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Historical events & facts — March 29
What happened on March 29?
On March 29, 2004, Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia joined NATO in the largest expansion of the Alliance since its founding. The accession of former Soviet countries to the Atlantic Alliance was seen as a security guarantee against Russia and symbolically marked the end of the Cold War in Eastern Europe.
On March 29, 1871, the Royal Albert Hall in London was inaugurated — one of the most famous theatres and concert halls in the world, funded partly from the profits of the Great Exhibition of 1851. The venue, named in honour of Prince Albert, husband of Queen Victoria, holds 5,500 people and has hosted everything from Beatles concerts to the BBC Proms.
On March 29, 1561, Spanish captain Juan de Oñate founded the town of Nombre de Dios in present-day Mexico, one of the first permanent settlements in the north of New Spain. Spanish colonisation of northern Mexico and the present-day US Southwest laid the foundations of a Hispanic cultural identity that persists in that region to this day.
Notable birthdays — March 29
Famous people born on March 29
Howard Lindsay
Howard Lindsay, born Herman Nelke, was an American playwright, librettist, director, actor and theatrical producer. He is best known for his writing work as part of the collaboration of Lindsay and Crouse, and for his performance, with his wife Dorothy Stickney, in the long-running play Life with Father.
Eugene McCarthy
Eugene Joseph McCarthy was an American politician, writer, and academic who represented Minnesota in both houses of the United States Congress for over 22 years, first in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1949 to 1959, then in the U.S. Senate from 1959 to 1971.
Theodore Trautwein
Theodore Walter Trautwein was an American judge from New Jersey who presided over issues related to release of reporter's notes that arose from the 1978 murder trial of "Dr.
Richard Lewontin
Richard Charles Lewontin was an American evolutionary biologist, mathematician, geneticist, and social commentator. A leader in developing the mathematical basis of population genetics and evolutionary theory, he applied techniques from molecular biology, such as gel electrophoresis, to questions of genetic variation and evolution. He was a self-described Marxist.
Smarck Michel
Georges Jean-Jacques Smarck Michel or Smarck Michel was appointed prime minister of Haiti on October 27, 1994, occupying the post from November 8, 1994 to October 16, 1995. Smarck was President Aristide's third prime minister, and the first to be named after the President's return from exile.
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