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512 - A solar eclipse is recorded by a monastic chronicler in Ireland.

1149 - Raymond of Antioch is defeated and killed at the Battle of Inab by Nur ad-Din.

1194 - Sverre is crowned King of Norway.

1534 - Jacques Cartier makes the European discovery of Prince Edward Island.

1613 - The Globe Theatre in London, England burns to the ground.

1644 - Charles I of England defeats a Parliamentarian detachment at the Battle of Cropredy Bridge, the last battle won by an English King on English soil.

1659 - The Russians, led by prince Trubetskoy are defeated by the Ukrainian armies of Ivan Vyhovsky in the Battle of Konotop.

1749 - New Governor, Charles de la Ralière Des Herbiers, arrives at Isle Royale (Cape Breton Island).

1786 - Alexander Macdonell and over five hundred Roman Catholic highlanders leave Scotland to settle in Glengarry County, Ontario.

1850 - Coal is discovered on Vancouver Island.

1850 - Autocephaly Officially Granted by the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople to The Church of Greece.

1864 - Ninety-nine people are killed in Canada's worst railway disaster near St-Hilaire, Quebec.

1874 - Greek politician Charilaos Trikoupis publishes a manifesto in the Athens daily Kairoi entitled "Who's to Blame?" in which he lays out his complaints against King George. He is elected Prime Minister of Greece the next year.

1880 - France annexes Tahiti.

1888 - First (known) recording of classical music made, Handel's Israel in Egypt on wax cylinder.

1891 - Street railway in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, commences operation.

1895 - Doukhobors burn their weapons as a protest against conscription by the Tsarist Russian government.

1914 - Jina Guseva attempts to assassinate Grigori Rasputin at his home town in Siberia.

1916 - Sir Roger Casement, Irish Nationalist and British diplomat is sentenced to death for his part in the Easter Rising.

1922 - France grants 1 km² at Vimy Ridge "freely, and for all time, to the Government of Canada, the free use of the land exempt from all taxes."

1925 - Canada House opens in London, England.

1926 - Arthur Meighen returns to office as Prime Minister of Canada.

1927 - First test of Wallace Turnbull's Controllable pitch propeller.

1937 - Joseph-Armand Bombardier of Canada receives patent for sprocket and track traction system used in snow vehicles.

1945 - Carpathian Ruthenia was annexed by Soviet Union.

1956 - The Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 is signed, officially creating the United States Interstate Highway System.

1972 - The U.S. Supreme Court rules the death penalty could constitute "cruel and unusual punishment".

1974 - Isabel Perón is sworn in as the first female President of Argentina. Her husband President Juan Peron had delegated responsibility due to weak health and died two days later.

1976 - The Seychelles become independent from the United Kingdom.

1995 - Space Shuttle program: STS-71 Mission (Atlantis docks with the Russian space station Mir for the first time.)

1995 - The Sampoong Department Store collapses in the Seocho-gu district of Seoul, South Korea, killing 501 and injuring 937.

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.

2006 - The Dutch cabinet Balkenende II resigned.

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.

2007 - Two car bombs are found in the heart of London at Picadilly Circus.

