1059 – Bernard II, Duke of Saxony
1798 – Kaat Mussel [Catharina Mulder], Dutch political protester in Rotterdam (orangism), dies at 75
1900 – Ivan Pervushin, Russian mathematician (number theory), dies at 73
1956 – Max Emmerich, American athlete and gymnast (Olympic gold, triathlon 1904), dies at 77
1967 – Jayne Mansfield [Vera Jayne Palmer], American actress (The Girl Can’t Help It), dies in a car crash at 34
1995 – Roy Rowland, American film director, dies at 84
2006 – Fabián Bielinsky, Argentinean film director (b. 1959)
2015 – Josef Masopust, Czech soccer midfielder (63 caps Czechoslovakia; Dukla Prague 386 games) and manager (Czechoslovakia, Dukla Prague, Zbrojovka Brno, Hasselt, FK Pelikán Děčín), dies at 85
2020 – Carl Reiner, American comedian, actor, screenwriter (Your Show Of Shows; 2000 Year Old Man; The Dick Van Dyke Show), director (The Comic; The Jerk), and author, dies at 98
2021 – John Lawton, British rock singer (Lucifer’s Friend, 1970-76, 1981-82, 2014–21; Uriah Heep, 1977-79), dies at 74
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Historical Events for 29th June 2025
922 – Kingdom of the West Franks crowns Robert I as King of West Francia, after deposing Charles the Simple (Charles III)
1858 – Great fire in London docks
1863 – George Armstrong Custer, aged 23, appointed Union Brigadier General
1931 – Pope Pius XI publishes encyclical on Nun abbiamo bisogno (We do not need fascism and Mussolini)
1940 – Anjer (Carnation) Day-anniversary of Prince Bernhard
1961 – MLB San Francisco Giants outfielder Willie Mays becomes the 4th player in MLB history with 3 or more home runs twice in one season with a 10th inning blast in Giants 8-7 win over the Phillies in Philadelphia
1991 – 6.0 earthquake hits southern Calif
2001 – Romanian gymnast Nadia Comăneci (39) becomes a naturalized US citizen at the Oklahoma City, Oklahoma federal courthouse
2017 – Kylie Jenner and Kendall Jenner apologize and remove t-shirts from sale featuring Tupac Shakur and others, after accused of exploiting their legacies
2022 – Earth records its shortest day ever, 1.59 milliseconds faster than a standard day
Today in History for 29th June 2025
Historical Events
1964 – NBC approves Gene Roddenberry’s script for the pilot episode of “Star Trek” titled “The Cage”
1977 – South Africa opposition party, the New Republic Party (NRP), is formed after the integration of the United Party (UP) and Democratic Party (DP)
1997 – “American Daughter” closes at Cort Theater NYC after 88 performances
2017 – Mihai Tudose confirmed as Romanian Prime Minister, by parliament, succeeding Sorin Grindeanu
2021 – Former South African President Jacob Zuma sentenced to 15 months in prison on contempt of court charges
Famous Birthdays
1596 – Go-Mizunoo [Kotohito], 108th Emperor of Japan (1611-29) and first of the Edo period, born in Kyōto, Japan (d. 1680)
1922 – Vasko Popa, Yugoslavia-Serbian poet (Heaven is a Side Issue), born in Grebenac, Vojvodina, Yugoslavia (d. 1991)
1944 – Gary Busey, American actor (The Buddy Holly Story; A Star in Born (1976); Lethal Weapon), born in Goose Creek, Texas
1958 – Rosa Mota, Portuguese long distance runner (Olympic gold marathon 1988; World C’ship gold marathon 1987), born in Porto, Portugal
1984 – Derek Lee Rock [Smith], American drummer (Mêlée; Suburban Legends), born in the USA
Famous Deaths
1966 – Ronald Shiner, British actor (Dry Rot, Carry on Admiral, Keep it Clean, Aunt Clara), dies at 63
1982 – Gerard Knuvelder, Dutch literary historian (Anthology), dies at 80
1986 – Jack Christiansen, American NFL football player. 1951-58 (Detroit Lions – 3 x Champion, 5 X Pro Bowl), NFL and college coach (San Francisco 49ers, Stanford University), dies after surgical complications at 57
1998 – Horst Jankowski, German jazz and easy listening pianist (“A Walk In The Black Forest”), dies of lung cancer at 62
2011 – R. C. Alston, British bibliographer, dies at 78
Famous Deaths for 28th June 2025
1754 – Martin Folkes, English antiquarian and mathematician, dies at 63
1880 – Texas Jack Omohundro, American frontier scout, actor, and cowboy, dies at 33
