June 29 Holidays & National Days & Fun Days | June 29 Calendar
June 29th Daily Holidays include:
- Camera Day
- Feast of Saints Peter and Paul
- Hug Holiday
- National Almond Buttercrunch Day
- National Bomb Pop Day – June 29, 2023 (Last Thursday in June)
- National Camera Day
- National Handshake Day – June 29, 2023 (Last Thursday in June)
- Waffle Iron Day
June 29: Famous Birthdays
- June 29, 1793 – Josef Ressel, Czech-Austrian inventor who invented the propeller (d. 1857)
- June 29, 1858 – George Washington Goethals, American general and engineer who co-designed the Panama Canal (d. 1928)
- June 29, 1861 – William James Mayo, American physician who co-founded the Mayo Clinic (d. 1939)
- June 29, 1892 – Henry Gerber, German-American activist who founded the Society for Human Rights (d. 1972)
- June 29, 1903 – Alan Blumlein, English engineer who developed the H2S radar (d. 1942)
- June 29, 1944 – Gary Busey, American actor (Lethel Weapon, Point Break, The Buddy Holly Story)
June 29: Historical Events
- June 29, 1613 – The Globe Theatre in London burns to the ground
- June 29, 1776 – Mission San Francisco de Asis in San Francisco, CA is founded by Father Francisco Palou
- June 29, 1880 – France annexes Tahiti
- June 29, 1928 – The Outerbridge Crossing and Goethals Bridge in Staten Island are opened
- June 29, 1956 – The United State Interstate Highway System is created when the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956 is signed
- June 29, 1974 – Russian ballet dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov defects to Canada from the Soviet Union
- June 29, 1975 – Steve Wozniak tests his first prototype of the Apple I computer
- June 29, 1976 – The Seychelles gains their independence from the United Kingdom
- June 29, 2007 – The iPhone is released by Apple, Inc.
- June 29, 2014 – A caliphate in Syria and northern Iraq is declared by The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
June 29: Music Events
- June 29, 1985 – Dancing in the Street is recorded by Mick Jagger and David Bowie in London at the Abbey Road Studios for the Live Aid Charity. They shoot the video (video below) the same day.
- June 29, 1995 – Ringo Starr does a TV commercial for Pizza Hut that debuts in the US
- June 29, 2001 – A stage musical written by former Mamas & the Papas member Denny Doherty named Dream a Little Dream: The Almost-True Story of the Mamas & the Papas premiered in Toronto
- June 29, 2004 – Feedback, the 18th studio album by Rush is released featuring eight cover songs of songs that influenced the band members in their younger years
- June 29, 2007 – The iPhone by Apple is released, integrated music with a phone for the first time
June 29: Astrological Sign
The Astrological Sign for June 29 is Cancer.
June Birthstone:
What is the June Birthstone? Pearl
The June birthstones are pearl, alexandrite and moonstone. With so many attractive options, individuals with June birthdays can have a birthstone that fits their mood or budget, due to the different colors and price points these gems offer.
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