Events Roman (Byzantine) Emperor Anastasius I ends a period of moderate ecclestical policy, and starts strongly favoring his own monophysitist beliefs. ... Photo taken during the 1999 eclipse. ... The entry for the year 432 in the Annals of the Four Masters, one of the works which is descended from the Chronicle of Ireland. ... Events Castle of Carimate destroyed. ... Raymond of Poitiers (c. ... The Battle of Inab took place on June 29 between Nur ad-Din and Raymond of Antioch. ... al-Malik al-Adil Nur ad-Din Abu al-Qasim Mahmud Ibn Imad ad-Din Zangi (1118 â€“ May 15, 1174), also known as Nur ed-Din, Nur al-Din, etc. ... Events November 20 - Palermo falls to Henry VI, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire December 25 - Henry VI is crowned king of Sicily. ... King Sverres trek across the Voss mountains is imagined in this 19th century painting by Peter Nicolai Arbo. ... This article is a list of rulers of Norway up until the present, including: The Norwegian kingdom (with the Faroe Islands) The Union with Iceland and Greenland (1262-1814) The Norwegian kingdom (with Iceland, Greenland and the Faroe Islands 1262-1814) The Union of Sweden and Norway (1319-1343) The... 1534 (MDXXXIV) was a common year in the 16th century. ... For other uses, see Jacques Cartier (disambiguation). ... This article is about the Canadian province. ... Events January - Galileo observes Neptune, but mistakes it for a star and so is not credited with its discovery. ... This article is about the original Globe Theatre of Shakespeare and the modern reconstruction in London known as Shakespeares Globe Theatre. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... // Events February to August - Explorer Abel Tasmans second expedition for the Dutch East India Company maps the north coast of Australia. ... Charles I (19 November 1600 â€“ 30 January 1649) was King of England, King of Scots and King of Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution. ... The Roundheads was the nickname given to the supporters of Parliament during the English Civil War. ... The Battle of Cropredy Bridge was the last battle won on English soil under the command of an English King. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... // Events May 25 - Richard Cromwell resigns as Lord Protector of England following the restoration of the Long Parliament, beginning a second brief period of the republican government called the Commonwealth. ... Noble family Trubetskoy Coat of Arms Trubetskoy, PogoÅ„ Litewska Parents Nikita Kosoj Trubetsky Eudoksja Trubetska Consorts Children Date of Birth 17 March 1600? Place of Birth Date of Death 1680 Place of Death Aleksey Trubetskoy (Aleksy Trubetsky, ÐžÐ»ÐµÐºÑÑ–Ð¹ ÐœÐ¸ÐºÐ¸Ñ‚Ð¾Ð²Ð¸Ñ‡ Ð¢Ñ€ÑƒÐ±ÐµÑ†ÑŒÐºÐ¾Ð¹; 17 March 1600? â€“ 1680), the last Prince of Trubetsk {Rzeczpospolita} 1634 â€“ 1645. ... Ivan Vyhovsky (Іван Виговський)(reigned 1657-1659) was a hetman (or otoman) of the Ukrainian Cossacks, and the successor to the famous hetman and rebel leader Bohdan Khmelnytsky (see Hetmans of Ukrainian Cossacks). ... Combatants Ukrainian Cossacks and their allies Muscovy Commanders Ivan Vyhovsky Aleksey Trubetskoy Strength 60 000 150 000 Casualties 4 000 Cossacks, 6 000 Tatars 30 000 The Battle of Konotop (also known as Battle of Sosnivka) is a battle fought between the armies of hetman Ivan Vyhovsky and his allies... Events While in debtors prison, John Cleland writes Fanny Hill (Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure). ... For other uses, see Governor (disambiguation). ... Isle Royale is an island of the Great Lakes, located in the northwest of Lake Superior. ... For other uses, see Cape Breton. ... 1786 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... For other people with the same name, see Alexander Macdonell. ... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... This article is about the country. ... Glengarry County is a historic county in the Canadian province of Ontario. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Official languages English (de facto) Government Lieutenant-Governor David C. Onley Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament House seats 107 Senate seats 24 Confederation July 1, 1867 (1st) Area... For the game, see: 1850 (board game) 1850 (MDCCCL) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday [1] of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Coal Example chemical structure of coal Coal is a fossil fuel formed in ecosystems where plant remains were saved by water and mud from oxidization and biodegradation. ... Vancouver Island is separated from mainland British Columbia by the Strait of Georgia and the Queen Charlotte Strait, and from Washington by the Juan De Fuca Strait. ... In hierarchical Christian churches, especially Eastern Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox churches, autocephaly is the status of a hierarchical church whose head bishop does not report to any higher-ranking bishop. ... The Patriarch of Constantinople is the Ecumenical Patriarch, the first among equals in the Eastern Orthodox communion. ... The Church of Greece (Greek: EkklÄ“sÃa tÃªs HellÃ¡dos, IPA: /eklisia tis elaÃ°os/) is one of the fifteen autocephalous Eastern Orthodox churches which make up the Eastern Orthodox Communion. ... 1864 (MDCCCLXIV) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... The list includes some terrorist bombings. ... St. ... This article is about the Canadian province. ... Year 1874 (MDCCCLXXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link with display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Charilaos Trikoupis - Athens, Photographic Archive of Hellenic Literary and Historical Museum Charilaos Trikoupis (July 11, 1832 (O.S.) â€“ 1896) was a Greek politician who served as a Prime Minister of Greece seven times from 1875 until 1895. ... For other uses, see Athens (disambiguation). ... George I, King of the Hellenes (Greek: , Georgios A Vasileus ton Ellinon; December 24, 1845 â€“ March 18, 1913) was King of Greece from 1863 to 1913. ... Note on Greek names: There is no firm convention for the rendering of Greek personal names into English. ... Year 1880 (MDCCCLXXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Tahiti is the largest island in the Windward group of the French Polynesia, located in the archipelago of Society Islands in the southern Pacific Ocean. ... Year 1888 (MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Friday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Israel in Egypt. ... Year 1891 (MDCCCXCI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... This article is about the capital city of Canada. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Official languages English (de facto) Government Lieutenant-Governor David C. Onley Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament House seats 107 Senate seats 24 Confederation July 1, 1867 (1st) Area... Year 1895 (MDCCCXCV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... The Doukhobors (Russian Духоборы) are a Christian dissenting sect of Russian origin. ... The subject of this article was previously also known as Russia. ... Year 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Khioniya Kozmishna Guseva, (also Khionia Guseva and Jina Guseva) was a former prostitute and a disciple of the monk Iliodor during the reign of Czar Nicholas II in Russia. ... Rasputin redirects here. ... This article is about Siberia as a whole. ... Year 1916 (MCMXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Friday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Roger David Casement (Irish: ;[1] 1 September 1864 â€“ 3 August 1916), known as Sir Roger Casement, CMG between 1905 and July 1916, was an Irish patriot, poet, revolutionary and nationalist by inclination. ... Irish nationalism refers to political movements that desire greater autonomy or the independence of Ireland from Great Britain. ... This page is about negotiations; for the board game, see Diplomacy (game). ... Combatants Irish Volunteers, Irish Citizen Army, Irish Republican Brotherhood British Army Royal Irish Constabulary Commanders Patrick Pearse, James Connolly Brigadier-General Lowe General Sir John Maxwell Strength 1250 in Dublin, c. ... Year 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Battle of Vimy Ridge was one of the opening battles in a larger British campaign known as the Battle of Arras. ... The Government of Canada is the federal government of Canada. ... Year 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Canada House, Trafalgar Square Canada House is a building located in Trafalgar Square, London. