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Historical Events on March 29

18 significant historical events occurred on March 29. March 29 has been a notable date in cultural and entertainment history, with several key events taking place. It hosted major award ceremonies like the 23rd Academy Awards in 1951 for 1950 films, and the 48th Academy Awards in 1976 for the previous year's achievements. The date also coincided with two Eurovision Song Contests: the fifth edition in 1960 and the fourteenth in 1969. Additionally, the 1981 Brazilian Grand Prix Formula One race occurred on this day.

Total Events
18
Time Span
13732017
Categories
4
Top Category
war
9 events

25 famous birthdays on March 29

Including John R. Vane, Robert J. Shiller, Roger B. Myerson

Event Distribution by Century

Darker = Higher Density
14th C.21st C.

14th Century

1 event
war

1373 battle during the Hundred Years' War

15th Century

1 event
war

Battle during the English Wars of the Roses, renownedly bloody

18th Century

1 event
politics

Alliance between the Commonwealth of Poland and Prussia (Warsaw, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth; 1790)

19th Century

4 events
war

Conflict of the Mexican War of Independence

war

1814 (also known as the Disaster of Cancha Rayada) was a Patriot defeat during the Patria Vieja Campaign

politics

1864 multilateral treaty

war

1879 Zulu army attack on the British camp at Kambula during the Anglo-Zulu War

20th Century

6 events
war

23rd Academy Awards — award ceremony presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences for achievement in filmmaking in 1950

culture

Eurovision Song Contest 1960 — 5th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest

culture

Eurovision Song Contest 1969 — 14th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest

war

48th Academy Awards — Award ceremony presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences for achievement in filmmaking in 1975

general

1981 Brazilian Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1981

war

65th Academy Awards — Award ceremony presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences for achievement in filmmaking in 1992

21st Century

5 events
general

2009 attack in North Carolina, US

war

2010 Moscow Metro bombings — 2010 terrorist attack by Islamist militants in Moscow

general

Mining disaster in Tibet, China

general

2015 Malaysian Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 2015

general

Invocation of the EU's withdrawal process for "Brexit"

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