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March 29 in recent years

March 29 is the 88th day of the year (89th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 277 days remain until the end of the year.

Events

Pre-1600

1601–1900

1901–present

Births

Pre-1600

1601–1900

1901–present

  • 1902Marcel Aymé, French author, playwright, and screenwriter (d. 1967)
  • 1902 – William Walton, English composer (d. 1983)
  • 1903 – Douglas Harkness, Canadian colonel and politician, Canadian Minister of National Defence (d. 1999)
  • 1907 – Braguinha, Brazilian singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2006)
  • 1908Arthur O'Connell, American actor (d. 1981)
  • 1908 – Dennis O'Keefe, American actor and screenwriter (d. 1968)
  • 1909 – Moon Mullican, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 1967)
  • 1912Hanna Reitsch, German soldier and pilot (d. 1979)
  • 1913 – Phil Foster, American actor (d. 1985)
  • 1913 – Jack Jones, British trade union leader, General Secretary of the Transport and General Workers' Union (d. 2009)
  • 1914Chapman Pincher, Indian-English historian, journalist, and author (d. 2014)
  • 1916Peter Geach, English philosopher and academic (d. 2013)
  • 1916 – Eugene McCarthy, American poet and politician (d. 2005)
  • 1917 – Tommy Holmes, American baseball player (d. 2008)
  • 1917 – Ieuan Maddock, Welsh scientist and nuclear researcher (d. 1988)
  • 1918Pearl Bailey, American actress and singer (d. 1990)
  • 1918 – Lê Văn Thiêm, Vietnamese mathematician and academic (d. 1991)
  • 1918 – Sam Walton, American businessman, founded Walmart and Sam's Club (d. 1992)
  • 1919Eileen Heckart, American actress (d. 2001)
  • 1920 – John M. Belk, American businessman and politician (d. 2007)
  • 1920 – Clarke Fraser, American-Canadian geneticist and academic (d. 2014)
  • 1920 – Pierre Moinot, French author (d. 2007)
  • 1920 – Theodore Trautwein, American lawyer and judge (d. 2000)
  • 1921 – Sam Loxton, Australian cricketer, footballer, and politician (d. 2011)
  • 1923Geoff Duke, English-Manx motorcycle racer (d. 2015)
  • 1923 – Betty Binns Fletcher, American lawyer and judge (d. 2012)
  • 1926 – Vladimir Bolotin, Russian physicist (d. 2008)
  • 1927Martin Fleischmann, British chemist (d. 2012)
  • 1927 – John McLaughlin, American journalist and producer (d. 2016)
  • 1927 – John Vane, English pharmacologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2004)
  • 1928 – Romesh Bhandari, Pakistani-Indian politician, 13th Foreign Secretary of India (d. 2013)
  • 1928 – Keith Botsford, Belgian-American journalist, author, and academic (d. 2018)
  • 1928 – Vincent Gigante, American boxer and mobster (d. 2005)
  • 1929Sheila Kitzinger, English activist, author, and academic (d. 2015)
  • 1929 – Richard Lewontin, American biologist, geneticist, and academic (d. 2021)
  • 1929 – Lennart Meri, Estonian director and politician, 2nd President of Estonia (d. 2006)
  • 1929 – Utpal Dutt, Indian actor, director and playwright (d. 1993)
  • 1930Anerood Jugnauth, Mauritian lawyer and politician, 4th President of Mauritius (d. 2021)
  • 1931 – Aleksei Gubarev, Russian general, pilot and cosmonaut (d. 2015)
  • 1931 – Norman Tebbit, English journalist and politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
  • 1935Ruby Murray, Northern Irish singer (d. 1996)
  • 1936Richard Rodney Bennett, English-American composer and educator (d. 2012)
  • 1936 – John A. Durkin, American lawyer and politician (d. 2012)
  • 1936 – Joseph P. Teasdale, American lawyer and politician, 48th Governor of Missouri (d. 2014)
  • 1937 – Roberto Chabet, Filipino painter and sculptor (d. 2013)
  • 1937 – Smarck Michel, Haitian businessman and politician, 6th Prime Minister of Haiti (d. 2012)
  • 1937 – Gordon Milne, English footballer
  • 1939 – Roland Arnall, French-American businessman and diplomat, 63rd United States Ambassador to the Netherlands (d. 2008)
  • 1939 – Hanumant Singh, Indian cricketer (d. 2006)
  • 1940Ray Davis, American bass singer (d. 2005)
  • 1942Scott Wilson, American actor (d. 2018)
  • 1943John Major, English banker and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
  • 1943 – Vangelis, Greek keyboard player and songwriter (d. 2022)
  • 1943 – Eric Idle, English actor, comedian, musician and writer
  • 1945 – Speedy Keen, English singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer (d. 2002)
  • 1946 – Billy Thorpe, English-Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 2007)
  • 1947 – Frank Bowe, American academic (d. 2007)
  • 1947 – Robert Gordon, American singer and actor (d. 2022)
  • 1948 – Barbara Clare Foley, American author and educator
  • 1949 – Michael Brecker, American saxophonist and composer (d. 2007)
  • 1949 – Joe Ehrmann, American football player and writer
  • 1949 – Israel Finkelstein, Israeli archaeologist and professor
  • 1949 – Dave Greenfield, English musician (d. 2020)
  • 1949 – Pauline Marois, Canadian social worker and politician, 30th Premier of Quebec
