March 29
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March 29 is the 88th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (89th in leap years). There are 277 days remaining.
[change] Events
- 1985 - The first Care Bears Movie is released.
- 1999 - The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes at 10006.78 – above the 10,000 mark for the first time ever.
- 2004 - The Republic of Ireland bans smoking in restaurants, pubs and bars.
[change] Births
- 1790 - John Tyler, 10th President of the United States (d. 1862)
- 1799 - Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1869)
- 1900 - John McEwen, eighteenth Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1980)
- 1916 - Eugene McCarthy, American politician (d. 2005)
- 1918 - Sam Walton, American businessman (d. 1992)
- 1943 - Eric Idle, English actor and comedian
- 1943 - John Major, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
- 1944 - Terry Jacks, Canadian musician, songwriter, and activist
- 1961 - Amy Sedaris, American actress
- 1964 - Elle Macpherson, Australian model
[change] Deaths
- 1888 - Charles-Valentin Alkan, French composer (b. 1813)
- 1937 - Karol Szymanowski, Polish composer (b. 1882)
