Giorgio Napolitano
b. 1925
Italian journalist and politician, 11th President of Italy
On This Day · The 180th day of the year
June 29
A look at June 29 through the almanac — historic events, famous birthdays including Giorgio Napolitano and Pedro Montt, and the day's notable deaths and observances.
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Events
10 notable moments- 2007
Apple Inc.
Apple Inc. releases its first mobile phone, the iPhone.
American multinational technology company - 1987
Vincent van Gogh
Vincent van Gogh's painting, the Le Pont de Trinquetaille, is bought for $20.4 million at an auction in London, England.
Dutch painter (1853–1890) - 1976
Seychelles
The Seychelles become independent from the United Kingdom.
Island country in the - 1972
Supreme Court of the United States
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.
Highest court of jurisdiction - 1971
Soviet Union
Prior to re-entry (following a record-setting stay aboard the Soviet Union's Salyut 1 space station), the crew capsule of the Soyuz 11 spacecraft depressurizes, killing the three cosmonauts on board. Georgy Dobrovolsky, Vladislav Volkov and Viktor Patsayev are the first humans to die in space.
Country in Eurasia from - 1950
Korean War
Korean War: U.S. President Harry S. Truman authorizes a sea blockade of Korea.
1950–1953 conflict in Korean - 1889
Hyde Park Township, Illinois
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.
Former township in Illinois, - 1764
1764 Woldegk tornado
One of the strongest tornadoes in history strikes Woldegk, Germany, killing one person while leveling numerous mansions with winds estimated greater than 300 miles per hour (480 km/h).
Exceptionally strong tornado - 1613
Globe Theatre
The Globe Theatre in London, built by William Shakespeare's playing company, the Lord Chamberlain's Men, burns to the ground.
16th/17th-century theatre in London - 1534
Jacques Cartier
Jacques Cartier is the first European to reach Prince Edward Island.
French maritime explorer of
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Famous birthday twins
Born on June 29Pedro Montt
b. 1849
Chilean lawyer and politician, 15th President of Chile
Yann M'Vila
b. 1990
French footballer
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
b. 1900
French poet and pilot
Anne-Sophie Mutter
b. 1963
German violinist
Frédéric Bastiat
b. 1801
French economist and theorist
Robert Schuman
b. 1886
Luxembourgian-French lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of France
Sławomir Mrożek
b. 1930
Polish-French author and playwright
Deaths
- 2013Margherita Hack, Italian astrophysicist and author
- 2003Katharine Hepburn, American actress
- 2000Vittorio Gassman, Italian actor and director
- 1967Jayne Mansfield, American actress
- 1940Paul Klee, Swiss painter and illustrator
- 1252Abel, King of Denmark, King of Denmark from 1250 to 1252
Holidays & observances
- —Christian feast day: Cassius of Narni
- —Christian feast day: Mary, mother of John Mark
- —Christian feast day: Feast of Saints Peter and Paul (Western Christianity), and its related observances: Haro Wine Festival (Haro, La Rioja)
- —Christian feast day: Feast of Saints Peter and Paul (Western Christianity), and its related observances: l-Imnarja (Malta)
- —Christian feast day: June 29 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- —Engineer's Day (Ecuador)
- —Independence Day (Seychelles), celebrates the independence of Seychelles from the United Kingdom in 1976.
- —Veterans' Day (Netherlands)
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