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March 10

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On March 10, 1985, Konstantin U. Chernenko, Soviet leader for just 13 months, died at age 73. His death was announced on March 11th. Politburo member Mikhail S. Gorbachev was chosen to succeed him.

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On March 10, 1903, Clare Boothe Luce, the American playwright and politician, was born. Following her death on Oct. 9, 1987, her obituary appeared in The Times.

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On This Date

1496	Christopher Columbus concluded his second visit to the Western Hemisphere as he left Hispaniola for Spain.
1629	England's King Charles I dissolved Parliament.
1785	Thomas Jefferson was appointed minister to France, succeeding Benjamin Franklin.
1848	The Senate ratified the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, ending the war with Mexico.
1864	Ulysses S. Grant became commander of the Union armies during the Civil War.
1949	Nazi wartime broadcaster Mildred E. Gillars, also known as "Axis Sally," was convicted in Washington, D.C., of treason.
1965	Neil Simon's play "The Odd Couple" opened on Broadway.
1969	James Earl Ray pleaded guilty in Memphis, Tenn., to the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
1980	"Scarsdale Diet" author Dr. Herman Tarnower was shot to death in Purchase, N.Y. (His lover, Jean Harris, was convicted of murder and served nearly 12 years in prison.)
1985	Konstantin Chernenko, Soviet leader for just 13 months, died at age 73.
1993	Dr. David Gunn was shot to death outside a Pensacola, Fla., abortion clinic.
1997	"Buffy the Vampire Slayer" debuted on the WB network.
2002	Israeli helicopters destroyed Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's office in Gaza City, hours after 11 Israelis were killed in a suicide bombing in a cafe across the street from Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's residence in Jerusalem.
2004	Teenage sniper Lee Boyd Malvo was sentenced in Chesapeake, Va., to life in prison.

Current Birthdays

Country singer Carrie Underwood ("American Idol") turns 28 years old today.

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Actress Sharon Stone turns 53 years old today.

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1933	Ralph Emery, Talk show host, turns 78
1940	Chuck Norris, Actor ("Walker, Texas Ranger"), turns 71
1940	David Rabe, Writer, producer, turns 71
1940	Dean Torrence, Singer (Jan and Dean), turns 71
1947	Bob Greene, Newspaper columnist, turns 64
1947	Tom Scholz, Rock musician (Boston), turns 64
1953	Paul Haggis, Director, screenwriter ("Crash"), turns 58
1957	Shannon Tweed, Actress, turns 54
1962	Jasmine Guy, Actress, turns 49
1964	Prince Edward, Member of the British royal family, turns 47
1965	Rod Woodson, Football Hall of Famer, turns 46
1969	Paget Brewster, Actress ("Criminal Minds"), turns 42
1971	Jon Hamm, Actor ("Mad Men"), turns 40
1972	Timbaland, Rapper, producer, turns 39
1977	Shannon Miller, Olympic gold medal gymnast, turns 34
1977	Robin Thicke, Singer, turns 34
1984	Olivia Wilde, Actress ("House M.D."), turns 27
1992	Emily Osment, Actress ("Hannah Montana"), turns 19

Historic Birthdays

Clare Boothe Luce3/10/1903 - 10/9/1987American playwright and politician.Go to obituary »

34	Thos. Howard Norfolk 3/10/1538 - 6/2/1572 English nobleman executed by Queen Elizabeth I
56	Friedrich von Schlegel 3/10/1772 - 1/12/1829 German writer and critic
49	Alexander III 3/10/1845 - 11/1/1894 Russian emperor (1881-84)
75	Henry W. Fowler 3/10/1858 - 12/26/1933 English lexicographer and philologist
75	Hector Guimard 3/10/1867 - 5/20/1942 French architect and furniture designer
73	Lillian Wald 3/10/1867 - 9/1/1940 American nurse; founded Henry St. Settlement in New York
28	Bix Beiderbecke 3/10/1903 - 8/6/1931 American jazz cornetist and composer
63	Harry Bertoia 3/10/1915 - 11/6/1978 Italian-born American sculptor and designer
70	James Earl Ray 3/10/1928 - 4/23/1998 American assassin of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.