Did you know
Chuck Norris's second lead, Good Guys Wear Black (1978), became a hit, and he soon became a popular action film star.
Famous Birthdays on March 10
1940 — Chuck Norris
American actor, producer, and martial artist (died 2026)
March 10 has 168 recorded notable births across history, from 1452 to 2004. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.
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Major events on March 10
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- 2022 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. Source
- 1944 Greek Civil War: The Political Committee of National Liberation is established in Greece by the National Liberation Front. Source
- 1848 The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo is ratified by the United States Senate, ending the Mexican–American War. Source
- 1814 Emperor Napoleon I is defeated at the Battle of Laon in France. Source
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Paul Haggis is best known as screenwriter and producer for consecutive Best Picture Oscar winners Million Dollar Baby (2004) and Crash (2005), the latter of which he also directed.
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Bennett was a member of five teams during his career, most notably the Chicago Bears, with whom he earned Pro Bowl honors, and the New England Patriots, with whom he won Super Bowl LI.
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For Going My Way, he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and was simultaneously nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for the same performance.
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Johnson was selected in the 2021 NBA draft with the 21st overall pick by the New York Knicks, but was traded to the Los Angeles Clippers on draft night.
More major people born on March 10
Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.
1953
Paul Haggis
Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter
Paul Edward Haggis is a Canadian screenwriter, film producer, and director of film and television.
1987
Martellus Bennett
American football player
Martellus Demond Bennett is an American former professional football player who was a tight end for 10 seasons in the National Football League (NFL).
1888
Barry Fitzgerald
Irish actor (died 1961)
William Joseph Shields, known professionally as Barry Fitzgerald, was an Irish stage, film, and television actor.
2002
Keon Johnson
American basketball player
Christopher Keon Johnson is an American professional basketball player for the Maine Celtics of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Tennessee Volunteers.
1987
Tuukka Rask
Finnish ice hockey player
Tuukka Mikael Rask is a Finnish former professional ice hockey player.
1787
William Etty
English painter and academic (died 1849)
William Etty was an English artist best known for his historical paintings containing nude figures. He was the first significant British painter of nudes and still lifes.
1920
Alfred Peet
Dutch-American businessman, founded Peet's Coffee & Tea (died 2007)
Alfred H. Peet was a Dutch-American entrepreneur and the founder of Peet's Coffee & Tea in Berkeley, California, in 1966. Peet is widely credited with starting the specialty coffee revolution in the US.
1628
Marcello Malpighi
Italian physician and biologist (died 1694)
Marcello Malpighi was an Italian biologist and physician, who is referred to as the "founder of microscopical anatomy, histology and father of physiology and embryology".
1938
Ron Mix
American football player
Ronald Jack Mix is an American former professional football player who was an offensive tackle in the American Football League (AFL) and National Football League (NFL).
1925
Bob Lanier
American lawyer, banker, and politician, Mayor of Houston (died 2014)
Robert Clayton Lanier was an American businessman and politician who served as mayor of Houston, Texas, from 1992 to 1998.
1923
Val Logsdon Fitch
American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2015)
Val Logsdon Fitch was an American nuclear physicist who, with co-researcher James Cronin, was awarded the 1980 Nobel Prize in Physics for a 1964 experiment using the Alternating Gradient Synchrotron at Brookhaven…
1929
Sam Steiger
American journalist and politician (died 2012)
Samuel Steiger was an American politician, journalist, political pundit. He served five terms as a member of the U.S.
1903
Edward Bawden
English artist and illustrator (died 1989)
Edward Bawden, was an English painter, illustrator and graphic artist, known for his prints, book covers, posters, and garden metalwork furniture.
1982
Logan Mankins
American football player
Logan Lee Mankins is an American former professional football player who was a guard for 11 seasons in the National Football League (NFL), primarily with the New England Patriots.
1877
Pascual Ortiz Rubio
Mexican diplomat and president (1930–1932) (died 1963)
Pascual Ortiz Rubio was a Mexican military officer, topographical engineer, diplomat and politician who served as the 49th President of Mexico from 1930 to 1932.
1452
Ferdinand II
King of Castile and León (died 1516)
Ferdinand II was King of Aragon from 1479 until his death in 1516. As the husband and co-ruler of Queen Isabella I of Castile, he was also King of Castile from 1475 to 1504.
1503
Ferdinand I
Holy Roman Emperor (died 1564)
Ferdinand I was Holy Roman Emperor from 1556, King of Bohemia, Hungary, and Croatia from 1526, and Archduke of Austria from 1521 until his death in 1564.
1788
Edward Hodges Baily
English sculptor (died 1867)
Edward Hodges Baily was a prolific British sculptor responsible for numerous public monuments, portrait busts, statues and exhibition pieces as well as works in silver.
1962
Jasmine Guy
American actress, singer, and director
Jasmine Chanel Guy is an American actress, singer, dancer, and director.