10 March It Happened Today

1661 Death of French statesman, Cardinal Jules Mazarin.

1969  James Earl Ray pleads guilty to the murder of Martin Luther King.

1974  A Japanese soldier is found on Lubang Island in the Phillipines, unaware that WWII had ended nearly 29 years ago.

1986  Death of the Welsh actor, Ray Milland.

1988  Death of Bee Gees member Andy Gibb.