June 29th, 1340

Born on June 29th, 1340

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 249,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 171 days, exactly on December 20th, 2024, people who were born on June 29th, 1340 will be 250,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on June 29th?

June 29th, 2003

An overloaded balcony collapsed in Chicago, United States, killing 13 people and injuring 57 others.

June 29th, 1995

Atlantis became the first U.S. Space Shuttle to dock with the Russian space station Mir as part of the Shuttle–Mir program.

June 29th, 1971

The Soyuz 11 spacecraft experienced uncontrolled decompression during preparations for reentry, killing Soviet cosmonauts Vladislav Volkov, Georgy Dobrovolsky and Viktor Patsayev—the only human deaths to have occurred in space.

June 29th, 1967

Actress Jayne Mansfield, her boyfriend Sam Brody, and their driver were killed in a car accident outside of New Orleans, while her children Miklós, Zoltán, and Mariska Hargitay escaped with only minor injuries.

June 29th, 1950

The United States defeated England during the FIFA World Cup in one of the greatest upsets in the competition's history.

June 29th, 1927

The United States Army Air Corps aircraft Bird of Paradise landed at Wheeler Field on the Hawaiian island of Oahu to complete the first transpacific flight.

June 29th, 1913

More than 50,000 Union and Confederate veterans gathered at the Gettysburg Battlefield, the largest combined reunion of American Civil War veterans ever held.

June 29th, 1889

Hyde Park and several other Illinois townships voted to be annexed by Chicago, forming the largest city by area in the United States and the second-largest by population.

June 29th, 1864

A passenger train fell through an open swing bridge into the Richelieu River near present-day Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Quebec, killing as many as 99 people and injuring 100 others in Canada's worst railway accident.

June 29th, 1776

The first privateer battle of the American Revolutionary War, the Battle of Turtle Gut Inlet, was fought near Cape May, New Jersey.

June 29th, 1764

One of the strongest tornadoes in history (pictured) struck Woldegk (in present-day northeastern Germany), killing one person.

June 29th, 1613

The original Globe Theatre in London burned to the ground after a cannon employed for special effects misfired during a performance of Henry VIII and ignited the roof.

June 29th, 1170

A major earthquake hits Syria, badly damaging towns such as Hama and Shaizar and structures such as the Krak des Chevaliers and the cathedral of St. Peter in Antioch.

June 29th, 2014

The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant self-declares its caliphate in Syria and northern Iraq.

June 29th, 2012

A derecho sweeps across the eastern United States, leaving at least 22 people dead and millions without power.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on June 29th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on June 29th?

31

Oliver Tree

American singer, record producer and comedian

*June 29th, 1993, Santa Cruz

36

Gzuz

German rapper

*June 29th, 1988, Hamburg

30

Elina Born

Estonian singer

*June 29th, 1994, Lehtse

62

Murad I

Third Ottoman sultan, son of second Ottoman sultan Orhan Ghazi and his first wife Nilüfer Hatun.

*June 29th, 1326, Bursa †June 28th, 1389, Kosovo Field

66

Ralf Rangnick

German association football manager (born 1958)

*June 29th, 1958, Backnang

89

Robert Evans

American film producer (1930–2019)

*June 29th, 1930, New York City †October 26th, 2019, Beverly Hills

55

Aleks Paunovic

Canadian actor

*June 29th, 1969, Winnipeg

63

Jörg Meuthen

German university teacher and economist, politician

*June 29th, 1961, Essen

98

Giorgio Napolitano

President of Italy from 2006 to 2015

*June 29th, 1925, Naples †September 22nd, 2023, Rome

56

Brian d'Arcy James

American actor and musician

*June 29th, 1968, Saginaw

42

Lily Rabe

American actress

*June 29th, 1982, New York City

82

Rafael Kubelík

Czech conductor, violinist and composer

*June 29th, 1914, Býchory †August 11th, 1996, Kastanienbaum

66

Dieter Althaus

German politician

*June 29th, 1958, Heilbad Heiligenstadt

46

Nicole Scherzinger

American singer, songwriter, dancer, actress, and television personality

*June 29th, 1978, Honolulu

44

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

French writer and aviator (1900–1944)

*June 29th, 1900, 2nd arrondissement of Lyon †July 31st, 1944, île de Riou

55

Sellig

French humorist and writer

*June 29th, 1969, Lyon

54

Emily Skinner

American singer

*June 29th, 1970, Richmond

38

Giacomo Leopardi

Italian poet, philosopher, and writer (1798-1837)

*June 29th, 1798, Recanati †June 14th, 1837, Naples

49

Alexandre Ruiz

French journalist

*June 29th, 1975, Casablanca

77

Oriana Fallaci

Italian journalist and writer (1929-2006)

*June 29th, 1929, Florence †September 15th, 2006, Florence

Same year
Born in 1340

58

John of Gaunt

English magnate of the House of Plantagenet (1340-1399)

*June 24th, 1340, Ghent †February 3rd, 1399, Leicester Castle

27

John de Mowbray, 4th Baron Mowbray

English Baron

*June 24th, 1340, Epworth †January 1st, 1368, Turkey

75

John, Duke of Berry

French duke

*November 30th, 1340, Vincennes †June 15th, 1416, Paris

35

Cansignorio della Scala

Lord of Verona

*March 5th, 1340, Verona †October 19th, 1375, Verona

70

Theophanes the Greek

Byzantine-Russian artist (c.1340-c.1410)

*January 1st, 1340, Constantinople †January 1st, 1410, Moscow

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on June 29th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on June 29th.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

Yes: 1340 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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