March 29 in history
Events on March 29
Notable events that happened on March 29 in past years.
- 2021
The ship Ever Given is dislodged from the Suez Canal.
Wikipedia article: Ever Given - 2014
The first same-sex marriages in England and Wales are performed.
Wikipedia article: Same-sex marriage in the United Kingdom - 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.
Wikipedia article: Council on Vertical Urbanism - 1999
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.
Wikipedia article: Dow Jones Industrial Average - 1982
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.
Wikipedia article: Canada Act 1982 - 1974
The Terracotta Army is discovered in Shaanxi province, China.
Wikipedia article: Terracotta Army - 1968
The funeral of Yuri Gagarin, the first man in space, begins in Moscow, with thousands of people in attendance.
Wikipedia article: Funeral of Yuri Gagarin and Vladimir Seryogin - 1957
The New York, Ontario and Western Railway makes its final run, the first major U.S. railroad to be abandoned in its entirety.
Wikipedia article: New York, Ontario and Western Railway - 1947
The Malagasy Uprising against French colonial rule begins in Madagascar.
Wikipedia article: Malagasy Uprising - 1936
The 1936 German parliamentary election and referendum seeks approval for the recent remilitarization of the Rhineland.
Wikipedia article: 1936 German parliamentary election and referendum - 1879
Anglo-Zulu War: Battle of Kambula: British forces defeat 20,000 Zulus.
Wikipedia article: Anglo-Zulu War - 1849
The United Kingdom annexes the Punjab.
Wikipedia article: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland - 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.
Wikipedia article: Diet of Porvoo - 1549
The city of Salvador, Bahia, the first capital of Brazil, is founded.
- 1139
Pope Innocent II issues the bull Omne datum optimum in which he endorses the Knights Templar and approves the Templar Rule.
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