Historical Events In June - 29
Saturday, 07 September 2024
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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