Page 7: Historical Events In June - 29

1971  On June - 29 georgi T Dobrovolsky, cosmonaut (Soyuz 11-land accident), dies at 43   

1972  On this day in history supreme Court-death penalty usually was "cruel &unusual punishment"   

1972  USSR launches Prognoz 2 into earth orbit (549/200,000 km) on this day in history.   

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

1975  Jerry Verno, actor (River of Unrest, Ourselves Alone), dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1976  On this day in history seychelles gains independence from Britain   

1976  Leonora Summers, entertainer, dies on this day in history.   

1977  On this day in history supreme Court ruled out death penalty for rapists of adults   

1977  On June - 29 anton D Hildebrand, children's book writer (Monus), dies at 70   

1978  On this day in history vP Walter F Mondale begins trip to Mid-East   

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 this day in history.   

1982  Voting Rights Act of 1965 extended on this day in history.   

1982  Gerard[us PM] Knuvelder, literature historian (Anthology), dies on this day in history.   

1983  Challenger flies back to Kennedy Space Center via Kelly AFB on this day in history.   

1984  USSR offers to start talking about banning SDI on this day in history.   

1985  NASA launches Intelsat VA on June - 29.   

1985  STS 51-F vehicle moves to the launch pad on this day in history.   

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

1986  Ida Mae McKenzie, entertainer, dies on this day in history.   

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

1990  Marla Maples father sues the National Enquirer for $12M on this day in history.   

1990  On June - 29 irving Wallace, author (Book of Lists, Peoples Almanac), dies at 74   

1992  Mohammed Boudiaf, president of Algeria, assassinated at 73 on June - 29.   

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  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 on this day in history.   

1995  Lana Turner, actress (Madame X), dies of cancer at 75 on June - 29.   

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

1996  On June - 29 alexander George Ogston, biochemist, dies at 85   

1997  William Hickey, actor (Prizzi's Honor), dies of emphysema at 68 on this day in history.   

2006  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 on this day in history.   

2006  On June - 29 the Dutch cabinet Balkenende II resigns after the political party of D'66 drops its support.   

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1397  On June - 29 birth of john II of Aragon (d. 1479)   

1482  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of emperor Go-Mizunoo of Japan (d. 1680)   

1738  Constantin Reindl, composer was born on June - 29.   

1783  August Alexander Klengel, composer was born on June - 29.   

1798  On June - 29 birth of giacomo Leopardi, Italian poet (d. 1837)   

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

1021  On June - 29 notker Labeo, tutor in convent Sankt Gallen, dies   

1059  Death of Bernard II, Duke of Saxony on June - 29.   

1252  Death of King Abel of Denmark (b. 1218) on June - 29.   

1293  On June - 29 hendrik van Gent, Flemish neo-Augustian philosopher/theologist, dies   

1306  On this day in history musho [Hokai], Zen teacher/found subtemple at Jochiji, dies   

1315  On this day in history death of ramon Llull, Spanish philosopher (b. 1235)   

1458  On June - 29 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.