Siege of Edessa
The citizens of Edessa gave Baldwin control of the city
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March 10 in History
This permanent archive page contains 131 World History Database records for March 10, spanning 1098 to 2024. Recorded topics include Battle of Edessa; Siege of Edessa; Battle of Ivry.
Total: 131Events: 119Births: 3Deaths: 5Battles: 4Countries: 34
Events on March 10
Governor
Appointed Governor of Dun on the River Meuse
Governor
Appointed Governor of Villefranche
Declaration of War
Declares war on Spain after the Commons has granted funds
Parliament
Charles raises money by fines imposed by star Chamber & selling monopolies
Parliament
Parliament does not open again for 11 yrs
Personal Rule
Appointed Prime Minister of France, appoints himself
Personal Rule
Takes personal control after Mazarin's death.
Head of Confederation
Appointed Head of the Confederation, 1st term
Resignation of Henry Addington
Resigns as Prime Minister of Great Britain
Constitution of Spain
The Cortes passes a liberal constitution under a hereditary monarch. Ferdinand VII repudiates the liberal constitution
Siege of Torgau
1st day of the siege of Torgau
Result of Surrender of Sikh Forces
Sikh organised resistance collapses as the remaining forces lay down their arms.
Result of Surrender of Sikh Forces
The Sikh military position collapses, enabling British authority to be imposed more fully in the Punjab.
Surrender of Sikh Forces
The Sikhs lay down their arms
Surrender of Sikh Forces
The Sikhs lay down their arms
Marriage
Marries Alexandra, eldest daughter of King Christian IX of Denmark
Thanksgiving Proclamation
Lincoln issues a proclamation establishing a national Thanksgiving observance
Mount Erebus
Leads the first ascent of Mount Erebus with Douglas Mawson and Alistair Mackay during Shackleton's Nimrod Expedition
South Pole
Climbs Mt Erebus, the worlds southernmost active volcano
March Tenth Minesweeping Effort
Further minesweeping is attempted under Carden's command as the fleet struggles to create a safe channel toward the Narrows.
Minesweeping Attack Reaches Kephez Lines
Keyes sends minesweepers against the main mine lines near Kephez under heavy Ottoman fire.
Neuve Chapelle Breakthrough Exploitation Ordered
Haig orders reserves forward after British troops penetrate the first German defensive positions.
Neuve Chapelle Offensive Directed by First Army
Haig's First Army opens the Neuve Chapelle offensive after a concentrated artillery bombardment.
Government Transfer to Moscow
Lenin and the Soviet government leave Petrograd for Moscow because the former capital is vulnerable to German attack.
Operation Michael
Issues the operaion Michael order
Rule of Palestine
Proclaims himself King of Syria & Palestine
Rule of Syria
Proclaims himself King of Syria & Palestine but 15 weeks later deposed by the French
Kronstadt Rebellion
Appeals against bloodshed during the crisis.
Kronstadt Rebellion
Condemns Bolshevik repression of the sailors.
Kronstadt Rebellion
Criticises Bolshevik suppression from exile.
Kronstadt Rebellion
Maintains rebel morale as the fortress holds out.
Kronstadt Rebellion
Regroups forces after the first assault fails.
Arrest of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
Gandhi is arrested then tried for sedition, and sentenced to six years imprisonment
Finance Minister Appointment
Takes office as Reich Finance Minister during worsening budgetary pressure, reparations obligations and currency weakness.
NSDAP
Hitler's public speaking ban is lifted
Purge
Expelled from the Labour Party for seeking to form a new Party
French Demand for Response to Locarno Breach
Flandin urges the Locarno signatories to demand German withdrawal from the remilitarized Rhineland.
Anschluss
Decides on military occupation before Schuschnigg's plebiscite of March 13th
Army Estimates and Rearmament
Uses the Army Estimates debate to argue for stronger defence as German power expands.
