1722 – Hungarian Parliament condemns Emperor Charles VI’s Pragmatic Sanctions – to recognise his daughters as his heirs
1794 – Seige of Fort Recovery, Ohio, Anglo American army holds off an attack on the fort by an Indian confederacy
1871 – Guatemala revolts for agrarian reforms
1896 – William S. Hadaway patents an electric stove in the US
1944 – Allies land on Vogelkop, New Guinea
1956 – Vladimir Lenin’s politics testament (1923) published in Moscow
1968 – Gaullists win French parliamentary election, 358 of 458 seats
1985 – LA Dodger Pedro Gonzalez sets NL record of 15 HRs in June
1994 – Giants outfielder Darren Lewis errors after record 392 flawless games
2005 – Spain legalizes same-sex marriage.
Author: gil7
Today in History for 30th June 2025
Historical Events
1377 – Foundation stone laid for Ulm Minster, in Free Imperial City of Ulm, Holy Roman Empire, construction is not completed until 1890, when it becomes the tallest church in the world
1939 – Heinkel He 176 rocket plane flies for 1st time, at Peenemunde
1953 – 1st Chevrolet Corvette manufactured
1979 – “Good Times” single released by Chic (Billboard Song of the Year 1979)
2019 – President Donald Trump becomes first sitting US president to set foot in North Korea in the Korean Demilitarized Zone meeting Kim Jong-un
Famous Birthdays
1685 – John Gay, English poet and dramatist (The Beggar’s Opera), born in Barnstaple, England (d. 1732)
1892 – Pierre Blanchar, Algerian actor and director (Magnificent Sinner, Wooden Crosses, Pastoral Symphony), born in Philippeville, Constantine, France (d. 1963)
1951 – Geoff Wheel, Welsh rugby union lock (32 Tests; Mumbles RFC, Swansea RFC), born in Swansea, Wales (d. 2024)
1958 – Esa-Pekka Salonen, Finnish orchestral conductor (Giro), born in Helsinki, Finland
1982 – Andy Knowles, British musician (Franz Ferdinand), born in Bolton, England
Famous Deaths
1685 – Archibald Campbell, Scottish politician, beheaded at about 55
1817 – Abraham Gottlob Werner, German geologist
1953 – Göte Carlid, Swedish composer (Eine kleine Teemusik), dies at 32
1953 – Vsevolod Pudovkin, Soviet film director and theorist (Mother, Deserter), dies of a heart attack at 60
2021 – Janet Moreau Stone, American athlete (Olympic gold 4x100m relay 1952), dies at 93
Famous Deaths for 29th June 2025
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
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