Historical Events In March - 29

1801  Britain seizes Danish and Swedish islands in West Indies on March - 29.   

1802  On this day in history frederic Thieme, composer, dies at 51   

1804  Thousands of whites are massacred in Haiti following a declaration by Governor General Jean-Jacques Dessalines on this day in history.   

1804  Thousands of Whites massacred in Haiti on March - 29.   

1806  Construction is authorized of the Great National Pike, better known as the Cumberland Road, becoming the first United States federal highway on this day in history.   

1808  Williamstown Ontario John Johnson 1742-1830 gives patent and grants 12 acres of land for Williamstown Fair; oldest continuously operating farm fair in Ontario on March - 29.   

1809  On March - 29 king Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden abdicates after a coup d'état. At the Diet of Porvoo, Finland's four Estates pledge allegiance to Alexander I of Russia, commencing the secession of the Grand Duchy of Finland from Sweden.   

1813  John Letcher, Gov (Confederacy), died in 1884 on this day in history.   

1814  On this day in history battle at Horseshoe Bend AL Andrew Jackson beats Creek-Indians   

1814  Battle at Horseshoe Bend Ala: Andrew Jackson beats Creek-indians on March - 29.   

1814  Battle at Horseshoe Bend AL: Andrew Jackson beats Creek-Indians on this day in history.   

1816  On this day in history james Gallant Spears, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1869   

1817  Constantine S Aksakov, Russian historian/poet on this day in history.   

1819  Edwin Drake, drilled 1st productive US oil well on March - 29.   

1821  Joshua Thomas Owen, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1887 on this day in history.   

1822  On March - 29 joseph Quinaux, Belgian painter   

1826  Wilhelm Liebknecht, German MP (social-democratic) on March - 29.   

1827  20,000 attend Ludwig von Beethovens burial in Vienna on this day in history.   

1829  On this day in history ritta & Christina, Siamese twins, in Sardinia   

1831  On March - 29 great Bosnian uprising: Bosniak rebel against Turkey.   

1831  Amelia Barr, writer on March - 29.   

1837  On this day in history maria Fitzherbert, morganatic wife of King George IV, dies   

1839  Bernardus JC Dibbets, Dutch baron/gen-major (Maastricht), dies at 56 on March - 29.   

1847  On this day in history 12,000 US troops capture Vera Cruz, Mexico   

1847  On March - 29 auguste De Polignac, premier France, dies at 66   

1848  At about 5 am, the Niagara Falls stops flowing for 30 hours due to an ice jam on Lake Erie at the entrance to the River; only time in recorded history on March - 29.   

1848  Niagara Falls stops flowing for 30 hours due to an ice jam on March - 29.   

1848  On March - 29 aleksei Kuropatkin, Russian general/minister of War   

1848  John Jacob Astor, charted American Fur Company, dies at 84 on March - 29.   

1849  On March - 29 britain formally annexes the Punjab after the defeat of the Sikhs in India   

1849  Britain formally annexs Punjab after defeat of Sikhs in India on March - 29.   

1850  Ireland's SS Royal Adelaide sinks in storm; 200 die on this day in history.   

1852  Ohio makes it illegal for children under 18 & women to work more than 10 hours a day on March - 29.   

1860  Dion Boucicault's "Colleen Bawn," premieres in NYC on this day in history.   

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1484  Johann Spangenberg, composer was born on this day in history.   

1519  Carlo Caraffa, Italian cardinal was born on this day in history.   

1553  Vitsentzos Kornaros, Greek Renaissance poet (d. 1613 or 1614) was born on this day in history.   

1561  Santorio Sanctorius, Trieste Italy, physician/burned at stake/heretic was born on this day in history.   

1584  On this day in history birth of ferdinando Fairfax, 2nd Lord Fairfax of Cameron, English general (d. 1648)   

1602  On March - 29 birth of john Lightfoot, English theologist/literary (Horae Hebraicae)   

1616  Johann Erasmus Kindermann, composer was born on this day in history.   

1636  On this day in history birth of esaias Reusner, composer   

1058  Stephen IX, [Frederik van Lotharingen], 1st Belg Pope (1057-58), dies on this day in history.   

1368  Death of Emperor Go-Murakami, Emperor of Japan (b. 1328) on March - 29.   

1461  Death of Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland, English politician (b. 1421) on this day in history.   

1546  On this day in history death of cardinal Beaton, English archbishop of St Andrews, murdered   

1578  On this day in history death of arthur Champernowne, English admiral (b. 1524)   

1625  Death of Antonio de Herrera y Tordesillas, Spanish historian (b. 1549) on March - 29.   

1628  Death of Tobias Matthew, Archbishop of York (b. 1546) on this day in history.   

1629  Death of Jacob de Gheyn II, Dutch artist (b. 1565) on this day in history.