Invasion of Austria
Decides on military occupation before Schuschnigg's plebiscite of March 13th
Czech President Hacha dismisses the Slovak Government from office
The Czech President Hacha dismisses the Slovak Government from office
Invasion of Bohemia
The remainder of Czechoslovakia is occupied, 10-16 March
Invasion of Czech
Allied appeasement ends when Germany occupies the remainder of Czech, Bohemia-Moravia
Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia
Appointed Prime Minister of the Slovak Government
Speech
Defends his opposition to appeasement to his constituents
General Election
Penaranda wins the presidential election as candidate of the conservative alliance.
General Election - General Election
Penaranda wins the presidential election as candidate of the conservative alliance.
General Election Election Outcome
General election outcome recorded for Enrique Penaranda Castillo: Penaranda wins the presidential election as candidate of the conservative alliance.
General Election Government
Government context for this general election: Penaranda wins the presidential election as candidate of the conservative alliance.
Ukranian Front
Konevs units make contact Zhukov threatening the remains of the 1st Panzer Army
Bombing of Tokyo
2 million have been made homeless in Tokyo
Commander in Chief
Appointed Commander in Chief, West
Commander in Chief
Appointed Commander in Chief, West
Mobilization
Konevs units join Zhukov near Vinnitsa threatening the remains of the 1st Panzer Army
Transfer of Power
Monje Gutierrez transfers presidential authority to the elected Enrique Hertzog.
Pohl Trial Arraignment
Pohl and the other WVHA defendants were arraigned before Military Tribunal II.
President of Bolivia
Hertzog begins his constitutional presidency.
Prime Minister of Japan
Appointed Prime Minister of Japan
RuSHA Trial Judgment and Sentence
Greifelt was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment in the RuSHA Case.
Prime Minister of France
Appointed Prime Minister of France, 3rd term
Coup
Holds power with the backing of a nationalist section of the army as a "provisional president" for the next two years. Batista fears that Barquin would oust him and his followers, and when it becomes apparent that Batista had little chance of winning the election he stages a coup
Election
Batista fears that Barquin would oust him and his followers, and when it becomes apparent that Batista had little chance of winning the election he stages a coup
International Conference at Moscow
Russia proposes a 4 power conference on the unification & rearmament of Germany
Military Coup
Seizes power by military coup before scheduled elections.
President of Cuba
Appointed President of Cuba, 3rd term
Unification
Russia proposes a 4 power conference on the unification & rearmament of Germany
Government
Eisenhower indicates willingness to resort to nuclear weapons in the event of war
Nuclear Power
Eisenhower indicates willingness to resort to nuclear weapons in the event of war
Prime Minister of Afghanistan
Mohammad Yusuf becomes prime minister and leads preparations for constitutional government.
Resignation of Mohammad Daoud Khan
Daoud resigns after King Zahir Shah seeks constitutional government and reduced tension with Pakistan.
Arnold Layne
Pink Floyd release Arnold Layne as their debut single in the United Kingdom
Arrest of James Earl Ray
Ray is extradited to Tennessee and charged with King's murder, confessing to the assassination, though he recants this confession three days later
Assassination of Martin Luther King
Ray is extradited to Tennessee and charged with King's murder, confessing to the assassination, though he recants this confession three days later
Election
Indira Gandhi leads Congress to a decisive victory in the 1971 general election.
Prime Minister of Australia
Appointed Prime Minister of Australia
Powers Transferred
Cheng Heng resigns and transfers chief-of-state powers to Lon Nol
President Assumes Office
Lon Nol becomes President of the Khmer Republic
Rehabilitation
Deng Xiaoping is restored to government work with Zhou Enlai's support and Mao's approval
First European Council
Represents Germany at the first meeting formally held under the title European Council.
First Formal European Council
Hosts the first formal meeting of the European Council at Dublin Castle.
Siege of Ban Me Thuot
The north make a succesful attack on Ban Me Thuot in the central highlands
Vote of Confidence
39 of the left abstain in the Commons on the motion for further cuts
A&M Records
Attends the public signing with A&M Records outside Buckingham Palace.
Mass Purges
Widespread purges of cadres accused of disloyalty
Sex Pistols
At a press ceremony held outside Buckingham Palace, the Sex Pistols sign to A&M Records
Completion of Nubian Campaign
M'Bow marks completion of the twenty-year international campaign to save Nubian monuments.
