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March 29 is the 88 th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (89th in Leap Year s). There are 277 days remaining.
Events
- 537 - Vigilius is consecrated and enthroned as Pope , replacing Silverius .
- - Edward Of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King Edward IV Of England .
- 1638 - Swedish colonists establish the first settlement in Delaware , called New Sweden .
- 1792 - King Gustav III Of Sweden dies after being shot in the back at a midnight Masquerade at Stockholm 's Royal Opera just 13 days earlier. He is succeeded by Gustav IV Adolf .
- 1799 - New York passes a law aimed at gradually abolishing Slavery in the state.
- 1806 - Construction authorized of the Great National Pike , better known as the Cumberland Road , becoming the first United States federal highway.
- 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 .
- rebel against Turkey .
- forces led by General Winfield Scott take Veracruz after a Siege .
- 1849 - The United Kingdom annexes the Punjab .
- 1857 - Sepoy Mangal Pandey of the 34th Regiment , Bengal Native Infantry revolts against the British Rule In India and inspires a long-drawn War Of Independence Of 1857 also known as the Sepoy Mutiny .
- begins.
- 1867 - Queen Victoria gives Royal Assent to the British North America Act which establishes the Dominion Of Canada on July 1 .
- 1871 - The Royal Albert Hall is opened by Queen Victoria .
- forces defeat 20,000 Zulu s.
- 1882 - The Knights Of Columbus are established.
- 1911 - The M1911 Semi-automatic Handgun designed by John Browning becomes the standard-issue handgun in the United States Army , and is subsequently widely used in World War I , World War II , and the Korean War .
- 1930 - Heinrich Brüning is appointed German Reichskanzler .
- 1936 - In Germany , dictator Hitler receives 99% of the votes in a Referendum to ratify Germany 's illegal reoccupation of the Rhineland , receiving 44.5 million votes out of 45.5 million registered voters. In 1933 all political parties and political liberty had been abolished.
- Royal Navy and Royal Australian Navy forces intercept those of the Italian '' Regia Marina '' off the Peloponnesus coast of Greece in the Battle Of Cape Matapan .
- 1941 - 80% of American AM radio stations change frequencies under the terms of NARBA .
- attacks on England .
- 1951 - Ethel And Julius Rosenberg are convicted of conspiracy to commit Espionage .
- 1961 - The Twenty-third Amendment To The United States Constitution is ratified, allowing residents of Washington, DC to vote in Presidential elections.
- 1966 - Muhammad Ali deafeats Canadian George Chuvalo in fifteen rounds in Toronto , Canada .
- William Calley is convicted of premeditated murder and sentenced to life in prison.
- 1971 - A Los Angeles, California Jury recommends the Death Penalty for Charles Manson and three female followers.
- soldiers leave South Vietnam .
- 1974 - NASA 's Mariner 10 becomes the first Spaceprobe to fly by Mercury . It was launched on November 3 , 1973 .
- 1982 - The Canada Act 1982 (U.K.) receives the Royal Assent by Queen Elizabeth II , setting the stage for the Queen Of Canada to proclaim the Constitution Act, 1982
- 1993 - Catherine Callbeck becomes Premier of Prince Edward Island and Canada 's first female Premier .
- 1993 - Edouard Balladur becomes Prime Minister Of France .
- 1998 - A series of strong tornados hit southern Minnesota , leaving two dead.
- 1999 - The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes at 10006.78 – above the 10,000 mark for the first time ever.
- 2004 - Bulgaria , Estonia , Latvia , Lithuania , Romania , Slovakia and Slovenia join NATO as full members.
- 2004 - The Republic Of Ireland becomes the first country in the world to Ban Smoking in all work places, including bars and restaurants.
- , West and North Africa , Turkey , Central Asia and Mongolia
- 2006 - Singer Tom Jones is knighted by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II .
