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First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates: The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing the First Punic War to an end.

The First Punic War was the first of three wars fought between Rome and Carthage, the two main powers of the western Mediterranean in the early 3rd century BC. For 23 years, in the longest continuous conflict and greatest naval war of antiquity, the two powers struggled for supremacy. The war was fought primarily on the Mediterranean island of Sicily and its surrounding waters, and also in North Africa.

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Born on March 10

Matt Poitras 2004– Canadian ice hockey player (born 2004)
Keon Johnson 2002– American basketball player (born 2002)
Nick Bolton 2000– American football player (born 2000)
Cole Kmet 1999– American football player (born 1999)
Justin Herbert 1998– American football player (born 1998)
Belinda Bencic 1997– Swiss tennis player (born 1997)
Zach LaVine 1995– American basketball player (born 1995)
Sergey Mozgov 1995– Russian ice dancer (born 1995)
Bad Bunny 1994– Puerto Rican rapper, actor and record producer (born 1994)
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Nikita Parris 1994– English professional footballer (born 1994)
Jack Butland 1993– English footballer (born 1993)
Aminata Namasia 1993– Congolese politician, Minister of State in charge of Regional Planning
Neeskens Kebano 1992– DR Congo international footballer (born 1992)
Kenshi Yonezu 1991– Japanese singer
Stefanie Vögele 1990– Swiss tennis player (born 1990)
Simon Moser 1989– Swiss ice hockey player (born 1989)
Dayán Viciedo 1989– Cuban baseball player (born 1989)
Clarissa dos Santos 1988– Brazilian basketball player (born 1988)

People

Died on March 10

Stanley R. Jaffe American film producer and director (1940–2025)
Carl Lundström Swedish businessman and activist (1960–2025)
John Elliott British historian and Hispanist (1930–2022)
Ken Adam British designer (1921–2016)
Roberto Perfumo Argentine footballer and sports commentator
Jovito Salonga President of the Senate of the Philippines from 1987 to 1992
Anita Brookner English novelist and art historian (1928–2016)
Richard Glatzer American writer and director
Princess Lilian British fashion model and Swedish royal (1915–2013)
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Jean Giraud French comics author (1938–2012)
Frank Sherwood Rowland American chemist (1927–2012)
Bill Blackbeard American writer-editor and comic strip collector (1926–2011)
Muhammad Sayyid Tantawy Egyptian Islamic scholar (1928–2010)
Corey Haim Canadian actor (1971–2010)
Ernie Ladd American football player and professional wrestler (1938–2007)
Dave Allen Irish comedian and satirist (1936–2005)
Oswaldo Guayasamín Ecuadorian painter
Lloyd Bridges American actor (1913–1998)

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  1. -241 First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates: The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing the First Punic War to an end.

    War between Rome and Carthage (264–241 BC)

    The First Punic War was the first of three wars fought between Rome and Carthage, the two main powers of the western Mediterranean in the early 3rd century BC. For 23 years, in the longest continuous conflict and greatest naval war of antiquity, the two powers struggled for supremacy. The war was fought primarily on the Mediterranean island of Sicily and its surrounding waters, and also in North Africa.

  2. 298 Roman Emperor Maximian concludes his campaign in North Africa and makes a triumphal entry into Carthage.

    Roman emperor from 286 to 305

    Maximian, nicknamed Herculius, was Roman emperor from 286 to 305. He was Caesar from 285 to 286, then Augustus from 286 to 305. He shared the latter title with his co-emperor and superior, Diocletian, whose political brain complemented Maximian's military brawn.

  3. 947 The Later Han is founded by Liu Zhiyuan. He declares himself emperor.

    Imperial dynasty of China (947–951)

    Han, known as the Later Han in historiography, was a short-lived imperial dynasty of China that existed from 947 to 951. It was the fourth of the Five Dynasties during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period in Chinese history, and the third consecutive Shatuo-led Chinese dynasty, although other sources indicate that the Later Han emperors claimed patrilineal Han ancestry. It was among the shortest-lived of all Chinese regimes, lasting for slightly under four years before it was overthrown by a rebellion that resulted in the founding of the Later Zhou dynasty.

