On This Day — June 29

🕰️ Notable Events on June 29

• 2014 — The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant self-declared its caliphate in Syria and northern Iraq. Wikipedia ↗
• 2012 — A derecho sweeps across the eastern United States, leaving at least 22 people dead and millions without power. Wikipedia ↗
• 2007 — Apple Inc. releases its first mobile phone, the iPhone. Wikipedia ↗
• 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. Wikipedia ↗
• 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. Wikipedia ↗
• 1995 — Space Shuttle program: STS-71 Mission (Atlantis) docks with the Russian space station Mir for the first time. Wikipedia ↗
• 1995 — The Sampoong Department Store collapses in the Seocho District of Seoul, South Korea, killing 501 and injuring 937. Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Vincent Van Gogh’s painting, the "Le Pont de Trinquetaille," was bought for $20.4 million at an auction in London, England.
• 1976 — The Seychelles become independent from the United Kingdom. Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — The Conference of Communist and Workers Parties of Europe convenes in East Berlin. Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Steve Wozniak tested his first prototype of Apple I computer. Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Isabel Perón is sworn in as the first female President of Argentina. Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Mikhail Baryshnikov defects from the Soviet Union to Canada while on tour with the Kirov Ballet. Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — The United States Supreme Court rules in the case Furman v. Georgia that arbitrary and inconsistent imposition of the death penalty violates the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments, and constitutes cruel and unusual punishment. Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — The Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956 is signed, officially creating the United States Interstate Highway System. Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — U.S. President Harry S. Truman authorized a sea blockade of Korea. Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Carpathian Ruthenia is annexed by the Soviet Union. Wikipedia ↗
• 1927 — The Bird of Paradise, a U.S. Army Air Corps Fokker tri-motor, completes the first transpacific flight, from the mainland United States to Hawaii. Wikipedia ↗
• 1922 — France grants 1 km² at Vimy Ridge "freely, and for all time, to the Government of Canada, the free use of the land exempt from all taxes". Wikipedia ↗
• 1916 — British diplomat turned Irish nationalist Roger Casement is sentenced to death for his part in the Easter Rising. Wikipedia ↗
• 1915 — The North Saskatchewan River flood of 1915 is the worst flood in Edmonton history. Wikipedia ↗
• 1889 — Hyde Park and several other Illinois townships vote to be annexed by Chicago, forming the largest United States city in area and second largest in population at the time. Wikipedia ↗
• 1888 — George Edward Gouraud records Handel's Israel in Egypt onto a phonograph cylinder, thought for many years to be the oldest known recording of music. Wikipedia ↗
• 1881 — In Sudan, Muhammad Ahmad declares himself to be the Mahdi, the messianic redeemer of Islam. Wikipedia ↗
• 1880 — France annexes Tahiti. Wikipedia ↗
• 1874 — Greek politician Charilaos Trikoupis publishes a manifesto in the Athens daily Kairoi entitled "Who's to Blame?" leveling complaints against King George. Trikoupis is elected Prime Minister of Greece the next year. Wikipedia ↗
• 1864 — Ninety-nine people are killed in Canada's worst railway disaster near St-Hilaire, Quebec. Wikipedia ↗
• 1850 — Autocephaly officially granted by the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople to the Church of Greece. Wikipedia ↗
• 1807 — Russo-Turkish War: Admiral Dmitry Senyavin destroys the Ottoman fleet in the Battle of Athos. Wikipedia ↗
• 1786 — Alexander Macdonell and over five hundred Roman Catholic highlanders leave Scotland to settle in Glengarry County, Ontario. Wikipedia ↗
• 1659 — At the Battle of Konotop the Ukrainian armies of Ivan Vyhovsky defeat the Russians led by Prince Trubetskoy. Wikipedia ↗
• 1644 — Charles I of England defeats a Parliamentarian detachment at the Battle of Cropredy Bridge. Wikipedia ↗
• 1613 — The Globe Theatre in London burns to the ground. Wikipedia ↗
• 1534 — Jacques Cartier is the first European to reach Prince Edward Island. Wikipedia ↗
• 1444 — Skanderbeg defeats an Ottoman invasion force at Torvioll. Wikipedia ↗
• 1194 — Sverre is crowned King of Norway. Wikipedia ↗
• 1149 — Raymond of Poitiers is defeated and killed at the Battle of Inab by Nur ad-Din Zangi. Wikipedia ↗
• 226 — Cao Pi dies after an illness; his son Cao Rui succeeds him as emperor of the Kingdom of Wei. Wikipedia ↗

