March 29 in History

Historical Events on March 29

1430 The Ottoman Empire under Murad II captures Thessalonica from the Republic of Venice.

1461 Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton: Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King Edward IV of England.

1847 Mexican-American War: United States forces led by General Winfield Scott take Veracruz after a siege.

1865 American Civil War: Federal forces under Major General Philip Sheridan move to flank Confederate forces under Robert E. Lee as the Appomattox Campaign begins.

1936 In Germany, Adolf Hitler receives 99% of the votes in a referendum to ratify Germany's illegal remilitarization and reoccupation of the Rhineland, receiving 44.5 million votes out of 45.5 million registered voters.

1941 World War II: British Royal Navy and Royal Australian Navy forces defeat those of the Italian Regia Marina off the Peloponnesian coast of Greece in the Battle of Cape Matapan.

1973 Vietnam War: The last United States combat soldiers leave South Vietnam.

1974 NASA's Mariner 10 becomes the first space probe to fly by Mercury.

2004 Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia join NATO as full members.

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Famous Birthdays on March 29

1790 John Tyler

1921 Sam Loxton

1943 John Major

1972 Priti Patel

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Famous Deaths on March 29

87 BC Emperor Wu of Han

1772 Emanuel Swedenborg

1982 Walter Hallstein

2013 Ralph Klein

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