Human Saga

On March 29

No pivotal events are recorded on exactly March 29 in the Human Saga — here is the surrounding week in history.

This week in history (Mar 26 – Apr 1)

1853–1854 (Treaty of Kanagawa, 31 March 1854)Commodore Perry forces the opening of JapanPolitics & governance

In July 1853 a United States naval squadron under Commodore Matthew C. Perry steamed into Edo (Tokyo) Bay, its 'black ships' a deliberate display of steam-powered force intended to end Japan's two centuries of self-imposed seclusion under…

26 March – 16 December 1971Bangladesh Liberation War and independenceMilitary & conflict

The Bangladesh Liberation War arose from Bengali demands for self-determination in East Pakistan after the Pakistani military, under Yahya Khan, refused to honour the 1970 election won by the Awami League and launched Operation Searchlight…

26 March 2015Saudi-led intervention in Yemen beginsMilitary & conflict

On 26 March 2015 a Saudi-led coalition launched airstrikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen, intervening on behalf of the internationally recognised government of President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi.

28 March 2025Magnitude-7.7 Myanmar earthquakeEnvironment & climate

On 28 March 2025, a magnitude-7.7 earthquake struck central Myanmar near the city of Mandalay along the Sagaing Fault, killing thousands of people and becoming the country's most catastrophic seismic event since 1912.

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