Phantis:Selected anniversaries/March 29
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- 1821: Livadeia joined the War of Independence under Athanasios Diakos.
- 1864: The Ionian Islands became part of Greece
- 1941: The Battle of Cape Matapan (Cape Tainaro) took place during World War II.
- 2007: A 25-year old fan was killed during riots in Athens, prior to a women's volleyball game between Panathinaikos and Olympiakos.
- Births: Pavlos Melas, hero of the Macedonian Struggle (1870), Kostas Virvos, songwriter (1926), Vangelis Papathanasiou, composer (1943), Marina Sirtis, Greek-British actress (1960), Voula Patoulidou, athlete (1965).
- Deaths: Nikos Pentzaropoulos, footballer (1979).