What happened on Saturday March 10, 1906?

About March 10th, 1906, in brief:

  • Historical events: A catastrophic mining disaster in Northern France where an underground explosion and fire killed 1,099 miners, making it one of Europe's worst industrial accidents. The tragedy occurred after persistent warnings of smoke and toxic gases were ignored. The explosion was triggered by a deep mine fire that ignited flammable gas, causing massive destruction. Miners perished from flames, suffocation, poisonous gases, and structural collapses. This event highlighted critical safety failures in early 20th-century mining practices.
  • Day of the week: March 10th, 1906 was a Saturday
  • Zodiac Sign: Pisces (in western zodiac), Horse (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: Full Moon
  • #1 US song: The Leader of the German Band by Arthur Collins & Byron Harlan
  • Popular movie: La course aux tonneaux directed by Ferdinand Zecca

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March 10, 1906: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on March 10, 1906:

  • Courrières Mine Disaster A catastrophic mining disaster in Northern France where an underground explosion and fire killed 1,099 miners, making it one of Europe's worst industrial accidents. The tragedy occurred after persistent warnings of smoke and toxic gases were ignored. The explosion was triggered by a deep mine fire that ignited flammable gas, causing massive destruction. Miners perished from flames, suffocation, poisonous gases, and structural collapses. This event highlighted critical safety failures in early 20th-century mining practices.
  • London Underground Bakerloo Line Opens The London Underground expanded its network by opening the Bakerloo Line, connecting Baker Street to Waterloo. This significant transportation infrastructure development marked another milestone in London's public transit evolution, improving urban mobility and connectivity.
  • Ravel's Sonatine Premiere Maurice Ravel's 'Sonatine' was performed for the first time, introducing a new musical composition to the world. This piece would become an important work in the classical music repertoire, showcasing Ravel's innovative compositional style.

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March 10, 1906: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

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What day of the week was March 10, 1906?


March 10, 1906 was a Saturday and it was the 69th day of the year 1906 in the Gregorian calendar.

March 10, 1906 can also be written as 3/10/1906 in the US and as 10/3/1906 in UK and Europe.

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March 10, 1906: What famous people died on that day?


Famous people died on March 10, 1906:

  • Eugen Richter

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March 10, 1906: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on March 10, 1906 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week March 5th and March 11th. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).

March 10, 1906: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on March 10, 1906 was The Leader of the German Band by Arthur Collins & Byron Harlan, according to the music chart for the week March 5th and March 11th.

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March 10, 1906: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for March 10th is Pisces.

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Babies born in March are either Pisces or Aries. People born before March 20th are Pisces, while people born from March 21st have the sign of Aries.

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March 10, 1906: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for March 10, 1906 is Horse and the associated element is Fire.

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March 10, 1906: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on March 10, 1906 was Full Moon.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on March 10, 1906 and is determined by the portion of the Moon's illuminated surface that is visible from Earth.

An observer located in New York City on March 10, 1906 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 99% full, rising at 05:55 pm and setting at 06:54 am.

The previous full moon was on Feb 09, 1906 while the next full moon would come on Apr 09, 1906.

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How old is someone born on March 10, 1906?


Someone born on March 10, 1906 is:

119 years 1 month old,

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or 6215 weeks and 4 days old,

or 43509 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on March 10, 1906?

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