What are the important events that happened on March 29? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.

March 29: Facts & Myths About This Day

March 29 is the 89^th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 277 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Friday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is March 16, 2024 – a Friday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 28,527,840 minutes has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.

Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘octacontaenneagon’ day.

Aries is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Aquamarine is the modern birthstone for this month. Jade is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 306 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.

The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,116 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.

March 29 Historical Events

• 1549 –
  The city of Salvador da Bahia, the first capital of Brazil, is founded.
• 1638 –
  Swedish colonists establish the first European settlement in Delaware, naming it New Sweden.
• 1831 –
  Great Bosnian uprising: Bosniaks rebel against Turkey.
• 1847 –
  Mexican-American War: United States forces led by General Winfield Scott take Veracruz after a siege.
• 1849 –
  The United Kingdom annexes the Punjab.
• 1930 –
  Heinrich Brüning is appointed German Reichskanzler.
• 1957 –
  The New York, Ontario and Western Railway makes its final run, the first major U.S. railroad to be abandoned in its entirety.
• 1961 –
  The Twenty-third Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, allowing residents of Washington, D.C., to vote in presidential elections.
• 1971 –
  A Los Angeles, California jury recommends the death penalty for Charles Manson and three female followers.
• 1999 –
  The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes above the 10,000 mark (10,006.78) for the first time, during the height of the internet boom.

Who were born on March 29?

• 1895 –
  Ernst Jünger, German author (d. 1998)
• 1902 –
  Don Miller, American college football player (d. 1979)
• 1914 –
  Phil Foster, American actor (d. 1985)
• 1916 –
  Peter Geach, British philosopher
• 1918 –
  Sam Walton, American businessman (d. 1992)
• 1928 –
  Vincent Gigante, American mafioso (d. 2005)
• 1937 –
  Billy Carter, brother of Jimmy Carter (d. 1988)
• 1979 –
  Estela Giménez, Spanish gymnast
• 1989 –
  James Tomkins, English footballer
• 1992 –
  Chris Massoglia, American actor and dancer

Who died on March 29?

• 1629 –
  Jacob de Gheyn II, Dutch artist (b. 1565)
• 1683 –
  Yaoya Oshichi, young girl burned at the stake for arson in 17th Century Japan (b. 1667)
• 1829 –
  Cornelio Saavedra, Argentine head of state (b. 1759)
• 1959 –
  Barthélemy Boganda, first President of the Central African Republic (b. 1910)
• 1980 –
  Mantovani, Italian-born conductor and arranger (b. 1905)
• 1986 –
  Harry Ritz, American actor and comedian (b. 1907)
• 2005 –
  Miltos Sahtouris, Greek poet (b. 1919)
• 2006 –
  Salvador Elizondo, Mexican writer (b. 1932)
• 2007 –
  Calvin Lockhart, Bahamian actor (b. 1934)
• 2009 –
  Andy Hallett, American actor and singer (b. 1975)