March 29: Boganda Day in the Central African Republic (1959); Martyrs' Day in Madagascar (1947)Mariner101461 Wars of the Roses: The Yorkists defeated the Lancastrian army at the Battle of Towton, allowing EdwardIV to secure the English throne.1882 The Knights of Columbus, the world's largest Catholic fraternal service organization, was founded by Michael J. McGivney in New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.1974 NASA's Mariner10 (pictured) became the first space probe to make a flyby of Mercury.1999 The Chamoli earthquake, one of the strongest to hit the foothills of the Himalayas in more than 90 years, killed at least 100 people.2014 The first same-sex marriages in England and Wales took place following the passage of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013.Thomas Coram (d.1751)Emilia Baeyertz (b.1842)Sam Loxton (b.1921)Ruth A.M. Schmidt (d.2014)More anniversaries: March 28March 29March 30ArchiveBy emailList of days of the yearAbout