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June 29 is the 180th day of the year (181st in leap years) ... "Historical Events on June 29". OnThisDay.com. This page was last edited on 13 August 2024, at 14:36 ...
June 29, 2012-August 2012. Event on July 26 was the third derecho in 4 weeks to impact west-central Ohio. June 2012 North American derecho. June 29–30, 2012. aka "Ring of Fire Derecho", passed through nine states from Indiana to New Jersey, cutting power to millions [ 35] June 12–13, 2013 derecho series.
Current events/2024 June 29. M23 rebels take control of Kayna, Luofu, Kanyabayonga, and surrounding areas after heavy fighting with FARDC. Almost the entire population of Kanyabayonga, including refugees it had taken in from Rutshuru, flee the rebel advance. The town is considered a pathway to the cities of Butembo and Beni.
Current events/2023 June 29. The Tatmadaw carries out an air strike in the Sagaing Region, Myanmar killing at least ten civilians and injuring more than a dozen others, according to local officials and eyewitnesses. Thirteen homes are also destroyed according to officials. (CNN)
Bombs intended for the Fiat headquarters and manufacturing plant in Turin missed their targets and killed 14 civilians near the city center, an event the Italians publicized as an act of terrorism. [29] German submarine U-124 was commissioned. Born: Gunnar Harding, poet, in Sundsvall, Sweden; Died: Alfred S. Alschuler, 63 or 64, American architect
June 2, 1941 (Monday) Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini met at the Brenner Pass once again. During the five-hour conference Hitler ranted about Rudolf Hess and other recent events, but kept Mussolini in the dark about the upcoming invasion of the Soviet Union. However, major Italian troop movements in the Balkans around this time suggest that ...
June 6, 1944 (Tuesday) D-Day: Operation Overlord commenced with the crossing of nearly 160,000 Allied troops over the English Channel to land on the beaches of Normandy, France. The battle for Pointe du Hoc resulted in Allied victory, while the Battle of Merville Gun Battery was fought to inconclusive result. The British executed the capture of ...
The Feast of Saints Peter and Paul or Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul is a liturgical feast in honor of the martyrdom in Rome of the apostles Saint Peter and Saint Paul, which is observed on 29 June. The celebration is of ancient Christian origin, the date selected being the anniversary of either their death or the translation of their relics.