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Year 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Arthur Meighen, PC, QC, BA, LL.D (June 16, 1874 â€“ August 5, 1960) was the ninth Prime Minister of Canada from July 10, 1920 to December 29, 1921 and June 29 to September 25, 1926. ... Regions Political culture Foreign relations Other countries Atlas Politics Portal The Prime Minister of Canada (French: Premier ministre du Canada), is the Minister of the Crown who is head of the Government of Canada. ... Year 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... A controllable pitch propeller (CPP) or variable pitch propeller is a special type of propeller with blades that can be rotated around their long axis to change their pitch. ... Year 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Joseph-Armand lebeau Bombardier (April 16, 1907 - February 18, 1964) was a Canadian inventor and businessman, and was the founder of Bombardier. ... Year 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... // Carpathian Ruthenia, aka Transcarpathian Ruthenia, Subcarpathian Rus, Subcarpathia (Ukrainian: Karpatsâ€™ka Rusâ€™; Slovak and Czech: PodkarpatskÃ¡ Rus; Hungarian: KÃ¡rpÃ¡talja; Romanian: Transcarpatia) is a small region of Central Europe, now mostly in western Ukraines Zakarpattia Oblast (Ukrainian: Zakarpatsâ€™ka oblastâ€™) and easternmost Slovakia (largely in PreÅ¡ov kraj... A car from 1956 Year 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956, popularly known as the National Interstate and Defense Highways Act, was enacted on June 29, 1956, when a hospitalized Dwight D. Eisenhower signed this bill into law. ... Interstate Highways in the 48 contiguous states. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Supreme Court Building, Washington, D.C. The Supreme Court Building, Washington, D.C., (large image) The Supreme Court of the United States, located in Washington, D.C., is the highest court (see supreme court) in the United States; that is, it has ultimate judicial authority within the United States... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ... President PerÃ³n giving a speech MarÃa Estela MartÃnez de PerÃ³n (born on February 4, 1931, in La Rioja, Argentina) better known as Isabel MartÃnez de PerÃ³n would become the third wife of Argentine President Juan PerÃ³n and serve as President of Argentina in... The President of Argentina (full title: President of the Argentine Nation, Spanish: Presidente de la NaciÃ³n Argentina) is the head of state of Argentina. ... Juan Domingo Perón (October 8, 1895 – July 1, 1974) was an Argentine military officer and the President of Argentina from 1946 to 1955 and from 1973 to 1974. ... Year 1976 Pick up sticks(MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... NASAs Space Shuttle, officially called Space Transportation System (STS), is the United States governments current manned launch vehicle. ... STS-71 was a Space Shuttle program mission. ... Space Shuttle Orbiter Atlantis (NASA Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-104) is one of the fleet of space shuttles belonging to the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). ... For other uses, see Mir (disambiguation). ... The Sampoong Department Store (ì‚¼í’ë°±í™”ì ; ä¸‰è±Šç™¾è²¨åº—) collapse was a structural failure that occurred on June 29, 1995 in the Seocho-gu district of Seoul, South Korea. ... Seocho-gu (ì„œì´ˆêµ¬) is one of the 25 gu (wards) which make up the city of Seoul, South Korea. ... Short name Statistics Location map Map of location of Seoul. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the governmental body. ... The second cabinet of Jan Peter Balkenende of the Netherlands formed on May 27, 2003. ... For the case involving a United States citizen, see Hamdi v. ... The Supreme Court Building, Washington, D.C. The Supreme Court Building, Washington, D.C., (large image) The Supreme Court of the United States, located in Washington, D.C., is the highest court (see supreme court) in the United States; that is, it has ultimate judicial authority within the United States... George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the forty-third and current President of the United States of America, originally inaugurated on January 20, 2001. ... Wikisource has original text related to this article: Detention, Treatment, and Trial of Certain Non-Citizens in the War Against Terrorism Wikisource has original text related to this article: Statement of Alberto J Mora on interrogation abuse, July 7, 2004 Guantanamo Bay detention camp is a joint military prison and... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... On 29 June 2007, in London, two car bombs were discovered and disabled before they could be detonated. ...