Government
Announces plan to link welfare benits to work requirements
Expanded United States Trade Restrictions
Washington prohibits Libyan oil imports and restricts strategic exports to Libya.
United States Oil Embargo
The United States bans Libyan oil imports and exports of oil-industry technology.
Strike
Durham and Kent coalfields join the strike
General
The Politburo vote to appoint Gorbachev as Chernenkos successor. Appointed President of Russia. Appointed General Secretary of the Communist Party
Politburo
1st at the politburo meeting to propose Gorbachev as a replacement for Chernenko
President of Russia
Appointed President of the Supreme Soviet
President of Russia
Supports the proposal for Gorbachev as a replacement for Chernenko
Third Taoiseach Term
Returns for a third period as Taoiseach after the 1987 general election.
Coup
Forced to resign during a coup
Resignation of Prosper Avril
Forced to resign during a coup
Kabbah Restored
ECOMOG intervention restores President Kabbah to power
Restored Government Formed
Returns to Freetown and resumes elected presidential authority
Commissioners Appointed
Consults as sixteen UNMOVIC Commissioners are appointed.
UNMOVIC College Established
The College provides advice and guidance to the Executive Chairman.
Economy of Great Britain
The FTSE-100 slumps to an 8 yr low
FTSE Market Low
Brown monitors financial conditions as the FTSE 100 falls to an eight-year low.
New Democracy Government Sworn In
Karamanlis becomes Prime Minister after winning the parliamentary election.
Prime Minister of Greece
Kostas Karamanlis is sworn in as Prime Minister after New Democracy wins the election.
Independence of Georgia
Georgia lawmakers vote unanimously for Russia to withdraw troops from soviet-era bases by Jan 1
Retirement
Keegan quits as manager and decides to retire from football
Call for Nonviolence
The Dalai Lama urges Tibetans to protest peacefully and avoid violence.
Middle Way Reaffirmed
Tenzin Gyatso reiterates his demand for genuine autonomy rather than Tibetan independence.
Monastic Protests
Monks begin demonstrations in Lhasa on the anniversary of the 1959 uprising.
Tibetan Uprising Anniversary
The exile administration marks the uprising anniversary while reporting renewed protests in Tibet.
New Horizons
A 93-second thruster burn adjusts New Horizons' trajectory for the forthcoming Pluto encounter.
Parliamentary Confidence for Unity Government
The House of Representatives grants confidence to Dbeibah's Government of National Unity.
Antalya Talks
Meets Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov in the first high-level talks after the invasion
Antalya Talks
Meets Dmytro Kuleba in Turkey during early diplomatic talks
Saudi-Iran Diplomatic Agreement
Leads Saudi diplomacy implementing the restoration of bilateral relations.
Saudi-Iran Diplomatic Agreement
Signs the agreement restoring diplomatic relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran.
Presidential Oath
Asif Ali Zardari takes office as Pakistan's President for a second time.
Births on March 10
Birth of Alexis I Mikhaylovich
Birth of Alexis I Mikhaylovich, son of Tsar Michael & Eudoxia
Birth of Avril Phaedra Campbell
Birth of Avril Phaedra Campbell
Birth of Edward
Birth of Edward, gives birth to Prince Edward
Deaths on March 10
Death of Karl Lueger
Death of Karl Lueger
Death of Jan Garrigue Masaryk
Death of Jan Garrigue Masaryk
Death of Jan Garrigue Masaryk
Dies by suicide or murder, then a communist putsch leads to Soviet power in Czech
Death of Konstantin Ustinovich Chernenko
Death of Konstantin Ustinovich Chernenko, dies of emphysema age 73
Death of Ray Milland
Death of Ray Milland
Battles on March 10
Battle of Edessa
The citizens of Edessa gave Baldwin control of the city
Battle of Ivry
Fights at the Battle of Ivry
Battle of Helsingborg
Stenbock defeats the Danish army at Helsingborg and ends Denmark's attempt to retake Scania.
Battle of Driefontein
Kelly-Kenny's infantry fights through Boer resistance at Driefontein on the march toward Bloemfontein.