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What happened in history on this day: March 29?
Since 1995, I have been collecting information on a variety of topics,
creating several timelines of history.
Here you will find specific events from those databases
for this day, on the topics of personal computers, video games, the Walt Disney Company,
Chevrolet Corvettes, A&W Root Beer, Sweden, and Canadian coins.
On March 29 in ...
- 1983 - Tandy announces its TRS-80 Model 100 portable computer. It features Intel 80C85 processor, 8 lines of 40-column text, 240x64 graphics, built-in modem, serial and parallel ports, 32 kB ROM with text editor, telecommunications package, schedule book, address book, and Microsoft BASIC. Weight is four pounds. It runs on four AA alkaline batteries, powering it for about 20 hours. Price is US$799 for 8 kB RAM version, to US$1134 for the 32 kB RAM version. The system is based on the NEC PC-8201 portable computer, which is built by Kyoto Ceramics (Kyocera).
- 2000 - Intel introduces the 566 and 600 MHz Celeron processors, with multimedia instructions, 66 MHz bus, and 128 kB integrated Level 2 cache. Prices are US$167 and US$181 in 1000-unit quantities.
- 2000 - Seagate Technology announces Veritas Software will acquire the company for about US$20 billion. The complex deal will result in Seagate becoming a private company focused on the hard drive business.
- 1951 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awards an Oscar (Short Subjects, Two Reels) for the film In Beaver Valley.
- 1955 - The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway signs a five-year contract with Disney, paying US$50,000 per year in exchange for the name "Santa Fe" and company logo to be used on all Disneyland trains, stations, literature, etc.
- 1963 - Buena Vista releases Disney's live-action feature film Miracle of the White Stallions to theaters. The film is based on the book The Dancing White Horses of Vienna by Colonel Alois Podhajsky.
- 1964 - The NBC TV network airs the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color show, featuring Greyfriars Bobby, part one.
- 1970 - The NBC TV network airs The Wonderful World of Disney show, entitled Nature's Strangest Oddballs, with Professor Ludwig Von Drake.
- 1982 - Maldives issues two postage stamps marking the 50th anniversary of Pluto.
- 1984 - Saul Steinberg, via his company, Reliance Group Holdings, announces that he has acquired 6.3% of outstanding shares of Walt Disney Productions.
- 1985 - The new Frontierland Shootin' Arcade attraction opens in Disneyland.
- 1985 - Disney releases the film Baby ... Secret of the Lost Legend to theaters in the UK.
- 1987 - The ABC TV network airs The Disney Sunday Movie, entitled Double Agent.
- 1988 - Disney buys 36% of Wrather Corporation, which owns the Disneyland Hotel. Brierley's also buys 36%, agreeing to allow Disney to run the Hotel, and develop some land in southern California that is part of the deal.
- 1989 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awards an Oscar (Film Editing) to Arthur Schmidt for the film Who Framed Roger Rabbit?.
- 1989 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awards an Oscar (Visual Effects) to Ken Ralston, Richard Williams, Edward Jones, George Gibbs for the film Who Framed Roger Rabbit?.
- 1989 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awards an Oscar (Sound Editing) to Charles Campbell and Louis Edelman for the film Who Framed Roger Rabbit?.
- 1989 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awards an Oscar (Special Achievement) to Richard Williams for animation direction and creation of Jessica and Roger Rabbit for the film Who Framed Roger Rabbit?.
- 1993 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awards an Oscar (Music, Original Score) to Alan Menken for the film Aladdin.
- 1993 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awards an Oscar (Music, Original Song) to Alan Menken (music) and Tim Rice (lyrics) for the song "Whole New World" from the film Aladdin.
- 1999 - Disney relaunches its Web site, disney.go.com, now with twelve main areas. Disney's Daily Blast has been renamed Disney's Club Blast.
- 2002 - Disney releases the live-action feature film The Rookie to theaters in the US.
- 2005 - Disney President Robert Iger agrees for the Walt Disney Company to fund some films from Harvey Weinstein's new film studio.
