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The Avars and Sassanids besiege Constantinople, held by Byzantine troops under Patrician Bonus

The siege of Constantinople in 626 by the Sassanid Persians and Avars, aided by large numbers of allied Slavs, ended in a strategic victory for the Byzantines. The failure of the siege saved the empire from collapse, and, combined with other victories achieved by Emperor Heraclius (r. 610–641) the previous year and in 627, enabled Byzantium to regain its territories and end the destructive Roman–Persian Wars by enforcing a treaty with borders status quo c.

Romanos IV Diogenes is blinded at Kotyaion

On June 29, 1072, former Byzantine emperor Romanos IV Diogenes was blinded at Kotyaion, now Kütahya in Turkey.

Turkey

Battle of Inab

The Battle of Inab, also called Battle of Ard al-Hâtim or Fons Muratus, was fought on 29 June 1149, during the Second Crusade. The Zengid army of the atabeg Nur al-Din Zengi destroyed the combined army of Prince Raymond of Antioch and the Assassins of Ali ibn-Wafa. The prince was killed, and the Principality of Antioch was subsequently pillaged and reduced in size as its eastern border was pushed west.

1170 Syria earthquake

One of the largest earthquakes to hit Syria occurred early in the morning of 29 June 1170. It formed part of a sequence of large earthquakes that propagated southwards along the Dead Sea Transform, starting with the 1138 Aleppo earthquake, continuing with the 1157 Hama, 1170 and 1202 Syria events. The estimated magnitude is 7.7 on the moment magnitude scale, with the maximum intensity of X (Extreme) on the Mercalli intensity scale.

Sverre is crowned King of Norway in Bergen

On June 29, 1194, Sverre was crowned King of Norway in Bergen.

Norway

Siege of Córdoba (1236)

During the Reconquista, the siege of Córdoba (Spanish: Conquista de Córdoba, Conquest of Córdoba) was a successful investment by the forces of Ferdinand III, king of Castile and León, marking the end of the Islamic rule over the city that had begun in 711.

Spain

Battle of the River Dee

The Battle of the River Dee was a battle fought on 29 June 1308 during the Scottish Wars of Independence near Buittle, on the banks of the River Dee, Galloway, Scotland. Sir Edward de Brus having been left in command in Galloway, Edward led a campaign in Galloway and Douglasdale. Edward had defeated John St John during the Battle of Kirroughtree. He then turned his attention to the stronghold of Buittle Castle and the Balliol lands. On 29 June 1308, the forces of Edward met a force commanded by Dungal MacDouall of Galloway and Sir Ingram de Umfraville and Sir Aymer de St John, on the banks of the River Dee at a ford on the River.

Scotland, United Kingdom

Battle of Anghiari

The Battle of Anghiari was fought on 29 June 1440, between the forces of Milan and those of the Italian League led by the Republic of Florence in the course of the Wars in Lombardy. The battle was a victory for the Florentines, securing Florentine domination of central Italy. The battle is well known for its depiction in a now-lost painting by Leonardo da Vinci. It is also remarkable for the fact that though the battle lasted all day, involving several thousand troops, it was said that only one soldier was killed.

Anghiari, Italy · Province of Arezzo, Italy · Tuscany, Italy

Battle of Torvioll

The Battle of Torvioll, also known as the Battle of Lower Dibra, was fought on 29 June 1444 on the Plain of Torvioll, in what is modern-day Albania. Skanderbeg was an Ottoman Albanian captain who decided to go back to his native land and take the reins of a new Albanian rebellion. He, along with 300 other Albanians fighting at the Battle of Niš, deserted the Ottoman army to head towards Krujë, which fell quickly through a subversion. He then formed the League of Lezhë, a confederation of Albanian princes united in war against the Ottoman Empire.

Albania

Battle of Wolfenbüttel

The Battle of Wolfenbüttel took place on 29 June 1641 during the Thirty Years' War outside Wolfenbüttel, Lower Saxony. A Swedish army supported by its German allies was besieging the town, and defeated an attempt by Imperial forces to relieve it.

Battle of Cropredy Bridge

The Battle of Cropredy Bridge was a battle of the English Civil Wars, fought on 29 June 1644 between a Parliamentarian army under Sir William Waller and the Royalist army of King Charles. After a Parliamentarian attack on the Royalist rearguard was repulsed, Waller's army became demoralised and ineffective, allowing the King to retrieve the Royalists' fortunes after other defeats during the earlier part of the year.

Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

Battle of Konotop

The Battle of Konotop or Battle of Sosnivka was fought between a coalition led by the Hetman of Ukrainian Cossacks Ivan Vyhovsky and cavalry units of the Russian Tsardom under the command of Semyon Pozharsky and Semyon Lvov, supported by Cossacks of Ivan Bezpaly, on June 29, 1659, near the town of Konotop, Ukraine, during the Russo-Polish War (1654–67). Vyhovsky's coalition, in which the Crimean Tatars of Mehmed IV Giray played a major role, defeated the Russians and their allies and forced the main Russian army to interrupt the siege of Konotop.

