June 29th, 1552

Born on June 29th, 1552

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 173,000 days old!

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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 (pictured), 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 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, 2020

Reddit banned r/The_Donald, a pro-Trump subreddit, for rule violations and antagonizing the company.

June 29th, 1832

Black Hawk War: Three men working in a cornfield were attacked by Sauk Native Americans, resulting in two deaths.

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.

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

Same year
Born in 1552

78

Agrippa d'Aubigné

French military officer, historian, writer and poet (1552-1630)

*February 8th, 1552, Pons †May 9th, 1630, Jussy

70

Paolo Sarpi

Venetian patriot, scholar, scientist and church reformer

*August 14th, 1552, Venice †January 15th, 1623, Venice

68

Szymon Rudnicki

Polish theologian

*October 20th, 1552, Sieradz †July 4th, 1621, Lidzbark Warmiński

73

Cristoforo Roncalli

Italian painter (c.1553-1626)

*September 8th, 1552, Pomarance †May 14th, 1626, Rome

86

Gabriello Chiabrera

Italian poet (1552-1638)

*June 18th, 1552, Savona †October 14th, 1638, Savona

56

Alberico Gentili

Italian jurist (1552-1608)

*January 14th, 1552, San Ginesio †June 19th, 1608, London

86

Barbara Longhi

Painter from Italy (1552-1638)

*October 1st, 1552, Ravenna †December 23rd, 1638, Ravenna

62

Sengoku Hidehisa

Daimyo

*February 20th, 1552, Kuroiwa †June 13th, 1614, Kōnosu-shuku

37

Elisabeth of Saxony

Countess Palatine of Simmern (1552-1590)

*October 18th, 1552, Schloss Wolkenstein †April 2nd, 1590, Heidelberg

82

Edward Coke

English lawyer and judge; (c.1552-1634)

*February 1st, 1552, Mileham †September 3rd, 1634, Godwick

58

Simon Forman

English astrologer, occultist and herbalist

*December 31st, 1552, Quidhampton †September 12th, 1611, River Thames

35

Henri, Prince of Condé

French prince du Sang; Huguenot general, lived (1553-1588)

*December 29th, 1552, La Ferté-sous-Jouarre †March 5th, 1588, Saint-Jean-d'Angély

79

Jost Bürgi

Swiss clockmaker, maker of astronomical instruments and mathematician (1552-1632)

*February 28th, 1552, Lichtensteig †January 31st, 1632, Kassel

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Leap year

Yes: 1552 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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