- 1943 - (evening) 329 British bombers attack Berlin, Germany. 21 planes do not return.
- 1945 - The last German flying bomb to reach England lands in Kent.
- 1945 - In the English Channel, German submarine U-246 hits Canadian frigate Teme with an acoustic torpedo. The ship survives, but does not fight again.
- 1995 - Slovenia issues a postage stamp marking the 50th anniversary of the end of World War II.
- 1995 - Slovenia issues two postage stamp marking the 50th anniversary of the liberation of concentration camps.
- 1983 - Federal court judge Albert Bryan issues a temporary restraining order barring Atari from requiring its distributors to deal exclusively with Atari items.
- 1996 - Sega Enterprises and Softbank create Sega Entertainment in the US, to convert Sega products to run on personal computers. First release title is expected by June.
- 2000 - Capcom releases the Resident Evil Code: Veronica video game for the Dreamcast.
- 2001 - In Japan, Sony releases a cable allowing the PlayStation 2 to connect to i-mode phones for gaming.
- 2003 - An anonymous hacker reveals a method to run Linux on an unmodified Xbox video game system, by exploiting a buffer overflow flaw in the "save/load game" function of the 007: Agent Under Fire video game. The flaw exists in several games, and can be used to load and run other software on the Xbox. The hacker is now eligible to win a US$100,000 challenge funded by Lindows founder Michael Robertson.
- 1638 - Two Swedish/Dutch ships, the Kalmar Nyckel and the Fogel Grip, arrive at the Delaware river in North America.
- 1792 - King Gustav III dies.
- 1809 - King Gustav IV Adolf abdicates the throne. He is imprisoned in Gripsholm castle.
- 1867 - The British North America Act receives royal assent, giving legislative authority to the parliament of Canada over matters of coinage.
- 1952 - At a Canada Coin Exchange sale, an Fine-VF 1921 50c coin sells for $205.
- 1982 - Prime Minister Trudeau announces the appointment of the new Master of the Mint, James C. Corkery, effective April 1.
- 2004 - In Halifax, the Royal Canadian Mint unveils a 0.925 fine silver 5c coin marking the 60th anniversary of the June 6, 1944 D-Day landings in Europe. The reverse depicts the 1943 5c coin design of a torch and V, with double dates 1944, 2004. The coin is 12-sided, complete with Morse code used on the 1943 coin. Mintage limited to 20,000.
- 1867 - Birth of Cy [Denton True] Young Gilmore Ohio, winningest pitcher (511 wins, 1890-1911).
- 1871 - Birth of Tom Hayward cricketer (great England batsman of the Golden Age).
- 1906 - Stanley Cup: Montréal Wanderers sweep Kenora Thisles in two games.
- 1919 - Stanley Cup: Montréal (NHL) and Seattle (PCHA) win two games each with one tie; 1919 Stanley Cup not awarded due to flu epidemic.
- 1921 - Birth of Sam Loxton cricketer (flamboyant Australian batsman of late 40's).
- 1925 - Birth of Emlen Tunnell NFL safety (New York Giants, Packers).
- 1929 - Stanley Cup: Boston Bruins sweep New York Rangers in two games.
- 1930 - Birth of G R Sunderam cricket pace bowler (two Tests India vs New Zealand 1955-56).
- 1939 - Birth of Hanumant Singh cricketer (14 Tests for India-century on debut).
- 1940 - Joe Louis knocks out Johnny Paycheck in two to retain heavyweight boxing title.
- 1941 - Third NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Wisconsin beats Washington State 39-34.
- 1944 - Birth of Denny McLain Detroit Tiger pitcher (1968 American League Most Valuable Player/Cy Young/31 wins).
- 1945 - Birth of Walt "Clyde" Frazier NBA guard (New York Knicks).
- 1946 - First Test Cricket between Australia and New Zealand.
- 1946 - Test Cricket debuts of Lindwall, Miller and Tallon.