Ukraine

Battle of Polonka

The Battle of Polonka (Połonka) took place near Połonka (modern Belarus) during the Polish-Russian War (1658-1667) on June 29, 1660 between Polish-Lithuanian and Russian forces. Polish-Lithuanian army under Stefan Czarniecki and Paweł Jan Sapieha forced a Russian retreat through a carefully planned hussar ambush and several tactically effective flanking maneuvers. The Russian defeat also meant they had to abandon the Siege of Lyakhavichy (Lachowicze).

Belarus

Battle of Texel (1694)

The Battle of Texel was a sea battle fought during the Nine Years' War on 29 June 1694, when a force of 7 French ships, under Jean Bart, recaptured a French convoy, which had earlier that month been taken by the Dutch, and captured 3 ships of the 8-ship escorting force under Hidde de Vries. De Vries was captured by the French, but shortly after died of wounds.

Texel, Netherlands

Battle of San Pietro

The Battle of San Pietro, also known as the Battle of Crocetta or the Battle of Parma was a battle fought on June 29, 1734, between troops of France and Sardinia on one side, and Habsburg Austrian troops on the other, as part of the War of Polish Succession, between the village of La Crocetta and the city of Parma, then in the Duchy of Parma. Austrian troops assaulted an entrenched Franco-Sardinian position, and were ultimately repulsed, due in part to the death of their commander, Florimund Mercy, and the wounding of his second in command, Frederick of Württemberg.

Parma, Italy

Siege of Fort St Philip (1756)

The siege of Fort St Philip, also known as the siege of Minorca, took place from 20 April to 29 June 1756 during the Seven Years' War. Ceded to Great Britain in 1714 by Spain following the War of the Spanish Succession, its capture by France threatened the British naval position in the Western Mediterranean and it was returned after the Treaty of Paris (1763).

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

1764 Woldegk tornado

On June 29, 1764, an extremely violent IF5 tornado struck the town of Woldegk, Holy Roman Empire (modern day Germany.) The tornado received the unique T11 rating on the TORRO scale along with an F5 rating on the Fujita scale and had winds estimated to be at least 480 kilometres per hour (300 mph). The tornado traveled 30 kilometres (19 mi) and reached a maximum width of 900 metres (980 yd).

Germany

Siege of Silistra (1773)

The siege of Silistra was a military siege undertaken by Russia between 18 and 29 June 1773 against the Ottoman city of Silistria. The siege was an important phase of the Russo-Turkish War (1768–1774), and resulted in an Ottoman victory.

Battle of Turtle Gut Inlet

The Battle of Turtle Gut Inlet (June 29, 1776) was an important, early naval victory for the Continental Navy and the future "Father of the American Navy", Captain John Barry.It was the first privateer battle of the American Revolutionary War.The battle resulted in the first American casualty of the war in New Jersey, Lieutenant Richard Wickes, brother of Captain Lambert Wickes.It was the only Revolutionary War battle fought in Cape May County.

New Jersey, United States

1776 Virginia gubernatorial election

A gubernatorial election was held in Virginia on June 29, 1776. The delegate from Hanover County Patrick Henry defeated Thomas Nelson Jr. and John Page. The election took place forty-five days after the adoption of the Lee Resolution by the Fifth Virginia Convention declaring the independence of the United Colonies from Great Britain. The Constitution of Virginia had been adopted by the convention the same day and went into effect immediately.

Virginia, United States

Battle of Nantes

The Battle of Nantes was a battle between Royalist and Republican French forces at Nantes on 29 June 1793 during the War in the Vendée. It consisted of the siege of that town, and was a Republican victory.

Loire-Atlantique, France

Battle of Nimla (1809)

The Battle of Nimla took place on 29 June 1809, due to a conflict between Mahmud Shah Durrani and Shah Shuja Durrani over the succession for the Afghan Durrani throne. The battle resulted in a victory for Mahmud Shah and allowed him to secure the throne, where he reigned from 1809 to 1818. This was his second reign before he was deposed.

Siege of Tarragona (1811)

In the siege of Tarragona, from 5 May to 29 June 1811, Louis Gabriel Suchet's French Army of Aragon laid siege to a Spanish garrison led by Lieutenant General Juan Senen de Contreras. A British naval squadron commanded by Admiral Edward Codrington harassed the French besiegers with cannon fire and transported large numbers of reinforcements into the city by sea.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

Spain

Battle of La Victoria (1812)

The Battle of La Victoria occurred on 20 and 29 June 1812, in La Victoria, Venezuela. Both Spanish assaults on the city by captain Domingo de Monteverde against the forces of Francisco de Miranda were repulsed by the Venezuelan forces entrenched in the city and Monterverde fell back to San Mateo. Developments in Puerto Cabello, where the Spanish prisoners of war held there took control of the castle and a slave rebellion near Caracas convinced Miranda that it would do more harm than good to continue the resistance.

