Historical Events In June - 29

1971  On this day in history georgi T Dobrovolsky, cosmonaut (Soyuz 11-land accident), dies at 43   

1972  Supreme Court-death penalty usually was "cruel &unusual punishment" on this day in history.   

1972  On this day in history uSSR launches Prognoz 2 into earth orbit (549/200,000 km)   

1975  On this day in history 20.57 cm (8.10") of rainfall, Litchville, N. Dakota (state 24-hr rec)   

1975  On June - 29 jerry Verno, actor (River of Unrest, Ourselves Alone), dies at 79   

1976  On June - 29 seychelles gains independence from Britain   

1976  Leonora Summers, entertainer, dies on June - 29.   

1977  Supreme Court ruled out death penalty for rapists of adults on June - 29.   

1977  On this day in history anton D Hildebrand, children's book writer (Monus), dies at 70   

1978  VP Walter F Mondale begins trip to Mid-East on this day in history.   

1978  Bob Crane, actor (Hogan's Heroes), murdered at 59 on June - 29.   

1979  Ben Barnett, cricketer (4 Tests for Australia 1938), dies on this day in history.   

1981  Mohammed Hussein Beheshti, Iran ayatollah/politician, murdered on June - 29.   

1982  On this day in history voting Rights Act of 1965 extended   

1982  On this day in history gerard[us PM] Knuvelder, literature historian (Anthology), dies   

1983  On June - 29 challenger flies back to Kennedy Space Center via Kelly AFB   

1984  On this day in history uSSR offers to start talking about banning SDI   

1985  On this day in history nASA launches Intelsat VA   

1985  STS 51-F vehicle moves to the launch pad on June - 29.   

1985  On June - 29 vancouver businessman Jimmy Pattison pays $2.229,000 for a yellow Rolls-Royce formerly owned by the Beatles   

1986  On this day in history ida Mae McKenzie, entertainer, dies   

1989  Susan Lucci loses the daytime emmy for 10th straight year on this day in history.   

1990  On June - 29 marla Maples father sues the National Enquirer for $12M   

1990  Irving Wallace, author (Book of Lists, Peoples Almanac), dies at 74 on June - 29.   

1992  Mohammed Boudiaf, president of Algeria, assassinated at 73 on this day in history.   

1994  Cameron Mitchell, actor (Man on Tightrope), dies of lung cancer at 76 on June - 29.   

1995  On June - 29 lana (Julia Jean) Turner actress and WWII poster girl died   

1995  On this day in history the Memphis Mad Dogs play their first CFL game, against the Calgary Stampeders; part of a failed Canadian Football League attempt to expand to the US.   

1995  On this day in history lana Turner, actress (Madame X), dies of cancer at 75   

1996  Ottawa rocker Alanis Morrissette performs eight songs from her hit album Jagged Little Pill before 150,000 people in London's Hyde Park on this day in history.   

1996  Alexander George Ogston, biochemist, dies at 85 on June - 29.   

1997  On June - 29 william Hickey, actor (Prizzi's Honor), dies of emphysema at 68   

2006  On June - 29 hamdan v. Rumsfeld: The United States Supreme Court rules that the military commissions to be used to try some detainees in the Guantanamo Bay detainment camp are illegal.   

2006  On this day in history the Dutch cabinet Balkenende II resigns after the political party of D'66 drops its support.   

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1397  John II of Aragon (d. 1479) was born on this day in history.   

1482  On June - 29 birth of maria of Aragon, queen of Portugal (d. 1517)   

1517  On this day in history birth of rembert Dodoens, [Rembertus Dodonaeus], physician/botanist   

1596  Emperor Go-Mizunoo of Japan (d. 1680) was born on June - 29.   

1738  On June - 29 birth of constantin Reindl, composer   

1783  On June - 29 birth of august Alexander Klengel, composer   

1798  On this day in history birth of giacomo Leopardi, Italian poet (d. 1837)   

1803  On June - 29 birth of john Newton Brown, American publisher (d. 1868)   

1021  Notker Labeo, tutor in convent Sankt Gallen, dies on June - 29.   

1059  On June - 29 death of bernard II, Duke of Saxony   

1252  On this day in history death of king Abel of Denmark (b. 1218)   

1293  Hendrik van Gent, Flemish neo-Augustian philosopher/theologist, dies on June - 29.   

1306  Musho [Hokai], Zen teacher/found subtemple at Jochiji, dies on this day in history.   

1315  On June - 29 death of ramon Llull, Spanish philosopher (b. 1235)   

1458  On this day in history mapheus Vegius, [Maffeo Vegio], Italian lawyer/humanist/poet, dies   

1509  Death of Margaret Beaufort, mother of Henry VII of England (b. 1443) on June - 29.