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1397 - John II of Aragon (d. 1479)

1482 - Maria of Aragon, queen of Portugal (d. 1517)

1517 - Rembert Dodoens, Flemish physician (d. 1585)

1596 - Emperor Go-Mizunoo of Japan (d. 1680)

1798 - Giacomo Leopardi, Italian poet (d. 1837)

1803 - John Newton Brown, American publisher (d. 1868)

1849 - John Hunn, American businessman (d. 1926)

1858 - George Washington Goethals, American army engineer (d. 1928)

1861 - William Mayo, founder of the Mayo Clinic (d. 1939)

1865 - Shigechiyo Izumi, Japanese supercentenarian (disputed) (d. 1986)

1866 - Mykhailo Hrushevsky, Ukrainian statesman (d. 1934)

1868 - George Ellery Hale, American astronomer (d. 1938)

1880 - Ludwig Beck, German general (d. 1944)

1881 - Harry Frazee, Boston Red Sox owner from 1916-1923 (d. 1929)

1886 - Robert Schuman, French politician (d. 1963)

1889 - Willie MacFarlane, Scottish golfer (d. 1961)

1893 - Aarre Merikanto, Finnish composer (d. 1958)

1897 - Fulgence Charpentier, French Canadian journalist (d. 2001)

1900 - Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, French writer (d. 1944)

1901 - Nelson Eddy, American singer and actor (d. 1967)

1903 - Alan Blumlein, English electronics engineer (d. 1942)

1906 - Ivan Chernyakhovsky, Russian general (d. 1945)

1908 - Leroy Anderson, American composer (d. 1975)

1910 - Frank Loesser, American composer (d. 1969)

1910 - Burgess Whitehead, American Major League Baseball player (d. 1993)

1911 - Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands (d. 2004)

1911 - Bernard Herrmann, American film composer (d. 1975)

1912 - John Toland, American historian (d. 2004)

1912 - Émile Peynaud, French oenologist (d. 2004)

1914 - Rafael Kubelík, Czech conductor (d. 1996)

1914 - Christos Papakyriakopoulos, Greek mathematician (d. 1976)

1915 - Ruth Warrick, American actress (d. 2005)

1919 - Slim Pickens, American actor (d. 1983)

1919 - Lloyd Richards,American director (d. 2006

1920 - Ray Harryhausen, American filmmaker

1921 - Frédéric Dard, French writer (d. 2000)

1922 - Vasko Popa, Yugoslavian poet (d. 1991)

1923 - Chou Wen-chung, Chinese-American composer

1924 - Flo Sandon's, Italian singer (d. 2006)

1924 - Ezra Laderman, American composer

1925 - Giorgio Napolitano, Italian politician

1925 - Hale Smith, American composer and editor

1925 - Cara Williams, American actress

1926 - Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Emir of Kuwait (d. 2006)

1928 - Ian Bannen, Scottish actor (d. 1999)

1929 - Pat Crawford Brown, American actress

1929 - Oriana Fallaci, Italian journalist and author (d. 2006)

1930 - Viola Léger, Acadian-Canadian actress

1931 - Ed Gilbert, American acotor (d. 1999)

1930 - Robert Evans, American film producer

1932 - Brian Hutton, Baron Hutton, British Law Lord

1933 - Bob Shaw, baseball player

1933 - John Bradshaw, American theologian

1935 - Katsuya Nomura, Japanese baseball player and manager

1936 - Harmon Killebrew, American baseball player

1939 - Alan Connolly, Australian cricketer

1939 - Lo Lieh, Hong Kong martial arts actor (d. 2002)

1940 - Vyacheslav Artyomov, Russian composer

1941 - Stokely Carmichael, Black Panther member (d. 1998)

1942 - Mike Willesee, Australian television presenter

1943 - Little Eva, American singer (d. 2003)

1944 - Gary Busey, American actor

1944 - Sean O'Malley, current Archbishop of Boston

1945 - Chandrika Kumaratunga, President of Sri Lanka

1946 - Egon von Furstenberg, Swiss fashion designer (d. 2004)

1946 - Ernesto Pérez Balladares, Panamanian politician

1947 - Michael Carter, British actor

1947 - Richard Lewis, American comedian

1948 - Ian Paice, English drummer (Deep Purple)

1949 - Joan Clos i Matheu, current mayor of Barcelona

1949 - Ann Veneman, 27th United States Secretary of Agriculture

1951 - Don Rosa, American ilustrator of Duck Donald.

