On This Day — March 29

🕰️ Notable Events on March 29

• 2017 — The United Kingdom invokes Article 50, beginning the formal process of Brexit. Wikipedia ↗
• 2014 — The first same-sex marriages in England and Wales are performed. Wikipedia ↗
• 2013 — At least 36 people are killed when a 16-floor building collapses in the commercial capital Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Wikipedia ↗
• 2010 — Two suicide bombers hit the Moscow Metro system at the peak of the morning rush hour, killing 40. Wikipedia ↗
• 2004 — Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia join NATO as full members. Wikipedia ↗
• 2002 — In reaction to the Passover massacre two days prior, Israel launches Operation Defensive Shield against Palestinian militants, its largest military operation in the West Bank since the 1967 Six-Day War. Wikipedia ↗
• 1999 — The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes above the 10,000 mark (10,006.78) for the first time, during the height of the dot-com bubble. Wikipedia ↗
• 1999 — A magnitude 6.8 earthquake in India strikes the Chamoli district in Uttar Pradesh, killing 103. Wikipedia ↗
• 1993 — Catherine Callbeck becomes premier of Prince Edward Island and the first woman to be elected in a general election as premier of a Canadian province. Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — The Czechoslovak parliament is unable to reach an agreement on what to call the country after the fall of Communism, sparking the so-called Hyphen War. Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — The Baltimore Colts load its possessions onto fifteen Mayflower moving trucks in the early morning hours and transfer its operations to Indianapolis. Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — The Canada Act 1982 receives the Royal Assent from Queen Elizabeth II, setting the stage for the Queen of Canada to proclaim the Constitution Act, 1982. Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — NASA's Mariner 10 becomes the first space probe to fly by Mercury. Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Terracotta Army was discovered in Shaanxi province, China. Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Vietnam War: The last United States combat soldiers leave South Vietnam. Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Operation Barrel Roll, a covert American bombing campaign in Laos to stop communist infiltration of South Vietnam, ends. Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — My Lai Massacre: Lieutenant William Calley is convicted of premeditated murder and sentenced to life in prison. Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Arturo Frondizi, the president of Argentina, is overthrown in a military coup by Argentina's armed forces, ending an 11½ day constitutional crisis. Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — The Twenty-third Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, allowing residents of Washington, D.C., to vote in presidential elections. Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — The New York, Ontario and Western Railway makes its final run, the first major U.S. railroad to be abandoned in its entirety. Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Ethel and Julius Rosenberg are convicted of conspiracy to commit espionage. Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Malagasy Uprising against French colonial rule in Madagascar. Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México, one of Mexico's leading universities, is founded. Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — World War II: Last day of V-1 flying bomb attacks on England. Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — World War II: The German 4th Army is almost destroyed by the Soviet Red Army. Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — The Bombing of Lübeck in World War II is the first major success for the RAF Bomber Command against Germany and a German city. Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — The North American Regional Broadcasting Agreement goes into effect at 03:00 local time. Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — World War II: British Royal Navy and Royal Australian Navy forces defeat those of the Italian Regia Marina off the Peloponnesian coast of Greece in the Battle of Cape Matapan. Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — In Germany, Adolf Hitler receives 99% of the votes in a referendum to ratify Germany's illegal remilitarization and reoccupation of the Rhineland, receiving 44.5 million votes out of 45.5 million registered voters. Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — Heinrich Brüning is appointed German Reichskanzler. Wikipedia ↗
• 1927 — Sunbeam 1000hp breaks the land speed record at Daytona Beach, Florida.[1] Wikipedia ↗
• 1911 — The M1911 .45 ACP pistol becomes the official U.S. Army side arm. Wikipedia ↗
• 1886 — John Pemberton brews the first batch of Coca-Cola in a backyard in Atlanta. Wikipedia ↗
• 1882 — The Knights of Columbus are established. Wikipedia ↗
• 1879 — Anglo-Zulu War: Battle of Kambula: British forces defeat 20,000 Zulus. Wikipedia ↗
• 1871 — Royal Albert Hall is opened by Queen Victoria. Wikipedia ↗
• 1867 — Queen Victoria gives Royal Assent to the British North America Act which establishes the Dominion of Canada on July 1. Wikipedia ↗
• 1865 — American Civil War: Federal forces under Major General Philip Sheridan move to flank Confederate forces under Robert E. Lee as the Appomattox Campaign begins. Wikipedia ↗
• 1857 — Sepoy Mangal Pandey of the 34th Regiment, Bengal Native Infantry mutinies against the East India Company's rule in India and inspires the protracted Indian Rebellion of 1857, also known as the Sepoy Mutiny. Wikipedia ↗
• 1849 — The United Kingdom annexes the Punjab. Wikipedia ↗
• 1847 — Mexican-American War: United States forces led by General Winfield Scott take Veracruz after a siege. Wikipedia ↗
• 1831 — Great Bosnian uprising: Bosniaks rebel against Turkey. Wikipedia ↗
• 1809 — King Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden abdicates after a coup d'état. At the Diet of Porvoo, Finland's four Estates pledge allegiance to Alexander I of Russia, commencing the secession of the Grand Duchy of Finland from Sweden. Wikipedia ↗
• 1806 — Construction is authorized of the Great National Pike, better known as the Cumberland Road, becoming the first United States federal highway. Wikipedia ↗
• 1792 — King Gustav III of Sweden dies after being shot in the back at a midnight masquerade ball at Stockholm's Royal Opera 13 days earlier. He is succeeded by Gustav IV Adolf. Wikipedia ↗
• 1632 — Treaty of Saint-Germain is signed returning Quebec to French control after the English had seized it in 1629. Wikipedia ↗
• 1549 — The city of Salvador da Bahia, the first capital of Brazil, is founded. Wikipedia ↗
• 1500 — Cesare Borgia is given the title of Captain General and Gonfalonier by his father Rodrigo Borgia after returning from his conquests in the Romagna. Wikipedia ↗
• 1461 — Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton: Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King Edward IV of England. Wikipedia ↗
• 1430 — The Ottoman Empire under Murad II captures Thessalonica from the Republic of Venice. Wikipedia ↗
• 845 — Paris is sacked by Viking raiders, probably under Ragnar Lodbrok, who collects a huge ransom in exchange for leaving. Wikipedia ↗
• 502 — King Gundobad issues a new legal code (Lex Burgundionum) at Lyon that makes Gallo-Romans and Burgundians subject to the same laws. Wikipedia ↗