🎂 Notable Births on June 29

• 1996 — Joseph Manu, New Zealand rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — Suk Hyun-jun, South Korean footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — Kawhi Leonard, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — Hiphop Tamizha Jeeva, Indian Tamil Musician Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Kim Little, Scottish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Yann M'Vila, French footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Éver Banega, Argentinian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Ana Free, Portuguese singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Ilya Shesterkov, Russian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — José Manuel Jurado, Spanish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Edward Maya, Romanian singer-songwriter and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Quintin Demps, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Aleksandr Shustov, Russian high jumper Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Aundrea Fimbres, American singer-songwriter and dancer Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Jeremy Powers, American cyclist Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Dusty Hughes, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Lily Rabe, American actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Luke Branighan, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Joe Johnson, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Nicolás Vuyovich, Argentinian race car driver (d. 2005) Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Shmuly Yanklowitz, American rabbi, author, and educator Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Katherine Jenkins, Welsh soprano and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Matthew Bode, Australian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Andy O'Brien, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Marleen Veldhuis, Dutch swimmer Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Nicole Scherzinger, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Sotiris Liberopoulos, Greek footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Zuleikha Robinson, English actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Daniel Carlsson, Swedish race car driver Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Bret McKenzie, New Zealand comedian, actor, musician, songwriter, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — George Hincapie, American cyclist Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Matthew Good, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Melanie Paschke, German sprinter Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Emily Skinner, American actress and singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Claude Béchard, Canadian politician (d. 2010) Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Pavlos Dermitzakis, Greek footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Tōru Hashimoto, Japanese lawyer and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Theoren Fleury, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Judith Hoag, American actress and educator Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Jeff Burton, American race car driver Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Melora Hardin, American actress and singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Seamus McGarvey, Northern Irish cinematographer Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Yoko Kamio, Japanese author and comic artist Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Tripp Eisen, American guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Paul Jarvis, English cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Stedman Pearson, English singer-songwriter and dancer Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Anne-Sophie Mutter, German violinist Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Amanda Donohoe, English actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Joan Laporta, Spanish lawyer and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — George D. Zamka, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Sharon Lawrence, American actress, singer, and dancer Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Dieter Althaus, German politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Rosa Mota, Portuguese runner Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, Turkmen dentist and politician, 2nd President of Turkmenistan Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — María Conchita Alonso, Cuban-Venezuelan singer and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Robert Forster, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Michael Nutter, American politician, 98th Mayor of Philadelphia Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Terry Wyatt, English physicist and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Nick Fry, English economist and businessman Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — David Burroughs Mattingly, American illustrator and painter Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Pedro Guerrero, Dominican-American baseball player and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Pedro Santana Lopes, Portuguese lawyer and politician, 118th Prime Minister of Portugal Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Pyotr Vasilevsky, Belarusian footballer and manager (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — Charles J. Precourt, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Rick Honeycutt, American baseball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Leovegildo Lins da Gama Júnior, Brazilian footballer, coach, and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Don Dokken, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Dokken) Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Colin Hay, Scottish-Australian singer and guitarist, Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Craig Sager, American sportscaster (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Bobby London, American illustrator Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Dan Dierdorf, American football player and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Joan Clos, Spanish anesthesiologist and politician, 116th Mayor of Barcelona Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Ann Veneman, American lawyer and politician, 27th United States Secretary of Agriculture Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Sean Bergin, South African-Dutch saxophonist and flute player (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Fred Grandy, American actor and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Ian Paice, English drummer, songwriter, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Usha Prashar, Baroness Prashar, Kenyan-English politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Richard Lewis, American actor and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Ernesto Pérez Balladares, Panamanian politician, 33rd President of Panama Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Egon von Fürstenberg, Swiss fashion designer (d. 2004) Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Chandrika Kumaratunga, Sri Lankan journalist and politician, 5th President of Sri Lanka Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Gary