June 29
People born on this day are Cancer.
- 1974
Vice President Isabel Perón assumes powers and duties as Acting President of Argentina, while her husband President Juan Perón is terminally ill.
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Mikhail Baryshnikov defects from the Soviet Union to Canada while on tour with the Kirov Ballet.
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Pope Paul VI ordains some 350 priests in St. Peter's Square in the largest ordination in history
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The Seychelles become independent from the United Kingdom.
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The Argentina national football team wins the FIFA World Cup held in Mexico after defeating the West Germany national football team by a score of 3–2 in the final at the Estadio Azteca.
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Vincent van Gogh's painting, the Le Pont de Trinquetaille, is bought for $20.4 million at an auction in London, England.
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Space Shuttle program: STS-71 Mission (Atlantis) docks with the Russian space station Mir for the first time.
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The Sampoong Department Store collapses in the Seocho District of Seoul, South Korea, killing 502 and injuring 937.
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Naval clashes between South Korea and North Korea lead to the death of six South Korean sailors and sinking of a North Korean vessel.
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Apple Inc. releases its first mobile phone, the iPhone.
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A derecho sweeps across the eastern United States, leaving at least 22 people dead and millions without power.
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The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant self-declares its caliphate in Syria and northern Iraq.
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2007Casey Phair, South Korean footballer
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2006Sam Lavagnino, American child voice actor
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2003Jude Bellingham, English footballer
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2002Matt Rempe, Canadian ice hockey player
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2001Julian Champagnie, American basketball player
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2001Gunnar Henderson, American baseball player
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2001Aaron Schoupp, Australian rugby league player
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1998Gjon's Tears, Swiss singer-songwriter
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1998Michael Porter Jr., American basketball player
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1996Joseph Manu, New Zealand rugby league player
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1994Camila Mendes, American actress and model
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1994Leandro Paredes, Argentine footballer
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