La Victoria, Aragua, Venezuela

Battle of Cuchilla del Tambo

The Battle of La Cuchilla de El Tambo was fought during the Colombian War of Independence, fought between the Republican troops of New Granada and the expeditionary force of the Spanish crown who came to reconquer its former colony. It took place on 29 June 1816, at a place called La cuchilla del Tambo (the ridge of El Tambo), in the vicinity of the town of Popayán (in the south of the present-day Colombia).

Battle of Sculeni

The Battle of Sculeni was fought on 29 June 1821 in Sculeni, Moldavia between the Ottoman forces of Sultan Mahmud II and Greek Filiki Eteria forces led by Prince George Catakouzenos. It came as a result of Ottoman reprisals for Alexander Ypsilantis' expedition in the two Danubian Principalities, and followed in the aftermath of the Battle of Dragashani (as a prelude to the Greek War of Independence). When the Ottomans crossed the Bahlui River in Iaşi on 25 June 1821, Lieutenant Catakouzenos and his forces, originally stationed on the Russian frontier, crossed the Prut River.

Sculeni, Moldova

Sinsinawa Mound raid

The Sinsinawa Mound raid occurred on June 29, 1832, near the Sinsinawa mining settlement in Michigan Territory (present-day Grant County, Wisconsin in the United States). This incident, part of the Black Hawk War, resulted in the deaths of two men; a third man survived by seeking cover in a nearby blockhouse. In the aftermath of the raid, Captain James W. Stephenson set out to pursue the attackers—a straggling band of Sauk Native Americans—but lost their trail at the Mississippi River. The attack occurred in the same week as other skirmishes and raids, and as a result helped contribute to the growing fear in the region.

Grant County, Wisconsin, United States

Battle of Ayshal

The Battle of Ayshal was fought on 29 June 1853, between the forces of Kassa Hailu and the forces of Ras Ali II, in Ayshal, in eastern Gojjam. Kassa's forces won the battle. The popularity of Kassa continued to grow as he defeated several nobles one after another, including Dejazmach Birru Goshu, Birru Aligaz and Belew. Birru Aligaz and Belew were defeated in the battle of Taqussa, that enraged Ras Ali.

First Battle of Rivas

The First Battle of Rivas occurred on June 29, 1855, as part of the struggle to resist William Walker, an American filibuster, adventurer and soldier of fortune who arrived in Nicaragua with a small army of mercenaries in June 1855 in support of the Liberal democratic government of General Castellon in the Nicaraguan civil war. His army, with local support, was able to defeat the Legitimist party (Aristocratic) and conclude the Nicaraguan civil war.

Nicaragua

Battle of Savage's Station

The Battle of Savage's Station took place on June 29, 1862, in Henrico County, Virginia, as fourth of the Seven Days Battles (Peninsula Campaign) of the American Civil War. The main body of the Union Army of the Potomac began a general withdrawal toward the James River. Confederate Brig. Gen. John B. Magruder pursued along the railroad and the Williamsburg Road and struck Maj. Gen. Edwin Vose Sumner's II Corps (the Union rearguard) with three brigades near Savage's Station, while Maj. Gen. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson's divisions were stalled north of the Chickahominy River.

Henrico County, Virginia, United States

Confederate forces capture a Union position near Goodrich’s Landing

On June 29, 1863, Confederate troops led by William H. Parsons approached a fortified Union position near Goodrich’s Landing, Louisiana, and secured its surrender. Fighting in the area continued the next day during the Vicksburg campaign.

This records the first day of the June 29–30 fighting.

United States

First Battle of Ream's Station

The First Battle of Ream's Station was fought on June 29, 1864, during the Wilson-Kautz Raid of the American Civil War. Confederate forces under Maj. Gen. William Mahone and Brig. Gen. Fitzhugh Lee defeated Union cavalry raiding Confederate railroads south of Petersburg, Virginia.

Dinwiddie County, Virginia, United States

Beloeil train disaster

The Belœil train disaster occurred on June 29, 1864, at the present-day town of Belœil, Quebec. A passenger train fell through an open swing bridge into the Richelieu River after the crew failed to obey a stop signal. The widely accepted death toll is 99 people. The disaster remains the worst railway accident in Canadian history.

Battle of Gitschin

The Battle of Gitschin or Jičín (German: Schlacht bei Gitschin) was a battle of the Austro-Prussian War on 29 June 1866, ending with a Prussian victory over the Austrian forces. There is a memorial there today at Jičín in the Czech Republic.

Bohemia, Czechia

Battle of Schweinschädel

The Battle of Schweinschädel (Czech: Bitva u Svinišťan) took place during the Austro-Prussian War between Prussia and Austria on 29 June 1866. The IV Army Corps of the Austrian Army under Tassilo Festetics tried to stop the advance of the Prussian 2nd Army under Crown Prince Friedrich, but was defeated by the V Army Corps under General von Steinmetz and had to withdraw.

