1678
Science
Birth of Marie-Madeleine Jarret de Verchères
Born at Fort Verchères, New France, into a military family that would shape her later heroism.
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26 indexed achievements across recorded history.
1851
Arts
Marriage to Otto Goldschmidt in Boston
Jenny Lind married German pianist and conductor Otto Goldschmidt at a private ceremony in Boston during her American tour.
View details1875
Law
Supreme Court decides Minor v. Happersett
The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled in Minor v. Happersett that the Constitution does not guarantee women the right to vote.
View details1885
Science
Birth of Frances Payne Bolton
Frances Payne Bolton was born in Cleveland-area New York City family, later becoming a pioneering U.S. Representative from Ohio and champion of nursing.
View details1906
Arts
Death of Slava Raškaj in Stenjevec, Zagreb
Slava Raškaj died on 29 March 1906 at the Stenjevec psychiatric hospital near Zagreb, aged just 29, having produced her greatest works in her final years.
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1918
Science
Birth of Pearl Mae Bailey
Pearl Mae Bailey was born in Newport News, Virginia, on March 29, 1918, to Reverend Joseph James Bailey and Ella Bailey.
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1944
1951
Science
Academy Award win for 'Samson and Delilah'
Edith Head won her second Oscar for Best Costume Design (Black-and-White) for 'Samson and Delilah' at the 23rd Academy Awards.
View details1951
Medicine
Second radiation treatment
Henrietta Lacks underwent a second course of radiation therapy on March 29, 1951, as her cervical cancer progressed.
View details1953
Arts
First Primetime Emmy win for "I Love Lucy"
Lucille Ball received her first Primetime Emmy Award as "I Love Lucy" won Best Situation Comedy Series at the 5th Primetime Emmy Awards.
View details1958
Arts
“He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands” reaches the pop charts
Jackson’s recording of “He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands” entered the pop charts.
View details1970
Literature
Death of Vera Brittain
Vera Brittain died on 29 March 1970 in Wimbledon, London, at the age of 76, having spent her final decades as a prominent pacifist writer.
View details1976
Arts
Academy Honorary Award Presentation
Mary Pickford is presented with an Honorary Award by the Academy.
View details1977
Science
GRAMMY win for 'Fitzgerald and Pass...Again'
Fitzgerald won the GRAMMY for Best Jazz Vocal Performance for 'Fitzgerald and Pass...Again' on March 29, 1977.
View details1982
Arts
Fourth Academy Award for Best Actress — On Golden Pond
Hepburn became the first performer to win four competitive acting Oscars, winning Best Actress for On Golden Pond at the 54th Academy Awards.
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1993
Science
First Woman to Lead a Party to Victory in a Provincial Election
Callbeck led the PEI Liberal Party to a landslide win (31 of 32 seats), becoming Canada's first woman party leader to win a provincial general election.
View details1993
Arts
First woman of color nominated for Best Costume Design for "Malcolm X"
First woman of color nominated for Best Costume Design at the Oscars for Spike Lee’s film "Malcolm X."
View details2010
Arts
Announcement of 2010 Pritzker Architecture Prize
Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa of SANAA won the 2010 Pritzker Prize, the first woman-led partnership to do so; Sejima became only the second woman laureate ever.
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Sports
Only female jockey to win the Louisiana Derby twice
Rosie Napravnik wins the Louisiana Derby again on 2014-03-29 aboard Vicar’s in Trouble, becoming the only female jockey to win the race—and to win it twice.
View details2016
Science
Profiled by National Geographic as Student Scientist
National Geographic published a feature profiling Kurup's sunlight-based water treatment research and advocacy.
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Science
Discovery of 17-billion-solar-mass black hole publicized
On March 29, 2016, a study led by Chung-Pei Ma was reported, detailing a 17-billion-solar-mass black hole.
View details2019
Politics
International Four Freedoms Award presentation
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf received the International Four Freedoms Award on March 29, 2019.
View details2023
Science
Lasker~DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award Announced
Doudna was announced as a recipient of the 2023 Lasker~DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award for enabling CRISPR-based therapies.
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