June 29th, 1959

Born on June 29th, 1959

Age in days, weeks and months
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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, 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, 1959

64

Richard Vranch

British comedian

*June 29th, 1959, Frome

54

Buren Fowler

American rock guitarist

*June 29th, 1959, Decatur †March 8th, 2014, Athens

64

Fujisawa Shu

Japanese writer

*June 29th, 1959, Niigata

64

Josef Vacek

Czech politician

*June 29th, 1959, Příbram

64

Gary Rydstrom

American sound engineer

*June 29th, 1959, Chicago

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

65

Ralf Rangnick

German association football manager (born 1958)

*June 29th, 1958, Backnang

30

Oliver Tree

American singer, record producer and comedian

*June 29th, 1993, Santa Cruz

62

Jörg Meuthen

German university teacher and economist, politician

*June 29th, 1961, Essen

35

Gzuz

German rapper

*June 29th, 1988, Hamburg

65

Dieter Althaus

German politician

*June 29th, 1958, Heilbad Heiligenstadt

29

Elina Born

Estonian singer

*June 29th, 1994, Lehtse

54

Aleks Paunovic

Canadian actor

*June 29th, 1969, Winnipeg

55

Brian d'Arcy James

American actor and musician

*June 29th, 1968, Saginaw

89

Robert Evans

American film producer (1930–2019)

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

66

Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow

Turkmen politician and president of Turkmenistan (2006–2022)

*June 29th, 1957, Babarap

53

Emily Skinner

American singer

*June 29th, 1970, Richmond

41

Lily Rabe

American actress

*June 29th, 1982, New York City

98

Giorgio Napolitano

President of Italy from 2006 to 2015

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

60

Anne-Sophie Mutter

German violinist

*June 29th, 1963, Rheinfelden

45

Nicole Scherzinger

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

*June 29th, 1978, Honolulu

13

Samantha Smith

American peace activist and child actress (1972–1985)

*June 29th, 1972, Houlton †August 25th, 1985, Auburn

62

Agnes Alpers

German politician

*June 29th, 1961, Lower Saxony

43

Charlamagne tha God

American radio personality

*June 29th, 1980, Moncks Corner

82

Rafael Kubelík

Czech conductor, violinist and composer

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

44

Clementine Ford

American actress

*June 29th, 1979, Memphis

Same year
Born in 1959

64

Jim Kerr

Scottish singer

*July 9th, 1959, Glasgow

64

Andrew Eldritch

British singer

*May 15th, 1959, Ely

56

Nahed Hattar

Jordanian writer

*November 30th, 1959, Amman †September 25th, 2016, Amman

64

Wolfgang Rolff

German association football player and manager

*December 26th, 1959, Lamstedt

64

Mike Pence

Vice president of the United States from 2017 to 2021

*June 7th, 1959, Columbus

64

Morten Andreas Meyer

Norwegian politician

*October 20th, 1959, Sarpsborg Municipality

64

Jon Fosse

Norwegian writer, theater writer and translator

*September 29th, 1959, Haugesund Municipality

64

Donna Strickland

Canadian physicist, 2018 Nobel laurate

*May 27th, 1959, Guelph

64

Dave Ball

English producer and electronic musician

*May 3rd, 1959, Blackpool

64

Charlie Burchill

Scottish musician and composer

*November 27th, 1959, Glasgow

64

Rolf Mützenich

German politician (SPD)

*June 25th, 1959, Cologne

64

Martin Atkins

English musician

*August 3rd, 1959, Coventry

64

Bryan Adams

Canadian guitarist

*November 5th, 1959, Kingston

64

Steve Alten

American writer

*August 21st, 1959, Philadelphia

64

Carla Antonelli

Spanish actress and activist

*July 12th, 1959, Güímar

64

Johannes Röring

German politician

*May 16th, 1959, Vreden

64

Peter Enders

German politician (1959–)

*May 10th, 1959, Eichen

64

Allison Janney

American actress

*November 19th, 1959, Boston

65

Luc Besson

French film director, writer, and producer

*March 18th, 1959, Paris

64

Stephen Harper

22nd prime minister of Canada from 2006 to 2015

*April 30th, 1959, Toronto

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Public holidays on June 29th

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

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Born on June 29th, 1959
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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1959 is a normal year and no leap year.

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