Today in History
29 June
240 births · 108 deaths · 45 events recorded
Notable Births
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Sam Lavagnino
b. 2006
American voice actor (born 2006)
Jude Bellingham
b. 2003
English footballer (born 2003)
Matt Rempe
b. 2002
Canadian ice hockey player (born 2002)
Julian Champagnie
b. 2001
American basketball player (born 2001)
Gunnar Henderson
b. 2001
American baseball player (born 2001)
Joan Clos
b. 1949
Spanish politician
Robert Laurent
b. 1890
American sculptor
Giacomo Leopardi
b. 1798
Italian poet, philosopher, and writer (1798–1837)
Notable Deaths
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Sandy Gall
d. 2025
British journalist (1927–2025)
Alan Arkin
d. 2023
American actor and filmmaker (1934–2023)
Hershel W. Williams
d. 2022
U.S. Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient (1923–2022)
Donald Rumsfeld
d. 2021
American politician and naval officer (1932–2021)
Carl Reiner
d. 2020
American actor (1922–2020)
Katharine Hepburn
d. 2003
American actress (1907–2003)
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
d. 1861
English poet (1806–1861)
Henry Clay
d. 1852
American politician (1777–1852)
On This Day in History
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2014
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant self-declares its caliphate in Syria and northern Iraq.
Islamic State
2012
A derecho sweeps across the eastern United States, leaving at least 22 people dead and millions without power.
Derecho
2007
Apple Inc. releases its first mobile phone, the iPhone.
Apple Inc.
2006
Hamdan v. Rumsfeld: The U.S. Supreme Court rules that President George W. Bush's plan to try Guantanamo Bay detainees in military tribunals violates U.S. and international law.
Hamdan v. Rumsfeld
2002
Naval clashes between South Korea and North Korea lead to the death of six South Korean sailors and sinking of a North Korean vessel.
Battle of Yeonpyeong (2002)
1995
Space Shuttle program: STS-71 Mission (Atlantis) docks with the Russian space station Mir for the first time.
Space Shuttle program
1995
The Sampoong Department Store collapses in the Seocho District of Seoul, South Korea, killing 502 and injuring 937.
Sampoong Department Store collapse
1987
Vincent van Gogh's painting, the Le Pont de Trinquetaille, is bought for $20.4 million at an auction in London, England.
Vincent van Gogh