  • 1950Mory Kanté, Guinean vocalist (d. 2020)
  • 1951 – David Cheriton, Canadian computer scientist, mathematician and businessman
  • 1951 – William Clarke, American harmonica player (d. 1996)
  • 1951 – Roger Myerson, American economist and professor
  • 1951 – Nick Ut, Vietnamese-American photographer
  • 1952 – Jo-Ann Mapson, American author
  • 1952 – Teófilo Stevenson, Cuban boxer and engineer (d. 2012)
  • 1952 – Bola Tinubu, Nigerian politician, President-elect of Nigeria
  • 1952 – Alec Wilkinson, American writer
  • 1954 – Mario Clark, American football player
  • 1954 – Martha A. Sandweiss, American historian
  • 1954 – Suzanna Sherry, American legal scholar
  • 1954 – Evelyn C. White, American writer and editor
  • 1955Earl Campbell, American football player
  • 1955 – Gillian Conoley, American poet
  • 1955 – Brendan Gleeson, Irish actor
  • 1955 – Marina Sirtis, British-American actress
  • 1956 – Patty Donahue, American singer (d. 1996)
  • 1956 – Mary Gentle, English author
  • 1956 – William Gurstelle, American writer and inventor
  • 1956 – Ted Staunton, Canadian author
  • 1956 – Kurt Thomas, American gymnast (d. 2020)
  • 1957 – Elizabeth Hand, American author
  • 1957 – Mark Hudson, British writer, journalist and art critic
  • 1957 – Christopher Lambert, American-French actor
  • 1957 – Kathryn Tanner, American theologian
  • 1958Travis Childers, American businessman and politician
  • 1958 – Nouriel Roubini, Iranian-American economic consultant, economist and writer
  • 1959 – Brad McCrimmon, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2011)
  • 1960Jo Nesbø, Norwegian writer, musician and football player
  • 1961 – Todd G. Buchholz, American economist and author
  • 1961 – Helen Humphreys, Canadian poet and novelist
  • 1961 – Amy Sedaris, American actress and comedian
  • 1961 – Michael Winterbottom, English director and producer
  • 1962 – Billy Beane, American baseball player and manager
  • 1962 – Igor Klebanov, Ukrainian-American theoretical physicist
  • 1962 – Kirk Triplett, American golfer
  • 1963 – Padraic Kenney, American writer, historian and educator
  • 1964Catherine Cortez Masto, American attorney and politician
  • 1964 – Elle Macpherson, Australian model and actress
  • 1965 – Todd F. Davis, American poet and critic
  • 1965 – Ayun Halliday, American writer and actor
  • 1965 – Brooks Hansen, American novelist, screenwriter and illustrator
  • 1965 – Maia Szalavitz, American journalist and author
  • 1965 – Bradford Tatum, American actor
  • 1966 – Dwayne Harper, American football player
  • 1967Michel Hazanavicius, French director, producer, and screenwriter
  • 1967 – Brian Jordan, American baseball player and sportscaster
  • 1967 – Edmundo Paz Soldán, Bolivian writer
  • 1968 – Chris Calloway, American football player
  • 1968 – Lucy Lawless, New Zealand actress
  • 1969Ted Lieu, American politician and AFRC colonel
  • 1969 – Jimmy Spencer, American football player and coach
  • 1970 – J. A. Konrath, American author
  • 1971Robert Gibbs, American political adviser, 28th White House Press Secretary
  • 1971 – Lara Logan, South African television and radio journalist and war correspondent
  • 1971 – Hidetoshi Nishijima, Japanese actor
  • 1972 – Ernest Cline, American novelist, poet and screenwriter
  • 1972 – Stina Leicht, American author
  • 1972 – Priti Patel, British Indian politician, Secretary of State for the Home Department
  • 1973Marc Overmars, Dutch footballer and coach
  • 1974 – Alex Cuba, Cuban-Canadian singer-songwriter
  • 1976Jennifer Capriati, American tennis player
  • 1977 – Nina Riggs, American writer and poet
  • 1978 – Ian Holding, Zimbabwean writer
  • 1979 – Luis Ortiz, Cuban boxer
  • 1980 – Hamzah bin Hussein, Jordanian prince
  • 1980 – Molly Brodak, American poet and writer (d. 2020)
  • 1980 – Chris D'Elia, American stand-up comedian, actor and writer
  • 1980 – Bill Demong, American skier
  • 1981 – Jasmine Crockett, American attorney and politician
  • 1981 – Megan Hilty, American actress and singer
  • 1981 – PJ Morton, American musician, singer, songwriter and record producer
  • 1981 – Jlloyd Samuel, Trinidadian footballer (d. 2018)
  • 1983 – Efstathios Aloneftis, Greek-Cypriot footballer
  • 1983 – Chokwe Antar Lumumba, American attorney, activist and politician
  • 1985 – Fernando Amorebieta, Venezuelan footballer
  • 1986 – Sylvan Ebanks-Blake, English footballer
  • 1986 – Lucas Elliot Eberl, American actor and director
  • 1989 – James Tomkins, English footballer
  • 1990 – Lyle Taylor, English footballer
  • 1991Irene, South Korean idol, actress and television host
  • 1991 – N'Golo Kanté, French footballer
  • 1993Thorgan Hazard, Belgian footballer
  • 1994 – Jung Jae-won, South Korean rapper, singer-songwriter, and actor
  • 1994 – Matt Olson, American baseball player
  • 1996Wade Baldwin IV, American basketball player
  • 2004 – Kim Ju-chan, South Korean footballer