Busey, American actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Andreu Mas-Colell, Spanish economist, academic, and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Seán Patrick O'Malley, American cardinal Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Little Eva, American singer (d. 2003) Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Louis Nicollin, French entrepreneur and chairman of Montpellier HSC from 1974 to his death (d. 2017) Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Charlotte Bingham, English author and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Mike Willesee, Australian journalist and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — John Boccabella, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Stokely Carmichael, Trinidadian-American activist (d. 1998) Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Vyacheslav Artyomov, Russian composer Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — John Dawes, Welsh rugby player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Alan Connolly, Australian cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Amarildo Tavares da Silveira, Brazilian footballer and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — Harmon Killebrew, American baseball player and sportscaster (d. 2011) Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — Vassilis C. Constantakopoulos, Greek captain and businessman (d. 2011) Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — Katsuya Nomura, Japanese baseball player and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1934 — Corey Allen, American actor, director, and producer (d. 2010) Wikipedia ↗
• 1933 — John Bradshaw, American theologian and author (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
• 1933 — Bob Shaw, American baseball player and manager (d. 2010) Wikipedia ↗
• 1932 — Brian Hutton, Baron Hutton, British jurist; Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland Wikipedia ↗
• 1931 — Sevim Burak, Turkish author (d. 1983) Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — Ernst Albrecht, German economist and politician, 6th Prime Minister of Lower Saxony (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — Robert Evans, American actor and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — Viola Léger, American-Canadian actress and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — Sławomir Mrożek, Polish-French author and playwright (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — Pat Crawford Brown, American actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — Pete George, American weightlifter Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — Oriana Fallaci, Italian journalist and author (d. 2006) Wikipedia ↗
• 1928 — Ian Bannen, Scottish actor (d. 1999) Wikipedia ↗
• 1928 — Jean-Louis Pesch, French author and illustrator Wikipedia ↗
• 1928 — Radius Prawiro, Indonesian economist and politician (d. 2005) Wikipedia ↗
• 1927 — Pierre Perrault, Canadian director and screenwriter (d. 1999) Wikipedia ↗
• 1926 — Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, Kuwaiti ruler, 3rd Emir of Kuwait (d. 2006) Wikipedia ↗
• 1926 — Julius W. Becton, Jr., U.S lieutenant general Wikipedia ↗
• 1926 — Roger Stuart Bacon, 21st Premier of Nova Scotia from 1990 to 1991. Wikipedia ↗
• 1926 — Bobby Morgan, American professional baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1925 — Francis S. Currey, American World War II Medal of Honor recipient Wikipedia ↗
• 1925 — Giorgio Napolitano, Italian journalist and politician, 11th President of Italy Wikipedia ↗
• 1925 — Chan Parker, American dancer and author (d. 1999) Wikipedia ↗
• 1925 — Jackie Lynn Taylor, American actress (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1925 — Cara Williams, American actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1924 — Ezra Laderman, American composer and educator (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1924 — Roy Walford, American pathologist and gerontologist (d. 2004) Wikipedia ↗
• 1923 — Chou Wen-chung, Chinese-American composer and educator Wikipedia ↗
• 1922 — Ralph Burns, American songwriter, bandleader, composer, conductor, arranger and pianist (d. 2001) Wikipedia ↗
• 1922 — Vasko Popa, Serbian poet and academic (d. 1991) Wikipedia ↗
• 1922 — John William Vessey, Jr., American general (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
• 1921 — Frédéric Dard, French author and screenwriter (d. 2000) Wikipedia ↗
• 1921 — Jean Kent, English actress (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1921 — Reinhard Mohn, German businessman (d. 2009) Wikipedia ↗
• 1921 — Harry Schell, French-American race car driver (d. 1960) Wikipedia ↗
• 1920 — César Rodríguez Álvarez, Spanish footballer and manager (d. 1995) Wikipedia ↗
• 1920 — Ray Harryhausen, American animator and producer (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1920 — Nicole Russell, Duchess of Bedford (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1919 — Ernesto Corripio y Ahumada, Mexican cardinal (d. 2008) Wikipedia ↗
• 1919 — Walter Babington Thomas, Commander of British Far East Land Forces (d. 2017) Wikipedia ↗
• 1919 — Slim Pickens, American actor and rodeo performer (d. 1983) Wikipedia ↗
• 1918 — Heini Lohrer, Swiss ice hockey player (d. 2011) Wikipedia ↗
• 1918 — Gene La Rocque, U.S admiral (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
• 1918 — Francis W. Nye, United States Air Force major general Wikipedia ↗
• 1917 — Ling Yun, Chinese politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1916 — Ruth Warrick, American actress and activist (d. 2005) Wikipedia ↗
• 1914 — Rafael Kubelík, Czech-American conductor and composer (d. 1996) Wikipedia ↗
• 1914 — Christos Papakyriakopoulos, Greek-American mathematician and academic (d. 1976) Wikipedia ↗
• 1913 — Earle Meadows, American pole vaulter (d. 1992) Wikipedia ↗
• 1912 — José Pablo Moncayo, Mexican pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1958) Wikipedia ↗
• 1912 — Émile Peynaud, French oenologist and academic (d. 2004) Wikipedia ↗
• 1912 — John Toland, American historian and author (d. 2004) Wikipedia ↗
• 1911 — Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld (d. 2004) Wikipedia ↗
• 1911 — Katherine DeMille, Canadian-American actress (d. 1995) Wikipedia ↗
• 1911 — Bernard Herrmann, American composer and conductor (d. 1975) Wikipedia ↗
• 1910 — Frank Loesser, American composer and conductor (d. 1969) Wikipedia ↗
• 1910 — Burgess Whitehead, American baseball player (d. 1993) Wikipedia ↗
• 1908 — Leroy Anderson, American composer and conductor (d. 1975) Wikipedia ↗
• 1908 — Erik Lundqvist, Swedish javelin thrower (d. 1963) Wikipedia ↗
• 1906 — Ivan Chernyakhovsky, Ukrainian general (d. 1945) Wikipedia ↗
• 1906 — Heinz Harmel, German general (d. 2000) Wikipedia ↗
• 1904 — Witold Hurewicz, Polish mathematician (d. 1956) Wikipedia ↗
• 1903 — Alan Blumlein, English engineer, developed the H2S radar (d. 1942) Wikipedia ↗
• 1901 — Nelson Eddy, American singer and actor (d. 1967) Wikipedia ↗
• 1900 — Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, French poet and pilot (d. 1944) Wikipedia ↗

📅 National Days on June 29 (Calendar.cx)

Also observed on June 29

🏛️ Public Holidays

Also in: Saint Peter and Saint Paul (CH,CL,CO,PE) · San Pedro y San Pablo (CL,CO,PE)

✡️ Religious Observances

• Islamic: Birth of Khwaja Bahauddin Shah Naqshband ق