🎂 Notable Births on March 29

• 1993 — Thorgan Hazard, Belgian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — Fabio Borini, Italian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — N'Golo Kante, French footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Carlos Peña (Mexican footballer), Mexican footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Teemu Pukki, Finnish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Lyle Taylor, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — James Tomkins, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Esther Cremer, German runner Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Jesús Molina, Mexican footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Jürgen Zopp, Estonian tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Gianluca Freddi, Italian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Dimitri Payet, French footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Romain Hamouma, French footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Sylvan Ebanks-Blake, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Ivan Ukhov, Russian high jumper Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Fernando Amorebieta, Venezuelan footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Maxim Lapierre, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Mickey Pimentel, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Juan Mónaco, Argentinian tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Darius Draudvila, Lithuanian decathlete Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Jlloyd Samuel, Trinidadian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Bill Demong, American skier Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Bruno Silva, Uruguayan footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Aaron Persico, New Zealand-Italian rugby player Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Igor Astarloa, Spanish cyclist Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Jennifer Capriati, American tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Miguel Gómez, Colombian-American photographer and educator Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Marc Overmars, Dutch footballer and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Sebastiano Siviglia, Italian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Steve Smith, English high jumper Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Rui Costa, Portuguese footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Piet-Hein Geeris, Dutch field hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Alex Ochoa, Cuban-American baseball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Priti Patel, English politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Robert Gibbs, American political adviser, 28th White House Press Secretary Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Lara Logan, South African television and radio journalist and war correspondent Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Hidetoshi Nishijima, Japanese actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Kim Batten, American hurdler Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Shinichi Mochizuki, Japanese mathematician Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Jimmy Spencer, American football player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Lucy Lawless, New Zealand actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Michel Hazanavicius, French director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Brian Jordan, American baseball player and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Jeroen Dijsselbloem, Dutch politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Eric Gunderson, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Sigrid Kirchmann, Austrian high jumper Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Emilios T. Harlaftis, Greek astrophysicist, astronomer, and academic (d. 2005) Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — William Oefelein, American commander, pilot, and astronaut Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Voula Patoulidou, Greek hurdler, long jumper, and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Catherine Cortez Masto, American attorney and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Jill Goodacre, American model and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Elle Macpherson, Australian model and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Ming Tsai, American chef and television host Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Billy Beane, American baseball player and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Ted Failon, Filipino journalist and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Kirk Triplett, American golfer Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Gary Brabham, English-Australian race car driver Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Mike Kingery, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Amy Sedaris, American actress and comedian Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Michael Winterbottom, English director and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Wayne Pearce, Australian rugby league player, coach, and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Barry Blanchard, Canadian mountaineer Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Perry Farrell, American singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Brad McCrimmon, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2011) Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Pedro Bial, Brazilian journalist and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Travis Childers, American businessman and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Nouriel Roubini, Turkish-American economist and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Victor Salva, American director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Marc Silvestri, American publisher, founded Top Cow Productions Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Elizabeth Hand, American author Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Christopher Lambert, American-born French actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Patty Donahue, American singer (The Waitresses) (d. 1996) Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — Earl Campbell, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — Brendan Gleeson, Irish actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — Marina Sirtis, British-American actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Tõnis Palts, Estonian politician, 39th Mayor of Tallinn Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Rainer Bonhof, German footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Russell Fairfax, Australian rugby player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — John Hendricks, American businessman, founded Discovery