June 29th, 1678

Born on June 29th, 1678

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 126,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 624 days, exactly on March 17th, 2026, people who were born on June 29th, 1678 will be 127,000 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

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

98

Giorgio Napolitano

President of Italy from 2006 to 2015

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

63

Jörg Meuthen

German university teacher and economist, politician

*June 29th, 1961, Essen

56

Brian d'Arcy James

American actor and musician

*June 29th, 1968, Saginaw

82

Rafael Kubelík

Czech conductor, violinist and composer

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

42

Lily Rabe

American actress

*June 29th, 1982, New York City

38

Giacomo Leopardi

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

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

44

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

French writer and aviator (1900–1944)

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

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

54

Emily Skinner

American singer

*June 29th, 1970, Richmond

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

76

Gerhard Auer

German rower

*June 29th, 1943, Teplá †September 21st, 2019, Rodalben

29

Nicholas Latif

Canadian racing driver (born 1995)

*June 29th, 1995, Toronto

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Born in 1678

63

Antonio Vivaldi

Italian composer and violinist (1678-1741)

*March 4th, 1678, Venice †July 28th, 1741, Vienna

32

Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor

Emperor from 1705 till his death in 1711

*July 26th, 1678, Vienna †April 17th, 1711, Vienna

56

Yongzheng Emperor

Emperor of Qing-dynasty China from 1722 to 1735

*December 13th, 1678, Forbidden City †October 8th, 1735, Beijing

78

Horatio Walpole, 1st Baron Walpole

English diplomat; (1678-1757)

*December 8th, 1678, Houghton Hall †February 5th, 1757, Whitehall

64

Daniel Neal

English historian (1678–1743)

*December 14th, 1678, London †April 4th, 1743, London

64

John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll

Led government army against Jacobites in 1715

*October 10th, 1678, Petersham †October 4th, 1743, Petersham

35

Anna Waser

Painter from Switzerland (1678-1714)

*October 16th, 1678, Zürich †September 20th, 1714, Zürich

73

Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke

English politician and Viscount (1678-1751)

*September 16th, 1678, Battersea †December 12th, 1751, Battersea

57

Filippo Juvarra

Italian architect and stage set designer

*March 7th, 1678, Messina †January 31st, 1736, Madrid

69

Amaro Rodríguez Felipe

Spanish corsair (1678–1747)

*May 3rd, 1678, San Cristóbal de La Laguna †October 4th, 1747, San Cristóbal de La Laguna

72

Peter von Lacy

Irish general in Russia

*October 30th, 1678, Killeedy †April 19th, 1751, Riga

60

Friedrich Wilhelm von Grumbkow

Generalfeldmarschall and Prussian statesman

*October 4th, 1678, Berlin †March 18th, 1739, Berlin

64

Dominique Marie Varlet

French bishop (1678-1742)

*March 15th, 1678, Paris †May 14th, 1742, The Hague

59

Adolf of Dalberg

German Prince-Abbot

*May 29th, 1678, Speyer †November 3rd, 1737, Schloss

69

Karl Leopold, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

German noble (1678-1747)

*November 26th, 1678, Grabow †November 28th, 1747, Dömitz

70

Heinrich Nicolaus Trebs

Organ builder

*August 10th, 1678, Bad Frankenhausen †August 16th, 1748, Weimar

87

Adrien Maurice de Noailles

Marshal of France (1678-1766)

*September 29th, 1678, Paris †June 24th, 1766, Paris

41

Ulrik Christian Gyldenløve, Count of Samsø

17th and 18th-century Danish nobleman and admiral (1678-1719)

*June 14th, 1678, Samsø †December 8th, 1719, Copenhagen

69

Madeleine de Verchères

Canadian battle hero (1678-1747)

*March 3rd, 1678, Verchères †August 8th, 1747, Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade

70

Sophie Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel

Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1678-1749)

*July 16th, 1678, Kassel †May 30th, 1749, Bützow

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1678 is a normal year and no leap year.

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