Deaths

Pre-1600

1601–1900

  • 1628 – Tobias Matthew, English archbishop and academic (b. 1546)
  • 1629 – Jacob de Gheyn II, Dutch painter and engraver (b. 1565)
  • 1697 – Nicolaus Bruhns, Danish-German organist, violinist, and composer (b. 1665)
  • 1703 – George Frederick II, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach, (b. 1678)
  • 1751 – Thomas Coram, English captain and philanthropist, founded Foundling Hospital (b. 1668)
  • 1772Emanuel Swedenborg, Swedish astronomer, philosopher, and theologian (b. 1688)
  • 1777 – Johann Heinrich Pott, Prussian physician and chemist (b. 1692)
  • 1788Charles Wesley, English missionary and poet (b. 1707)
  • 1792Gustav III, Swedish king (b. 1746)
  • 1800 – Marc René, marquis de Montalembert, French general and engineer (b. 1714)
  • 1803 – Gottfried van Swieten, Dutch-Austrian librarian and diplomat (b. 1733)
  • 1822 – Johann Wilhelm Hässler, German pianist and composer (b. 1747)
  • 1824 – Hans Nielsen Hauge, Norwegian lay minister, social reformer and author (b. 1771)
  • 1826Johann Heinrich Voss, German poet, translator and academic (b. 1751)
  • 1830James Rennell, English geographer, historian and oceanography pioneer (b. 1742)
  • 1848John Jacob Astor, German-American businessman (b. 1763)
  • 1866John Keble, English priest and poet (b. 1792)
  • 1888Charles-Valentin Alkan, French pianist and composer (b. 1813)
  • 1891Georges Seurat, French painter (b. 1859)