1952 - Joe Johnson, English snooker player

1953 - Colin Hay, guitarist and singer

1954 - Rick Honeycutt, baseball player

1955 - Terence M. O'Sullivan, President LIUNA

1955 - Charles J. Precourt, Deputy Manager, International Space Station Program

1956 - Pedro Guerrero, baseball player

1956 - Pedro Santana Lopes, Prime Minister of Portugal

1957 - María Conchita Alonso, Cuban-Venezuelan singer and actress

1957 - Robert Forster, Australian musician (The Go-Betweens)

1958 - Rosa Mota, Portuguese athlete

1958 - Jeff Coopwood, American actor, broadcaster and singer

1960 - Evelyn King, American singer

1961 - Kimberlin Brown, actress

1961 - Greg Hetson, American punk-rock guitarist

1961 - Sharon Lawrence, American actress

1962 - Amanda Donohoe, British actress

1962 - George Zamka, astronaut

1963 - Khalid El-Masri, German-born suspected terrorist

1963 - Anne-Sophie Mutter, German violinist

1964 - Stedman Pearson, British singer

1965 - Tripp Eisen, American musician

1966 - John Part, Canadian darts player

1967 - Jeff Burton, American racing driver

1967 - Murray Foster, Canadian musician

1967 - Melora Hardin, American actress, singer

1968 - Theoren Fleury, Canadian hockey player

1969 - Claude Béchard, Quebec politician

1969 - Ilan Mitchell-Smith, American actor

1969 - Toru Hashimoto, Japanese local governor

1970 - Mike Vallely, American skateboarder

1971 - Kaitlyn Ashley, American adult actress

1971 - Matthew Good, Canadian musician

1971 - Anthony Hamilton, English snooker player

1972 - Samantha Smith, American schoolgirl (d. 1985)

1972 - Nawal Al Zoghbi, Lebanese singer

1973 - George Hincapie, American cyclist

1977 - Oleg Korenfeld, poet

1978 - Sam Farrar, American bassist

1978 - Nicole Scherzinger, American singer and actress

1979 - Abs Breen, English singer

1979 - Marleen Veldhuis, Dutch swimmer

1979 - Matthew Bode, Australian Rules Football player

1979 - Barış Akarsu, Turkish Singer and Actor (d. 2007)

1980 - Katherine Jenkins, Welsh soprano

1980 - Mel Peachey, British television personality

1980 - Martin Truex Jr, American race car driver

1981 - Joe Johnson, American basketball player

1981 - Nicolás Vuyovich, Argentine racing driver (d. 2005)

1981 - Sakito, Japanese guitarist

1983 - Aundrea Fimbres, American singer (Danity Kane)

1984 - Han Ji-hye, South Korean actress and model

1984 - Derek Lee Rock, American drummer

1986 - Austin Drage, English singer.

