Holidays and observances
Holidays and observances on March 10
14 holidays and special days are celebrated on March 10 around the world.
- 14observances
- 47events
Holidays and observances
Christian feast day
AttalaAttala or Atala was a disciple of Columbanus and his successor as abbot of Bobbio from 615.
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Harriet Tubman (Lutheran)Harriet Tubman was an American abolitionist and social activist. After escaping slavery, Tubman made some 13 missions to rescue approximately 70 enslaved people, including her family and friends, using the network of antislavery activists and safe houses known
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John OgilvieJohn Ogilvie, SJ was a Scottish Jesuit priest. For his service to persecuted Catholics in 17th-century Scotland and his murder due to his faith, he was canonized in 1976. As of 2026, he is the only post-Reformation Scottish saint.
Christian feast day
Macarius of JerusalemMacarius I was Bishop of Jerusalem from 312 to shortly before 335, according to Sozomen. He is venerated as a saint within the Eastern Orthodox Church and Catholic Church.
Christian feast day
Marie-Eugénie de JésusMarie-Eugénie de Jésus was a French Catholic nun who founded the Religious of the Assumption and is a Catholic saint.
Christian feast day
Pope SimpliciusPope Simplicius was the bishop of Rome from 468 to his death on 10 March 483. He combated the Eutychian heresy, ended the practice of consecrating bishops only in December, and sought to offset the effects of Germanic invasions. His pontificate coincided with
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Sojourner Truth (Lutheran)Sojourner Truth was an American abolitionist and activist for African-American civil rights, women's rights, and alcohol temperance. Truth was born into slavery in Swartekill, New York, but escaped with her infant daughter to freedom in 1826. After going to co
Christian feast day
March 10 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)March 9 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - March 11
Harriet Tubman Day (United States of America)Harriet Tubman Day is an American holiday in honor of abolitionist Harriet Tubman, observed on March 10, and in the U.S. state of New York. Observances also occur locally around the U.S. state of Maryland.
Mario Day (International)Mario is a character created by Japanese video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto. He is the star of the Mario franchise, a recurring character in the Donkey Kong franchise, and the mascot of their owner, the Japanese company Nintendo. Mario is an Italian-American- Holocaust Remembrance Day (Bulgaria) A Holocaust memorial day or Holocaust remembrance day is an annual observance to commemorate the victims of the Holocaust, the genocide of six million Jews and of millions of other Holocaust victims by Nazi Germany and its allies. Many countries, primarily in
- National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (United States)HIV.gov, formerly known as AIDS.gov, is an internet portal for all United States federal domestic HIV and AIDS resources and information. On World AIDS Day, December 1, 2006, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services launched AIDS.gov. The site contains
Székely Freedom Day (Romania)The Székely Freedom Day is a day celebrated by the Székely Hungarian minority of Romania. It is celebrated every 10 March in Târgu Mureș, but also in other parts of Székely Land and internationally. The holiday was created according to a decision of the Szekle
Tibetan Uprising Day (Tibetan independence movement)Tibetan Uprising Day, observed on March 10, commemorates the 1959 Tibetan uprising which began on March 10, 1959, and the Women's Uprising Day of March 12, 1959, involving thousands of women, against the presence of the People's Republic of China in Tibet.
Frequently asked questions
What is celebrated on March 10?
14 observances are celebrated on March 10 around the world: Christian feast day Attala, Christian feast day Harriet Tubman (Lutheran), Christian feast day John Ogilvie, Christian feast day Macarius of Jerusalem, Christian feast day Marie-Eugénie de Jésus, Christian feast day Pope Simplicius. The list gathers national holidays, international days and religious or civil observances falling on this date in different countries, as recorded on Wikipedia. Some are fixed and recur on the same day every year; others depend on the local calendar. Each links to the article explaining its origin and meaning.
What happened on March 10?
47 documented historical events happened on March 10, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: The Roman Republic defeated Carthaginian forces at the Battle of the Aegates, off the western coast of Sicily, in the final battle of the First Punic War. On the same day, in another year: Nine Years' War: At the Battle of Sant Esteve d'en Bas, Catalan miquelets attacked a column of French regular infantry and caused them to surrender. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.
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