Historical Events In June - 29

1971  On this day in history 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  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  Seychelles gains independence from Britain on June - 29.  

1976  On June - 29 leonora Summers, entertainer, dies  

1977  On June - 29 supreme Court ruled out death penalty for rapists of adults  

1977  Anton D Hildebrand, children's book writer (Monus), dies at 70 on June - 29.  

1978  VP Walter F Mondale begins trip to Mid-East on June - 29.  

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

1979  Ben Barnett, cricketer (4 Tests for Australia 1938), dies on June - 29.  

1981  On June - 29 mohammed Hussein Beheshti, Iran ayatollah/politician, murdered  

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

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

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

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

1985  On this day in history nASA launches Intelsat VA  

1985  On June - 29 sTS 51-F vehicle moves to the launch pad  

1985  On this day in history 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 June - 29.  

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

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  Lana (Julia Jean) Turner actress and WWII poster girl died on this day in history.  

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  On June - 29 ottawa rocker Alanis Morrissette performs eight songs from her hit album Jagged Little Pill before 150,000 people in London's Hyde Park  

1996  Alexander George Ogston, biochemist, dies at 85 on this day in history.  

1997  William Hickey, actor (Prizzi's Honor), dies of emphysema at 68 on June - 29.  

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 June - 29.  

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

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1397  John II of Aragon (d. 1479) was born on June - 29.  

1482  Maria of Aragon, queen of Portugal (d. 1517) was born on this day in history.  

1517  Rembert Dodoens, [Rembertus Dodonaeus], physician/botanist was born on June - 29.  

1596  Emperor Go-Mizunoo of Japan (d. 1680) was born on this day in history.  

1738  On June - 29 birth of constantin Reindl, composer  

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

1798  Giacomo Leopardi, Italian poet (d. 1837) was born on this day in history.  

1803  John Newton Brown, American publisher (d. 1868) was born on this day in history.  

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

1059  Death of Bernard II, Duke of Saxony on this day in history.  

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

1293  On this day in history hendrik van Gent, Flemish neo-Augustian philosopher/theologist, dies  

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

1315  Death of Ramon Llull, Spanish philosopher (b. 1235) on June - 29.  

1458  Mapheus Vegius, [Maffeo Vegio], Italian lawyer/humanist/poet, dies on June - 29.  

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