1986 - Iya Villania, Filipina Actress

1987 - Yasuka Saitou, Japanese actor

1988 - Éver Banega, Argentine footballer

Events February 10 - John Beaufort becomes Earl of Somerset. ... John II the Great (June 29, 1397 â€“ January 20, 1479) was the King of Aragon (1458â€“1479) and a King of Navarre (1425â€“1479). ... Year 1479 was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar). ... Events Portuguese fortify Fort Elmina on the Gold Coast Tizoc rules the Aztecs Diogo Cão, a Portuguese navigator, becomes the first European to sail up the Congo. ... Mary of Aragon or Mary of Spain or even Mary of Castile (June 29, 1482-March 7, 1517) was an Aragonese princess, second wife of Portuguese King Manuel I and because of that queen consort of Portugal from 1500 until her death. ... Year 1517 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. ... Year 1517 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. ... Rembert Dodoens (Mechelen June 29, 1517 - Leyden March 10, 1585) was a Flemish physician and botanist, also known under his Latinized name Rembertus Dodonaeus. ... 1585 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar. ... Events February 5 - 26 catholics crucified in Nagasaki, Japan. ... Emperor Go-Mizunoo (å¾Œæ°´å°¾å¤©çš‡ Go-Mizunoo-tennÅ) (June 29, 1596â€“September 11, 1680) was the 108th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. ... Events First Portuguese governor was appointed to Macau The Swedish city Karlskrona was founded as the Royal Swedish Navy relocated there. ... Year 1798 (MDCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). ... Giacomo Leopardi, Count (June 29, 1798 â€“ June 14, 1837) is generally considered, along with such figures as Dante, Petrarca, Ariosto and Tasso, to be among Italys greatest poets and one of its greatest thinkers. ... Queen Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1837 - 1901) 1837 (MDCCCXXXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1803 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... The Reverand John Newton Brown, D.D. (June 29, 1803 â€“ May 14, 1868), was an influential Baptist teacher, minister and publisher in the 19th century. ... Year 1868 (MDCCCLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Monday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1849 (MDCCCXLIX) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... John Hunn (June 29, 1849â€“September 1, 1926) was an American merchant and politician from Wyoming, in Kent County, Delaware. ... Year 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1858 (MDCCCLVIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... George Washington Goethals George Washington Goethals [Go-tuhles] (29 June 1858 - 21 January 1928) was a United States Army officer and civil engineer, best known for his supervision of construction and the opening of the Panama Canal. ... Year 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1861 (MDCCCLXI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... William Mayo is the name of: A former chief engineer of the Ford Motor Company, William B. Mayo The co-founder of the Mayo Clinic The civil engineer, born in about 1685, who laid out the city of Richmond, Virginia The vicar of Folke, Dorset, England in about 1845 This... Year 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1865 (MDCCCLXV) is a common year starting on Sunday. ... Shigechiyo Izumi Tokunoshima, Amami Islands, June 29, 1865? â€“ February 21, 1986) was a Japanese supercentenarian and, according to Guinness World Records, became the person with the greatest authenticated age in the world after the death of Niwa Kawamoto, also from Japan. ... A supercentenarian (sometimes hyphenated as super-centenarian) is someone who has reached the age of 110 years or more, something achieved by only one in a thousand centenarians (based on European data). ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... 1866 (MDCCCLXVI) is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... Mykhailo Serhiyovych Hrushevsky (Ukrainian: ; Kholm (29 September 1866 [O.S. 17 June] â€” Kislovodsk, 26 November 1934) was a Ukrainian historian and statesman, one of the most important figures of the Ukrainian national revival of the early 20th century. ... Year 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1868 (MDCCCLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Monday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... George Ellery Hale, Sc. ... Year 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1880 (MDCCCLXXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Ludwig Beck General Ludwig Beck (June 29, 1880 â€“ July 21, 1944) was Chief of Staff of the German Armed forces during the early years of the Nazi regime in Germany before World War II. Born in Biebrich in Hesse-Nassau, he was educated in the conservative Prussian military tradition. ... Year 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1881 (MDCCCLXXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Harry Frazee, 1916 Harry Herbert Frazee (June 29, 1881 in Peoria, Illinois - June 4, 1929 in New York City) was an American theatrical agent, producer and director, and former owner of the Major League Baseball Boston Red Sox from 1916 to 1923. ... Major league affiliations American League (1901â€“present) East Division (1969â€“present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 1, 4, 8, 9, 27, 42 Name Boston Red Sox (1908â€“present) Boston Americans (1901-1907) Other nicknames The BoSox, The Olde Towne Team, The Sox Ballpark Fenway Park (1912â€“present) Huntington Avenue Baseball Grounds... Year 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1886 (MDCCCLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... For others with the same name see Robert Schumann (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see 1963 (disambiguation). ... Year 1889 (MDCCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Willie Macfarlane (1890-1961; surname spelled MacFarlane by some sources) was a Scottish golfer. ... Year 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1893 (MDCCCXCIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Aarre Merikanto (June 29, 1893 - September 29, 1958) was a Finnish composer. ... Jan. ... 