10 March: Mario Day

Mario Day is a day for people called Mario, because the abbreviation of the month (Mar), and the date, 10, spell Mario. In Croatia, the name Mario was among the most common masculine given names in the decades between 1970 and 1999, and was the most common name in the 1970s. 10 famous Marios:

1. Mario Lanza: American tenor and actor popular in the late 1940s and 1950s.
2. Mario Cuomo: American lawyer and politician who served as the 52nd governor of New York for three terms, from 1983 to 1994.
3. Mario Lopez: American actor and television host. He is known for his portrayal of A.C. Slater on Saved by the Bell, Saved by the Bell: The College Years, and the 2020 sequel series.
4. Mario Puzo: American author, screenwriter, and journalist. He is known for his novels about the Italian-American Mafia and Sicilian Mafia, most notably The Godfather, which he later co-adapted into a film trilogy directed by Francis Ford Coppola.
5. Mario Caldato Jr., also known as Mario C.: Brazilian-born record producer and studio engineer best known for his work with Beastie Boys, Jack Johnson in the US, Marcelo D2 and Seu Jorge in Brazil.
6. Mario Rocco Condello: Italian-Australian organised crime figure. A former lawyer, he was a member of the Carlton Crew, and is believed to have been a money launderer for Melbourne's Calabrian mafia, the Ndrangheta. He was a key figure in the Melbourne gangland killings.
7. Mario Armando Lavandeira Jr.: better known as Perez Hilton, American blogger, columnist, and media personality. His blog is known for posts covering gossip items about celebrities, and for posting tabloid photos over which he has added his own captions or "doodles".
8. Mario Magnotta: Italian janitor of a school in L'Aquila. He became well known in Italy for being the victim of several prank calls, made in 1986 and 1987 by former students, which were later circulated on audio cassettes and, eventually, on the Internet.
9. Mario Mandžukić: Croatian football coach and a former player who is an assistant coach of the Croatia national team. He played as a forward is considered as one of the best Croatian players of all time.
10. Mario: Title character of the video game franchise of the same name and the mascot of Japanese video game company Nintendo. Mario has appeared in over 200 video games since his creation.

Character Birthday

Streak, aka Maurice Gibson, a member of the Ultra League superhero team based in London, England. He is extremely fast and has a blue streak in his hair. At first, he resisted joining a superhero team, but eventually met Nocturne, a member of the team who initially fascinated him and who he later fell in love with. A desire to protect her was a significant factor in changing his mind.