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On This Day · The 88th day of the year

March 29

March 29's recorded history is unusually compressed, gathered within recent centuries rather than reaching into antiquity. Its center of gravity is the 20th century, and conflict is a recurring thread.

♈ZodiacAries ◈BirthstoneAquamarine ❀Birth flowerDaffodil

Aries is the sign for March 29 — read more on the Aries page, or see March's birthstone & birth flower.

Compiled & reviewed by · Last reviewed September 6, 2026

What happened on March 29?

March 29 is the 88th day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between 1847 and 2014. Famous people born on March 29 include John Major, Jennifer Capriati and John Tyler.

Released on March 29

Movies, games, albums & shows

2024

  • Game Felvidek

2023

  • Game Gripper

Release data from TMDB & IGDB.

Events

10 notable moments
  1. 1847

    Mexican–American War

  2. 1882

    Knights of Columbus

  3. 1941

    World War II

  4. 1941

    North American Regional Broadcasting Agreement

  5. 1968

    Funeral of Yuri Gagarin and Vladimir Seryogin

  6. 1973

    Vietnam War

  7. 1974

    NASA

  8. 1999

    1999 Chamoli earthquake

  9. 2004

    Bulgaria

  10. 2014

    Same-sex marriage in the United Kingdom

Famous birthday twins

Born on March 29

John Major

b. 1943

Jennifer Capriati

b. 1976

John Tyler

b. 1790

Wilhelm Liebknecht

b. 1826

John McEwen

b. 1900

Billy Beane

b. 1962

Dezső Kosztolányi

b. 1885

Michel Hazanavicius

b. 1967

Deaths

  • 1982Carl Orff
  • 1891Georges Seurat
  • 1848John Jacob Astor
  • 1792Gustav III
  • 1697Nicolaus Bruhns

Holidays & observances

  • —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)
  • —Commemoration of the 1947 Rebellion (Madagascar)

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