Today in . .
Today, March 10 . . .
Some Birthdays:
| 1787 | William Etty, Artist of Historical and Classical subjects |
| 1932 | Baroness Marcia Falkender, Political columnist |
| 1934 | Fou Ts Ong, Chinese pianist |
| 1947 | Paul Condon, Metropolitan Police commissioner |
| 1957 | Terry Holmes, Welsh rugby player |
| 1964 | HRH Prince Edward, Son of the Queen |
| 1967 | Susie Q, Of the group 'Cookie Crew' |
Some Global Events:
| 1801 | The first census in Britain took place |
| 1863 | King Edward VII married Princess Alexandra of Denmark |
| 1886 | The first Crufts dog show to be held in London took place, having first taken place in Newcastle in 1859 |
| 1906 | London Underground's Bakerloo line was opened |
| 1910 | The first film made in Hollywood was released; called 'Old California' |
| 1969 | James Earl Ray was found guilty of the murder of Martin Luther King and sentenced to 99 years in jail |
| 1977 | It was discovered that the planet Uranus had rings |
| 1986 | The American movie star Ray Milland died |
| 1988 | Prince Charles narrowly missed being killed in an avalanche during a skiing trip |