June 29th, 1978

Born on June 29th, 1978

Age in days, weeks and months
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Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 265 days, exactly on January 13th, 2025, people who were born on June 29th, 1978 will be 17,000 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, 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, 1978

45

Nicole Scherzinger

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

*June 29th, 1978, Honolulu

45

Gillian Robespierre

American film director

*June 29th, 1978, Brooklyn

45

Jordi Cruz

Spanish chef

*June 29th, 1978, Manresa

45

Sam Farrar

American musician

*June 29th, 1978, Los Angeles

45

Steve Savidan

French footballer

*June 29th, 1978, Angers

45

Dragiša Žunić

Serbian footballer

*June 29th, 1978, Požega

45

Estelle Cruijff

Dutch actor and television presenter

*June 29th, 1978, Amsterdam

Same Day
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

29

Elina Born

Estonian singer

*June 29th, 1994, Lehtse

44

Clementine Ford

American actress

*June 29th, 1979, Memphis

41

Lily Rabe

American actress

*June 29th, 1982, New York City

54

Aleks Paunovic

Canadian actor

*June 29th, 1969, Winnipeg

43

Charlamagne tha God

American radio personality

*June 29th, 1980, Moncks Corner

55

Brian d'Arcy James

American actor and musician

*June 29th, 1968, Saginaw

65

Ralf Rangnick

German association football manager (born 1958)

*June 29th, 1958, Backnang

44

Abraham Paz

Spanish footballer

*June 29th, 1979, El Puerto de Santa María

62

Jörg Meuthen

German university teacher and economist, politician

*June 29th, 1961, Essen

53

Emily Skinner

American singer

*June 29th, 1970, Richmond

13

Samantha Smith

American peace activist and child actress (1972–1985)

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

89

Robert Evans

American film producer (1930–2019)

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

46

Shannon Boxx

Soccer midfielder

*June 29th, 1977, Fontana

48

Alexandre Ruiz

French journalist

*June 29th, 1975, Casablanca

28

Barış Akarsu

Turkish musician (1979-2007)

*June 29th, 1979, Bartın †July 4th, 2007, Bodrum

41

Matthew Mercer

American actor

*June 29th, 1982, Palm Beach Gardens

65

Dieter Althaus

German politician

*June 29th, 1958, Heilbad Heiligenstadt

50

George Hincapie

American cyclist

*June 29th, 1973, Queens

Same year
Born in 1978

45

Miroslav Klose

German association football player

*June 9th, 1978, Opole

45

Ani Lorak

Ukrainian singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur

*September 27th, 1978, Kitsman

45

Joachim Fischer Nielsen

Danish badminton player

*November 23rd, 1978, Copenhagen

45

Vibeke Stene

Gothic metal soprano singer, ex female vocals of Tristania

*August 17th, 1978, Sokndal

46

Malin Arvidsson

Swedish actress and dancer

*February 19th, 1978, El Salvador

45

Marit Berger Røsland

Norwegian lawyer and politician

*September 21st, 1978, Lørenskog

45

Ella Diehl

Badminton player

*August 5th, 1978, Samara

46

Didier Drogba

Ivorian and French association football player

*March 11th, 1978, Abidjan

46

Jonas Dahl

Danish politician

*February 26th, 1978, Randers

45

Kim Yong-hyun

South Korean badminton player

*May 13th, 1978, Incheon

45

Yim Bang-eun

Badminton player

*April 25th, 1978, Incheon

46

Chris Blair

Badminton player

*March 4th, 1978, Invercargill

45

Konstrakta

Serbian singer-songwriter

*October 12th, 1978, Belgrade

45

Jessica Pilnäs

Swedish singer

*July 5th, 1978, Åryd

45

Poo Bear

American songwriter and singer

*September 4th, 1978, Connecticut

46

Jamie Carragher

English footballer and sportcaster

*January 28th, 1978, Bootle

46

Aparna Popat

Indian badminton player

*January 18th, 1978, Mumbai

46

Gianluigi Buffon

Former Italian footballer (born 1978)

*January 28th, 1978, Carrara

46

Donna Kellogg

Badminton player

*January 20th, 1978, Derby

45

Rio Ferdinand

English association football player (born 1978)

*November 7th, 1978, Camberwell

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1978 is a normal year and no leap year.

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