June 29th, 1794

Born on June 29th, 1794

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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

Born on June 29th, 1794

65

Heinrich XX, Prince Reuss of Greiz

German prince (1794-1859)

*June 29th, 1794, Offenbach am Main †November 8th, 1859, Greiz

Same year
Born in 1794

76

Jeanne Villepreux-Power

French biologist (1794-1871)

*September 25th, 1794, Juillac †January 25th, 1871, Juillac

70

James Barry

19th century British surgeon known for medical reforms and personal life

*November 30th, 1794, Cork †July 25th, 1865, London

70

Achille Valenciennes

French zoologist, ichthyologist, and malacologist

*August 9th, 1794, Paris †April 13th, 1865, Paris

86

Léon Cogniet

French painter (1794-1880)

*August 29th, 1794, Paris †November 20th, 1880, 10th arrondissement of Paris

74

Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius

German botanist (1794-1868)

*April 17th, 1794, Erlangen †December 13th, 1868, Munich

70

Edward Everett

American politician, pastor, educator, diplomat and orator (1794–1865)

*April 11th, 1794, Dorchester †January 15th, 1865, Boston

83

Elias Magnus Fries

Swedish biologist considered to be one of the founding fathers of the modern taxonomy of mushrooms (1794–1878)

*August 15th, 1794, Femsjö †February 8th, 1878, Uppsala Cathedral Assembly

82

Cornelius Vanderbilt

American businessman and tycoon (1794–1877)

*May 27th, 1794, Staten Island †January 4th, 1877, Manhattan

71

Joseph Lebeau

Belgian politician (1794-1865)

*January 3rd, 1794, Huy †March 19th, 1865, Huy

55

René Lesson

French surgeon, naturalist, ornithologist, and herpetologist (1794-1849)

*March 20th, 1794, Rochefort †April 28th, 1849, Rochefort

75

Ignaz Moscheles

Bohemian conductor, music educator, composer and pianist (1794–1870)

*May 23rd, 1794, Prague †March 10th, 1870, Leipzig

62

Wei Yuan

Qing dynasty Chinese scholar (1794-1857)

*April 23rd, 1794, Shaoyang †March 26th, 1857, Hangzhou

69

Eilhard Mitscherlich

German chemist

*January 7th, 1794, Oldenburg †August 28th, 1863, Berlin

32

Wilhelm Müller

German poet (1794-1827)

*October 7th, 1794, Dessau †September 30th, 1827, Dessau

83

William Cullen Bryant

American romantic poet and journalist (1794-1878)

*November 3rd, 1794, Cummington †June 12th, 1878, New York City

67

Wilhelm Hensel

German painter

*July 6th, 1794, Trebbin †November 26th, 1861, Berlin

67

Alessandro Riberi

Italian politician (1794-1861)

*April 24th, 1794, Stroppo †November 18th, 1861, Cuneo

74

Gustav Friedrich Waagen

German art historian (1794–1868)

*February 11th, 1794, Hamburg †July 15th, 1868, Copenhagen

31

Princess Louise of Saxe-Hildburghausen

German princess

*January 28th, 1794, Hildburghausen †April 6th, 1825, Biebrich

58

Thomas McKean Thompson McKennan

American politician (1794-1852)

*March 31st, 1794, New Castle †July 9th, 1852, Reading

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No: With 365 days 1794 is a normal year and no leap year.

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