June 29th, 1920

Born on June 29th, 1920

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 37,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 77 days, exactly on July 13th, 2024, people who were born on June 29th, 1920 will be 38,000 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, 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.

June 29th, 2007

Apple Inc. releases its first mobile phone, the iPhone.

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

Born on June 29th, 1920

94

Karl Molitor

Alpine skier (1920-2014)

*June 29th, 1920, Wengen †August 25th, 2014, Grindelwald

92

Ray Harryhausen

American animator (1920–2013)

*June 29th, 1920, Los Angeles †May 7th, 2013, London

95

David Snellgrove

British Tibetologist (1920-2016)

*June 29th, 1920, Portsmouth †March 25th, 2016, Berkhamsted

92

Nicole Russell, Duchess of Bedford

British duchess

*June 29th, 1920, Paris †September 7th, 2012, Monte Carlo

74

César Rodríguez Álvarez

Spanish footballer (1920-1995)

*June 29th, 1920, León †March 1st, 1995, Barcelona

88

Ilse Reiter

German politician (1920-2009)

*June 29th, 1920, Neuwied †June 5th, 2009, Saarbrücken

95

Odo Fusi Pecci

Catholic bishop

*June 29th, 1920, Cingoli †March 20th, 2016, Senigallia

97

Geoffrey G. Eichholz

German health physics

*June 29th, 1920, Hamburg †January 8th, 2018

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Who's birthday is on June 29th?

30

Oliver Tree

American singer, record producer and comedian

*June 29th, 1993, Santa Cruz

35

Gzuz

German rapper

*June 29th, 1988, Hamburg

98

Giorgio Napolitano

President of Italy from 2006 to 2015

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

89

Robert Evans

American film producer (1930–2019)

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

29

Elina Born

Estonian singer

*June 29th, 1994, Lehtse

82

Rafael Kubelík

Czech conductor, violinist and composer

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

87

Lloyd Richards

Canadian actor

*June 29th, 1919, Toronto †June 29th, 2006, New York City

65

Ralf Rangnick

German association football manager (born 1958)

*June 29th, 1958, Backnang

77

Oriana Fallaci

Italian journalist and writer (1929-2006)

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

54

Aleks Paunovic

Canadian actor

*June 29th, 1969, Winnipeg

62

Jörg Meuthen

German university teacher and economist, politician

*June 29th, 1961, Essen

64

Bernard Herrmann

American composer and conductor

*June 29th, 1911, New York City †December 24th, 1975, Los Angeles

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

Brian d'Arcy James

American actor and musician

*June 29th, 1968, Saginaw

59

Frank Loesser

American songwriter (1910–1969)

*June 29th, 1910, New York City †July 28th, 1969, New York City

78

Frédéric Dard

French writer

*June 29th, 1921, Bourgoin-Jallieu †June 6th, 2000, Bonnefontaine

76

Gerhard Auer

German rower

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

41

Lily Rabe

American actress

*June 29th, 1982, New York City

65

Dieter Althaus

German politician

*June 29th, 1958, Heilbad Heiligenstadt

66

Leroy Anderson

American composer (1908-1975)

*June 29th, 1908, Cambridge †May 18th, 1975, Woodbury

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65

Yul Brynner

Russian-born actor (1920–1985)

*July 11th, 1920, Vladivostok †October 10th, 1985, New York City

79

Juan de Arespacochaga

Spanish diplomat

*January 27th, 1920, Madrid †October 1st, 1999, Madrid

87

Laraine Day

American actress (1920–2007)

*October 13th, 1920, Roosevelt †November 10th, 2007, Ivins

90

John Crawford

American actor (1920-2010)

*September 13th, 1920, Colfax †September 21st, 2010, Thousand Oaks

79

Walter Matthau

American actor, comedian and film director (1920–2000)

*October 1st, 1920, New York City †July 1st, 2000, Santa Monica

84

John Paul II

264th pope of the Catholic Church

*May 18th, 1920, Wadowice †April 2nd, 2005, Apostolic Palace

97

Heinz Kessler

German military officer, Armeegeneral in the former National People's Army of East Germany (1920-2017)

*January 26th, 1920, Lubań †May 2nd, 2017, Berlin

73

Federico Fellini

Italian filmmaker (1920–1993)

*January 20th, 1920, Rimini †October 31st, 1993, Rome

77

Toshirō Mifune

Japanese actor (1920–1997)

*April 1st, 1920, Qingdao †December 24th, 1997, Tokyo

80

Ingeborg Meyer-Rey

German illustrator (1920-2001)

*December 14th, 1920, Berlin †April 4th, 2001, Berlin

79

Johannes Irmscher

German classical philologist

*September 14th, 1920, Dresden †May 23rd, 2000, Rome

96

Edward Lunn Young

American politician (1920-2017)

*September 7th, 1920, Florence †May 9th, 2017, Florence

81

Peggy Lee

American recording artist; singer, songwriter, composer and actress (1920-2002)

*May 26th, 1920, Jamestown †January 21st, 2002, Los Angeles

95

Eva Henning

Swedish actress (1920-2016)

*May 10th, 1920, Newark †April 18th, 2016, Oslo

86

Tige Andrews

American actor (1920-2007)

*March 19th, 1920, Brooklyn †January 27th, 2007, Encino

85

Keith Andes

Actor

*July 12th, 1920, Ocean City †November 11th, 2005, Santa Clarita

91

Ray Bradbury

American author and screenwriter

*August 22nd, 1920, Waukegan †June 5th, 2012, Los Angeles

94

Richard von Weizsäcker

President of Germany from 1984 to 1994

*April 15th, 1920, New Palace †January 31st, 2015, Berlin

65

Michel Audiard

French screenwriter and film director (1920–1985)

*May 15th, 1920, 14th arrondissement of Paris †July 28th, 1985, Dourdan

78

Helmuth Johannsen

German association football manager (1920–1998)

*February 27th, 1920, Hamburg †November 3rd, 1998, Hamburg

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: 1920 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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