Bohemia, Czechia

Battle of Königinhof

The Battle of Königinhof was a battle of the Austro-Prussian War, taking place in the town of Königinhof. As one of the preliminary engagements leading up to the Battle of Königgrätz, it resulted in a victory for Prussian forces despite stiff Austrian resistance.

Czechia

Charilaos Trikoupis publishes “Who’s to Blame?”

On June 29, 1874, Charilaos Trikoupis published an anonymous article, “Who’s to Blame?”, in the Athens newspaper Kairoi. He criticized the Crown’s appointment of minority governments.

Date given in the Julian calendar.

Greece

Pōmare V cedes the territories of the Tahitian protectorate to France

On June 29, 1880, Tahiti’s last king, Pōmare V, ceded the protectorate’s territories to France in exchange for life annuities and the retention of royal symbols.

French Polynesia

Portuguese legislative election, 1884

Parliamentary elections were held in Portugal on 29 June 1884. The result was a victory for the Regeneration Party, which won 110 seats.

Portugal

Hyde Park and several other Illinois townships voted to be annexed by Chicago, forming the largest city by area in the United States and the second-largest by population

Hyde Park Township is a former civil township in Cook County, Illinois, United States that existed as a separate municipality from 1861 until 1889 when it was annexed into the city of Chicago. Its borders are Pershing Road (formerly 39th Street) on the north, State Street on the west, Lake Michigan and the Indiana state line on the east, and 138th Street and the Calumet River on the south.

1905 Finsbury East by-election

The 1905 Finsbury East by-election was a Parliamentary by-election held on 29 June 1905. The constituency returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system.

United Kingdom

Bulgarian attacks open the Second Balkan War

On the night of June 29–30, 1913, Bulgarian forces attacked Serbian and Greek positions, opening the Second Balkan War. The attack followed disputes over the division of Macedonia after the First Balkan War.

Gregorian dates; June 29 corresponds to June 16 in the Julian calendar.

Ontario general election, 1914

The Ontario general election, 1914 was the 14th general election held in the Province of Ontario, Canada. It was held on June 29, 1914, to elect the 111 Members of the 14th Legislative Assembly of Ontario (MLAs). The Ontario Conservative Party, led by Sir James P. Whitney, won a fourth consecutive term in government. Whitney died three months after the election and was succeeded by William Howard Hearst. The Ontario Liberal Party, led by Newton Wesley Rowell, formed the official opposition. Independent Labour MLA Allan Studholme was re-elected in Hamilton East. He had held the seat since a 1906 by-election.

Canada

Battle of Ngaundere

The Battle of Ngaundere or Battle of Ngaoundéré was a small engagement fought between German and British forces on 29 June 1915 during the Kamerun campaign of World War I. It resulted in a German defeat and British occupation of the town.

North Saskatchewan River flood of 1915

The North Saskatchewan River flood of 1915 was one of the largest floods in the history of Edmonton. On 28 June, the Edmonton Bulletin reported the river had risen "10 feet [3.0 m] in as many hours." A frantic telegram from Rocky Mountain House alerted local authorities to the flood's arrival. The water rose to the deck level of the Low Level Bridge and debris was gathered along the bridge.

The North Saskatchewan River flood of 1915 is the worst flood in Edmonton history.

Hakkari expedition of 1916

The Hakkari expedition of 1916 (21 May–29 June 1916) was a number of raids during World War I conducted by the Assyrian volunteers against local Hakkari Kurdish tribesmen who the year prior, with the help of the Ottoman Empire, expelled the Assyrians from Hakkari, resulting in their settling in Russian-controlled Urmia and its surroundings.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

Sochi conflict

The Sochi conflict was a three-party armed conflict which involved the counterrevolutionary White Russian forces, Bolshevik Red Army and the Democratic Republic of Georgia, each of which sought control over the strategic Black Sea town of Sochi. The conflict was fought as a part of the Russian Civil War and lasted with varying success from June 1918 to May 1919, and ended through British mediation.

This entry records the event's start date, as given in the source infobox.

1919 Inter-Allied Games football final

The 1919 Inter-Allied Games football final was a football match to determine the winners of the football tournament of the Inter-Allied Games, a one-off multi-sport event held to celebrate the end of the First World War. The match took place in the newly constructed Pershing Stadium just outside Paris, on 29 June 1919, and it was contested by Czechoslovakia and the France, and ended in a 3–2 win to the former.

1920 Manitoba general election

The 1920 Manitoba general election was held on June 29, 1920 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba, Canada. This was the first election since the Winnipeg General Strike, which had violently divided the people of Winnipeg, Manitoba's capital and largest city, into two camps.

1941 Copa del Generalísimo final

The Copa del Generalísimo 1941 final was the 39th final of the King's Cup. The final was played at Estadio Chamartín in Madrid, on 29 June 1941, being won by Valencia, who beat RCD Espanyol 3-1.