  4. 1496 After establishing the city of Santo Domingo, Christopher Columbus departs for Spain, leaving his brother in command.

    Capital and largest city of the Dominican Republic

    Santo Domingo, formerly known as Santo Domingo de Guzmán, is the capital and largest city of the Dominican Republic and the largest metropolitan area in the Caribbean by population. As of 2022, the city center had a population of 1,029,110 while its metropolitan area, Greater Santo Domingo, had a population of 4,274,651. ), itself bordered on three sides by Santo Domingo Province.

  5. 1535 Spaniard Fray Tomás de Berlanga, the fourth Bishop of Panama, discovers the Galápagos Islands by chance on his way to Peru.

    Fourth Bishop of Panamá (1487–1551)

    , was the fourth Bishop of Panamá.

  6. 1607 Susenyos I defeats the combined armies of Yaqob and Abuna Petros II at the Battle of Gol in Gojjam, making him Emperor of Ethiopia.
  7. 1629 Charles I dissolves the Parliament of England, beginning the eleven-year period known as the Personal Rule.
  8. 1661 French "Sun King" Louis XIV begins his personal rule of France after the death of his premier, the Cardinal Mazarin.
  9. 1735 An agreement between Nader Shah and Russia is signed near Ganja, Azerbaijan and Russian troops are withdrawn from occupied territories.
  10. 1762 French Huguenot Jean Calas, who had been wrongly convicted of killing his son, dies after being tortured by authorities; the event inspired Voltaire to begin a campaign for religious tolerance and legal reform.
  11. 1814 Emperor Napoleon I is defeated at the Battle of Laon in France.
  12. 1830 The Royal Netherlands East Indies Army is created.
  13. 1831 The French Foreign Legion is created by Louis Philippe, the King of France, from the foreign regiments of the Kingdom of France.
  14. 1848 The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo is ratified by the United States Senate, ending the Mexican–American War.
  15. 1861 El Hadj Umar Tall seizes the city of Ségou, destroying the Bamana Empire of Mali.
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  1. 1873 The first Azerbaijani play, The Adventures of the Vizier of the Khan of Lenkaran, prepared by Akhundov, is performed by Hassan-bey Zardabi and dramatist and Najaf-bey Vezirov.
  2. 1876 The first successful test of a telephone is made by Alexander Graham Bell.
  3. 1891 Almon Strowger patents the Strowger switch, a device which led to the automation of telephone circuit switching.
  4. 1906 The Courrières mine disaster, Europe's worst ever, kills 1099 miners in northern France.
  5. 1909 By signing the Anglo-Siamese Treaty of 1909, Thailand relinquishes its sovereignty over the Malay states of Kedah, Kelantan, Perlis and Terengganu, which become British protectorates.
  6. 1922 Mahatma Gandhi is arrested in India, tried for sedition, and sentenced to six years in prison, only to be released after nearly two years for an appendicitis operation.
  7. 1933 The Long Beach earthquake affects the Greater Los Angeles Area, leaving around 108 people dead.
  8. 1944 Greek Civil War: The Political Committee of National Liberation is established in Greece by the National Liberation Front.
  9. 1945 World War II: The U.S. Army Air Force firebombs Tokyo, and the resulting conflagration kills more than 100,000 people, mostly civilians.
  10. 1949 Mildred Gillars ("Axis Sally") is convicted of treason.
  11. 1952 Fulgencio Batista leads a successful coup in Cuba.
  12. 1959 Tibetan uprising: Fearing an abduction attempt by China, thousands of Tibetans surround the Dalai Lama's palace to prevent his removal.
  13. 1966 Military Prime Minister of South Vietnam Nguyễn Cao Kỳ sacks rival General Nguyễn Chánh Thi, precipitating large-scale civil and military dissension in parts of the nation.
  14. 1969 In Memphis, Tennessee, James Earl Ray pleads guilty to assassinating Martin Luther King Jr. He later unsuccessfully attempts to recant.
  15. 1970 Vietnam War: Captain Ernest Medina is charged by the U.S. military with My Lai war crimes.

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