Who are famous people born on March 29?

Famous people born on March 29 include: Kim Ju-chan, Wade Baldwin IV, Jung Jae-won.

What famous people died on March 29?

Notable historical figures who died on March 29 include: Richard Chamberlain, Gerry Conway, Louis Gossett Jr..

March 29 in History

Q: What happened on March 29 in history?

On March 29, 2004: The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat certifies Taipei 101 as the world's tallest building, based on the building having been topped out on 1 July 2003, even though the building was not completed until 31 December 2004.

2004 — The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat certifies Taipei 101 as the world's tallest building, based on the building having been topped out on 1 July 2003, even though the building was not completed until 31 December 2004

March 29 spans 49 recorded events across recorded history — from 1139 – 2021. Below is a curated digest of the most significant moments tied to this date.

By thisDay.info Editorial Team · March 29 — Wikipedia

Historical Events 49 events 1139 – 2021

Did you know

The Council on Vertical Urbanism is headquartered in the Monroe Building in Chicago, Illinois, United States.

Did you know

The organization was formerly known as the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat before changing its name.

Did you know

The CVU is a nonprofit organization that aims to study and report on tall buildings and sustainable urban design.

Did you know

The council announces the title of The World's Tallest Building and is considered an authority on the official height of tall buildings.

Did you know

The CVU is based in the United States but operates as an international body in the field of tall buildings and urban design.

Pope Innocent II issues the bull Omne datum optimum in which he endorses the Knights Templar and approves the Templar Rule.

Head of the Catholic Church from 1130 to 1143

Pope Innocent II, born Gregorio Papareschi, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 14 February 1130 to his death in 1143. His election as pope was controversial, and the first eight years of his reign were marked by a struggle for recognition against the supporters of Anacletus II. He reached an understanding with King Lothair III of Germany, who supported him against Anacletus, and whom he crowned Holy Roman emperor. Innocent went on to preside over the Second Council of the Lateran.

1139

The Ottoman Empire under Murad II captures Thessalonica from the Republic of Venice.

Turkish Empire (c. 1299–1922)

The Ottoman Empire, historically also known as the Turkish Empire, was a state that spanned much of Southeast Europe, West Asia, and North Africa from the 14th century to the early 20th century, centred in modern-day Turkey. It also controlled parts of southeastern Central Europe between the early 16th and early 18th centuries.

1430

Battle of Towton: Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King Edward IV of England, bringing a temporary stop to the Wars of the Roses.

1461 battle in the Wars of the Roses

The Battle of Towton took place on 29 March 1461 during the Wars of the Roses, near Towton in North Yorkshire. Yorkist forces decisively defeated Lancastrian supporters of Henry VI, securing the English throne for Edward IV. Fought for ten hours between an estimated 50,000 soldiers from both sides in a snowstorm on Palm Sunday, it was "probably the largest and bloodiest battle on English soil".

1461

The city of Salvador, Bahia, the first capital of Brazil, is founded.

Capital city of Bahia, Brazil

Salvador is a Brazilian municipality and capital city of the state of Bahia. Situated in the Zona da Mata in the Northeast Region of Brazil, Salvador is recognized throughout the country and internationally for its cuisine, music, and architecture. The African influence in many cultural aspects of the city makes it a center of Afro-Brazilian culture. As the first capital of Colonial Brazil, the city is one of the oldest in the Americas. Its foundation in 1549 by Tomé de Sousa took place on account of the implementation of the General Government of Brazil by the Portuguese Empire.

1549

Treaty of Saint-Germain is signed returning Quebec to French control after the English had seized it in 1629.

1632 treaty in which England returned control to France of its North American colonies

The Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye was signed on March 29, 1632. It returned New France to French control after the English had seized it in 1629, after the Anglo-French War (1627–1629) had ended.

1632

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.

King of Sweden from 1771 to 1792

Gustav III, also called Gustavus III, was King of Sweden from 1771 until his assassination in 1792. He was the eldest son of King Adolf Frederick and Queen Louisa Ulrika of Sweden.

1792

Construction is authorized of the Great National Pike, better known as the Cumberland Road, becoming the first United States federal highway.

Early American highway

The National Road—formerly the Cumberland Road and later celebrated as "Main Street of America"—was the United States' first great federally financed highway and a proving ground for national‑scale internal improvements.

