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March 29, 2015

Revisit the music, news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.

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Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of March 25, 2015, covering March 29, 2015.

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    Album cover for Empire: Original Soundtrack From Season 1 by Soundtrack

    Empire: Original Soundtrack From Season 1

    Soundtrack

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    1
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    Album cover for Rebel Heart by Madonna

    Rebel Heart

    Madonna

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    1
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    Album cover for Spring Break... Checkin' Out by Luke Bryan

    Spring Break... Checkin' Out

    Luke Bryan

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    1
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    Album cover for Fifty Shades Of Grey by Soundtrack

    Fifty Shades Of Grey

    Soundtrack

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    5
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    Album cover for 1989 by Taylor Swift

    1989

    Taylor Swift

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    20

Notable Deaths

2015William Delafield Cook, Australian-English painter (born 1926)[†]

William Delafield Cook AM (1936–2015) was an Australian artist who was known for his photorealistic landscapes. He won a number of awards, including the Order of Australia.

Historical Events

Air Canada Flight 624

2015Air Canada Flight 624 skids off the runway at Halifax Stanfield International Airport, after arriving from Toronto shortly past midnight. All 133 passengers and five crews on board survive, with 23 treated for minor injuries.[†]

Air Canada Flight 624 was a scheduled Canadian domestic passenger flight from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport in Halifax, Nova Scotia. During heavy snow and poor visibility, at 00:43 ADT on 29 March 2015, the Airbus A320-211 landed short of the runway and was severely damaged. Twenty-five people were injured, two of them serious.

Historical Context for March 29, 2015

In 2015, the world population was approximately 7,470,491,872 people[†]