358 Historic Events for March 10
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| 1875 |
Death |
Louis Joseph Daussoigne-Mehul, composer, dies at 84
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| 1876 |
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1st telephone call made (Alexander Graham Bell to Thomas Watson)
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| 1877 |
Birth |
David M Chumaceiro, Cura‡ao, poet
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| 1877 |
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David Mendes Chumaceiro, Cura‡ao, poet (Cris lidas)
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| 1878 |
Birth |
Karel van de Woestijne, Flemish writer/poet (God at Sea)
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| 1880 |
Birth |
Michael Jacobs, NYC, boxing promoter
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| 1880 |
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General Wolseley opens new legislative council in Pretoria
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| 1880 |
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Salvation Army of England sets up US welfare and religious activity
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| 1884 |
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Stuart Holmes, Chicago IL, actor (Prisoner of Zenda)
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| 1888 |
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Barry Fitzgerald, Dublin Ireland, actor (Acad Award-Going My Way)
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| 1888 |
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HW Boxing champ John L Sullivan draws Charlie Mitchell in 30 rounds
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| 1888 |
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1st performance of C‚sar Franck's "Psyche"
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| 1888 |
Death |
Ciro Pinsuti, Italian pianist/composer, dies at 57
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| 1888 |
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Krsto Odak, composer
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| 1891 |
Birth |
Jacob van Gelderen, economist/sociologist/Dutch 2nd Chamber (SDAP)
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| 1892 |
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Otto van Raised, gov-gen of Neth Indies (1884-88), dies at 69
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| 1892 |
Birth |
Eva Turner, British soprano
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| 1892 |
Birth |
Arthur Oscar Honnegger, Le Havre France, composer (King David)
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| 1893 |
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Ivory Coast becomes a French colony
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| 1893 |
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New Mexico State University cancels it's 1st graduation ceremony, its only graduate Sam Steele was robbed and killed the night before
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| 1896 |
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After Bob Fitzsimmons KOs much larger Jim Corbett to win world HW championship he says, "The bigger they are, the harder they fall"
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| 1896 |
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Charilaos Vasilakos of Greece wins 1st modern marathon in 3:18 [OS]
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| 1896 |
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Bronx acquires O'Brien Square
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| 1896 |
Birth |
Nancy Cunard, writer
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| 1896 |
Birth |
Harry Krimer, actor (Napoleon)
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