1806

King Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden abdicates after a coup d'état.

King of Sweden from 1792 to 1809

Gustav IV Adolf or Gustav IV Adolph was King of Sweden from 1792 until he was deposed in a coup in 1809. He was also the last Swedish monarch to be the ruler of Finland.

1809

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.

1809 legislative assembly which established the Grand Duchy of Finland

The Diet of Porvoo, was the summoned legislative assembly to establish the Grand Duchy of Finland in 1809 and the heir of the powers of the Swedish Riksdag of the Estates. The session of the Diet lasted from March to July 1809.

1809

Mexican–American War: United States forces led by General Winfield Scott take Veracruz after a siege.

1846–1848 conflict between Mexico and the United States

The Mexican–American War, also known in the United States as the Mexican War and in Mexico as the United States intervention in Mexico, was an invasion of Mexico by the United States. It followed the 1845 American annexation of Texas, which Mexico still considered its territory because it refused to recognize the Treaties of Velasco, signed by President Antonio López de Santa Anna after he was captured by the Texian Army during the 1836 Texas Revolution. The Republic of Texas was de facto an independent country, but most of its Anglo-American citizens who had moved from the United States to Texas after 1822 wanted to be annexed by the United States.

1847

The United Kingdom annexes the Punjab.

Historical sovereign state in Northwestern Europe (1801–1922)

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was established by the Acts of Union in 1801 that united the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ireland into one unitary and sovereign state. It continued in this form until 1927, when it evolved into the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, after the Irish Free State gained a degree of independence in 1922.

1849

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.

Designation given to a South Asian soldier

A sepoy is a term used to refer to South Asian soldiers. Originating from the Persian word sepāhī, the term was anglicised to "sepoy" by the British. In the army of the Mughal Empire sepāhī referred to a type of infantryman, while in colonial India it was used as a term for native troops in European service. During the early modern era European colonial authorities in India, most prominently those of the British East India Company, raised units of sepoys for service against native states or other European powers. The term is used today as the equivalent rank of private in the Indian, Pakistani and Nepalese armies.

1857

Queen Victoria gives Royal Assent to the British North America Act which establishes Canada on July 1.

Queen of the United Kingdom from 1837 to 1901

Victoria was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death in 1901. Her reign of 63 years and 216 days, which was longer than those of any of her predecessors, constituted the Victorian era, a period of industrial, political, scientific, and military change within the United Kingdom marked by a great expansion of the British Empire. In 1876, the British parliament voted to grant her the additional title of Empress of India.

1867

Royal Albert Hall is opened by Queen Victoria.

Concert hall in South Kensington, London, England

The Royal Albert Hall is a concert hall on the northern edge of South Kensington, London, England. It has a seating capacity of 5,272.

1871

Anglo-Zulu War: Battle of Kambula: British forces defeat 20,000 Zulus.

British colonial war in 1879

The Anglo-Zulu War, or simply the Zulu War, was fought in present-day South Africa from January to early July 1879 between forces of the British Empire and the Zulu Kingdom. Two famous battles of the war were the Zulu victory at Isandlwana and the British defence at Rorke's Drift.

1879

The Knights of Columbus is established.

Catholic fraternal service organization founded in 1882

The Knights of Columbus (KOC) is a global Catholic fraternal service order founded by Blessed Michael J. McGivney. Membership is limited to practicing Catholic men. It is led by Patrick E. Kelly, the order's 14th Supreme Knight.

1882

Sunbeam 1000hp breaks the land speed record at Daytona Beach, Florida.

Motor vehicle

The Sunbeam 1000 HP Mystery, or "The Slug", is a land speed record-breaking car built by the Sunbeam car company of Wolverhampton that was powered by two aircraft engines. It was the first car to travel at over 200 mph. The car's last run was a demonstration circuit at Brooklands, running at slow speed on only one engine. It is today on display at the National Motor Museum, Beaulieu.

1927

The 1936 German parliamentary election and referendum seeks approval for the recent remilitarization of the Rhineland.

