June 29

Events

 * - A is  by a monastic chronicler in.
 * - is defeated and killed at the  by.
 * - is crowned.
 * - makes the European discovery of.
 * - The in,  burns to the ground.
 * - defeats a  detachment at the, the last battle won by an  King on English soil.
 * - The ns, led by are defeated by the  armies of  in the.
 * - New, , arrives at.
 * - and over five hundred  highlanders leave  to settle in,.
 * - is discovered on.
 * 1850  -  Officially Granted by the  to The.
 * - Ninety-nine people are killed in 's worst near,.
 * - Greek politician publishes a manifesto in the  daily Kairoi entitled "Who's to Blame?" in which he lays out his complaints against . He is elected  the next year.
 * - annexes.
 * - First (known) recording of classical music made, Handel's on wax cylinder.
 * - Street railway in, , , commences operation.
 * - burn their weapons as a protest against conscription by the.
 * - attempts to assassinate  at his home town in.
 * - Sir, and   is sentenced to death for his part in the.
 * - grants 1 km² at  "freely, and for all time, to the, the free use of the land exempt from all taxes."
 * - opens in,.
 * - returns to office as.
 * - First test of 's.
 * - of  receives patent for sprocket and track traction system used in snow vehicles.
 * - was annexed by.
 * - The is signed, officially creating the.
 * - The rules the death penalty could constitute "cruel and unusual punishment".
 * - is sworn in as the first female  of . Her husband President  had delegated responsibility due to weak health and died two days later.
 * - The become independent from the.
 * - : Mission ( docks with the  for the first time.)
 * 1995  - The s in the  district of, , killing 501 and injuring 937.
 * - The  concert is held in, , and is attended by 150,000 people.  headlines the event in their first performance since.
 * - Naval clashes between and  lead to the death of four South Korean sailors and sinking of a North Korean vessel.
 * - The   resigned.
 * 2006  - : The  rules that President 's plan to try  in military tribunals violates U.S. and.
 * - found in the heart of London at Picadilly Circus.

