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March 29
2017

Society Law Politics

The United Kingdom invoked Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty on European Union, beginning the formal process of Brexit

March 29
2015

Sport Recreation

Australia won the Cricket World Cup, defeating New Zealand in the final

March 29
2015

Society Law Politics

In Nigeria former military ruler Muhammadu Buhari became the first opposition candidate to win a presidential election, beating the incumbent, Goodluck Jonathan, by more than 2.5 million votes

March 29
2012

Deaths

Montjeu, the outstanding European racehorse of 1999, died aged 16. In his two-year racing career he won 11 out of 16 races, including the Prix du Jockey Club, the Irish Derby and the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe

March 29
2011

Disasters Accidents Riots

The Syrian cabinet resigned in an attempt to placate protesters demanding the removal of President Bashar al-Assad. Assad had earlier freed some political prisoners and pledged to set up a committee to review emergency laws, but the protests continued unabated

March 29
2010

Crime Espionage Terrorism

Two bombings by female suicide bombers killed 40 people at Lubyanka and Park Kultury metro stations in Moscow during the morning rush hour. Chechen separatists claimed responsibility for the attacks

March 29
2010

Society Law Politics

Burma’s main opposition party pulled out of a general election after new laws required it to expel its detained leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, because she had a criminal record

March 29
2009

Disasters Accidents Riots

Italian and Libyan navy ships rescued 23 survivors and retrieved 21 bodies from a boat that capsized while carrying 250 migrants, including Egyptians, Tunisians, Palestinians and Nigerians, across the Mediterranean

March 29
2008

Society Law Politics

Zimbabwe’s presidential election appeared to give victory to opposition MDC party leader Morgan Tsvangirai, but President Robert Mugabe, bidding for a sixth consecutive term in office, refused to yield power

March 29
2006

Aerospace

A total eclipse of the sun was visible from a narrow corridor crossing half the Earth. The path of the moon’s shadow began in Brazil and travelled across the Atlantic, northern Africa, and central Asia, ending in Mongolia

March 29
2006

People

Former Liberian president Charles Taylor was extradited from Nigeria to Sierra Leone to stand trial for war crimes

March 29
2006

Music

The Beatles’ record label Apple Corps accused Apple Computer in court of breaching a trademark agreement by operating their iTunes Music Store

March 29
2005

People

UN Secretary General Kofi Annan said he would not resign despite being criticized in an investigation into the Iraq oil-for-food scandal. A UN commission had sought to determine whether UN officials were corrupt in allowing Saddam Hussein’s regime to gain billions of dollars from illegal oil exports and, while its report found no evidence that Annan had used his influence to get a $10 million contract awarded to a company that employed his son Kojo, it said the secretary general should have investigated the company more aggressively

March 29
2004

Everyday Life

Ireland became the first country in the world to impose a nationwide ban on smoking in public places, including pubs, bars and restaurants

March 29
2004

Military

Bulgaria, Romania, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia and Slovenia were formally welcomed into NATO, swelling membership of the organisation to 26