Parliamentary elections were held in Germany on 29 March 1936. They took the form of a single-question referendum, asking voters whether they approved of the military occupation of the Rhineland and a single party list for the new Reichstag composed exclusively of Nazis and 19 nominally independent "guests" of the party. The election was effectively rigged, with no political opponents of Hitler allowed to participate with a claimed turnout of 99% and 98.8% voting in favour. In a publicity stunt, a number of voters were packed aboard the airships Graf Zeppelin and Hindenburg, which flew above the Rhineland as those aboard cast their ballots. Despite the electoral irregularities, historian Ian Kershaw writes that the vote nonetheless accurately reflected widespread popular support for Hitler following the remilitarization of the Rhineland.

1936

The North American Regional Broadcasting Agreement goes into effect at 03:00 local time.

1941 AM/mediumwave radio station allocation agreement

The North American Regional Broadcasting Agreement refers to a series of international treaties that defined technical standards for AM band (mediumwave) radio stations. These agreements also addressed how frequency assignments were distributed among the signatories, with a special emphasis on high-powered clear channel allocations.

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.

1939–1945 global conflict

World War II, or the Second World War, was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all of the world's countries participated. Tanks and aircraft played major roles, the latter enabling the strategic bombing of cities and delivery of the only nuclear weapons used in war. World War II was the deadliest conflict in history, causing the death of 60 to 75 million people. Millions died as a result of massacres, starvation, disease, and genocides, including the Holocaust. After the Allied victory, Germany, Austria, Japan, and Korea were occupied, and German and Japanese leaders were tried for war crimes.

1941

The Bombing of Lübeck in World War II is the first major success for the RAF Bomber Command against Germany and a German city.

During World War II, the city of Lübeck was the first German city to be attacked in substantial numbers by the Royal Air Force. The attack on the night of 28 March 1942 created a firestorm that caused severe damage to the historic centre, with bombs destroying three of the main churches and large parts of the built-up area. It led to the retaliatory "Baedeker" raids on historic British cities.

1942

The Malagasy Uprising against French colonial rule begins in Madagascar.

1947–1949 anti-French revolt in Madagascar

The Malagasy Uprising was a Malagasy nationalist rebellion against French colonial rule in Madagascar, lasting from March 1947 to February 1949. Starting in late 1945, Madagascar's first French National Assembly deputies, Joseph Raseta, Joseph Ravoahangy, and Jacques Rabemananjara of the Mouvement démocratique de la rénovation malgache (MDRM) political party, led an effort to achieve independence for Madagascar through legal channels. The failure of this initiative and the harsh response it drew from the Socialist Ramadier administration radicalized elements of the Malagasy population, including leaders of several militant nationalist secret societies.

1947

Julius and Ethel Rosenberg are convicted of conspiracy to commit espionage.

American spies for the Soviet Union (d. 1953)

Julius Rosenberg and Ethel Rosenberg were an American married couple who were convicted of spying for the Soviet Union, including providing top-secret information about American radar, sonar, jet propulsion engines, and nuclear weapon designs. They were executed by the federal government of the United States in 1953 using New York's state execution chamber in Sing Sing in Ossining, New York, becoming the first American civilians to be executed for such charges and the first to be executed during peacetime.

1951

Hypnosis murders in Copenhagen.

1951 murders in Denmark

The Copenhagen hypnosis murders were a double-murder case in connection with a failed bank robbery that happened in Denmark on 29 March 1951. After extensive police, psychiatric and psychological investigations and the ensuing trial proceedings, two people were convicted of the murders: Palle Hardrup and Bjørn Schouw Nielsen. It was the view of the trial court, in a decision that the Danish Supreme Court affirmed, that Schouw Nielsen had hypnotized the 28-year-old Hardrup to carry out the robbery and the murders.

1951

The New York, Ontario and Western Railway makes its final run, the first major U.S.

railroad to be abandoned in its entirety.

The New York, Ontario and Western Railway, commonly known as the O&W or NYO&W, was a regional railroad founded in 1868. The last train ran from Norwich, New York, to Middletown, New York, in 1957, after which it was ordered liquidated by a U.S. bankruptcy judge. It was the first Class I U.S. railroad to be abandoned in its entirety.

1957

The Twenty-third Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, allowing residents of Washington, D.C., to vote in presidential elections.

1961 amendment granting presidential electors to the District of Columbia

The Twenty-third Amendment to the United States Constitution extends the right to participate in presidential elections to the District of Columbia. The amendment grants to the district electors in the Electoral College, as though it were a state, though the district can never have more electors than the least-populous state. How the electors are appointed is to be determined by Congress. The Twenty-third Amendment was proposed by the 86th Congress on June 16, 1960; it was ratified by the requisite number of states on March 29, 1961.

