Today in History for March 2010

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Historical Events

Events 1 - 3 of 3

11th - Sebastián Piñera become chilean president.
24th - Lee Kun-hee returns to Samsung Electronics chief executive officer (CEO) position after his resignation in April 21, 2008
29th - Two female suicide bombers hit the Moscow Metro system at the peak of the morning rush hour, killing 40.

Famous Weddings

Weddings 1 - 3 of 2

15th - Stand-up comedian and writer Sacha Baron Cohen (40) weds actress Isla Fisher (36) in Paris, France
15th - Stand-up comedian and writer Sacha Baron Cohen (40) weds actress Isla Fisher (36) in Paris, France
28th - "The Real Housewives of New York City" TV Personality Bethenny Frankel (39) weds Jason Hoppy at the Four Seasons Restaurant in New York City

Famous Divorces

Divorces 1 - 1 of 1

31st - "Dawson's Creek" actor James Van Der Beek (32) divorces actress Heather Ann McComb (33) after almost 7 years of marriage

Famous Deaths

Deaths 1 - 47 of 47

1st - Kristian Digby, British television presenter and director (b. 1977)
2nd - Winston Spencer-Churchill, British politician (b. 1940)
3rd - Keith Alexander, British football manager (b. 1956)
3rd - Michael Foot, British politician (b. 1913)
4th - Raimund Abraham, Austrian architect (b. 1933)
4th - Johnny Alf, Brazilian singer and composer (b. 1929)
4th - Vladislav Ardzinba, Abkhazian politician (b. 1945)
4th - Etta Cameron, Danish singer and actor (b. 1939)
4th - Samuel J. Eldersveld, U.S. academic, political scientist, and Democratic politician (b. 1917)
4th - Joaquim Fiúza, Portuguese sailor (b. 1908)
4th - Tetsuo Kondo, Japanese politician (b. 1929)
4th - Hilario Chávez Joya, Mexican Roman Catholic prelate (b. 1928)
4th - Nan Martin, American actress (b. 1927)
4th - Roger Newman, British-born American actor and television writer (b. 1940)
4th - Angelo Poffo, American professional wrestler (b. 1925)
4th - Tony Richards, British footballer (b. 1934)
4th - Joanne Simpson, American meteorologist (b. 1923)
4th - Lolly Vegas, American singer (b. 1939)
4th - Fred Wedlock, British folk musician (b. 1942)
6th - Mark Linkous, member of Sparklehorse (b. 1962)
6th - Endurance Idahor, Nigerian footballer (b. 1984)
7th - Mary Josephine Ray, Canadian supercentenarian (b. 1895)
9th - Doris Haddock, American political activist (b. 1910)
10th - Corey Haim, Canadian actor (b. 1971)
11th - Hans van Mierlo, Dutch politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Deputy Prime Minister (b. 1931)
11th - Leena Peltonen-Palotie, Finnish human geneticist (b. 1952)
11th - Merlin Olsen, American football player / Actor (b. 1940)
12th - Miguel Delibes, Spanish novelist (b. 1920)
13th - He Pingping, the world's shortest man who was able to walk. (b. 1988)
14th - Peter Graves [Aurness], American actor (b. 1926)
17th - Alex Chilton, American musician (b. 1950)
17th - Charlie Gillett, British musicologist and radio presenter (b. 1942)
18th - Fess Parker, American actor (b. 1924)
20th - Liz Carpenter, American feminist writer (b. 1920)
20th - Stewart Udall, American politician, environmentalist (b. 1920)
20th - Girija Prasad Koirala, Nepalese politician (b. 1925)
21st - Wolfgang Wagner, German opera director (b. 1919)
22nd - James W. Black, Scottish Nobel Prize-winning doctor and medical research scientist (b. 1924)
24th - Jim Marshall, American photographer (b. 1936)
24th - Robert Culp, American actor (b. 1930)
24th - Johnny Maestro, American singer (b. 1939)
25th - Pål Bang-Hansen, Norwegian film critic and television personality (b. 1937)
27th - Vasily Smyslov, Russian grandmaster (b. 1921)
28th - June Havoc, American actress (b. 1913)
30th - Jaime Escalante, Bolivian-born American high school teacher at Garfield High School (b. 1930)
30th - Martin Sandberger, German military officer (b. 1911)
31st - Shirley Mills, American actress (b. 1926)