1901–present

  • 1903 – Gustavus Franklin Swift, American business executive (b. 1839)
  • 1906Slava Raškaj, Croatian painter (b. 1878)
  • 1911Alexandre Guilmant, French organist and composer (b. 1837)
  • 1912 – Henry Robertson Bowers, Scottish lieutenant and explorer (b. 1883)
  • 1912 – Robert Falcon Scott, English lieutenant and explorer (b. 1868)
  • 1912 – Edward Adrian Wilson, English physician and explorer (b. 1872)
  • 1915William Wallace Denslow, American illustrator and caricaturist (b. 1856)
  • 1921John Burroughs, American naturalist and nature essayist (b. 1837)
  • 1924Charles Villiers Stanford, Irish composer and conductor (b. 1852)
  • 1934 – Otto Hermann Kahn, German-American banker and philanthropist (b. 1867)
  • 1937Karol Szymanowski, Polish pianist and composer (b. 1882)
  • 1940 – Alexander Obolensky, Russian-English rugby player and soldier (b. 1916)
  • 1948 – Harry Price, English parapsychologist and author (b. 1881)
  • 1953 – Väinö Kivisalo, Finnish politician (b. 1882)
  • 1957Joyce Cary, Anglo-Irish novelist (b. 1888)
  • 1959 – Barthélemy Boganda, African priest and politician, 1st Prime Minister of the Central African Republic (b. 1910)
  • 1963 – Gaspard Fauteux, Canadian dentist and politician, 19th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (b. 1898)
  • 1963 – Frances Jenkins Olcott, American author and librarian (b. 1872)
  • 1966 – Stylianos Gonatas, Greek Army officer and Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1876)
  • 1970Anna Louise Strong, American journalist and author (b. 1885)
  • 1971 – Dhirendranath Datta, Pakistani lawyer and politician (b. 1886)
  • 1972 – J. Arthur Rank, English businessman, founded Rank Organisation (b. 1888)
  • 1979 – Nikos Petzaropoulos, Greece footballer (b. 1927)
  • 1981Eric Williams, Trinidadian historian and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago (b. 1911)
  • 1982Walter Hallstein, German academic and politician, 1st President of the European Commission (b. 1901)
  • 1982 – Frederick George Mann, British organic chemist (b. 1897)
  • 1982 – Carl Orff, German composer and educator (b. 1895)
  • 1982 – Nathan Farragut Twining, American general (b. 1897)
  • 1985 – Luther Terry, American physician and academic, 9th Surgeon General of the United States (b. 1911)
  • 1985 – Janet Watson, British geologist (b. 1923)
  • 1988 – Maurice Blackburn, Canadian composer and conductor (b. 1914)
  • 1988 – Ted Kluszewski, American baseball player and coach (b. 1924)
  • 1991 – Guy Bourdin, French photographer (b. 1928)
  • 1992 – Paul Henreid, American actor (b. 1908)
  • 1994 – Bill Travers, English actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1922)
  • 1995 – Mort Meskin, American illustrator (b. 1916)
  • 1995 – Terry Moore, American baseball player and coach (b. 1912)
  • 1996 – Bill Goldsworthy, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1944)
  • 1997Norman Pirie, British biochemist and virologist (b. 1907)
  • 1999Joe Williams, American jazz singer (b. 1918)
  • 2001Helge Ingstad, Norwegian lawyer, academic, and explorer (b. 1899)
  • 2001 – John Lewis, American pianist and composer (b. 1920)
  • 2003Carlo Urbani, Italian physician and microbiologist (b. 1956)
  • 2004 – Lise de Baissac, Mauritian-born SOE agent (b. 1905)
  • 2004 – Joel Feinberg, American philosopher and academic (b. 1926)
  • 2006Salvador Elizondo, Mexican author and poet (b. 1932)
  • 2007 – Larry L'Estrange, English rugby player and soldier (b. 1934)
  • 2009 – Vladimir Fedotov, Russian footballer and manager (b. 1943)
  • 2009 – Andy Hallett, American actor and singer (b. 1975)
  • 2011 – Ângelo de Sousa, Portuguese painter and sculptor (b. 1938)
  • 2011 – Iakovos Kambanellis, Greek author, poet, playwright, and screenwriter (b. 1921)
  • 2012 – Pap Cheyassin Secka, Gambian lawyer and politician, 8th Attorney General of the Gambia (b. 1942)
  • 2012 – Bill Jenkins, American race car driver and engineer (b. 1930)
  • 2013Reginald Gray, Irish-French painter (b. 1930)
  • 2013 – Brian Huggins, English-Canadian journalist and actor (b. 1931)
  • 2013 – Ralph Klein, Canadian journalist and politician, 12th Premier of Alberta (b. 1942)
  • 2013 – Art Phillips, Canadian businessman and politician, 32nd Mayor of Vancouver (b. 1930)
  • 2014Marc Platt, American actor and dancer (b. 1913)
  • 2015 – William Delafield Cook, Australian-English painter (b. 1926)
  • 2016Patty Duke, American actress (b. 1946)
  • 2017Alexei Abrikosov, Russian physicist, 2003 Nobel laureate in Physics (b. 1928)
  • 2018 – Anita Shreve, American author (b. 1946)
  • 2019Agnès Varda, French film director (b. 1928)
  • 2020Joe Diffie, American country music singer (b. 1958)
  • 2020 – Alan Merrill, American musician (b. 1951)
  • 2020 – Krzysztof Penderecki, Polish composer and conductor (b. 1933)
  • 2021 – Bashkim Fino, Albanian politician, 29th Prime Minister of Albania (b. 1962)
  • 2021 – Sarah Onyango Obama, Kenyan educator and philanthropist (b. 1921)
  • 2022 – Charles Jeffrey, British botanist (b. 1934)
  • 2022 – Jennifer Wilson, English actress (b. 1932)
  • 2023 – John Kerin, Australian politician (b. 1937)
  • 2023 – Vivan Sundaram, Indian contemporary artist (b. 1943)

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