March 29th, 1916

Born on March 29th, 1916

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 39,000 days old!

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What happened on March 29th?

March 29th, 2017

British prime minister Theresa May invoked Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union, formally beginning the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union.

March 29th, 2010

Islamist separatists of the Caucasus Emirate detonated two bombs on the Moscow Metro, killing 40 people and injuring 102 others.

March 29th, 1982

Queen Elizabeth II granted royal assent to the Canada Act 1982, which ended any remaining constitutional dependence of Canada on the United Kingdom by a process known as patriation.

March 29th, 1981

Dick Beardsley and Inge Simonsen jointly won the Men's Elite Race and Joyce Smith won the Women's Elite Race in the inaugural London Marathon.

March 29th, 1975

Jeff Beck released Blow by Blow, his most successful album in the U.S., reaching the top five and selling over one million copies.

March 29th, 1974

A group of farmers in Shaanxi province, China, discovered a vast collection of terracotta statues (pictured) depicting the armies of the first Emperor of China Qin Shi Huang.

March 29th, 1969

The New People's Army, the armed wing of the Communist Party of the Philippines, was formed.

March 29th, 1951

The King and I, a musical about Mongkut of Siam, by Rodgers and Hammerstein premiered on Broadway.

March 29th, 1941

Second World War: British and Australian ships defeated Italian Regia Marina vessels at the Battle of Cape Matapan.

March 29th, 1882

The Knights of Columbus, the world's largest Catholic fraternal service organization, was founded by Michael J. McGivney in New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.

March 29th, 1865

American Civil War: The Appomattox campaign opened with the Battle of Lewis's Farm, in which the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia was forced into a series of retreats that would culminate in their surrender.

March 29th, 1807

German astronomer Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers discovered Vesta, the brightest asteroid and second-most massive body in the asteroid belt.

March 29th, 1800

William Matthews was ordained as the first British America-born Catholic priest.

March 29th, 1461

During the Wars of the Roses, Yorkist troops defeated Lancastrian forces at the Battle of Towton in Yorkshire, England, one of the largest land battles ever fought in England.

March 29th, 1430

After an eight-year siege, the Ottoman Empire captured the city of Thessalonica from the Republic of Venice.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on March 29th

Born on March 29th, 1916

101

Sam Beazley

British actor

*March 29th, 1916, Kensington †June 12th, 2017, London

97

Peter Geach

British philosopher

*March 29th, 1916, London †December 21st, 2013, Cambridge

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Who's birthday is on March 29th?

74

Sam Walton

American businessman

*March 29th, 1918, Kingfisher †April 5th, 1992, Little Rock

98

Freya von Moltke

German writer and scholar

*March 29th, 1911, Cologne †January 1st, 2010, Norwich

80

John Major

Former prime minister of the United Kingdom (born 1943)

*March 29th, 1943, London

42

Megan Hilty

American musical theatre actress

*March 29th, 1981, Bellevue

71

John Tyler

President of the United States from 1841 to 1845

*March 29th, 1790, Greenway Plantation †January 18th, 1862, Richmond

67

Hanna Reitsch

German aviator

*March 29th, 1912, Jelenia Góra †August 24th, 1979, Frankfurt

68

Brendan Gleeson

Irish actor

*March 29th, 1955, Dublin

63

Annabella Sciorra

American actress

*March 29th, 1960, Brooklyn

63

Jo Nesbø

Norwegian novelist, musician and economist

*March 29th, 1960, Oslo

36

Dimitri Payet

French footballer (born 1987)

*March 29th, 1987, Saint-Pierre

86

Frederick Treves

British actor (1925-2012)

*March 29th, 1925, Cliftonville †January 30th, 2012, Mitcham

56

Michel Hazanavicius

French film director, producer and screenwriter

*March 29th, 1967, Paris

39

Viktor Király

Hungarian-American singer and songwriter

*March 29th, 1984, New York City

25

Sulli

South Korean singer and actress (1994-2019)

*March 29th, 1994, Haeundae District †October 14th, 2019, Sujeong-su

83

Astrud Gilberto

Brazilian-American singer and songwriter (1940–2023)

*March 29th, 1940, Salvador †June 5th, 2023, Philadelphia

33

Justin Quiles

American singer

*March 29th, 1990, Bridgeport

72

Philip Ahn

Korean-American actor (1905–1978)

*March 29th, 1905, Los Angeles †February 28th, 1978, Los Angeles

102

Ernst Jünger

German writer

*March 29th, 1895, Heidelberg †February 17th, 1998, Riedlingen

84

Terence Hill

Italian actor, film director, screenwriter and film producer

*March 29th, 1939, Venice

55

Lucy Lawless

New Zealand actress

*March 29th, 1968, Mount Albert

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101

Jacque Fresco

American futurist and self-described social engineer

*March 13th, 1916, Brooklyn †May 18th, 2017, Sebring

100

Jean Rouverol

American actress and screenwriter

*July 8th, 1916, St. Louis †March 24th, 2017, Dover

101

Harry Huskey

American computer design pioneer (1916-2017)

*January 19th, 1916, Whittier †April 9th, 2017, Santa Cruz

79

François Mitterrand

21st President of the French Republic from 1981 to 1995

*October 26th, 1916, Jarnac †January 8th, 1996, 7th arrondissement of Paris

85

Elizabeth Russell

American actress (1916-2002)

*August 2nd, 1916, Philadelphia †May 4th, 2002, Los Angeles

73

Arnaud d'Usseau

American screenwriter

*April 18th, 1916, Los Angeles †January 29th, 1990, New York City

103

Kirk Douglas

American stage and film actor (1916-2020)

*December 9th, 1916, Amsterdam †February 5th, 2020, Beverly Hills

74

Roald Dahl

British writer and poet (1916–1990)

*September 13th, 1916, Llandaff †November 23rd, 1990, Oxford

89

Geoffrey Keen

English actor (1916–2005)

*August 21st, 1916, Wallingford †November 3rd, 2005, Northwood

87

Nasiba Zeynalova

Azerbaijani actress

*April 20th, 1916, Baku †March 10th, 2004, Baku

71

Jackie Gleason

American comedian and actor (1916-1987)

*February 26th, 1916, Brooklyn †June 24th, 1987, Fort Lauderdale

97

Ramón José Velásquez

Venezuelan politician, lawyer and historian

*November 28th, 1916, Táchira †June 24th, 2014, Caracas

84

Joseph O'Conor

Anglo-Irish actor and playwright

*February 14th, 1916, Dublin †January 21st, 2001, London

77

Ely Jacques Kahn, Jr.

American journalist

*December 4th, 1916, New York City †May 28th, 1994, Holyoke

79

Harold Wilson

British politician

*March 11th, 1916, Huddersfield †May 24th, 1995, London

104

Olivia de Havilland

English and American actress (1916–2020)

*July 1st, 1916, Tokyo †July 26th, 2020, 16th arrondissement of Paris

88

Francis Crick

British molecular biologist, biophysicist, neuroscientist; co-discoverer of the structure of DNA

*June 8th, 1916, Northampton †July 28th, 2004, La Jolla

82

Ben Edwards

American scenographer, film producer, and lighting designer

*July 5th, 1916, Union Springs †February 12th, 1999, New York City

77

Mark Stevens

American actor (1916–1994)

*December 13th, 1916, Cleveland †September 15th, 1994, Spain

101

Bernard Lewis

British-American historian (1916–2018)

*May 31st, 1916, London †May 19th, 2018, Voorhees Township

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Public holidays on March 29th

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Leap year

Yes: 1916 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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