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What happened in history on this day: March 29?
On March 29 in ...
- 1795 - Beethoven (age 24) debuts as pianist in Vienna.
- 1827 - 20,000 attend Ludwig von Beethoven's burial in Vienna.
- 1941 - First performance of Benjamin Britten's "Symphony da Requiem".
- 1960 - Darius Milhaud's 9th Symphony, premieres.
- 1986 - The Beatles' records officially go on sale in Russia.
- 2007 - U2 singer Bono accepts an honorary knighthood at a ceremony in Dublin, Ireland.
Births on March 29
- 1905 - Birth of Annunzio Mantovani in Venice, Italy; orchestra leader (Mantovani).
- 1906 - Birth of E Power Biggs in Westcliff-on-Sea, England; organist/composer (CBS).
- 1909 - Birth of Aubrey (Moon) Mullican in Polk County, Texas, USA; country singer and pianist ("New Jole Blon" (1947), "I'll Sail My Ship Alone" (1950), "Seven Nights of Rock").
- 1918 - Birth of Pearl Bailey in Newport News, Virginia, USA; singer ("Takes Two to Tango", "Hello Dolly"), actress (As the World Turns TV show), and comedienne.
- 1930 - Birth of Donny Conn; rocker (Playmates).
- 1935 - Birth of Ruby Murray; Irish pop singer (Softly Softly).
- 1940 - Birth of Raymond Davis; American rock vocalist (Funkadelic - "Knee Deep").
- 1943 - Birth of Vangelis AKA Evangelos Papathanassiou in Valos, Greece; composer/keyboardist ("Chariots of Fire").
- 1944 - Birth of Terry Jacks; Canadian singer (Poppy Family).
- 1947 - Birth of Bobby Kimball AKA Robert Toteaux in Vinton, Louisiana, USA; rocker (Toto - "Roseanna", "Africa").
- 1949 - Birth of Michael Brecker; jazz musician (The Brecker Brothers).
- 1959 - Birth of Perry Farrell; rocker (Jane's Addiction, Porno For Pyros).
- 1967 - Birth of John Popper; singer-harmonica player (Blues Traveler).
- 1968 - Birth of Regina Leigh; country singer (Regina Regina).
- 1969 - Birth of James Atkin; rocker (EMF - "Unbelievable").
- 1971 - Birth of Ryan Mark Lambert in Cleveland, Ohio, USA; actor/singer (Kids Incorporated, Freeze Frame).
Deaths on March 29
- 1964 - Ted Collins, pianist (Kate Smith Evening Hour), dies at age 63.
- 1966 - Harry Daugherty, trombonist (Spike Jones and City Slickers), dies at age 50.
- 1980 - Death of Annunzio Paolo Mantovani at age 74 in the USA; orchestra leader ("Charmaine", "Song from Moulin Rouge", "Cara Mia").
- 1982 - Death of Ray Bloch at age 79; orchestra leader (Milton Berle's radio show), TV musical director (Ed Sullivan, Jackie Gleason).
- 1985 - Death of Jeanine Deckers at age 52 after taking an overdose of sleeping pills; Belgian nun, gospel singer ("Dominique" (1963)).
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