Madrid, Spain

Defense of Brest Fortress

The defense of Brest Fortress was the first battle of Operation Barbarossa, the Axis invasion of the Soviet Union launched on 22 June 1941. The German Army attacked without warning, expecting to take Brest on the first day, using only infantry and artillery, but it took them a week, and only after two bombardments by the Luftwaffe. Many defenders were killed or captured.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

Belarus

Battle of Mersa Matruh

The Battle of Mersa Matruh was fought from 26 to 29 June 1942, following the defeat of the Eighth Army (General Sir Claude Auchinleck) at the Battle of Gazala and was part of the Western Desert Campaign of the Second World War. The battle was fought with the German–Italian Panzer Army Afrika (Panzerarmee Afrika (Generalfeldmarschall Erwin Rommel). The Eighth Army comprised X Corps and XIII Corps.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

Polotsk offensive

The Polotsk offensive (Russian: Полоцкая наступательная операция) was part of the second phase of the Belorussian strategic offensive of the Red Army in summer 1944, commonly known as Operation Bagration. The Soviet First Baltic Front successfully pursued the retreating remnants of the German Third Panzer Army back towards Polotsk, which was reached by 1 July.

This entry records the event's start date, as given in the source infobox.

United States v England (1950 FIFA World Cup)

The United States men's soccer team defeated England 1–0 on 29 June 1950, in a group match of the 1950 FIFA World Cup at Estádio Independência in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. The result is notable as one of the biggest shocks in the tournament's history. Before the game, England were heavy favorites against a hastily assembled U.S. team, which was composed of part-time players. The game's only goal was scored by the U.S.'s Haitian-born centre forward Joe Gaetjens. This game and the U.S. team were profiled by author Geoffrey Douglas in his book The Game of Their Lives, which was made into a film of the same name (later renamed The Miracle Match).

Brazil

5th Locarno Film Festival

The 5th Locarno Film Festival was held from 29 June to 9 July 1950 in Locarno, Switzerland. The festival returned to its no official prizes standard this year; however, the attending international critics decided to vote anyways and declared When Willie Comes Marching Home by John Ford the best picture of the festival.

This entry records the opening, as dated in the source infobox.

Switzerland

Manhattan Rebellion

The Manhattan Rebellion was a failed coup attempt by officers of the Royal Thai Navy against the government of Prime Minister Plaek Pibulsonggram (Phibun) on 29–30 June 1951. The Manhattan left Philadelphia on 4/4/51 under the command of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Captain Kelly O'Neal. He and 16 crew members delivered the vessel to the Kong Toi docks at the King's Royal Palace for the transfer ceremony. A group of junior naval officers seized Phibun at gunpoint while he was attending the transfer ceremony of the US Navy dredge Manhattan to the Thai navy at Ratchaworadit Pier on the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok.

Bangkok, Thailand

Icelandic presidential election, 1952

Presidential elections were held for the first time in Iceland on 29 June 1952 following the death of incumbent President Sveinn Björnsson. The result was a victory for Ásgeir Ásgeirsson, who received 48.3% of the vote.

Iceland

Battle of Mang Yang Pass

The Battle of Mang Yang Pass (also known as the Battle of An Khê or the Battle of Đắk Pơ) was one of the last battles of the First Indochina War between the French Union and Việt Minh which took place from 24 to 29 June 1954. The battle was one of the bloodiest defeats of the French Union forces, along with the battle of Dien Bien Phu shortly beforehand.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

Vietnam

1955 Alberta general election

The 1955 Alberta general election was held on June 29, 1955, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. Despite losing almost 10% of the popular vote (compared to its 1952 proportion of the vote) and 30% of its seats in the legislature, the Social Credit Party, led by Ernest C. Manning, received a slightly higher number of votes than in 1952 and won a comfortable majority for its sixth term in government.

Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956

The Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956, also known as the National Interstate and Defense Highways Act, Pub. L. 84–627 was enacted on June 29, 1956, when President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the bill into law. With an original authorization of $25 billion (equivalent to $220 billion in 2025) for the construction of 41,000 miles (66,000 km) of the Interstate Highway System over a 10-year period, it was the largest public works project in American history through that time.

This entry records the signing, as dated in the source infobox.

1957 Singaporean by-elections

A by-election was held on 29 June 1957, with nomination day occurring on 18 May 1957 in both the constituencies of Cairnhill and Tanjong Pagar. Ultimately, Labour Front lost the Cairnhill seat to the new Liberal Socialist Party candidate Soh Ghee Soon, while Tanjong Pagar incumbent Lee Kuan Yew retained his seat. The by-election had a voter turnout of merely 43.55%, the lowest of any elections during the period between 1948 and 1959.

1958 FIFA World Cup final

The 1958 FIFA World Cup final took place in Råsunda Stadium, Solna (near Stockholm), Sweden, on 29 June 1958 to determine the champion of the 1958 FIFA World Cup. Brazil won the World Cup by defeating Sweden, and thus won their first World Cup title. Despite losing, the game remains Sweden’s best ever World Cup finish.

