July 29
People born on this day are Leo.
- 1976
In New York City, David Berkowitz (a.k.a. the "Son of Sam") kills one person and seriously wounds another in the first of a series of attacks.
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Iran adopts a new "holy" flag after the Islamic Revolution.
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A worldwide television audience of around 750 million people watch the wedding of Charles, Prince of Wales, and Lady Diana Spencer at St Paul's Cathedral in London.
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After impeachment on June 21, Abolhassan Banisadr flees with Massoud Rajavi to Paris, in an Iranian Air Force Boeing 707, piloted by Colonel Behzad Moezzi, to form the National Council of Resistance of Iran.
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Space Shuttle Challenger launches on STS-51-F. The shuttle ends up in a lower orbit than planned due to an engine failure during ascent.
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British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and President of France François Mitterrand sign the agreement to build a tunnel under the English Channel (Channel Tunnel).
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Prime Minister of India Rajiv Gandhi and President of Sri Lanka J. R. Jayewardene sign the Indo-Sri Lanka Accord on ethnic issues.
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The Supreme Court of Israel acquits alleged Nazi death camp guard John Demjanjuk of all charges and he is set free.
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Astronomers announce their discovery of the dwarf planet Eris.
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Two passenger trains collide in the Swiss municipality of Granges-près-Marnand near Lausanne injuring 25 people.
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The first piece of suspected debris from Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 is discovered on Réunion Island.
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The International Space Station temporarily spins out of control, moving the ISS 45 degrees out of attitude, following an engine malfunction of Russian module Nauka.
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2003Renato Veiga, Portuguese footballer
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2000Yacine Adli, French footballer
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1998Mirjam Björklund, Swedish tennis player
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1998Clayton Keller, American ice hockey player
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1998Tijjani Reijnders, Dutch footballer
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1995Neal Pionk, American ice hockey player
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1994Liam O'Brien, Canadian ice hockey player
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1994Daniele Rugani, Italian footballer
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1993Nicole Melichar, American tennis player
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1993Ayoze Pérez, Spanish footballer
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1993Dak Prescott, American football player
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1992Djibril Sidibé, French footballer
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