On This Day: March 10, 2010

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'

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

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