John Major
b. 1943
English banker and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
On This Day · The 88th day of the year
March 29
March 29 carries 10 recorded events spanning between 1847 and 2014. Mexican–American War: United States forces led by General Winfield Scott take Veracruz after a siege.
Compiled & reviewed by Roman Tailor · Last reviewed July 13, 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.
The shape of the day
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.
Aries is the sign for March 29 — read more on the Aries page, or see March's birthstone & birth flower.
Released on March 29
Movies, games, albums & shows2024
- Game Felvidek
2023
- Game Gripper
Release data from TMDB & IGDB.
Events
10 notable moments- 1847
Mexican–American War
Mexican–American War: United States forces led by General Winfield Scott take Veracruz after a siege.
- 1882
Knights of Columbus
The Knights of Columbus is established.
- 1941
World War II
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.
- 1941
North American Regional Broadcasting Agreement
The North American Regional Broadcasting Agreement goes into effect at 03:00 local time.
- 1968
Funeral of Yuri Gagarin and Vladimir Seryogin
The funeral of Yuri Gagarin, the first man in space, begins in Moscow, with thousands of people in attendance.
- 1973
Vietnam War
Vietnam War: The last United States combat soldiers leave South Vietnam.
- 1974
NASA
NASA's Mariner 10 becomes the first space probe to fly by Mercury.
- 1999
1999 Chamoli earthquake
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake in India strikes the Chamoli district in Uttar Pradesh, killing 103.
- 2004
Bulgaria
Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia join NATO as full members.
- 2014
Same-sex marriage in the United Kingdom
The first same-sex marriages in England and Wales are performed.
Famous birthday twins
Born on March 29Jennifer Capriati
b. 1976
American tennis player
John Tyler
b. 1790
American lawyer and politician, 10th President of the United States
Wilhelm Liebknecht
b. 1826
German journalist and politician
John McEwen
b. 1900
Australian farmer and politician, 18th Prime Minister of Australia
Billy Beane
b. 1962
American baseball player and manager
Dezső Kosztolányi
b. 1885
Hungarian author and poet
Michel Hazanavicius
b. 1967
French director, producer, and screenwriter
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)
Historical facts, event summaries, and biographical lines above are adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) license. DateLore adds curation, structure, and original editorial commentary. DateLore is not affiliated with the Wikimedia Foundation.
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