June 29th, 1979

Born on June 29th, 1979

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 16,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 628 days, exactly on January 13th, 2026, people who were born on June 29th, 1979 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, 1979

44

Clementine Ford

American actress

*June 29th, 1979, Memphis

44

Abraham Paz

Spanish footballer

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

44

Alejo Sauras

Spanish actor

*June 29th, 1979, Palma de Mallorca

28

Barış Akarsu

Turkish musician (1979-2007)

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

44

Andy O'Brien

Irish footballer

*June 29th, 1979, Harrogate

44

Yehuda Levi

Israeli actor and model

*June 29th, 1979, Petah Tikva

44

Jill-Michele Meleán

American actress

*June 29th, 1979, Miami

44

Marleen Veldhuis

Dutch swimmer

*June 29th, 1979, Borne

44

Abz Love

British singer, rapper, dancer, and DJ

*June 29th, 1979, London Borough of Enfield

44

Kylie Pentelow

British television newsreader

*June 29th, 1979, Northampton

44

Alexander Wraith

American Film director and actor

*June 29th, 1979, Englewood

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

45

Nicole Scherzinger

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

*June 29th, 1978, Honolulu

43

Charlamagne tha God

American radio personality

*June 29th, 1980, Moncks Corner

41

Lily Rabe

American actress

*June 29th, 1982, New York City

54

Aleks Paunovic

Canadian actor

*June 29th, 1969, Winnipeg

65

Ralf Rangnick

German association football manager (born 1958)

*June 29th, 1958, Backnang

55

Brian d'Arcy James

American actor and musician

*June 29th, 1968, Saginaw

62

Jörg Meuthen

German university teacher and economist, politician

*June 29th, 1961, Essen

53

Emily Skinner

American singer

*June 29th, 1970, Richmond

41

Matthew Mercer

American actor

*June 29th, 1982, Palm Beach Gardens

89

Robert Evans

American film producer (1930–2019)

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

43

Katherine Jenkins

Welsh classical crossover singer

*June 29th, 1980, Neath

13

Samantha Smith

American peace activist and child actress (1972–1985)

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

28

Nicholas Latifi

Canadian racing driver (born 1995)

*June 29th, 1995, Toronto

65

Dieter Althaus

German politician

*June 29th, 1958, Heilbad Heiligenstadt

98

Giorgio Napolitano

President of Italy from 2006 to 2015

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

48

Alexandre Ruiz

French journalist

*June 29th, 1975, Casablanca

50

George Hincapie

American cyclist

*June 29th, 1973, Queens

Same year
Born in 1979

45

Gao Ling

Chinese badminton player

*March 14th, 1979, Wuhan

45

Yang Wei

Chinese badminton player

*January 13th, 1979, Guangdong

44

Tine Baun

Danish badminton player

*July 21st, 1979, Hørsholm

44

Deborah Secco

Brazilian actress

*November 26th, 1979, Rio de Janeiro

45

Johan Harstad

Norwegian author

*February 10th, 1979, Stavanger Municipality

44

Saralee Thungthongkam

Badminton player

*June 13th, 1979, Bangkok

44

Anders Kristiansen

Badminton player

*September 7th, 1979, Frederikssund Municipality

44

Nikhil Kanetkar

Badminton player

*May 13th, 1979, Pune

44

Guf

Russian rapper

*September 23rd, 1979, Ivanteyevskaya Street

44

Ghayath Almadhoun

Swedish poet

*July 19th, 1979, Damascus

45

Dan Tangnes

Norwegian ice hockey player (1979-)

*March 8th, 1979, Oslo

44

Patricia Aulitzky

Austrian actress

*July 7th, 1979, Salzburg

44

Mia Audina

Indonesian badminton player

*August 22nd, 1979, Jakarta

44

Chen Hong

Badminton player

*November 28th, 1979, Changting County

45

Ingo Kindervater

Badminton player

*January 1st, 1979, Burgwedel

44

Britta Andersen

Badminton player

*December 19th, 1979, Aarhus

44

Vincent Kartheiser

American actor

*May 5th, 1979, Minneapolis

44

Aamir Ghaffar

Badminton player

*August 18th, 1979, Peshawar

44

Chris Pratt

American actor (born 1979)

*June 21st, 1979, Virginia

45

Lise Risom Olsen

Norwegian actress

*March 1st, 1979, Fredrikstad Municipality

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No: With 365 days 1979 is a normal year and no leap year.

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