June 29: What Happened on This Day in History
June 29th marks the 180th day of the Gregorian calendar year (or the 181st in case of leap years). There are 185 days remaining until the end of the year.
Discover what happened on June 29th in history, famous birthdays on June 29th, celebrities died on this day, the day of the week and the zodiac sign associated to June 29.
What happened on June 29?
Here's what happened on June 29th in history:
- 2019: China-United States trade conflict, China-United States relations. U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the G20 summit to reach a deal which will allow American companies and Huawei to sell their non-sensitive technology while China will purchase food and agricultural products from America.
- 2007: Apple's new iPhone has been released in the USA.
- 2005: The United States House of Representatives approves a $1.17 Billion funding bill for Amtrak for fiscal year 2006. This amount is less than the original $2 billion Amtrak requested. The funding was approved as an amendment to a bill that addressed general transportation and treasury. The House also removed the provision in the bill that would have required Amtrak to cease passenger train service on economically unprofitable routes. The Senate has not yet approved the funding.
- 2003: In a Chicago porch collapse, thirteen people are killed.
- 2001: Mary Barnes, artist and writer, dies at the age of 78.
- 1996: An explosion in a firecrackers factory in Sichuan Province, China kills at least 36 people and injures 52 others.
- 1979: Moonraker premieres in US
- 1974: Military coup in Ethiopia
- 1972: Supreme Court rules (5-4) that Death Penalty is cruel and unusual
- 1971: Rolling Stones Mick Jagger and Keith Richards sentenced on drug offense
What famous birthdays are on June 29?
On June 29th there are the following famous birthdays:
![William Powell]()
William Powell (1892)William powell was an american actor known for his roles in classic films such as the thin man series and my man godfrey.
![Gary Busey]()
Gary Busey (1944)American actor who had a rollercoaster career, steadily increasing credits, and was also heavily involved in cocaine, alcohol, and weight...
![Maria Conchita Alonso]()
![Nelson Eddy]()
![Amanda Donohoe]()
![Sharon Lawrence]()
![Zuleikha Robinson]()
![Bret McKenzie]()
Bret McKenzie (1976)New zealand actor and producer of a guitarist (flight of the conchords, the black seeds and wellington international ukulele orchest).
![Judith Hoag]()
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Who died on June 29?
On June 29th the following celebrities died:
![Katharine Hepburn]()
Katharine Hepburn (2003)American actress, whose first film appearance was in "a bill of divorcement" (1932) with john barrymore.
![Jayne Mansfield]()
Jayne Mansfield (1967)American actress, stage and screen, who achieved success with broadway's "will success spoil rock hunter?" she signed a contract with 20th...
![Lana Turner]()
![Bob Crane]()
Bob Crane (1978)American actor who rose to fame in "hogan's heroes", a tv series that ran from 1965 to 1971.
![Alan Arkin]()
Alan Arkin (2023)American actor-director-writer, one of only five actors to receive an academy award nomination for his first screen appearance, which was in...
![Vittorio Gassman]()
![Irving Wallace]()
Irving Wallace (1990)American writer, who at one point had a worldwide readership of over 600 million people.
![Pamela Mason]()
Pamela Mason (1996)American minor actress, whose films include "i met a murderer," the upturned glass," and "lady possessed", and whose tv credits included...
![Ignacy Jan Paderewski]()
What day of the year is June 29?
June 29th marks the 180th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (or the 181st in case of leap years).
There are 185 days remaining until the end of the year.
June 29th is the 29th day of the month of June.
What zodiac sign is associated with the day June 29?
The zodiac sign associated with June 29th is Cancer according to the Western Zodiac.
