March 29 in History: Historical Events, Birthdays, Deaths & Holidays

1865  Appomattox campaign, Virginia, 7582 killed   

1865  Battle of Quaker Road, Virginia.   

1865  -Apr 9th], Appomattox campaign, VA , 7582 killed.   

1866  Menachem Mendel of Lubavitch, Rabbi/Chassidic leader, dies.   

1867  British North America Act (Canadian constitution) is passed.   

1867  Congress approves Lincoln Memorial.   

1867  British North America Act (Canadian constitution) passes   

1867  Cy [Denton True] Young, Gilmore Ohio, pitcher (511 claims, 1890-1911).   

1868  Ka'u District, Hawaii a 7.0 earthquake, the foreshock of the 7.9 earthquake on April 03, 1868.   

1869  Ales Hrdlicka, US, anthropologist/curator (US National Museum).   

1871  Albert Hall is opened by Queen Victoria in London.   

1871  Queen Victoria opens the Royal Albert Hall in London   

1871  Albert Hall opens by Queen Victoria in London.   

1871  Tom Hayward, cricketer (great England batsman of the Golden Age)   

1875  Lou Henry Hoover, 1st lady (1929-33)   

1876  Jan Ingenhoven, composer   

1879  Tsjaikovski's opera "Jevgeni Onegin," premieres in Moscow   

1880  Jakob Axel Josephson, composer, dies at 62.   

1882  Knights of Columbus chartered for Catholic men   

1883  Donald Dexter Van Slyke, US chemist (Micromanometric analysis).   

1886  Chemist John Pemberton begins to advertise for Coca-Cola (with cocaine)   

1886  Chemist John Pemberton begins to advertise for Coca-Coke   

1886  Gustaf Adolf Tiburtius Bengtsson, composer.   

1886  John Keble, theologian, Bournemouth.   

1888  Adrianus M de Jong, Dutch writer (World Tour of Bulletje and Bonestaak).   

1888  Charles-Henri Valentin Alkan, composer, dies at 74   

1889  Howard Lindsay, Waterford NY, playwright/actor/dir (State of Union).   

1891  Ivan Goll, writer.   

1891  Georges-Pierre Seurat, French painter (Pointillism), dies at 31   

1892  Jozsef Mindszenty, [Joseph Prehm], Hungarian cardinal.   

1892  William Bowman, English anatomist, dies at 75.   

1897  In this year, Japan formally adopts Gold Standard.   

1898  Cecil Lewis, airman/writer   

1901  Frans U Kailas, Finnish poet   

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1484  Johann spangenberg: Composer   

1519  Carlo caraffa: Italian cardinal   

1553  Vitsentzos kornaros: Greek renaissance poet (d. 1613 or 1614)   

1561  Santorio sanctorius: Trieste italy, physician/burned at stake/heretic   

1584  Ferdinando fairfax: 2nd lord fairfax of cameron, english general   

1602  John lightfoot: English theologist/literary (horae hebraicae)   

1616  Johann erasmus kindermann: Composer   

1668  Thomas coram: Founder of the foundling hospital   

1058  Death of Stephen ix: [frederik van lotharingen], 1st belg pope (1057-58),   

1368  Emperor go-murakami: Emperor of japan (b. 1328)   

1461  Death of Henry percy: 3rd earl of northumberland, english politician (b. 1421)   

1546  Cardinal beaton: English archbishop of st andrews, murdered   

1578  Death of Arthur champernowne: English admiral (b. 1524)   

1625  Antonio de herrera y tordesillas: Spanish historian (b. 1549)   

1628  Tobias matthew: Archbishop of york (b. 1546)   

1629  Jacob de gheyn ii: Dutch artist (b. 1565)