Major Events
- 1613 Shakespeare's Globe Theatre in London, burns down during a performance of "Henry VIII"
- 1900 The Imperial Chinese Court issues what is essentially a declaration of war against foreigners in China blaming them for hostilities and giving license to the Boxers for even greater ferocity
- 1939 Ford introduces the revolutionary Ford-Ferguson 9N tractor incorporating Harry Ferguson's three-point hitch system
- 1964 Civil Rights Act of 1964 passes after an 83-day filibuster in the US Senate
- 1966 US planes bomb the North Vietnamese capital Hanoi and the port city of Haiphong for the first time in the Vietnam War
- 1994 US reopens Guantanamo Naval Base to process refugees
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Jun 29 in Film & TV
- 1964 NBC approves Gene Roddenberry's script for pilot episode of "Star Trek" titled "The Cage"
Jun 29 in Music
- 1888 First (known) recording of classical music made, Handel's "Israel in Egypt" on wax cylinder
Jun 29 in Sport
- 1958 FIFA World Cup Final, Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden: Vavá & Pelé each score 2 goals as Brazil beats Sweden, 5-2
Did You Know?
Thomas Beatie, the world's first pregnant man, gives birth to a daughter
Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Robert Evans
Richard Lewis
Frank Loesser
Little Eva
Harmon Killebrew
Rosa Mota
Kawhi Leonard
Fun Fact About June 29
Earth records its shortest ever day - 1.59 milliseconds faster than a standard day
Famous Weddings
- 1822 Nephew of Napoleon, biologist and ornithologist Prince Charles Bonaparte marries cousin Zenaide Bonaparte
- 1854 English Novelist and author of "Jane Eyre" Charlotte Brontë marries curate Arthur Bell Nicholls
- 1931 Actress Mary Astor (25) weds Dr. Franklyn Thorpe
Famous Divorces
- 1762 Russian Tsar Peter III divorces his wife Catherine II
- 1943 Actor Jackie Coogan (28) divorces actress Flower Parry after almost 2 years of marriage
- 2012 Actress Katie Holmes (33) divorces American film actor and producer Tom Cruise (50) allegedly due to disagreement about their religious beliefs and the raising of their daughter Suri, after 5 years of marriage
More June 29 Weddings
Henry Clay
Jayne Mansfield
Primo Carnera
Lana Turner
Katharine Hepburn
Carl Reiner