Sweden

1958 Copa del Generalísimo final

The Copa del Generalísimo 1958 final was the 56th final of the King's Cup. The final was played at Estadio Chamartín in Madrid, on 29 June 1958, being won by Atlético de Bilbao, who beat Real Madrid 2–0. Although both clubs remained among the regulars competing for trophies, they did not meet in another final again until the 2021–22 Supercopa de España, almost 64 years later.

Madrid, Spain

1960 South Korean parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in South Korea on 29 June 1960. They were the first and only direct elections of the Second Republic and saw the first election of members of the new House of Councillors, together with the fifth election of members of the House of Representatives. They were also the first relatively free and fair national elections held in the country, but would be the last free elections until the 1987 presidential elections.

South Korea

1966 Iraqi coup attempt

In 1966, the previous Iraqi prime minister Arif Abd ar-Razzaq and other Iraqi air force and army officers attempted to overthrow the Iraqi president Abdul Rahman Arif and the prime minister of the Iraqi government Abd al-Rahman al-Bazzaz. The attempt was supported by Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser, following his first failed attempt against Abdul Salam Arif in 1965.

Iraq

Operation Akron

Operation Akron was an operation in the Vietnam War conducted by the U.S. 1st Brigade, 9th Infantry Division and the 1st & 3rd Squadrons, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment (11th ACR) and Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) Rangers and 18th Division elements in Hát Dịch, lasting from 9 to 29 June 1967.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

1969 Presidential Cup

1969 Presidential Cup was the third edition of the national super cup of Turkish Football Federation. The match was contested between 1968–69 1.Lig champions Galatasaray and 1968–69 Turkish Cup winners Göztepe.

Turkey

Operation Pennsylvania Square

Operation Pennsylvania Square was a security operation during the Vietnam War conducted by the 198th Light Infantry Brigade, 23rd Infantry Division in Quảng Tín Province from 29 June 1970 to 1 March 1971.

The Soyuz 11 crew dies after their capsule loses pressure

On June 29, 1971, during preparations for re-entry, the Soyuz 11 capsule lost pressure and killed cosmonauts Georgy Dobrovolsky, Vladislav Volkov and Viktor Patsayev. They were returning from the Salyut 1 space station.

Date uses UTC; in Moscow it was June 30.

Furman v. Georgia

Furman v. Georgia, 408 U.S. 238 (1972), was a landmark criminal case in which the United States Supreme Court decided that arbitrary and inconsistent imposition of the death penalty violates the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments, and constitutes cruel and unusual punishment. It was a per curiam decision. Five justices each wrote separately in support of the decision.

This entry records the decision, as dated in the source infobox.

1973 Copa del Generalísimo final

The Copa del Generalísimo 1973 final was the 71st final of what would be called the Copa del Rey ("The King's Cup") after the death of Generalissimo Francisco Franco. The final was played at Vicente Calderón Stadium in Madrid, on 29 June 1973, being won by Athletic Bilbao, who beat Castellón 2–0.

Madrid, Spain

Tanquetazo

El Tanquetazo or El Tancazo (Spanish: "The tank putsch") was an attempted coup d'état that occurred in Chile on 29 June 1973. Elements of an armored regiment of the Chilean Army led by Lieutenant Colonel Roberto Souper tried to overthrow the Popular Unity government of President Salvador Allende. Souper's regiment fired on buildings of the Chilean Government in central Santiago with tanks and small arms in which 22 people were killed.

Chile

Paul VI ordains priests in St. Peter’s Square during the Holy Year

On June 29, 1975, Pope Paul VI ordained priests from around the world in St. Peter’s Square during the Holy Year.

Vatican City

1976 Coppa Italia final

The 1976 Coppa Italia final was the final of the 1975–76 Coppa Italia. The match was played on 29 June 1976 between Napoli and Hellas Verona. Napoli won 4–0.

Malawian general election, 1978

General elections were held in Malawi on 29 June 1978. As the country had become a one-party state in 1966, the Malawi Congress Party was the sole legal party at the time. However, unlike the two previous elections, in which President-for-life Hastings Banda had selected a single candidate for each constituency, in this election there were more than one nominated candidates in 47 of the 87 seats. Candidates ran unopposed in 33 of the remaining seats, and seven were left vacant as the candidates failed the English proficiency test. Of the estimated 3,000,000 registered voters, around 371,000 cast votes.

Malawi

Bolivian general election, 1980

General elections were held in Bolivia on 29 June 1980, the third in three years. As no candidate in the presidential elections received a majority of the vote, the National Congress was required to elect a President on 6 August. With Hernán Siles Zuazo of the Democratic and Popular Union the favourite to win the Congressional ballot, the process was disrupted on 17 July by the military coup led by General Luis García Meza Tejada. However, Meza was pressured to resign on 4 August 1981, resulting in General Celso Torrelio becoming President.