1913 – Manoel Ferraz de Campos Salles, Brazilian lawyer, politician (President of Brazil, 1898-1902), and coffee grower, dies at 72
1914 – Franz Ferdinand, Archduke of Austria and his wife Sophie are assassinated in Sarajevo by young Serb nationalist Gavrilo Princip, leads to declarations of war in WWI
1915 – Victor Trumper, Australian cricket batsman (48 Tests, top score 214; key figure foundation of rugby league in Australia), dies of Bright’s disease at 37
1965 – (Ernest) “Red” Nichols, American jazz cornetist, composer and jazz bandleader (His Five Pennies – “Ida, Sweet as Apple Cider”; “Bugler’s Lament”), dies of a heart attack at 60
1981 – Floyd “Candy” Johnson, American jazz saxophonist (Andy Kirk; Count Basie; Bill Doggett), and educator, dies at 59
1994 – (Fredericka) “Fredi” Washington, American stage and screen actress (Black and Tan), writer, and civil rights activist, dies at 90
2006 – George Unwin, British WWII fighter ace (b. 1913)
2024 – Orlando Cepeda, Puerto Rican Baseball HOF first baseman (11 × MLB All-Star; World Series and NL MVP 1967 St. Louis Cardinals; NL Rookie of the Year 1958 SF Giants), dies at 86
Historical Events for 28th June 2025
1651 – Battle of Beresteczko between Poles and Ukrainians starts
1770 – Quakers open a school for blacks in Philadelphia
1946 – Permanent radio play-by-play of Cleveland Indians games begins
1977 – Billy Hunter becomes Rangers’ 4th manager in 6 days
1980 – The South African Springbok rugby team lead by Morné du Plessis beats the British Lions 12-10 in Port Elizabeth to lead 3-0 in the series
1981 – “Piaf” closes at Plymouth Theater NYC after 165 performances
1992 – Burharnuddin Rabbani becomes president of Afghanistan
1993 – Carlton Fisk, 45, released by White Sox, as all time leader of most games caught and most HRs by a catcher
1996 – Remake of “The Nutty Professor” starring Eddie Murphy opens in theaters in the USA
2005 – A final design for Manhattan’s Freedom Tower is formally unveiled
Today in History for 28th June 2025
Historical Events
1524 – Charles III, Duke of Bourbon occupies Provence during his dispute with French King Francis I
1859 – First dog show is held, in Newcastle upon Tyne, England
1983 – Bridge section along I-95 in Greenwich, Connecticut collapses, killing 3
1985 – Discovery ferried back to Kennedy Space Center via Bergstrom AFB, Tx
2016 – Suicide bombings and gun attacks at Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport kill 42 and wound more than 200
Famous Birthdays
1938 – John Byner, American actor (Transylvania 6-5000) and comedian, born in New York City
1938 – Moy Yat, Chinese martial artist (student of Yip Man), born in You Kum Chuen, China (d. 2001)
1940 – Muhammad Yunus, Bangladeshi banker (Grameen – microlending), economist (Nobel Peace Prize 2006), born in Chittagong, British India
1946 – Robert Xavier Rodriguez, American classical composer (Frida), born in San Antonio, Texas
1961 – Jeff Malone, American basketball guard (NBA All-Star 1986, 87; Utah Jazz, Washington Bullets), born in Mobile, Alabama
Famous Deaths
1802 – Johann Jakob Engel, German author (Herr Lorenz Stark), dies at 60
1921 – Charles Joseph Bonaparte, American Lawyer and political activist (US Attorney General (1906-9), dies at 70
1975 – Konstantinos Apostolos Doxiadis, Greek architect (b. 1913)
1994 – William A. Henry III, American Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist (Boston Globe), arts critic (Time Magazine), and author, dies of a heart attack at 44
2013 – David Atkinson, British air marshal, and honorary physician to the Queen Elizabeth II, dies at 90
Famous Deaths for 27th June 2025
1654 – Johann Valentin Andreae, German theologian and writer (claimed to have written Rosicrucian text), dies at 67
1773 – Mentewab, dowager Empress of Ethiopia (b. circa 1706)
1848 – Denis-Auguste Affre, Archbishop of Paris (1840-48) and opponent of King Louis-Philippe, shot to death at 54
1958 – Martinus Ballings, Belgian Jesuit author (Wilskracht/Willpower), dies at 93
1960 – Harry Pollitt, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Great Britain dies at 69
1970 – Daniel Kinsey, American hurdler (b. 1902)
