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By the end of his career, he had re-invented himself and demonstrated a comedic talent in such parody films as Airplane!
Notable Deaths on March 10
1998 — Lloyd Bridges
American actor and director (born 1913)
March 10 has 63 recorded notable deaths across history, from 483 to 2025. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.
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Notable Deaths
63 source records
483 – 2025
Today in history
Major events on March 10
See what else happened on this day in history.
- 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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Born in Montgomery, Alabama, to a wealthy Southern family, she became locally famous for her beauty and high spirits.
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In 1848, they established their first school for girls at the residence of Tatyasaheb Bhide, known as Bhide Wada in Pune.
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Giuseppe Mazzini's efforts helped bring about the independent and unified Italy in place of the several separate states, many dominated by foreign powers, that existed until the 19th century.
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John Stuart was the first prime minister from Scotland following the Acts of Union in 1707.
More major people who died on March 10
Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.
1948
Zelda Fitzgerald
American author, visual artist, and ballet dancer (born 1900)
Zelda Fitzgerald was an American novelist, painter, writer, and socialite. Born in Montgomery, Alabama, to a wealthy Southern family, she became locally famous for her beauty and high spirits.
1897
Savitribai Phule
Indian poet and activist (born 1831)
Savitribai Phule was an Indian educator, social reformer, and poet, widely regarded as the first Indian female teacher.
1872
Giuseppe Mazzini
Italian journalist and politician (born 1805)
Giuseppe Mazzini was an Italian politician, lawyer, journalist, philosopher, and political activist who worked for the unification of Italy (Risorgimento) and was a major leader of the Italian revolutionary movement.
1792
John Stuart
3rd Earl of Bute, Scottish politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (born 1713)
John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute, styled Lord Mount Stuart between 1713 and 1723, was a British Tory statesman who served as the Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1762 to 1763 under George III.
2007
Ernie Ladd
American football player and wrestler (born 1938)
Ernest L. Ladd, nicknamed "the Big Cat", was an American professional football defensive tackle and professional wrestler.
2016
Jovito Salonga
Filipino lawyer and politician, 14th President of the Senate of the Philippines (born 1920)
Jovito Reyes Salonga, KGCR also called "Ka Jovy," was a Filipino lawyer and politician, as well as a leading opposition leader during the regime of Ferdinand Marcos from the declaration of martial law in 1972 until the…
1291
Arghun
Mongol ruler in Persia (born c. 1258)
Arghun Khan was the fourth ruler of the Ilkhanate from 1284 to 1291, division of the Mongol Empire based in modern-day Iran. He was the son of Abaqa Khan, and like his father, was a devout Buddhist.
1315
Agnes Blannbekin
Austrian mystic
Agnes Blannbekin was an Austrian Beguine and Christian mystic. She was also referred to as Saint Agnes Blannbekin or the Venerable Agnes Blannbekin, though never beatified or canonized by the Roman Catholic Church.
1973
Evelyn Baring
1st Baron Howick of Glendale (1960 – 1973), Governor of Kenya (1952 – 1959), High Commissioner for Southern Africa (1944 – 1951), Governor of Southern Rhodesia (1942 – 1944) (born 1903)
Evelyn Baring, 1st Baron Howick of Glendale, was Governor of Southern Rhodesia from 1942 to 1944, High Commissioner for Southern Africa from 1944 to 1951, and Governor of Kenya from 1952 to 1959.
1925
Myer Prinstein
Polish-American jumper (born 1878)
Myer Prinstein was a Poland-born American track and field athlete who held the world record for the long jump in 1900 and won four gold medals in three Olympic Games for the long jump and triple jump.
1985
Bob Nieman
American baseball player (born 1927)
Robert Charles Nieman was an American professional baseball player and scout. An outfielder, he spent all or parts of a dozen Major League Baseball seasons with the St.
1973
Richard Sharples
British politician, assassinated Governor of Bermuda (born 1916)
Sir Richard Christopher Sharples, was a British politician. He served as a Governor of Bermuda in 1972 until his assassination in 1973 by assailants who were linked to a small militant Bermudian Black Power group called…
1910
Karl Lueger
Austrian lawyer and politician Mayor of Vienna (born 1844)
Karl Lueger was an Austrian lawyer and politician who served as Mayor of Vienna from 1897 until his death in 1910.
1913
Harriet Tubman
American nurse and activist (born c. 1820)
Harriet "Moses" Tubman was an American abolitionist and social activist.
483
Pope Simplicius
Pope Simplicius was the bishop of Rome from 468 to his death on 10 March 483.
1973
Li Mi
Chinese lieutenant general and anti-communist, Taiwanese nationalist (born 1902)
Li Mi was a high-ranking Nationalist general who participated in the anti-Communist Encirclement Campaigns, Second Sino-Japanese War and Chinese Civil War.
2025
Carl Lundström
Swedish businessman and activist (born 1960)
Carl Ulf Sture Lundström was a Swedish businessman and political activist. He founded Rix Telecom, which provided services and equipment to torrent tracker The Pirate Bay from 2003 to 2005.
2012
Jean Giraud
French author and illustrator (born 1938)
Jean Henri Gaston Giraud was a French artist, cartoonist, and writer who worked in the Franco-Belgian bandes dessinées (BD) tradition.
1966
Frank O'Connor
Irish short story writer, novelist, and poet (born 1903)
Frank O'Connor was an Irish author and translator. He wrote poetry, dramatic works, memoirs, journalistic columns and features on aspects of Irish culture and history, criticism, long and short fiction, biography, and…