Tukuk-OS📅 March 29
22 events · 12 births · 12 deaths
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What happened on March 29? Below are the notable events chosen by Wikipedia’s editors for this date, followed by celebrated births, deaths and the observances recognised around the world.
Events
- 2017 — British prime minister Theresa May invoked Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union, formally beginning the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union.
Theresa MayUnited Kingdom invocation of Article 50 of the Treaty on European UnionBrexit
- 2014 — The first same-sex marriages in England and Wales took place following the passage of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013.
Same-sex marriage in the United KingdomMarriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013
- 2010 — Islamist separatists of the Caucasus Emirate detonated two bombs on the Moscow Metro, killing 40 people and injuring 102 others.
- 1999 — The Chamoli earthquake, one of the strongest to hit the foothills of the Himalayas in more than 90 years, killed at least 100 people.
- 1982 — Queen Elizabeth II granted royal assent to the Canada Act 1982, which ended any remaining constitutional dependence of Canada on the United Kingdom by a process known as patriation.
- 1981 — Dick Beardsley and Inge Simonsen jointly won the Men's Elite Race and Joyce Smith won the Women's Elite Race in the inaugural London Marathon.
- 1975 — Jeff Beck released Blow by Blow, his most successful album in the U.S., reaching the top five and selling over one million copies.
- 1974 — NASA's Mariner 10 became the first space probe to make a flyby of Mercury.
- 1974 — A group of farmers in the Chinese province of Shaanxi discovered a vast collection of terracotta statues (pictured) depicting the armies of Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of China.
- 1968 — The funeral of Yuri Gagarin, the first man in space, began in Moscow with tens of thousands of people in attendance.
- 1951 — The King and I, a musical about Mongkut of Siam by Rodgers and Hammerstein, premiered on Broadway.
- 1941 — The North American Regional Broadcasting Agreement to define technical standards for AM band radio stations came into effect.
- 1941 — Second World War: British and Australian ships defeated Italian Regia Marina vessels at the Battle of Cape Matapan.
- 1882 — The Knights of Columbus, the world's largest Catholic fraternal service organization, was founded by Michael J. McGivney in New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
- 1865 — American Civil War: The Appomattox campaign opened with the Battle of Lewis's Farm, in which the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia was forced into a series of retreats that would culminate in their surrender.
- 1831 — Authorities held an inquest at New Town, Tasmania, into the deaths of a woman and two children who were fatally poisoned after eating smooth toadfish.
- 1823 — Joaquín de Oreamuno led a coup d'état that overthrew Rafael Francisco Osejo, attempting to restore allegiance to the Mexican Empire.
Joaquín de OreamunoRafael Francisco OsejoCentral America under Mexican rule
- 1807 — German astronomer Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers discovered Vesta, the brightest asteroid and second-most massive body in the asteroid belt.
- 1800 — William Matthews was ordained as the first Catholic priest born in British America.
- 1461 — Wars of the Roses: The Yorkists defeated the Lancastrian army at the Battle of Towton, allowing Edward IV to secure the English throne.
- 1430 — After an eight-year siege, the Ottoman Empire captured the city of Thessalonica from the Republic of Venice.
- 845 — Viking expansion: Viking raiders, possibly led by the legendary Ragnar Lodbrok, plundered and occupied Paris, holding the city for a large ransom.
Births
- 2004 — Kim Ju-chan, South Korean footballer
- 1996 — Wade Baldwin IV, American basketball player
- 1994 — Jung Jae-won, South Korean rapper, singer-songwriter, and actor
- 1994 — Matt Olson, American baseball player
- 1994 — Tom Wilson, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1993 — Thorgan Hazard, Belgian footballer
- 1991 — Irene, South Korean idol, actress and television host
- 1991 — N'Golo Kanté, French footballer
- 1990 — Lyle Taylor, English footballer
- 1989 — James Tomkins, English footballer
- 1986 — Sylvan Ebanks-Blake, English footballer
- 1986 — Lucas Elliot Eberl, American actor and director
Deaths
- 2025 — Richard Chamberlain, American actor (born 1934)
- 2024 — Gerry Conway, English folk and rock drummer/percussionist (born 1947)
- 2024 — Louis Gossett Jr., American actor (born 1936)
- 2023 — John Kerin, Australian politician (born 1937)
- 2023 — Vivan Sundaram, Indian contemporary artist (born 1943)
- 2022 — Charles Jeffrey, British botanist (born 1934)
- 2022 — Jennifer Wilson, English actress (born 1932)
- 2021 — Bashkim Fino, Albanian politician, 29th Prime Minister of Albania (born 1962)
- 2021 — Sarah Onyango Obama, Kenyan educator and philanthropist (born 1921)
- 2020 — Joe Diffie, American country music singer (born 1958)
- 2020 — Alan Merrill, American musician (born 1951)
- 2020 — Krzysztof Penderecki, Polish composer and conductor (born 1933)
Observances & holidays
- Christian feast day: Armogastes
- Christian feast day: Berthold of Calabria
- Christian feast day: Gwynllyw
- Christian feast day: Jonas and Barachisius
- Christian feast day: Ludolph of Ratzeburg
- Christian feast day: March 29 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- Boganda Day (Central African Republic)
Public holidays in the Central African RepublicCentral African Republic
- Commemoration of the 1947 Rebellion (Madagascar)
- National Vietnam War Veterans Day (United States)
- Day of the Young Combatant (Chile)
- Youth Day (Taiwan)
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