1961

Arturo Frondizi, the president of Argentina, is overthrown in a military coup by Argentina's armed forces, ending an 11+1⁄2 day constitutional crisis.

32nd president of Argentina (1958–62)

Arturo Frondizi Ércoli was an Argentine lawyer, journalist, teacher, statesman, and politician. He was elected president of Argentina and governed from May 1, 1958, to March 29, 1962, when he was overthrown in a military coup. His government was characterized by its strong developmentalist policies, that was less promoted by the State and more oriented to the development of heavy industry as a consequence of the entry of multinational companies.

1962

The funeral of Yuri Gagarin, the first man in space, begins in Moscow, with thousands of people in attendance.

On 29–30 March 1968 in Moscow

The funeral of cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin and test-pilot Vladimir Seryogin took place on 29–30 March 1968.

1968

My Lai massacre: Lieutenant William Calley is convicted of premeditated murder and sentenced to life in prison.

1968 U.S. war crime during the Vietnam War

The Mỹ Lai Massacre was a United States war crime committed on 16 March 1968, involving the mass murder of unarmed civilians in Sơn Mỹ village, Quảng Ngãi province, South Vietnam, during the Vietnam War. At least 347 and up to 504 civilians, almost all women, children and elderly men, were murdered by U.S. Army soldiers. Some of the women were gang-raped and their bodies mutilated, and some soldiers mutilated and raped children as young as 12. The incident is the largest confirmed massacre of civilians by U.S. forces in the 20th century.

1971

Vietnam War: The last United States combat soldiers leave South Vietnam.

1955–1975 war in Southeast Asia

The Vietnam War was an armed conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia fought between North Vietnam and South Vietnam and their allies. North Vietnam was supported by the Soviet Union and China, while South Vietnam was supported by the United States and other anti-communist nations. The conflict was the second of the Indochina wars and a proxy war of the Cold War between the Soviet Union and US. The Vietnam War was one of the postcolonial wars of national liberation, a theater in the Cold War, and a civil war, with civil warfare a defining feature from the outset. Direct US military involvement escalated from 1965 until US forces were withdrawn in 1973. The fighting spilled into the Laotian and Cambodian civil wars, which ended with all three countries becoming communist in 1975.

1973

Operation Barrel Roll, a covert American bombing campaign in Laos to stop communist infiltration of South Vietnam, ends.

1964–73 covert US military operation in Laos during the Vietnam War

Operation Barrel Roll was a covert interdiction and close air support campaign conducted in the Kingdom of Laos by the U.S. Air Force 2nd Air Division and U.S. Navy Task Force 77 between 5 March 1964 and 29 March 1973, concurrent with the Vietnam War.

1973

NASA's Mariner 10 becomes the first space probe to fly by Mercury.

American space and aeronautics agency

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the U.S. federal government responsible for the United States' civil space program and for research in aeronautics and space. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., NASA operates ten field centers across the U.S. and is organized into three mission directorates: Human Spaceflight, Research and Technology, and Science. Established in 1958 amid the Space Race, NASA succeeded the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) to give the U.S. space program a distinct civilian orientation focused on peaceful applications. Since then, it has led most American spaceflight programs, including Project Mercury, Project Gemini, the Apollo program, Skylab, the Space Shuttle, the International Space Station (ISS) and the ongoing multi-national Artemis program.

1974

The Terracotta Army is discovered in Shaanxi province, China.

Collection of ancient Chinese military statues

The Terracotta Army is a collection of terracotta sculptures depicting the armies of Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of China. It is a form of funerary art buried with the emperor in 210–209 BCE in his mausoleum with the purpose of protecting him in his afterlife.

1974

Quebecair Flight 255 crashes after takeoff from Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport in Quebec City, killing 17.

1979 aviation accident

Quebecair Flight 255 was a scheduled flight from Quebec City to Montreal. On March 29, 1979, moments after takeoff at 6:48:43 PM, the right engine of the Fairchild F-27 that was operating the flight exploded and caught fire. The crippled aircraft, registered C-FQBL, crashed soon after in a nearby field. All three crew and 14 of the 21 passengers died.

