10 History Lessons + 7 Births & 5 Deaths for March 29, 2025
Today’s History:
- 1461 – Battle of Towton: Largest and bloodiest battle of the Wars of the Roses in England
- 1849 – United Kingdom formally annexes the Punjab region of India
- 1867 – Queen Victoria gives Royal Assent to the British North America Act, creating Canada
- 1936 – Germany reoccupies the Rhineland in violation of the Treaty of Versailles
- 1942 – Nazi German forces begin the first deportation of Jews from Lviv ghetto to Belzec extermination camp
- 1945 – Last day of fighting in the Battle of Iwo Jima during WWII
- 1951 – Julius and Ethel Rosenberg convicted of espionage in the U.S.
- 2004 – Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia join NATO
- 2017 – UK triggers Article 50, beginning Brexit process
- 2021 – Cargo ship Ever Given is freed from the Suez Canal after blocking it for six days
Today’s Birthdays:
- 1943 – Eric Idle, comedian and actor, member of Monty Python (81)
- 1955 – Brendan Gleeson, Irish actor known for In Bruges, Harry Potter (70)
- 1964 – Elle Macpherson, Australian supermodel and actress (61)
- 1971 – PJ Morton, American R&B singer and member of Maroon 5 (54)
- 1976 – Jennifer Capriati, former world #1 tennis player (49)
- 1981 – Megan Hilty, Broadway and TV actress (Smash) (44)
- 1985 – Lily James, English actress (Cinderella, Pam & Tommy) (40)
Today’s Deaths:
- 1829 – John Jacob Astor, American businessman and fur trader (age 84)
- 1982 – Carl Orff, German composer best known for Carmina Burana (age 86)
- 2004 – Alistair Cooke, British-American journalist and broadcaster (age 95)
- 2012 – Earl Scruggs, American banjo player and bluegrass pioneer (age 88)
- 2016 – Patty Duke, American actress and mental health advocate (age 69)
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