Historical Events In March - 29

1971  On this day in history chile President Allende nationalizes banks/copper mines  

1971  On March - 29 development of a serum hepatitis vaccine for children announced  

1971  On this day in history first Lieutenant William L Calley Jr found guilty in My Lai (Vietnam) massacre  

1971  On this day in history 1st Lt William L Calley Jr found guilty in My Lai (Vietnam) massacre  

1972  J Arthur Rank, 1st Baron Rank, industrialist/film magnate on March - 29.  

1973  On March - 29 last Australian troops leave South Vietnam.  

1973  Naval Advisory Group and Naval forces, Vietnam disestablished and last U.S. prisoners of war left Vietnam on March - 29.  

1973  Dave Cowens, wins NBA MVP on March - 29.  

1974  Mariner 10's, first fly-by of Mercury, returns photos on March - 29.  

1974  On this day in history the American spacecraft Mariner 10 takes the first close-up photographs of Mercury  

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1974  Mariner 10's, 1st fly-by of Mercury, returns photos on March - 29.  

1974  Seton I Miller, writer, dies at 71 on March - 29.  

1975  On March - 29 evacuation of Danang by sea began  

1975  Jane Blalock wins LPGA Karsten-Ping Golf Open on this day in history.  

1976  8 Ohio National Guardsmen indicted for shooting 4 Kent State students on March - 29.  

1976  38th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Indiana beats Michigan 86-68 on this day in history.  

1978  On March - 29 jayasinghrao Mansinghrao Ghorpade, cricketer (8 Tests for India), dies  

1979  Andrew Hilditch given out handled the ball vs Pakistan at WACA on this day in history.  

1979  On this day in history delhi beat Karnataka by 399 runs to win Cricket's Ranji Trophy  

1979  On this day in history last day of Test cricket for Mushtaq Mohammad  

1979  On March - 29 melville Cooper, TV panelist (I Got a Secret), dies at 82  

1980  ... Mantovani, orch leader (Mantovani), dies at 74 on this day in history.  

1981  USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR on this day in history.  

1981  Eric Williams, Prime Minister (Trinidad & Tobago), dies at 79 on this day in history.  

1982  2nd Golden Raspberry Awards Mommie Dearest wins on this day in history.  

1982  On this day in history 54th Academy Awards "Chariots of Fire", Henry Fonda & Katharine Hepburn win  

1982  On March - 29 carl Orff, German composer (Mouth, Antigonae), dies at 86  

1982  54th Academy Awards: "Chariots of Fire", Henry Fonda & Katharine Hepburn win on this day in history.  

1982  On March - 29 2nd Golden Raspberry Awards: Mommie Dearest wins  

1983  Richard O'Brien, actor (Rocky Horror Show), dies of cancer at 65 on this day in history.  

1984  On this day in history uSSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR  

1985  Christos Sartzetakis elected President of Greece on this day in history.  

1985  On this day in history wayne Gretzky breaks own NHL season record with 126th assist  

1986  Beatle records officially go on sale in Russia on March - 29.  

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1484  On this day in history birth of johann Spangenberg, composer  

1519  Carlo Caraffa, Italian cardinal was born on this day in history.  

1553  Vitsentzos Kornaros, Greek Renaissance poet (d. 1613 or 1614) was born on March - 29.  

1561  Santorio Sanctorius, Trieste Italy, physician/burned at stake/heretic was born on March - 29.  

1584  On March - 29 birth of ferdinando Fairfax, 2nd Lord Fairfax of Cameron, English general (d. 1648)  

1602  On March - 29 birth of john Lightfoot, English theologist/literary (Horae Hebraicae)  

1616  On this day in history birth of johann Erasmus Kindermann, composer  

1636  On this day in history birth of esaias Reusner, composer  

1058  Stephen IX, [Frederik van Lotharingen], 1st Belg Pope (1057-58), dies on March - 29.  

1368  On this day in history death of emperor Go-Murakami, Emperor of Japan (b. 1328)  

1461  On March - 29 death of henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland, English politician (b. 1421)  

1546  Death of Cardinal Beaton, English archbishop of St Andrews, murdered on March - 29.  

1578  Death of Arthur Champernowne, English admiral (b. 1524) on this day in history.  

1625  On this day in history death of antonio de Herrera y Tordesillas, Spanish historian (b. 1549)  

1628  Death of Tobias Matthew, Archbishop of York (b. 1546) on this day in history.  

1629  On March - 29 death of jacob de Gheyn II, Dutch artist (b. 1565)