1992 – Stefanie Ann Sargent, American guitarist (7 Year Bitch), dies of alcohol and heroin overdose at 24
2011 – Betty Callaway, English figure skating coach (Torvill and Dean, Regőczy and Sallay), dies after a fall at 83
2015 – Denis Vigay, British cellist (BBC Symphony; Academy of St Martin in the Fields; Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band), dies at 89
2024 – Landry Nguémo, Cameroonian soccer defensive midfielder (41 caps; Nancy, Bordeaux, Saint-Étienne), dies in a car accident at 38
Historical Events for 27th June 2025
1806 – Buenos Aires captured by British
1906 – The IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission) established in London with Lord Kelvin as President to standardize electrical units and terms
1931 – Ryder Cup Golf, Scioto CC: Walter Hagen captains his 2nd victorious American team; US wins, 9-3
1933 – Ryder Cup Golf, Southport and Ainsdale GC: Great Britain wins, 6½-5½; GB’s last Cup victory until 1957
1934 – Federal Savings and Loan Association created
1955 – First automobile seat belt legislation enacted, in Illinois
1963 – Billy J Kramer and Dakotas record Lennon-McCartney song “I Call Your Name”
1984 – Fire destroys a set in “A View to a Kill”
1984 – Supreme Court ends NCAA monopoly on college football telecasts
1991 – Emmy 18th Daytime Award presentation – Susan Lucci loses for 12th time
Today in History for 27th June 2025
Historical Events
1542 – Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo sets sail from the Mexican port of Navidad on the first European voyage to explore the west coast of North America for the Spanish Empire
1898 – Wimbledon Men’s Tennis: Defending champion R.F. Doherty beats younger brother Laurence Doherty 6-3, 6-3, 2-6, 5-7, 6-1
1950 – “Liar” closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 12 performances
1967 – Race riot in Buffalo NY (200 arrested)
2007 – The Brazilian Military Police invades the favelas of Complexo do Alemão in an episode which is remembered as the Complexo do Alemão massacre.
Famous Birthdays
1908 – Hans de Jong, Dutch conductor (De Damrakkertjes; Amsterdams Vrouwenkoor), born in Netherlands (d. 1994)
1920 – I. A. L. Diamond, Hollywood screenwriter (1960 Acad Award-Apartment), born in Ungheni, Basarabia (d. 1988)
1956 – Jeff Odintz, American horse trainer, born in Brooklyn, New York City
1976 – Leigh Nash, American pop singer and songwriter (Sixpence None The Richer -“Kiss Me”), born in New Braunfels, Texas
1986 – Drake Bell, American actor (Drake and Josh), musician (“Terrific”), and convict, born in Newport Beach, California
Famous Deaths
1952 – Max Dehn, German mathematician (Dehn’s lemma), dies at 73
1992 – Allan Jones, American actor and singer (A Day at the Races; Showboat), dies at 84
2011 – Lord Inchyra [Robert Charles Reneke Hoyer Millar], British noble and secretary-general of the British Banking Association, dies at 76
2016 – Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen, Danish composer (Symphony and Antiphony), dies of cancer at 83
2023 – Julian Sands, English actor (A Room With a View; Arachnophobia; 24), confirmed dead after remains are identified, six months after failing to return from a hike at 65
Famous Deaths for 26th June 2025
1291 – Eleanor of Provence, wife of Henry III of England
1864 – Tom Hyer, American bare-knuckle boxer (American heavyweight champion 1841-51), dies of edema at 45
1906 – Alexander Muir, Canadian composer (The Maple Leaf Forever), dies at 76
1965 – Johan Conrad Kikkert, Dutch painter and critic who promoted modern art in the Netherlands through Modern Art Circle, dies at 82
1992 – Herman Rohde, professional wrestler (b. 1921)
1993 – Roy Campanella, American Baseball Hall of Fame catcher (NL MVP 1951, 53, 55; World Series 1955; 8 x MLB All Star; Brooklyn Dodgers), dies of a heart attack at 71
2001 – William Bryant, American character actor (King Dinosaur, Hell Squad), dies of cancer at 77
2021 – Jon Hassell, American composer and trumpet player (Dream Theory In Malaya), dies at 84
2022 – Ole Barndorff-Nielsen, Danish mathematician and statistical theorist, dies at 87
2024 – Pat Heywood, Scottish actress (10 Rillington Place; Lucky Feller), dies at 92