1979

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.

Canadian constitutional enactment

The Canada Act 1982 is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and one of the enactments which make up the Constitution of Canada. It was enacted at the request of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada to patriate Canada's constitution, ending the power of the British Parliament to amend the constitution. The act also formally ended the "request and consent" provisions of the Statute of Westminster 1931 in relation to Canada, whereby the British parliament had a general power to pass laws extending to Canada at its own request.

1982

The Baltimore Colts load their possessions onto fifteen Mayflower moving trucks in the early morning hours and transfer their operations to Indianapolis.

National Football League franchise in Indianapolis, Indiana

The Indianapolis Colts are a professional American football team based in Indianapolis. The Colts compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) South division. Since the 2008 season, the Colts have played their games in Lucas Oil Stadium. Previously, the team had played for over two decades (1984–2007) at the RCA Dome. Since 1987, the Colts have served as the host team for the NFL Scouting Combine.

1984

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.

1918–1992 country in Central Europe

Czechoslovakia was a country in Central Europe. The country was bordered by Austria and Hungary to the south, Germany to the west and northwest, Poland to the northeast, and Ukraine to the southeast. Czechoslovakia had a hilly and mostly mountainous landscape that covered an area of 127,906 square kilometers (49,385 sq mi) with a mostly temperate continental and oceanic climate. The capital and largest city was Prague; other major cities and urban areas include Brno, Ostrava, Plzeň, Liberec, Bratislava and Košice.

1990

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.

American stock market index composed of 30 industry leaders

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), Dow Jones, or simply the Dow, is a stock market index of 30 prominent companies listed on stock exchanges in the United States.

1999

A magnitude 6.8 earthquake in India strikes the Chamoli district in Uttar Pradesh, killing 103.

Severe earthquake in India

The 1999 Chamoli earthquake occurred on 29 March in the Chamoli district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Approximately 103 people died in the earthquake.

1999

A Gulfstream III crashes on approach to Aspen/Pitkin County Airport in Aspen, Colorado.

All 18 people on board are killed.

The Gulfstream III, a business jet produced by Gulfstream Aerospace, is an improved development of the Grumman Gulfstream II.

2001

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.

2002 Hamas suicide bombing in Israel

The Passover massacre was a suicide bombing carried out by Hamas at the Park Hotel in Netanya, Israel on 27 March 2002, during a Passover seder. 30 civilians were killed in the attack and 140 were injured. It was the deadliest attack against Israeli civilians during the Second Intifada, and one of the most severe suicide attacks Israel has ever experienced.

2002

Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia join NATO as full members.

Country in Southeast Europe

Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern portion of the Balkans directly south of the Danube river and west of the Black Sea. Bulgaria is bordered by Greece and Turkey to the south, Serbia and North Macedonia to the west, and Romania across the Danube river to the north. It covers a territory of 110,994 square kilometres (42,855 sq mi), making it the tenth largest within the European Union and the sixteenth-largest country in Europe by area. Sofia is the nation's capital and largest city; other major cities include Plovdiv, Varna, and Burgas.

2004

Two suicide bombers hit the Moscow Metro system at the peak of the morning rush hour, killing 40.

Islamist terror attacks

The 2010 Moscow Metro bombings were suicide bombings carried out by two female Islamic terrorists during the morning rush hour of March 29, 2010, at two stations of the Moscow Metro, with roughly 40 minutes in between. At least 40 people were killed, and over 100 injured.

2010

At least 36 people are killed when a 16-floor building collapses in the commercial capital Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Structural failure in Tanzania

The Dar es Salaam building collapse occurred during the early hours of Good Friday on 29 March 2013 when a 16-floor residential apartment building collapsed on a nearby mosque compound, killing 36 people and trapping over 60 under the rubble.

2013

The first same-sex marriages in England and Wales are performed.

