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Notable anniversaries in history for today: March 10
- 400th: 1624 - England declares war on Spain.
- 200th: 1824 - Birth of Thomas J Churchill; Major General (Confederate Army), fought at Wilson's Creek, Red River.
- 150th: 1874 - Purdue University (Indiana) admits its first student.
- 90th: 1934 - Birth of Judith Jamison; artistic director (Alvin Ailey Dance Theater).
- 90th: 1934 - Longest undefeated streak in Toronto Maple Leafs history (18 games).
- 90th: 1934 - US Ladies Figure Skating Championship won by Suzanne Davis.
- 90th: 1934 - US Men's Figure Skating Championship won by Roger Turner.
- 80th: 1944 - David Vogel, Ukrainian author, dies in Auschwitz at age 52.
- 60th: 1964 - Birth of Greg Campbell; cricket player (Aussie pace-bowler 1989-90).
- 60th: 1964 - Birth of Neneh Cherry in Stockholm, Sweden; Swedish pop singer ("Buffalo Stance").
- 60th: 1964 - Birth of Prince Edward Anthony Richard Louis of Britain.
- 60th: 1964 - US reconnaissance plane shot down over German Democratic Republic.
- 50th: 1974 - Carol Mann wins LPGA S&H Green Stamp Golf Classic.
- 50th: 1974 - Christian Democrats win Belgium parliamentary election.
- 50th: 1974 - June Harrison, actress (Land of the Lawless), dies at age 48.
- 50th: 1974 - Lawrence Rowe completes 302 versus England Bridgetown, 36 fours 1 six.
- 40th: 1984 - June Marlowe, actress (Pardon Us), dies at age 81.
- 30th: 1994 - One million Greeks attend Melina Mercouri's funeral.
- 30th: 1994 - Cecil Rolph Hewitt, journalist/policeman, dies at age 92.
- 30th: 1994 - Charles Bukowski, German/US writer (Barfly, Hollywood), dies at age 73.
- 30th: 1994 - Robert Shea, author, dies of cancer.
- 20th: 2004 - Five British men are released from detention at Camp Delta, Guantanamo Bay. After they land at RAF Brize Norton, four of them are immediately arrested for questioning.
- 15th: 2009 - Death of George Hedges, Hollywood lawyer and archaeologist, at age 57 in South Pasadena, California.
- 5th: 2019 - Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302, a Boeing 737 MAX 8 bound for Nairobi, crashes shortly after takeoff from Addis Ababa killing all 157 people on board. All Boeing 737 MAX aircraft are subsequently grounded worldwide.
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