On this day: March 29
Events
Battle of TowtonMarch 29, 1461 · Wars & Conflicts
Sikh ConfederacyMarch 29, 1748 – July 7, 1799 · World History
Patiala StateMarch 29, 1761 – August 15, 1947 · World History
Discovery of VestaMarch 29, 1807 · Science- Release of Starless and Bible BlackMarch 29, 1974 · Music
- Release of Breakfast in AmericaMarch 29, 1979 · Music
- Release of BlackoutMarch 29, 1982 · Music
- Release of Begin the BeguineMarch 29, 1982 · Film
Release of Lego Star Wars: The Video GameMarch 29, 2005 · Gaming- Release of Greatest Hit (…and 21 Other Pretty Cool Songs)March 29, 2008 · Music
- Release of Shift 2 UnleashedMarch 29, 2011 · Gaming
Release of When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?March 29, 2019 · Music
Release of Cowboy CarterMarch 29, 2024 · Music
Born on this day
Santorio SantorioMarch 29, 1561 – February 22, 1636 · Technology
Friedrich AccumMarch 29, 1769 – June 28, 1838 · Science
Thomas Johann SeebeckMarch 29, 1770 – December 10, 1831 · Science
Jørgen JørgensenMarch 29, 1780 – January 20, 1841 · Exploration
John TylerMarch 29, 1790 – January 18, 1862 · Politics
Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of DerbyMarch 29, 1799 – October 23, 1869 · Politics
Edwin DrakeMarch 29, 1819 – November 9, 1880 · Technology
Ludwig BüchnerMarch 29, 1824 – May 1, 1899 · Science
Francesco Faà di BrunoMarch 29, 1825 – March 27, 1888 · Science
Theodor GomperzMarch 29, 1832 – August 29, 1912 · Culture
Elihu ThomsonMarch 29, 1853 – March 13, 1937 · Technology
Edwin LutyensMarch 29, 1869 – January 1, 1944 · Culture
Tullio Levi-CivitaMarch 29, 1873 – December 29, 1941 · Science
Rudolf MaisterMarch 29, 1874 – July 26, 1934 · Art
Warner BaxterMarch 29, 1889 – May 7, 1951 · Film- Harold Spencer JonesMarch 29, 1890 – November 3, 1960 · Science
Dora CarringtonMarch 29, 1893 – March 11, 1932 · Art
Ernst JüngerMarch 29, 1895 – February 17, 1998 · Culture
Wilhelm AckermannMarch 29, 1896 – December 24, 1962 · Science
William WaltonMarch 29, 1902 – March 8, 1983 · Music
Dennis O'KeefeMarch 29, 1908 – August 31, 1968 · Film
Jiří WeissMarch 29, 1913 – April 2004 · Film
John VaneMarch 29, 1927 – November 19, 2004 · Science
Lennart MeriMarch 29, 1929 – March 14, 2006 · Film
Richard LewontinMarch 29, 1929 – July 4, 2021 · Science- Utpal DuttMarch 29, 1929 – August 19, 1993 · Film
Aleksei GubarevMarch 29, 1931 – February 21, 2015 · Space
Sandra HardingMarch 29, 1935 – March 5, 2025 · Culture
Stanislav GovorukhinMarch 29, 1936 – June 14, 2018 · Film- Richard Rodney BennettMarch 29, 1936 – December 24, 2012 · Music
Terence HillMarch 29, 1939 – present · Film
JagdeepMarch 29, 1939 – July 8, 2020 · Film
Godfrey ReggioMarch 29, 1940 – present · Film
Joseph Hooton TaylorMarch 29, 1941 – present · Science
James E. HansenMarch 29, 1941 – present · Science
John MajorMarch 29, 1943 – present · Politics
VangelisMarch 29, 1943 – May 17, 2022 · Art
Eric IdleMarch 29, 1943 – present · Film
Robert J. ShillerMarch 29, 1946 – present · Politics- Aleksandr ViktorenkoMarch 29, 1947 – August 10, 2023 · Space
Bud CortMarch 29, 1948 – February 11, 2026 · Film
Michael BreckerMarch 29, 1949 – January 13, 2007 · Music
Roger MyersonMarch 29, 1951 – present · Politics
Michael ForemanMarch 29, 1957 – present · Space
Michael WinterbottomMarch 29, 1961 – present · Film
Elena Sofia RicciMarch 29, 1962 – present · Film
William OefeleinMarch 29, 1965 – present · Space
Michel HazanaviciusMarch 29, 1967 – present · Film
Lucy LawlessMarch 29, 1968 – present · Film