1952)
• 11th » Sandy Scott, Canadian-American wrestler (b. 1934)
• 11th » T. Somasekaram, Sri Lankan geographer and politician, 37th Surveyor General of Sri Lanka (b. 1934)
• 11th » Hans van Mierlo, Dutch journalist and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands (b. 1931)
• 12th » Miguel Delibes, Spanish author (b. 1920)
• 13th » Jean Ferrat, French singer-songwriter (b. 1930)
• 13th » He Pingping, Chinese dwarf (b. 1988)
• 14th » Peter Graves, American actor (b. 1926)
• 14th » Janet Simpson, English sprinter (b. 1944)
• 17th » Alex Chilton, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Box Tops and Big Star) (b. 1950)
• 17th » Sid Fleischman, American author (b. 1920)
• 17th » Charlie Gillett, English musicologist and radio host (b. 1942)
• 18th » Fess Parker, American actor (b. 1924)
• 20th » Ai (poet) named Ai, American poet (b. 1947)
• 20th » Harry Carpenter, English sportscaster (b. 1925)
• 20th » Liz Carpenter, American journalist and author (b. 1920)
• 20th » Girija Prasad Koirala, Nepalese politician, 30th Prime Minister of Nepal (b. 1925)
• 20th » Stewart Udall, American politician (b. 1920)
• 21st » Wolfgang Wagner, German director and manager (b. 1919)
• 22nd » James Black (pharmacologist) e.g James Black, Scottish biologist and pharmacologist, Nobel Prize in Medicine e.g Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1924)
• 24th » Robert Culp, American actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1930)
• 24th » Johnny Maestro, American singer-songwriter (Johnny Maestro & The Brooklyn Bridge) (b. 1939)
• 24th » Jim Marshall (photographer) named Jim Marshall, American photographer (b. 1936)
• 25th » Pål Bang-Hansen, Norwegian actor, director, screenwriter, and critic (b. 1937)
• 27th » Dick Giordano, American illustrator (b. 1932)
• 27th » Vasily Smyslov, Russian chess player (b. 1921)
• 28th » Herb Ellis, American guitarist (b. 1921)
• 28th » June Havoc, Canadian-American actress, dancer, and director (b. 1913)
• 30th » Jaime Escalante, Bolivian educator (b. 1930)
• 30th » Morris R. Jeppson, American lieutenant (b. 1922)
• 30th » Martin Sandberger, German SS officer (b. 1911)
• 31st » Shirley Mills, American actress (b. 1926)
• 31st » Syed Qasim Mahmood, Pakistani journalist, lexicographer, and author (b. 1928)

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