Births

 * - (d. )
 * -, queen of Portugal (d. )
 * -, Flemish physician (d. )
 * - of Japan (d. )
 * -, Italian poet (d. )
 * -, American publisher (d. )
 * -, American businessman (d. )
 * -, American army engineer (d. )
 * -, founder of the Mayo Clinic (d. )
 * -, Japanese (disputed) (d. )
 * -, Ukrainian statesman (d. )
 * -, American astronomer (d. )
 * -, German general (d. )
 * -, owner from 1916-1923 (d. )
 * -, French politician (d. )
 * -, Scottish golfer (d.)
 * -, French Canadian journalist (d. )
 * -, French writer (d. )
 * -, American singer and actor (d. )
 * -, English electronics engineer (d. )
 * -, Russian general (d. )
 * -, American composer (d. )
 * -, American composer (d. )
 * 1910  -, American  player (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * 1911  -, American film composer (d. )
 * -, American historian (d. )
 * 1912  -, French oenologist (d. )
 * -, Czech conductor (d. )
 * 1914  -, Greek mathematician (d. )
 * -, American actress (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, American filmmaker
 * -, French writer (d. )
 * -, Yugoslavian poet (d. )
 * -, Chinese-American composer
 * -, Italian singer (d. )
 * 1924  -, American composer
 * -, Italian politician
 * 1925  -, American composer and editor
 * 1925  -, American actress
 * -, (d. )
 * -, Scottish actor (d. )
 * -, American actress
 * 1929  -, Italian journalist and author (d. )
 * -, -Canadian actress
 * -, American acotor (d. )
 * 1930  -, American film producer
 * -, British Law Lord
 * -, baseball player
 * 1933  -, American theologian
 * -, Japanese baseball player and manager
 * -, American baseball player
 * -, Australian cricketer
 * 1939  -,  martial arts actor (d. )
 * -, Russian composer
 * -, member (d. )
 * -, Australian television presenter
 * -, American singer (d. )
 * -, American actor
 * 1944  -, current Archbishop of Boston
 * -, Swiss fashion designer (d. )
 * 1946  -, Panamanian politician
 * -, American comedian
 * 1947  -, British actor
 * -, drummer
 * -, current mayor of Barcelona
 * 1949  -, 27th
 * -, American ilustrator of Duck Donald.
 * -, English snooker player
 * -, guitarist and singer
 * -, baseball player
 * -, Deputy Manager, International Space Station Program
 * 1956  -, baseball player
 * -, Cuban-Venezuelan singer and actress
 * 1957  -, Australian musician
 * -, Portuguese athlete
 * -, American actor, broadcaster and singer
 * -, American singer
 * -, actress
 * 1961  -, American punk-rock guitarist
 * 1961  -, American actress
 * -, British actress
 * 1962  -, astronaut
 * -, German violinist
 * 1963  -, German-born suspected terrorist
 * -, British singer
 * -, American musician
 * -, Canadian darts player
 * -, American racing driver
 * -, Canadian musician
 * -, Canadian hockey player
 * -, American actor
 * 1969  -, Quebec politician
 * -, American skateboarder
 * -, American adult actress
 * 1971  -, Canadian musician
 * 1971  -, English snooker player
 * -, American schoolgirl (d. )
 * 1972  -, Lebanese singer
 * -, American cyclist
 * -, poet
 * -, American bassist
 * 1978  -, American singer and actress
 * -, English singer
 * 1979 - , Dutch swimmer
 * 1979  -, Australian Rules Football player
 * -, Turkish Singer and Actor (d. )
 * -, Welsh soprano
 * 1980  -, British television personality
 * 1980  -, American race car driver
 * 1980  -, Australian racing driver
 * -, American basketball player
 * 1981  -, Argentine racing driver (d. )
 * -, Hungarian porn star
 * -, American singer
 * -, South Korean actress and model
 * 1984  -, American drummer
 * -, English singer.
 * 1986  -,  Acress
 * -, Japanese actor
 * 1986  -,  Acress
 * -, Japanese actor

Deaths

 * - King (b. )
 * -, Spanish philosopher (b. )
 * -, mother of (b. )
 * -, Japanese writer and politician (b. )
 * -, French composer (b. )
 * -, English businessman and politician (b. )
 * -, U.S. Senator (b. )
 * -, American scientist (b. )
 * -, English poet (b. )
 * -, Bengali poet (b. )
 * - Emperor (b. )
 * -, English scientist (b. )
 * -, Russian mathematician (b. )
 * - Venezuelan physician (b. )
 * - German classical historian (b. )
 * -, Quebec poet (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, 157 years ago.(b.)
 * -, baseball player (b. )
 * -, Swiss artist (b. )
 * -, Polish pianist and composer (b. )
 * -, English painter (b. )
 * -, professional ice hockey player and coach (b. )
 * -, American jazz musician (b. )
 * -, American actress (b. )
 * 1967  -, Italian boxer (b. )
 * -, American singer (b. )
 * 1969  -,  politician (b. )
 * -, Mexican actor (b. )
 * -, consort of King (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, American country-rock singer (b. )
 * -, French fashion designer (b. )
 * 1982  -, American film director (b. )
 * -, American author and screenwriter (b. )
 * -, (assassinated) (b. )
 * -, Puerto Rican singer (b. )
 * -, German conductor (b. )
 * -, American actress (b. )
 * -, American film producer (b. )
 * -, Italian actor (b. )
 * -, American singer and actress (b. )
 * 2002  -, Norwegian computer scientist (b. )
 * 2002  -, French actor (b. )
 * -, American actress (b. )
 * -, American biochemist (b. )
 * -, American football coach (b. )
 * 2006  -, Argentinean film director (b. )
 * 2006  -, American actor and director (b. )
 * -, American film critic (b. )
 * 2007      -, Taiwanese film director (b. )
 * 2007      -, Taiwanese film director (b. )

Liturgical feasts

 * , i.e. the Apostles and ; also a local holiday in, of which they are patron saints, as well as of the diamond workers