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Who died on March 29

100 figures who shaped history died on March 29.

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AD 500 — Calendar year, who died on March 29 500.

Lionel Welles, 6th Baron Welles — English peer, who died on March 29 1461.

Tobias Matthew — Archbishop of York from 1606 to 1628, who died on March 29 1628.

Jacob de Gheyn II — Dutch painter & engraver (c.1565–1629), who died on March 29 1629.

Nicolaus Bruhns — Danish-German organist, violinist, and composer, who died on March 29 1697.

George Frederick II — Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach from 1692 to 1703, who died on March 29 1703.

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Who died on March 29?

100 people with a Wikipedia article died on March 29, including AD 500, Lionel Welles, 6th Baron Welles, Tobias Matthew. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.

What happened on March 29?

49 documented historical events happened on March 29, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Viking expansion: Viking raiders, possibly led by the legendary Ragnar Lodbrok, plundered and occupied Paris, holding the city for a large ransom. On the same day, in another year: After an eight-year siege, the Ottoman Empire captured the city of Thessalonica from the Republic of Venice. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.

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