Every yearMarch 29
Everything March 29 celebrates
6 national, international, and world observances are on the calendar for March 29 every year, and 6 more land on it in some years.
| # | Observance | Category | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Knights of Columbus Founder's DayLead | Community | |
| 02 | National Egg Salad Sandwich Day | Food | |
| 03 | National Lemon Chiffon Cake Day | Food | |
| 04 | National Mom and Pop Business Owners Day | Community | |
| 05 | National Vietnam War Veterans Day | Community | |
| 06 | Piano Day | Music |
These are set by a rule rather than a fixed date, so they only land on March 29 in some years.
Education and Sharing Day — 2026
Palm Sunday — 2026
Dyngus Day — 2027 and 2032
Easter Monday — 2027 and 2032
Maundy Thursday — 2029
Earth Hour — 2031
Born on March 29
Historic figures
- John Tyler1790–1862American lawyer and politician, 10th President of the United States
- Vangelis1943–2022Greek keyboard player and songwriter
- Ernst Jünger1895–1998German philosopher and author
- Sam Walton1918–1992American businessman, founded Walmart and Sam's Club
- Lennart Meri1929–2006Estonian director and politician, 2nd President of Estonia
- Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby1799–186914th Earl of Derby, English politician
- Lou Henry Hoover1874–1944American philanthropist and geologist
- Warner Baxter1889–1951American actor
- Wilhelm Liebknecht1826–1900German journalist and politician
- John Vane1927–2004English pharmacologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
Celebrities & public figures
- John Majorb. 1943English banker and politician
- N'Golo Kantéb. 1991French footballer
- Lucy Lawlessb. 1968New Zealand actress
- Brendan Gleesonb. 1955Irish actor
- Eric Idleb. 1943English actor
- Christopher Lambertb. 1957American-French actor
- Bola Tinubub. 1952Nigerian politician
- Elle Macphersonb. 1964Australian model and actress
- Jo Nesbøb. 1960Norwegian writer
- Jennifer Capriatib. 1976American tennis player
Birth dates from Wikidata; names link to Wikipedia.
This page covers March 29 in any year. For one year in particular — the weekday, and which moveable observances landed on it — see March 29, 2027.
Today Celebrates tracks daily national, international and world observances all year.