Bolivia

Icelandic presidential election, 1980

Presidential elections were held in Iceland on 29 June 1980. The result was a victory for Vigdís Finnbogadóttir, who received 33.8% of the vote. She became the world's first democratically elected female President.

Iceland

Hu Yaobang is elected chairman of the Chinese Communist Party

On June 29, 1981, Hu Yaobang was elected chairman of the Chinese Communist Party’s Central Committee at the committee’s Sixth Plenary Session in Beijing.

China

AEK Athens wins the 1983 Greek Cup final

AEK Athens beat PAOK 2–0 in the Greek Cup final on June 29, 1983, at the Olympic Stadium in the Athens area. The match was the first Greek Cup final staged at the newly built Olympic Stadium.

Greece

1986 FIFA World Cup final

The final match of the 1986 FIFA World Cup, the thirteenth edition of FIFA's football competition for men's national teams, was played at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City on 29 June 1986, and was contested between Argentina and West Germany. The tournament featured host Mexico and defending champions Italy, as well as 22 other teams that emerged from the qualification phase, organized by the six FIFA confederations.

Mexico City, Mexico

It was played in Mexico from 31 May to 29 June 1986

The 1986 FIFA World Cup was the 13th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial football tournament for men's senior national teams. It was played in Mexico from 31 May to 29 June 1986. The tournament was the second to feature a 24-team format. Colombia had been originally chosen to host the competition by FIFA but, largely due to economic reasons, was not able to do so, and withdrew in November 1982.

1989 Svenska Cupen final

The 1989 Svenska Cupen final took place on 29 June 1989 at Råsunda in Solna. The match was contested by Allsvenskan sides Malmö FF and Djurgårdens IF. Djurgården played their first final since 1975 and their third final in total, Malmö FF played their first final since 1986 and their 16th final in total. Malmö FF won their 14th title with a 3–0 victory.

1989 Cupa României final

The 1989 Cupa României final was the 51st final of Romania's most prestigious football cup competition. It was disputed between Steaua București and Dinamo București, and was won by Steaua București after a game with one goal. It was the 17th cup for Steaua București, but when the club officially renounced in 1990 at the trophy won in 1988, it became the 16th cup.

Romania

1991 Copa del Rey final

The 1991 Copa del Rey final was the 89th final of the Spanish cup competition, the Copa del Rey. The final was played at Estadio Santiago Bernabéu in Madrid on 29 June 1991. The match was won by Atlético Madrid, who beat RCD Mallorca 1–0.

Madrid, Spain

1991 Azad Kashmiri general election

General elections were held in Azad Kashmir on 29 June 1991 to elect the members of the fifth assembly of Azad Kashmir. The All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference (AJKMC), backed by Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's Islami Jamhoori Ittehad (IJI), won a landslide victory, defeating the incumbent government allied to former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).

1995 Wicklow by-election

A Dáil by-election was held in the constituency of Wicklow in Ireland on Thursday, 29 June 1995, to fill a vacancy in the 27th Dáil. It followed the death of independent Teachta Dála (TD) Johnny Fox on 17 March 1995. The writ of election to fill the vacancy was agreed by the Dáil on 1 June 1995.

Ireland

Sampoong Department Store collapse

The Sampoong Department Store in Seoul, South Korea, collapsed while shoppers and staff were inside. Hundreds of people were killed in the disaster.

South Korea

Icelandic presidential election, 1996

Presidential elections were held in Iceland on 29 June 1996. The result was a victory for Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, who received 41.4% of the vote.

Iceland

1997 Copa América final

The 1997 Copa América final was the final match of the 38th edition of the Copa America tournament. The match was held on 29 June 1997, in Estadio Hernando Siles Stadium at La Paz, Bolivia. Brazil won the match against hosts Bolivia by a 3–1 score. This was the fifth Copa América clinched by Brazil and their first Copa América trophy outside their home nation.

Bolivia

1998 Championnat National 1 final

The 1998 Division 1 final was the third final of the Algerian Championnat. The match took place on June 29, 1998, at Stade 5 Juillet 1962 in Algiers with kick-off at 14:00. USM El Harrach beat USM Alger 3-0 to win their first Algerian Championnat.

UFC 32

UFC 32: Showdown in the Meadowlands was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship at the Continental Airlines Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey on June 29, 2001.

East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States

Battle of Yeonpyeong (2002)

The Battle of Yeonpyeong, also known as the Second Battle of Yeonpyeong (South Korean: 제2연평해전; RR: Je I Yeonpyeong Haejeon), was a confrontation at sea between North Korean and South Korean patrol boats along a disputed maritime boundary near Yeonpyeong Island in the Yellow Sea in 2002. This followed a similar confrontation in 1999. Two North Korean patrol boats crossed the contested border and engaged two South Korean Chamsuri-class patrol boats.