- 1948 - Drachtster Boys soccer team forms in Drachten.
- 1948 - New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox tie at 2-2 in 17, spring training game.
- 1949 - Birth of Uton Dowe cricketer (West Indies pace bowler 1972-73 "Dowe shall not bowl").
- 1951 - Birth of Geoff Howarth cricketer (New Zealand captain early 80's).
- 1952 - Birth of Teofilo Stevenson Cuba, heavyweight boxer (Olympics-gold-1972, 76, 80).
- 1953 - Patty Berg wins LPGA New Orleans Women's Golf Open.
- 1955 - Birth of Earl Campbell NFL running back (Houston, New Orleans, 1977 Heisman).
- 1956 - Birth of Kurt Thomas US, gymnast (Olympics); actor (Gymkata).
- 1956 - Birth of Sue Fogleman LPGA golfer.
- 1958 - US Ladies Figure Skating Championship won by Carol Heiss.
- 1958 - US Men's Figure Skating Championship won by David Jenkins.
- 1959 - Birth of Brad McCrimmon Dodsland, NHL defenseman (Hartford Whalers).
- 1959 - Wes Hall takes Pakistani cricket hat-trick at Lahore.
- 1961 - Birth of Mike Kingery Saint James Minnesota, outfielder (Pittsburgh Pirates).
- 1962 - Birth of Kirk Alan Triplett Moses Lake Washington, PGA golfer (1992 Shell Houston-second).
- 1966 - Birth of Dwayne Harper NFL cornerback (San Diego Chargers).
- 1966 - Birth of Eric Gunderson Portland Oregon, pitcher (Boston Red Sox).
- 1966 - Birth of Robb Thomas NFL receiver (Seattle Seahawks, Tampa Bay Buccaneers).
- 1966 - Muhammad Ali beats George Chuvalo in 15 for heavyweight boxing title.
- 1967 - Birth of Brian Jordan Baltimore Maryland, outfielder (Saint Louis Cardinals).
- 1967 - Birth of Jerry Olsavsky NFL linebacker (Pittsburgh Steelers).
- 1968 - Birth of Chris Calloway NFL wide receiver (New York Giants).
- 1968 - Birth of James Williams NFL tackle (Chicago Bears).
- 1969 - Birth of Darren Chandler WLAF receiver (Amsterdam Admirals).
- 1969 - Birth of Jimmy Spencer NFL cornerback (New Orleans Saints, Cincinnati Bengals).
- 1969 - Birth of Kai Nurminen Turku Finland, hockey forward (Team Finland).
- 1969 - Birth of [Jane] Kim[berly] Batten McRae Georgia, 400 metre hurdler (Olympics-silver-1996).
- 1972 - Birth of Alex Ochoa Miami Florida, outfielder (New York Mets).
- 1972 - Birth of Paul Michael Kent Australia, New Zealand breast-stroker (Olympics-1996).
- 1972 - Birth of Trevor Kidd Dugald Manitoba, NHL goalie (Calgary Flames).
- 1973 - Birth of Brad Bridgewater US, 200 metre backstroke (Olympics-gold-1996).
- 1973 - Birth of John Oppio Sparks Nevada, double trap (Olympics-1996).
- 1973 - Birth of Marc Overmars Dutch soccer player (Ajax).
- 1973 - Birth of Mark Platt Peterborough Ontario, rower (Olympics-1996).
- 1973 - Dave Cowens wins NBA Most Valuable Player.
- 1975 - Birth of Christopher Yule hockey forward (Team Japan 1998).
- 1975 - Jane Blalock wins LPGA Karsten-Ping Golf Open.
- 1975 - Only second time New York Islanders beat Texas Rangers.
- 1976 - 38th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Indiana beats Michigan 86-68.
- 1976 - Birth of Jennifer Capriati Long Island New York, tennis pro (Federation Cup-1990, Olympics-gold-1992).
- 1978 - Jayasinghrao Mansinghrao Ghorpade cricketer (8 Tests for India), dies.
