Are you asking the question “What day of the week was I born?” Continue reading to find out what day of the week you were born.
Day Of The Week: March 29
March 29, 2024 is the 89th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 277 days remaining until the end of 2024. The day of the week is Friday.
If you are into daily horoscope then Aries is your zodiac sign. Aquamarine is your modern birthstone. Jade is your mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
Historical Events: March 29
- 1549 –The city of Salvador da Bahia, the first capital of Brazil, is founded.
- 1792 –King Gustav III of Sweden dies after being shot in the back at a midnight masquerade ball at Stockholm’s Royal Opera 13 days earlier. He is succeeded by Gustav IV Adolf.
- 1806 –Construction is authorized of the Great National Pike, better known as the Cumberland Road, becoming the first United States federal highway.
- 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.
- 1942 –The Bombing of Lübeck in World War II is the first major success for the RAF Bomber Command against Germany and a German city.
- 1946 –Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México, one of Mexico’s leading universities, is founded.
- 1951 –Ethel and Julius Rosenberg are convicted of conspiracy to commit espionage.
- 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 –The Republic of Ireland becomes the first country in the world to ban smoking in all work places, including bars and restaurants.
Who were born on March 29?
- 1913 –R. S. Thomas, Welsh poet (d. 2000)
- 1918 –Lê Văn Thiêm, Vietnamese mathematician (d. 1991)
- 1929 –Richard Lewontin, American biologist
- 1949 –John Arthur Spenkelink, American murderer (d. 1979)
- 1956 –Kurt Thomas, American gymnast
- 1963 –Elle Macpherson, Australian model
- 1965 –Voula Patoulidou, Greek athlete
- 1980 –Bruno Silva, Uruguayan footballer
- 1980 –Prince Hamzah bin Al Hussein of Jordan
- 1984 –Mai Satoda, Japanese singer
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