Communications Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Teófilo Stevenson, Cuban boxer and engineer (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — William Clarke, American harmonica player (d. 1996) Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Geoff Howarth, New Zealand cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Michael Brecker, American saxophonist and composer (d. 2007) Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Pauline Marois, Canadian social worker and politician, 30th Premier of Quebec Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Keith Simpson, English historian and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Bud Cort, American actor, director, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Piet Souer, Dutch record producer, songwriter and arranger Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Inge Bödding, German sprinter Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Robert Gordon, American singer and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Bobby Kimball, American singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Billy Thorpe, English-Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 2007) Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Segun Bucknor, Nigerian musician and journalist (d. 2017) Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Walt Frazier, American basketball player and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Speedy Keen, English singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer (d. 2002) Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Terry Jacks, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Denny McLain, American baseball player and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Lynne Segal, Australian/British feminist academic and activist Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Vangelis, Greek keyboard player and songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Chad Allan, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Eric Idle, English actor and comedian Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — John Major, English banker and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Bob Lurtsema, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Joseph Hooton Taylor, Jr., American astrophysicist and astronomer, Nobel Prize laureate Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Ray Davis, American bass singer (d. 2005) Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Astrud Gilberto, Brazilian singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — John Suchet, English journalist and game show host Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Roland Arnall, French-American businessman and diplomat, 63rd United States Ambassador to the Netherlands (d. 2008) Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Terence Hill, Italian actor, director, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Hanumant Singh, Indian cricketer (d. 2006) Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — Bert de Vries, Dutch politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — Roberto Chabet, Filipino painter and sculptor (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — Smarck Michel, Haitian businessman and politician, 6th Prime Minister of Haiti (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — Gordon Milne, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — Richard Rodney Bennett, English-American composer and educator (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — Mogens Camre, Danish politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — John A. Durkin, American lawyer and politician (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — Judith Guest, American author and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — Joseph P. Teasdale, American lawyer and politician, 48th Governor of Missouri (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1934 — Shahryar Khan, Indian-Pakistani politician and diplomat, 20th Foreign Secretary of Pakistan Wikipedia ↗
• 1933 — Jacques Brault, Canadian poet and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1931 — Ștefan Andrei, Romanian politician, 87th Romanian Minister of Foreign Affairs (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1931 — Sopubek Begaliev, Kyrgyzstani economist and politician (d. 2002) Wikipedia ↗
• 1931 — Aleksei Gubarev, Russian general, pilot, and astronaut (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1931 — Norman Tebbit, English journalist and politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — Anerood Jugnauth, Mauritian lawyer and politician, 4th President of Mauritius Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — Sheila Kitzinger, English activist, author, and academic (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — Richard Lewontin, American biologist, geneticist, and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — Lennart Meri, Estonian director and politician, 2nd President of Estonia (d. 2006) Wikipedia ↗
• 1928 — Romesh Bhandari, Pakistani-Indian politician, 13th Foreign Secretary of India (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1928 — Keith Botsford, Belgian-American journalist, author, and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1928 — Vincent Gigante, American boxer and mobster (d. 2005) Wikipedia ↗
• 1927 — John McLaughlin, American journalist and producer (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
• 1927 — John Vane, English pharmacologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2004) Wikipedia ↗
• 1926 — Moshe Sanbar, Hungarian-Israeli banker and economist (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1923 — Geoff Duke, English-Manx motorcycle racer (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1923 — Betty Binns Fletcher, American lawyer and judge (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1923 — Bob Haymes, American singer-songwriter, and actor (d. 1989) Wikipedia ↗
• 1921 — Sam Loxton, Australian cricketer, footballer, and politician (d. 2011) Wikipedia ↗
• 1920 — John M. Belk, American businessman and politician (d. 2007) Wikipedia ↗
• 1920 — Clarke Fraser, American-Canadian geneticist and academic (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1920 — Pierre Moinot, French author (d. 2007) Wikipedia ↗
• 1920 — Theodore Trautwein, American lawyer and judge (d. 2000) Wikipedia ↗
• 1919 — Eileen Heckart, American actress (d. 2001) Wikipedia ↗
• 1918 — Pearl Bailey, American actress and singer (d. 1990) Wikipedia ↗
• 1918 — Lê Văn Thiêm, Vietnamese mathematician and academic (d. 1991) Wikipedia ↗
• 1918 — Sam Walton, American businessman, founded Walmart and Sam's Club (d. 1992) Wikipedia ↗
• 1917 — Tommy Holmes, American baseball player (d. 2008) Wikipedia ↗
• 1916 — Peter Geach, English philosopher and academic (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗

📅 National Days on March 29 (Calendar.cx)

Also observed on March 29

✡️ Religious Observances

• Christian: Palm Sunday