- 1979 - Andrew Hilditch given out handled the ball vs Pakistan at WACA.
- 1979 - Delhi beat Karnataka by 399 runs to win Cricket's Ranji Trophy.
- 1979 - Last day of Test cricket for Mushtaq Mohammad.
- 1981 - Pat Bradley wins LPGA Women's Kemper Golf Open.
- 1981 - Tiina Lehtola ski jumps female record 110 metre.
- 1982 - 44th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: North Carolina beats Georgetown 63-62.
- 1982 - Delhi 707 beat Karnataka 705 on first innings to win Ranji Trophy.
- 1984 - NFL Baltimore Colts move to Indianapolis under cover of night.
- 1985 - Wayne Gretzky breaks own NHL season record with 126th assist.
- 1987 - 6th NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: Tennessee beats Louisiana Tech 67-44.
- 1987 - Pat Bradley wins LPGA Standard Register Turquoise Golf Classic.
- 1987 - Wrestlemania III: 93,173 watch Hulk Hogan beat Andre the Giant.
- 1989 - First Soviet hockey players are permitted to play for the NHL.
- 1990 - Houston Rockets' Akeen Olajuwan scores the third NBA quadruple double 18 points, 16 rebounds, 10 assists and 11 blocks vs Milwaukee Bucks.
- 1992 - 21st Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Dottie Mochrie.
- 1992 - NCAA Basketball Women's Championship at Kemper Arena, Kansas City, Stanford beats Western Kentucky 78-62.
- 1992 - World Ice Dance Championship in Oakland won by Klimova and Ponomarenko (CIS).
- 1992 - World Ice Pairs Figure Skating Championship in Oakland won by Mishuktienok and Dmitriev (CIS).
- 1992 - World Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Oakland won by Kristi Yamaguchi (USA).
- 1992 - World Men's Figure Skating Championship in Oakland won by Viktor Petrenko (CIS).
- 1993 - Queensland all out for 75 vs New South Wales in Sheffield Shield Final.
- 1994 - Coach Jimmy Johnson quits Dallas Cowboys.
- 1994 - Last day of Test cricket for Allan Border.
- 1995 - Death of Tony Lock, English cricketer (born 1929).
- 1996 - Cleveland Browns choose new name, Baltimore Ravens.
- 1996 - New York Yankees beats New York Mets 7-3 in an exhibition game.
- 1997 - First game at Turner Field in Atlanta, Atlanta Braves beats New York Yankees 2-0 (exhibition game).
- 1997 - PBA National Championship Won by Rick Steelsmith.
- 1998 - 17th NCAA Women's Basketball Championship, at Kemper Arena in Kansas City. Tennessee beats Louisiana Tech 93-75.
- 1998 - 27th Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship.
- 1999 - UConn defeats Duke 77-74, for the 61st NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship.
- 2001 - Todd Helton signs a nine-year, $141.5 million contract extension with the Colorado Rockies.
- 1974 - Mariner 10's, first fly-by of Mercury, returns photos.
- 1989 - First US private commercial rocket takes suborbital test flight (New Mexico).
- 1850 - Ireland's SS Royal Adelaide sinks in storm; 200 die.
- 1868 - In Ka'u District, Hawaii, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake occurs.
- 1998 - A series of tornadoes in southern Minnesota kills three people.
- 1999 - In the Xizang-India border region, a magnitude 6.6 earthquake occurs. At least 100 people killed and 394 injured, over 21,100 houses destroyed.
Other history:
- 1795 - Beethoven (age 24) debuts as pianist in Vienna, Austria.
- 1798 - Republic of Switzerland forms.
- 1867 - British North America Act (Canadian constitution) is passed.
- 2004 - The largest expansion of North Atlantic Treaty Organization to date takes place, allowing Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia into the organization.
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Other web pages of interest:
Chronology of World History
What's Notable About this Year?
Ken P's Coin/Stamp/Bill Novelties
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