births
March 10, 1789
Manuel de la Peña y Peña, Mexican lawyer and 20th President (1847) (died 1850)
Manuel de la Peña y Peña
José Manuel de la Peña y Peña was a Mexican lawyer and judge who served two non-consecutive, but closely following, terms as the president of Mexico during the Mexican American War. In contrast to many other nineteenth-century Mexican presidents, he never served in the military, instead coming from a distinguished legal background.
March 10
March 10 is the 69th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 296 days remain until the end of the year.