Historical Events In June - 29

1971  Georgi T Dobrovolsky, cosmonaut (Soyuz 11-land accident), dies at 43 on June - 29.   

1972  Supreme Court-death penalty usually was "cruel &unusual punishment" on June - 29.   

1972  On June - 29 uSSR launches Prognoz 2 into earth orbit (549/200,000 km)   

1975  On June - 29 20.57 cm (8.10") of rainfall, Litchville, N. Dakota (state 24-hr rec)   

1975  On this day in history jerry Verno, actor (River of Unrest, Ourselves Alone), dies at 79   

1976  On June - 29 seychelles gains independence from Britain   

1976  On this day in history leonora Summers, entertainer, dies   

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

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 this day in history.   

1979  On June - 29 ben Barnett, cricketer (4 Tests for Australia 1938), dies   

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  On June - 29 gerard[us PM] Knuvelder, literature historian (Anthology), dies   

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 June - 29.   

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 this day in history vancouver businessman Jimmy Pattison pays $2.229,000 for a yellow Rolls-Royce formerly owned by the Beatles   

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  On this day in history 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  On June - 29 mohammed Boudiaf, president of Algeria, assassinated at 73   

1994  On this day in history cameron Mitchell, actor (Man on Tightrope), dies of lung cancer at 76   

1995  On this day in history 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  Lana Turner, actress (Madame X), dies of cancer at 75 on June - 29.   

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 June - 29.   

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  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  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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1596  On June - 29 birth of emperor Go-Mizunoo of Japan (d. 1680)   

1738  Constantin Reindl, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

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 June - 29.   

1021  On this day in history notker Labeo, tutor in convent Sankt Gallen, dies   

1059  On this day in history death of bernard II, Duke of Saxony   

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

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

1306  On June - 29 musho [Hokai], Zen teacher/found subtemple at Jochiji, dies   

1315  Death of Ramon Llull, Spanish philosopher (b. 1235) on this day in history.   

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.