Same-sex marriage is legal in all parts of the United Kingdom. As marriage is a devolved legislative matter, different parts of the United Kingdom legalised at different times; it has been recognised and performed in England and Wales since March 2014, in Scotland since December 2014, and in Northern Ireland since January 2020. Civil partnerships, which offer most, but not all, of the rights and benefits of marriage, have been recognised since 2005. The United Kingdom was the sixteenth country in Europe and the 27th in the world to allow same-sex couples to marry nationwide. Polling suggests that a majority of British people support the legal recognition of same-sex marriage.Legislation to allow same-sex marriage in England and Wales was passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom in July 2013 and took effect on 13 March 2014. The first same-sex marriages took place on 29 March 2014. Legislation to allow same-sex marriage in Scotland was passed by the Scottish Parliament in February 2014 and took effect on 16 December 2014. The first marriage ceremonies for same-sex couples previously in civil partnerships occurred on 16 December. The first marriage ceremonies for couples not in civil partnerships occurred on 31 December 2014. Legislation to allow same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland was passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom in July 2019 and took effect on 13 January 2020. The first same-sex marriage ceremony took place on 11 February 2020.

2014

Air Canada Flight 624 skids off the runway at Halifax Stanfield International Airport, after arriving from Toronto shortly past midnight.

All 133 passengers and five crews on board survive, with 23 treated for minor injuries.

Air Canada Flight 624 was a scheduled Canadian domestic passenger flight from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport in Halifax, Nova Scotia. During heavy snow and poor visibility, at 00:43 ADT on 29 March 2015, the Airbus A320-211 landed short of the runway and was severely damaged. Twenty-five people were injured, two of them seriously.

2015

Prime Minister Theresa May invokes Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union, formally beginning the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union.

Head of government of the United Kingdom

The prime minister of the United Kingdom is the head of government of the United Kingdom. The prime minister advises the sovereign on the exercise of much of the royal prerogative, chairs the Cabinet, and selects its ministers. Modern prime ministers hold office by virtue of their ability to command the confidence of the House of Commons, so they are invariably members of Parliament.

2017

The ship Ever Given is dislodged from the Suez Canal.

Container ship that blocked the Suez Canal

Ever Given is one of the largest container ships in the world. The ship is owned by Shoei Kisen Kaisha, and is time chartered and operated by container transportation and shipping company Evergreen Marine, headquartered in Luzhu, Taoyuan, Taiwan. Ever Given is registered in Panama and her technical management is the responsibility of the German ship management company Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement.

2021

Born on March 29

20 people 1980 – 2004

Kim Ju-chan

South Korean footballer

Kim Ju-chan is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a winger for K League 1 club Gimcheon Sangmu. He made his debut professional appearance in the 2023 K League 1 season with Suwon Samsung Bluewings.

2004

Wade Baldwin IV

American basketball player

Wade Manson Baldwin IV is an American professional basketball player for Fenerbahçe of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL) and the EuroLeague. He primarily plays as combo guard, but he can also play as small forward…

1996

Jung Jae-won

South Korean rapper, singer-songwriter, and actor

Jung Jae-won, better known by stage name One, is a South Korean rapper, singer-songwriter, and actor. He debuted in 2015 as a member of the former hip-hop duo 1Punch with Kim Samuel. The following year he moved to YG…

1994

Matt Olson

American baseball player

Matthew Kent Olson is an American professional baseball first baseman for the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Oakland Athletics.

1994

Thorgan Hazard

Belgian footballer

Thorgan Ganael Francis Hazard is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Belgian Pro League club Anderlecht.

1993

Irene

South Korean idol, actress and television host

Bae Joo-hyun, better known by her stage name Irene (아이린), is a South Korean singer and actress. She is best known as the member and leader of the South Korean girl group Red Velvet, and its sub-unit Red Velvet – Irene &…

1991

N'Golo Kanté

French footballer

N'Golo Kanté is a French professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Süper Lig club Fenerbahçe and the France national team. Regarded as one of the greatest defensive midfielders of his generation,…

1991

Lyle Taylor

English footballer

Lyle James Alfred Taylor is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for National League South club Chelmsford City. Born in England, he plays for the Montserrat national team.

1990

James Tomkins

English footballer

James Oliver Charles Tomkins is an English former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He represented England at all levels up to the under-21 team and represented Great Britain at the 2012 London…

1989

Sylvan Ebanks-Blake

English footballer

Sylvan Augustus Ebanks-Blake is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker.

1986

Lucas Elliot Eberl

American actor and director

Luke Eberl is an American actor, director, and pianist best known for his role as Birn in the 2001 film Planet of the Apes and for his film Choose Connor. In 2008, Eberl was described by MovieMaker Magazine as one of…

1986

Fernando Amorebieta

Venezuelan footballer

Fernando Gabriel Amorebieta Mardaras is a Venezuelan former professional footballer who played as a central defender.

