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June 29

50 years on from Seychelles, June 29 is a date with an anniversary worth pausing on. Most of the weight falls in the 20th century, where conflict is a recurring thread.

♋ZodiacCancer ◈BirthstonePearl ❀Birth flowerRose

Cancer is the sign for June 29 — read more on the Cancer page, or see June's birthstone & birth flower.

Compiled & reviewed by · Last reviewed September 6, 2026

What happened on June 29?

June 29 is the 180th day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between 1534 and 2007. Famous people born on June 29 include Giorgio Napolitano, Pedro Montt and Yann M'Vila.

Events

10 notable moments
  1. 1534

    Jacques Cartier

  2. 1613

    Globe Theatre

  3. 1764

    1764 Woldegk tornado

  4. 1889

    Hyde Park Township, Illinois

  5. 1950

    Korean War

  6. 1971

    Soviet Union

  7. 1972

    Supreme Court of the United States

  8. 1976

    Seychelles

  9. 1987

    Vincent van Gogh

  10. 2007

    Apple Inc.

Famous birthday twins

Born on June 29

Giorgio Napolitano

b. 1925

Pedro Montt

b. 1849

Yann M'Vila

b. 1990

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

b. 1900

Anne-Sophie Mutter

b. 1963

Frédéric Bastiat

b. 1801

Robert Schuman

b. 1886

Sławomir Mrożek

b. 1930

Deaths

  • 2013Margherita Hack
  • 2003Katharine Hepburn
  • 2000Vittorio Gassman
  • 1967Jayne Mansfield
  • 1940Paul Klee
  • 1252Abel, King of Denmark

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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