Facts of the day - March 29th | Image: Artwork by Zabaloon team

March 29
It is the  88th day  of the year.
There are  277 days  left until the end of the year.
🎃 Halloween: 216 days to go - October 31st
🎅 Christmas: 271 days to go - December 25th

World Dates
>> World Piano Day

National Dates
>> Day of the Young Combatant - Chile
>> National Vietnam War Veterans Day - USA | March 29, 2017
>> Martyrs' Day - Madagascar
>> Youth Day - Taiwan
>> National Mom And Pop Business Owners Day - USA

Municipal Dates
>> Anniversary of the city of Río Colorado - Río Negro, Argentina | March 29, 1901
>> Anniversary of the city of Campo Grande - Misiones, Argentina | March 29, 1946
>> Anniversary of the city of Salvador - Bahia, Brazil | March 29, 1549
>> Anniversary of the city of Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil | March 29, 1693
>> Anniversary of the city of Monte Sião, Minas Gerais, Brazil | March 29, 1849
>> Anniversary of the city of Pirajuí, São Paulo, Brazil | March 29, 1915
>> Anniversary of the city of Barão de Grajaú, Maranhão, Brazil | March 29, 1911
>> Anniversary of the city of Araioses, Maranhão, Brazil | March 29, 1938
>> Anniversary of the city of Chapadinha, Maranhão, Brazil | March 29, 1938
>> Anniversary of the city of Mirador, Maranhão, Brazil | March 29, 1938
>> Anniversary of the city of São Bernardo, Maranhão, Brazil | March 29, 1938
>> Anniversary of the city of Vargem Grande, Maranhão, Brazil | March 29, 1938
>> Anniversary of the city of Abadia de Goiás, Goiás, Brazil | March 29, 1956
>> Anniversary of the city of Aratuba, Ceará, Brazil | March 29, 1957
>> Anniversary of the city of São João do Itaperiú, Santa Catarina, Brazil | March 29, 1992
>> Anniversary of the city of Ipiranga do Norte, Mato Grosso, Brazil | March 29, 2000

Architecture and Monuments
>> Inauguration of the Royal Albert Hall concert hall - London, England | March 29, 1871
>> Inauguration of the Louvre Pyramid - Paris, France | March 29, 1989

Gastronomy (and Drinks)
>> National Lemon Chiffon Cake Day - USA
>> National Pita Bread Day | USA

Infrastructure
>> Inauguration of the Central Railway of Brazil, section connecting Aclamação Station (present-day Rio de Janeiro) to the Parish of Nossa Senhora da Conceição de Marapicu (present-day Nova Iguaçu) - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | March 29, 1858
>> Inauguration of the 17-kilometer-long Vasco da Gama Bridge over the Tagus River estuary - Lisbon, Portugal | March 29, 1998

Aviation
>> The first flight of a dirigible balloon in Rio de Janeiro took place; it was the "Le Victoria," created by Júlio Cezar Ribeiro de Sousa from Pará - Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | March 29, 1882
>> A Fairchild F-27 aircraft operated by Quebecair, registration C-FQBL, operating flight 255, crashed minutes after takeoff, killing all three crew members and 14 of the 21 passengers - Quebec, Quebec, Canada | March 29, 1979
>> A Gulfstream III executive jet, chartered by Avjet, crashed during final approach to Aspen/Pitkin County Airport, killing all 18 people on board - Aspen, Colorado, USA | March 29, 2001
>> An Airbus A320-211 aircraft, registration C-FTJP, operating flight 624 for Air Canada, skidded off the runway at Halifax Stanfield International Airport, injuring 25 people and causing no fatalities - Goffs, Nova Scotia, Canada | March 29, 2015

Sports
>> Foundation of Club Atlético Aldosivi - Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires - Argentina | March 29, 1913

Social Organizations
>> Foundation of the Catholic fraternal order Knights of Columbus (KOC) - New Haven, Connecticut, USA | March 29, 1882

Religiosidad
>> Saint Joseph of Arimathea (Catholic Church)
>> Saint Ludolf of Ratzeburg (Catholic Church) Patron Saint of Funeral Directors and Coffin Bearers
>> Saint Secundus of Asti (Catholic Church)
>> Saint Constantine (Catholic Church)
>> Saint Berthold (Catholic Church)

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