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March 29: Day of the Week
March 29, 2024 was the 89th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 277 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Friday.
If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is vendredi.
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Here’s the March calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
Aries is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Aquamarine is the modern birthstone for this month. Jade is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
March 29 Historical Event(s)
1500
Cesare Borgia is given the title of Captain General and Gonfalonier by his father Rodrigo Borgia after returning from his conquests in the Romagna.
1549
The city of Salvador da Bahia, the first capital of Brazil, is founded.
1831
Great Bosnian uprising: Bosniaks rebel against Turkey.
1911
The M1911 .45 ACP pistol becomes the official U.S. Army side arm.
1930
Heinrich Brüning is appointed German Reichskanzler.
1936
In Germany, Adolf Hitler receives 99% of the votes in a referendum to ratify Germany’s illegal reoccupation of the Rhineland, receiving 44.5 million votes out of 45.5 million registered voters.
1971
A Los Angeles, California jury recommends the death penalty for Charles Manson and three female followers.
1990
The Czechoslovak parliament is unable to reach an agreement on what to call the country after the fall of Communism, sparking the so-called Hyphen War.
2004
Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia join NATO as full members.
2010
Two female suicide bombers hit the Moscow Metro system at the peak of the morning rush hour, killing 40.
Who were born on March 29?
1891
Alfred Neubauer, German racing team manager (Mercedes Benz) (d. 1980)
1902
Don Miller, American college football player (d. 1979)
1902
William Walton, English composer (d. 1983)
1918
Lê Văn Thiêm, Vietnamese mathematician (d. 1991)
1920
Theodore Trautwein, American judge (d. 2000)
1930
Anerood Jugnauth, President of Mauritius
1963
Elle Macpherson, Australian model
1968
Lucy Lawless, New Zealand actress and singer
1973
Marc Overmars, Dutch footballer
1984
Mai Satoda, Japanese singer
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Holy Toledo! Did you know that coffee and word games are an excellent combination to sharpen your vocabulary? Let’s give it a quick spin. Within 30 seconds, how many words can you think of from these letters RCROZIFUMR? Check your answers here: Word finder RCROZIFUMR. (Sponsored by WordFinder.Cafe)
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