On March 29, history records 52 notable events, 204 famous births and 88 deaths, spanning the years 502 to 1809.
Events on this day include: King Gundobad issues a new legal code (Lex Burgundionum) at Lyon that makes Gallo-Romans and Burgundians subject to the same laws. (502); Paris is sacked by Viking raiders, probably under Ragnar Lodbrok, who collects a huge ransom in exchange for leaving. (845).
Notable people born on March 29 include Sokkate (1001), Arthur I, Duke of Brittany (1187), Marie d'Alençon (1373).
Notable figures who died on this day include Gwynllyw (500), Pope Stephen IX (1058), Ottokar I of Styria (1075).
Events on 29 March 52
See all →King Gundobad issues a new legal code (Lex Burgundionum) at Lyon that makes Gallo-Romans and Burgundians subject to the same laws.
Paris is sacked by Viking raiders, probably under Ragnar Lodbrok, who collects a huge ransom in exchange for leaving.
The Ottoman Empire under Murad II captures Thessalonica from the Republic of Venice.
Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton: Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King Edward IV of England.
Cesare Borgia is given the title of Captain General and Gonfalonier by his father Rodrigo Borgia after returning from his conquests in the Romagna.
Treaty of Saint-Germain is signed returning Quebec to French control after the English had seized it in 1629.
King Gustav III of Sweden dies after being shot in the back at a midnight masquerade ball at Stockholm's Royal Opera 13 days earlier. He is succeeded by Gustav IV Adolf.
Construction is authorized of the Great National Pike, better known as the Cumberland Road, becoming the first United States federal highway.
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.
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Birthdays on 29 March 204
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Deaths on 29 March 88
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