Historical Events In March - 29
Thursday, 28 March 2024
1801 Britain seizes Danish and Swedish islands in West Indies on this day in history.
1802 On March - 29 frederic Thieme, composer, dies at 51
1804 On this day in history thousands of whites are massacred in Haiti following a declaration by Governor General Jean-Jacques Dessalines.
1804 Thousands of Whites massacred in Haiti on March - 29.
1806 Construction is authorized of the Great National Pike, better known as the Cumberland Road, becoming the first United States federal highway on March - 29.
1808 Williamstown Ontario John Johnson 1742-1830 gives patent and grants 12 acres of land for Williamstown Fair; oldest continuously operating farm fair in Ontario on this day in history.
1809 On March - 29 king Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden abdicates after a coup d'état. 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.
1813 On March - 29 john Letcher, Gov (Confederacy), died in 1884
1814 On this day in history battle at Horseshoe Bend AL Andrew Jackson beats Creek-Indians
1814 Battle at Horseshoe Bend Ala: Andrew Jackson beats Creek-indians on this day in history.
1814 Battle at Horseshoe Bend AL: Andrew Jackson beats Creek-Indians on this day in history.
1816 James Gallant Spears, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1869 on this day in history.
1817 On this day in history constantine S Aksakov, Russian historian/poet
1819 Edwin Drake, drilled 1st productive US oil well on March - 29.
1821 Joshua Thomas Owen, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1887 on this day in history.
1822 Joseph Quinaux, Belgian painter on this day in history.
1826 Wilhelm Liebknecht, German MP (social-democratic) on this day in history.
1827 On March - 29 20,000 attend Ludwig von Beethovens burial in Vienna
1829 On March - 29 ritta & Christina, Siamese twins, in Sardinia
1831 Great Bosnian uprising: Bosniak rebel against Turkey on March - 29.
1831 Amelia Barr, writer on this day in history.
1837 On March - 29 maria Fitzherbert, morganatic wife of King George IV, dies
1839 On this day in history bernardus JC Dibbets, Dutch baron/gen-major (Maastricht), dies at 56
1847 On this day in history 12,000 US troops capture Vera Cruz, Mexico
1847 Auguste De Polignac, premier France, dies at 66 on this day in history.
1848 On this day in history at about 5 am, the Niagara Falls stops flowing for 30 hours due to an ice jam on Lake Erie at the entrance to the River; only time in recorded history
1848 Niagara Falls stops flowing for 30 hours due to an ice jam on March - 29.
1848 On March - 29 aleksei Kuropatkin, Russian general/minister of War
1848 John Jacob Astor, charted American Fur Company, dies at 84 on March - 29.
1849 Britain formally annexes the Punjab after the defeat of the Sikhs in India on this day in history.
1849 On this day in history britain formally annexs Punjab after defeat of Sikhs in India
1850 Ireland's SS Royal Adelaide sinks in storm; 200 die on this day in history.
1852 On this day in history ohio makes it illegal for children under 18 & women to work more than 10 hours a day
1860 Dion Boucicault's "Colleen Bawn," premieres in NYC on this day in history.
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