Births
- 1584 - Ferdinando Fairfax, 2nd Lord Fairfax Of Cameron , English general (d. 1648 )
- 1602 - John Lightfoot , English churchman (d. 1675 )
- 1713 - John Ponsonby , Irish politician (d. 1789 )
- 1769 - Nicolas Jean De Dieu Soult , French marshal (d. 1851 )
- 1790 - John Tyler , 10th President Of The United States (d. 1862 )
- 1824 - Ludwig Büchner , German philosopher and physician (d. 1899 )
- 1826 - Wilhelm Liebknecht , German journalist and politician (d. 1900 )
- 1867 - Cy Young , baseball player (d. 1955 )
- 1873 - Tullio Levi-Civita , Italian mathematician (d. 1941 )
- 1874 - Lou Hoover , First Lady Of The United States (d. 1944 )
- 1889 - Warner Baxter , American actor (d. 1951 )
- 1891 - Yvan Goll , French-German writer (d. 1950 )
- 1892 - József Cardinal Mindszenty , Hungarian Catholic cardinal (d. 1975 )
- 1895 - Ernst Jünger , German author (d. 1998 )
- 1897 - Ruby Muhammad , American wife of Elijah Muhammad
- 1899 - Lavrenty Beria , Soviet Communist leader (d. 1953 )
- 1900 - John McEwen , eighteenth Prime Minister Of Australia (d. 1980 )
- 1901 - Andrija Maurovic , Croatian illustrator (d. 1981 )
- 1902 - Marcel Aymé , French writer (d. 1967 )
- 1902 - William Walton , English composer (d. 1983 )
- 1905 - Philip Ahn , American actor (d. 1978 )
- 1908 - Arthur O'Connell , American actor (d. 1981 )
- 1908 - Dennis O'Keefe , American actor (d. 1968 )
- 1911 - Brigitte Horney , German actress (d. 1988 )
- 1912 - Hanna Reitsch , German pilot (d. 1979 )
- 1913 - Tony Zale , American boxer (d. 1997 )
- 1913 - R. S. Thomas , Welsh poet (d. 2000 )
- 1916 - Eugene McCarthy , American politician (d. 2005 )
- 1918 - Pearl Bailey , American singer and actress (d. 1990 )
- 1918 - Sam Walton , American businessman (d. 1992 )
- 1919 - Eileen Heckart , American actress (d. 2001 )
- 1927 - John McLaughlin , American political commentator
- 1927 - John Robert Vane , English pharmacologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize In Physiology Or Medicine (d. 2004 )
- 1929 - Lennart Meri , President Of Estonia (d. 2006 )
- 1931 - Aleksei Gubarev , cosmonaut
- 1936 - Judith Guest , American author
- 1936 - Mogens Camre , Danish politician
- 1937 - Billy Carter , Presidential brother (d. 1988 )
- 1940 - Ray Davis , American musician ( P-Funk )
- 1940 - Astrud Gilberto , Brazilian singer
- 1941 - Joseph Hooton Taylor, Jr. , American astrophysicist, Nobel Prize In Physics laureate
- 1943 - Eric Idle , English actor, writer, and composer
- 1943 - John Major , Prime Minister Of The United Kingdom
- 1943 - Vangelis , Greek musician
- 1944 - Terry Jacks , Canadian musician, songwriter, and activist
- 1944 - Denny McLain , baseball player
- 1945 - Walt Frazier , American basketball player
- 1947 - Bobby Kimball , American singer ( Toto )
- 1948 - Bud Cort , American actor
- 1949 - Michael Brecker , American jazz saxophonist
- 1952 - Teofilo Stevenson , Cuban boxer
- 1954 - Karen Ann Quinlan , American right-to-die cause célèbre (d. 1985 )
- 1955 - Earl Campbell , American football star
- 1955 - Christopher Lawford , American actor
- 1956 - Patty Donahue , lead singer of The Waitresses (d. 1996 )
- 1957 - Christopher Lambert , French actor
- 1959 - Barry Blanchard , Canadian mountaineer
