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Friday, March 29, 2013

This was 88th day of the year and 277 days remained in the year.

Hebrew calendar — 18 Nisan 5773
Chinese calendar — the 18th day of the 2nd month of 4711 (Kui Si)
Islamic calendar — (note)

March 29 Birthdays

John Tyler
1790–1862, American president.

Cy Young
baseball player (1867)

Eugene McCarthy
politician (1916)

Sam Walton
retailer (1918)

John Major
politician (1943)

March 2013

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March 29 in History

1848

For the first time in recorded history, Niagara Falls stopped flowing. An ice jam in the Niagara River above the rim of the falls caused the water to stop.

1867

The North America Act was passed by the British parliament, creating the dominion of Canada.

1951

Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were found guilty of passing atomic secrets to the Russians and were sentenced to death.

1971

Lt. William Calley was convicted of murdering 22 Vietnamese civilians in the My Lai massacre.

1973

The last U.S. troops left South Vietnam.

1999

The Dow Jones industrial average closed above 10,000 for the first time, at 10,006.78.

2002

Israel declared Yasir Arafat an enemy.

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Note: Dates in the Islamic calendar are provided for planning purposes only, and calculated with the hdate Islamic calendar program for moonrise in Boston, Masschusetts. Depending on your location and other factors, this result may differ from actual religious observances by one day. Please consult your local religious authority for any religious determinations of hejiric date.