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.

160 people with a Wikipedia article were born on March 29, including József Mindszenty, Ernst Jünger, Wilhelm Ackermann. The list spans every era and every field — art, science, politics, sport, entertainment — ordered by year of birth, from the earliest to the most recent. The six featured people are those most has been written about: the ordering uses the length of their Wikipedia article as an indicator of prominence. For each one you find their occupation, year of birth and a link to the full biography.

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.

11 observances are celebrated on March 29 around the world: Christian feast day: Armogastes, Christian feast day: Berthold of Calabria, Christian feast day: Gwynllyw, Christian feast day: Jonas and Barachisius, Christian feast day: Ludolph of Ratzeburg, Christian feast day: March 29 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics). The list gathers national holidays, international days and religious or civil observances falling on this date in different countries, as recorded on Wikipedia. Some are fixed and recur on the same day every year; others depend on the local calendar. Each links to the article explaining its origin and meaning.