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This Day in History for March 10

MAR 10 Tuesday 2026
Featured event 2019

Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crashed six minutes after take-off from Addis Ababa…

Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crashed six minutes after take-off from Addis Ababa International Airport due to a fault within the software of the plane, resulting in the deaths of all 157 people on board.

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Harriet Tubman Day (United States of America) Holocaust Remembrance Day (Bulgaria) Mario Day (International)

Notable Births

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Portrait of Matt Poitras Matt Poitras 2004Portrait of Keon Johnson (basketball, born 2002) Keon Johnson (basketball, born 2002) 2002Portrait of Nick Bolton Nick Bolton 2000Portrait of Cole Kmet Cole Kmet 1999

Notable Deaths

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Portrait of Stanley R. Jaffe Stanley R. Jaffe 2025Portrait of Carl Lundström Carl Lundström 2025Portrait of Ken Adam Ken Adam 2016Portrait of Roberto Perfumo Roberto Perfumo 2016

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“Lost time is never found again.”

— Benjamin Franklin
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  1. 2026
    Bam Adebayo of the Miami Heat recorded the second-highest scoring game in NBA…

    Bam Adebayo of the Miami Heat recorded the second-highest scoring game in NBA history with 83 Points.

  2. 2024
    Portuguese legislative election

    2024 Portuguese legislative election: Elections are held in Portugal for all 230 seats in the Assembly of the Republic. The Partido Socialista loses its absolute majority to the Partido Social Democrata, winning 77 and 79 seats respectively.

  3. 2023
    Silicon Valley Bank collapses due to a run on its deposits

    Silicon Valley Bank collapses due to a run on its deposits, in the second largest bank failure in US history. Its operations are taken over by the FDIC.

  4. 2022
    Hungarian presidential election

    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.

  5. 2019
    Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302

    Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302, a Boeing 737 MAX, crashes shortly after takeoff, killing all 157 passengers and crew. This and the prior Lion Air Flight 610 led to all 387 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft being grounded worldwide.

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Notable Births 12
Matt Poitras 2004Keon Johnson (basketball, born 2002) 2002Nick Bolton 2000Cole Kmet 1999Justin Herbert 1998Belinda Bencic 1997Zach LaVine 1995Sergey Mozgov 1995
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Notable Deaths 12
Stanley R. Jaffe 2025Carl Lundström 2025Ken Adam 2016Roberto Perfumo 2016Jovito Salonga 2016Anita Brookner 2016Princess Lilian, Duchess of Halland 2013Jean Giraud 2012
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On This Day Quote

“Lost time is never found again.”

— Benjamin Franklin

People born today

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Portrait of Matt Poitras Matt Poitras 2004 Canadian ice hockey player (born 2004)Portrait of Keon Johnson (basketball, born 2002) Keon Johnson (basketball, born 2002) 2002 American basketball player (born 2002)Portrait of Nick Bolton Nick Bolton 2000 American football player (born 2000)Portrait of Cole Kmet Cole Kmet 1999 American football player (born 1999)Portrait of Justin Herbert Justin Herbert 1998 American football player (born 1998)

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Frequently Asked Questions

What happened on March 10?

One highlighted entry is from 2019: Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crashed six minutes after take-off from Addis Ababa International Airport due to a fault within the software of the plane, resulting in the deaths of all 157 people on board.

Who was born on March 10?

People listed for March 10 include Matt Poitras (2004), Keon Johnson (basketball, born 2002) (2002), and Nick Bolton (2000).

What observances fall on March 10?

Observances listed for March 10 include Christian feast day Attala, Christian feast day Harriet Tubman (Lutheran), and Christian feast day John Ogilvie.

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