1985

Efstathios Aloneftis

Greek-Cypriot footballer

Stathis Aloneftis is a Cypriot international footballer. He is a winger who tends to play on the left wing, highly regarded for his speed and technique.

1983

Chokwe Antar Lumumba

American attorney, activist and politician

Chokwe Antar Lumumba is an American attorney, activist, and politician who served as the 53rd mayor of Jackson, Mississippi, from 2017 to 2025. He was the 7th consecutive African-American to hold the position. In 2024,…

1983

Jasmine Crockett

American attorney and politician

Jasmine Felicia Crockett is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Texas's 30th congressional district since 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, she represented the 100th district in the Texas…

1981

Megan Hilty

American actress and singer

Megan Hilty is an American actress and singer. She rose to prominence for her roles in Broadway musicals, including her performance as Glinda in Wicked, Doralee Rhodes in 9 to 5: The Musical, and her Tony…

1981

PJ Morton

American musician, singer, songwriter and record producer

Paul Sylvester "P.J." Morton Jr.(born March 29, 1981) is an American musician, singer, songwriter and record producer. In 2010, he joined pop rock band Maroon 5, as a touring member and became an official member after…

1981

Jlloyd Samuel

Trinidadian footballer (died 2018)

Jlloyd Tafari Samuel was a professional footballer who played as a defender and midfielder. Born in Trinidad and Tobago, he was raised in England and played for England up to under-21 level. He played two full…

1981

Hamzah bin Hussein

Jordanian prince

Hamzah bin Al Hussein is the fourth son of King Hussein of Jordan overall and the first by his American-born fourth wife, Queen Noor. He was named Crown Prince of Jordan on 7 February 1999, a position he held until his…

1980

Molly Brodak

American poet and writer (died 2020)

Molly Brodak was an American poet, writer, and baker. She was the author of the poetry collection A Little Middle of the Night and the memoir Bandit. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution described Bandit as: "a book about…

1980

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20 people 2013 – 2025

Richard Chamberlain

American actor (born 1934)

George Richard Chamberlain was an American actor and singer whose career on stage and in film and television spanned over 60 years. He was the recipient of many accolades, including three Golden Globe Awards, four…

2025

Gerry Conway

English folk and rock drummer/percussionist (born 1947)

Gerald Conway was an English rock drummer and percussionist. He performed with the backing band for Cat Stevens in the 1970s, with Jethro Tull during the 1980s, and was a member of Fairport Convention from 1998 to 2022.…

2024

Louis Gossett Jr.

American actor (born 1936)

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John Kerin

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Vivan Sundaram

Indian contemporary artist (born 1943)

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Charles Jeffrey

British botanist (born 1934)

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Jennifer Wilson

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Bashkim Fino

Albanian politician, 29th Prime Minister of Albania (born 1962)

Bashkim Fino was an Albanian socialist politician who served as the 29th Prime Minister of Albania from March to July 1997.

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Sarah Onyango Obama

Kenyan educator and philanthropist (born 1921)

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Joe Diffie

American country music singer (born 1958)

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2020

Alan Merrill

American musician (born 1951)

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Krzysztof Penderecki

Polish composer and conductor (born 1933)

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Agnès Varda

French film director (born 1928)

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Anita Shreve

American author (born 1946)

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Alexei Abrikosov

Russian physicist, 2003 Nobel laureate in Physics (born 1928)

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Patty Duke

American actress (born 1946)

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William Delafield Cook

Australian-English painter (born 1926)

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Marc Platt

American actor and dancer (born 1913)

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Reginald Gray

Irish-French painter (born 1930)

Reginald Gray was an Irish portrait artist. He studied at The National College of Art (1953) and then moved to London, becoming part of the School of London led by Francis Bacon, Lucian Freud and Frank Auerbach. In…

2013

Brian Huggins

English-Canadian journalist and actor (born 1931)

Brian Edgar Huggins was a British-Canadian journalist and actor.

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Treaty of Paris — March 29, 1856

30 nations gather in 1856 Paris, France, as the Treaty of Paris ends the Crimean War, reshaping European alliances and power dynamics completely.

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