1897 (MDCCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Fulgence Charpentier (June 29, 1897 - February 6, 2001) was a French-Canadian journalist, editor and publisher. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... Äž: For the film, see: 1900 (film). ... Antoine de Saint-ExupÃ©ry[1] (pronounced ) (June 29, 1900 â€“ presumably July 31, 1944) was a French writer and aviator. ... Year 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1901 (MCMI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday [1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Nelson Eddy Nelson Ackerman Eddy (born June 29, 1901; died March 6, 1967) was an American singer who appeared in 19 musical films during the 1930s and 1940s, as well as in opera and on the concert stage, radio, television, and in nightclubs. ... Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1903 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... Alan Dower Blumlein was an electronics engineer who made a great many inventions in telecommunications, sound recording, stereo, television and radar. ... Year 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Ivan Danilovich Chernyakhovsky, (Cherniakhovsky), 1906 - 1945, Russian General of the Army (the youngest ever to have this rank), twice Hero of the Soviet Union, brilliant commander of the 3rd Belorussian Front, died from wounds received outside Königsberg at age 39. ... Year 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... Year 1908 (MCMVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... The Best of Leroy Anderson: Sleigh Ride Leroy Anderson (June 29, 1908 â€“ May 18, 1975) was best known as an American composer of short, light concert music pieces, many of which were introduced by the Boston Pops Orchestra under the direction of Arthur Fiedler. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1910 (MCMX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday [1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Image:FrankLoesser1. ... Also: 1969 (number) 1969 (movie) 1969 (Stargate SG-1) episode. ... Burgess Urquhart Whitey Whitehead (b. ... Major Leagues redirects here. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Prince Bernhard as Royal Consort Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands (June 29, 1911 â€“ December 1, 2004) was Prince Consort to the late Queen Juliana of the Netherlands, and father of the current monarch, Queen Beatrix. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... John Toland (November 30, 1670 - March 11, 1722) Very little is known about his true origins other than the fact that he was born in Ardagh on the Inishowen Peninsula, a predominantly Catholic and Irish speaking region, in north west Ulster. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Rafael JeronÃ½m KubelÃk (BÃ½chory, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary, today Czech Republic, June 29, 1914 â€“ August 11, 1996 in Kastanienbaum, Canton of Lucerne, Switzerland) was a Czech conductor and composer. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... Christos Dimitrios Papakyriakopoulos (Î§ÏÎ®ÏƒÏ„Î¿Ï‚ Î”Î·Î¼Î·Ï„ÏÎ¯Î¿Ï… Î Î±Ï€Î±ÎºÏ…ÏÎ¹Î±ÎºÏŒÏ€Î¿Ï…Î»Î¿Ï‚: 1914-June 29, 1976) was a Greek mathematician, specializing in geometric topology, commonly known as Papa. He worked in isolation from most of the mathematical community until 1948, when he was invited by Ralph Fox to come as his guest at the Princeton mathematics department. ... Year 1976 Pick up sticks(MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday[1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Dame Ruth Elizabeth Warrick, D.M., O.S.J., Regend of Cathedral of St. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... Slim Pickens riding the bomb in the movie Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb Louis Bert Lindley, Jr. ... For the Jimi Hendrix song, see 1983. ... Year 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... Lloyd Richards (June 29, 1919 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada â€“June 29, 2006 in New York City, New York) was an American actor and director best known for staging the original production of Lorraine Hansberrys A Raisin in the Sun, which debuted on Broadway to standing ovations on March 11... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ray Harryhausen, with creations from Clash of the Titans. ... Year 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... FrÃ©dÃ©ric Dard (FrÃ©dÃ©ric Charles Antoine Dard, June 29, 1921 - June 6, 2000) was a French writer. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Year 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Vasco Popa (June 29, 1922 - January 5, 1991) was a Yugoslav poet of Romanian descent. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Chou Wen-chung (surname Chou, b. ... For the rap album, see 1924 (album). ... Flo Sandons, stage name of Mammola Sandon (Vicenza, Italy, 29 June 1924), was a very popular singer in post-WWII Italy. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ezra Laderman (born June 29, 1924) is an American