Historical Events
- 101st Grand National: 100/1 Irish outsider Caughoo ridden by 35-year-old jockey Eddie Dempsey wins by 20 lengths from Lough Conn
Beggar's Holiday
Duke Ellington and John La Touche's musical "Beggar's Holiday" closes at Broadway Theater, NYC, after 111 performances
Famous Birthdays
- Aleksandr Stepenovich Viktorenko, Soviet cosmonaut (Soyuz TM-3, 8, 14, 20), born in Olginka, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
- Bobby Kimball American rocker (Toto-Roseann), born in Orange, Texas
- Peter Hinchcliffe, British businessman (co-founder of Iceland Frozen Foods)
- Robert Gordon, American rockabilly revival singer-songwriter ("Red Hot"), and actor (The Loveless), born in Bethesda, Maryland (d. 2022)
About March 29, 1947
Day of the Week: Saturday
How Long Ago? 77 years, 1 month and 1 day
Leap Year: No
Generation: Baby Boomer
Chinese Zodiac: Pig
Star Sign: Aries