- 1959 - Perry Farrell , American musician ( Jane's Addiction and Porno For Pyros )
- 1960 - Marina Sirtis , English actress
- 1963 - Elle Macpherson , Australian model
- 1967 - Brian Jordan , baseball player
- 1967 - John Popper , American musician ( Blues Traveler )
- 1968 - Lucy Lawless , New Zealand actress and singer
- 1971 - Aaron Lawrence , American pornographic actor
- 1976 - Jennifer Capriati , American tennis player
- 1980 - John Tennyson , American New York/Vancouver based writer
- 1981 - Jlloyd Samuel , West Indian-born footballer
- 1983 - Justin Tuck , American football player
- 1984 - Valentine Rei , Russian television personality
Deaths
- 1058 - Pope Stephen X
- 1368 - Emperor Go-Murakami , Emperor Of Japan (b. 1328 )
- 1461 - Henry Percy, 3rd Earl Of Northumberland , English politician (b. 1421 )
- 1578 - Arthur Champernowne , English admiral (b. 1524 )
- 1578 - Louis I, Cardinal Of Guise , French cardinal (b. 1527 )
- 1625 - Antonio De Herrera Y Tordesillas , Spanish historian (b. 1549 )
- 1628 - Tobias Matthew , Archbishop of York (b. 1546 )
- 1772 - Emanuel Swedenborg , Swedish philosopher and mathematician (b. 1688 )
- 1751 - Thomas Coram , English sea captain and philanthropist
- 1792 - King Gustav III Of Sweden , (shot) (b. 1746 )
- 1800 - Marc René, Marquis De Montalembert , French military engineer and writer (b. 1714 )
- 1826 - Johann Heinrich Voß , German poet (b. 1751 )
- 1855 - Henri Druey , Swiss Federal Councilor (b. 1799 )
- 1873 - Francesco Zantedeschi , Italian physicist (b. 1797 )
- 1888 - Charles-Valentin Alkan , French composer (b. 1813 )
- 1906 - Slava Raskaj , Croatian painter (b. 1878 )
- 1912 - Members of the Scott Expedition to the South Pole:
- --- Henry Robinson Bowers (b. 1883 )
- --- Edgar Evans , Welsh naval officer (b. 1876 )
- --- Lawrence Oates , English army officer (b. 1880 )
- --- Sir Robert Falcon Scott , English explorer (b. 1868 )
- --- Edward Adrian Wilson , English physician and naturalist (b. 1872 )
- 1934 - Otto Hermann Kahn , German millionaire and benefactor (b. 1867 )
- 1937 - Karol Szymanowski , Polish composer (b. 1882 )
- 1957 - Joyce Cary , Irish author (b. 1888 )
- 1959 - Barthelemy Boganda , first President Of The Central African Republic (b. 1910 )
- 1970 - Anna Louise Strong , American communist journalist
- 1972 - Lord J. Arthur Rank , movie theater owner (b. 1888 )
- 1980 - Mantovani , Italian-born conductor and arranger (b. 1905 )
- 1982 - Carl Orff , German composer (b. 1895 )
- 1991 - Lee Atwater , American politicial consultant (b. 1951 )
- 1992 - Paul Henreid , Austrian actor (b. 1908 )
- 1994 - Eugène Ionesco , Romanian-born playwright (b. 1912 )
- 1994 - Bill Travers , British actor (b. 1922 )
- 1999 - Joe Williams , American singer (b. 1918 )
- 2001 - Helge Ingstad , Norwegian explorer (b. 1899 )
- 2001 - John Lewis , American jazz pianist (b. 1920 )
- 2003 - Carlo Urbani , Italian physician (SARS) (b. 1956 )
- 2005 - Johnnie Cochran , American lawyer (b. 1937 )
- 2005 - Grant Johannesen , American pianist (b. 1921 )
- 2005 - Mitch Hedberg , American comedian (b. 1968 )
Holidays and observances
External links
March 28 - March 30 - February 28 - ( February 29 ) - April 29 -- Listing Of All Days
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