Public Holidays on June 28

• 🌍 Constitution Day (Ukraine)

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On This Day in History — June 28

• 2016 — A terrorist attack in Turkey's Istanbul Atatürk Airport kills 42 people and injures more than 230 others.
• 2009 — Honduran president Manuel Zelaya is ousted by a local military coup following a failed request to hold a referendum to rewrite the Honduran Constitution. This was the start of the 2009 Honduran constitutional crisis.
• 2004 — Sovereign power is handed to the interim government of Iraq by the Coalition Provisional Authority, ending the U.S.-led rule of that nation.
• 2001 — Slobodan Milošević is extradited to the ICTY in The Hague to stand trial.
• 1997 — Holyfield-Tyson II: Mike Tyson is disqualified in the third round for biting a piece off Evander Holyfield's ear.
• 1989 — On the 600th anniversary of the Battle of Kosovo, Slobodan Milošević delivers the Gazimestan speech at the site of the historic battle.

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Notable Births on June 28

• 2002 — Marta Kostyuk, Ukrainian tennis player
• 1999 — Markéta Vondroušová, Czech tennis player
• 1996 — Donna Vekić, Croatian tennis player
• 1993 — Bradley Beal, American basketball player
• 1992 — Oscar Hiljemark, Swedish footballer
• 1991 — Seohyun, South Korean singer, dancer, and actress

Notable Deaths on June 28

• 2016 — Pat Summitt, American women's college basketball head coach (b. 1952)
• 2016 — Buddy Ryan, American football coach (b. 1931)
• 2015 — Jack Carter, American actor and comedian (b. 1922)
• 2015 — Jope Seniloli, Fijian politician, Vice-President of Fiji (b. 1939)
• 2015 — Wally Stanowski, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1919)
• 2014 — Seymour Barab, American cellist and composer (b. 1921)

Public Holidays on June 29

• 🌍 Saint Peter and Saint Paul (Switzerland, Chile, Colombia, Peru)
• 🌍 San Pedro y San Pablo (Chile, Colombia, Peru)

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Religious Observances on June 29

• Islamic: Birth of Khwaja Bahauddin Shah Naqshband ق

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On This Day in History — June 29

• 2014 — The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant self-declared its caliphate in Syria and northern Iraq.
• 2012 — A derecho sweeps across the eastern United States, leaving at least 22 people dead and millions without power.
• 2007 — Apple Inc. releases its first mobile phone, the iPhone.
• 2006 — Hamdan v. Rumsfeld: The U.S. Supreme Court rules that President George W. Bush's plan to try Guantanamo Bay detainees in military tribunals violates U.S. and international law.
• 2002 — Naval clashes between South Korea and North Korea lead to the death of six South Korean sailors and sinking of a North Korean vessel.
• 1995 — Space Shuttle program: STS-71 Mission (Atlantis) docks with the Russian space station Mir for the first time.

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Notable Births on June 29

• 1996 — Joseph Manu, New Zealand rugby league player
• 1991 — Suk Hyun-jun, South Korean footballer
• 1991 — Kawhi Leonard, American basketball player
• 1991 — Hiphop Tamizha Jeeva, Indian Tamil Musician
• 1990 — Kim Little, Scottish footballer
• 1990 — Yann M'Vila, French footballer

Notable Deaths on June 29

• 2017 — Louis Nicollin, French entrepreneur and chairman of Montpellier HSC from 1974 to his death (b. 1943)
• 2017 — Dave Semenko, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1957)
• 2015 — Hisham Barakat, Egyptian lawyer and judge (b. 1950)
• 2015 — Josef Masopust, Czech footballer and coach (b. 1931)
• 2015 — Charles Pasqua, French businessman and politician, French Minister of the Interior (b. 1927)
• 2014 — Damian D'Oliveira, South African cricketer (b. 1960)