2003 FIFA Confederations Cup final

The 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup final was a football match to determine the winners of the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup. The match was held at Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France, on 29 June 2003 and was contested by Cameroon and France. France won the match 1–0, with a golden goal in the 97th minute from Thierry Henry when he kneed the ball past Carlos Kameni into the left corner of the net from the right of the six yard box after a pass from Lilian Thuram.

France

2003 Munster Senior Hurling Championship final

The 2003 Munster Senior Hurling Championship final was a hurling match played on Sunday 29 June at Semple Stadium in Thurles. It was contested by Cork and Waterford. Cork, captained by Alan Browne, claimed the title, beating Waterford on a scoreline of 3-16 to 3-12. Waterford was leading by 1-9 to 1-4 at halftime.

25th Moscow International Film Festival

The 25th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 20 to 29 June 2003. The Golden St. George was awarded to the Italian-Spanish film The End of a Mystery directed by Miguel Hermoso.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

Russia

The Mainland and Hong Kong Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement, or Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (CEPA) for short, is an economic agreement between the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China, signed on 29 June 2003

The Mainland and Hong Kong Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement, or Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (CEPA) for short, is an economic agreement between the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China, signed on 29 June 2003. A similar agreement, known as the Mainland and Macau Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement, was signed between the Government of the Macau Special Administrative Region and the Central People's Government on 18 October 2003.

2005 FIFA Confederations Cup final

The 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup final was a football match to determine the winners of the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup. The match was held at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany, on 29 June 2005 and was contested by Brazil and Argentina, who just met the previous year at the Copa América final. Brazil won the match 4–1.

Germany

2006 Bromley and Chislehurst by-election

A by-election for the United Kingdom parliamentary constituency of Bromley and Chislehurst was held on 29 June 2006, following the death of incumbent Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) Eric Forth. It was won by Bob Neill who held the seat for Conservatives, albeit narrowly; their majority was significantly reduced by Ben Abbotts of the Liberal Democrats.

United Kingdom

2006 Blaenau Gwent by-elections

By-elections for both the United Kingdom parliamentary and Welsh assembly constituencies of Blaenau Gwent were held on 29 June 2006, triggered by death of incumbent independent Member of Parliament (MP) and Assembly Member (AM) Peter Law on 25 April 2006. Law's successors won both seats: Dai Davies—Law's former election agent—won the UK parliamentary by-election as an independent with support from the Blaenau Gwent People's Voice (BGPV); meanwhile, Trish Law—Peter's widow—who also ran as an independent on a BGPV ticket, won her husband's former seat in the Welsh Assembly.

Wales, United Kingdom

Hamdan v. Rumsfeld

Hamdan v. Rumsfeld, 548 U.S. 557 (2006), is a United States Supreme Court case holding that military commissions set up by the Bush administration to try detainees at the Guantanamo Bay detention camp violated both the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) and the Geneva Conventions ratified by the U.S.

This entry records the decision, as dated in the source infobox.

Torneo Gran Alternativa (2007)

The Torneo Gran Alternativa (2007) (Spanish for "Great Alternative Tournament") was the first CMLL Torneo Gran Alternativa professional wrestling tournament held by the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL; Spanish for "World Wrestling Council"). The tournament was held on June 29, 2007, in Mexico City, Mexico at CMLL's main venue, Arena México.

Mexico City, Mexico

Night of Champions (2008)

Night of Champions (2008) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and presented by P&G's Gillette Fusion Power, which took place on June 29, 2008, at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. It was the first annual event to be promoted solely under the Night of Champions name and the eighth annual event under the Vengeance/Night of Champions chronology. It starred wrestlers from the Raw, SmackDown, and ECW brands. Like the previous year before, every match on the card was contested for a championship; three were won and five were retained.

Dallas, United States · Texas, United States

Anjouan presidential election, 2008

A presidential election was held in Anjouan on 15 June and 29 June 2008 following the 2008 invasion of Anjouan to oust Mohamed Bacar as President of Anjouan. The election was won by Moussa Toybou, who defeated Mohamed Djaanfari in the second round. About 128,000 people were eligible to vote, and there were 240 polling stations. Five candidates were qualified to contest the election: Bacar Abdou (deputy for Mutsamudu), Bastoine Soulaimane (a judge and former president of the Anjouan Court of Appeal), Mohamed Djaanfari (former vice-president of the Assembly of the Union of the Comoros), Moussa Toybou (a former minister in Said Mohamed Djohar's government) and Soundi Abdoulatuf (a French military veteran).

Anjouan, Comoros

Balimela reservoir boat attack

The Balimela reservoir boat attack occurred on 29 June 2008 when Communist Party of India (Maoist) forces ambushed a boat on the Balimela Reservoir in Odisha, India carrying 60 Greyhounds commandos, 5 police officers, and a boat operator. The boat sunk, killing 38 people, while 27 survived. The group was ambushed by Maoists while returning to Andhra Pradesh through the Sileru River on board a motorboat belonging to the Odisha Irrigation Department, after conducting an unsuccessful combing operation in Odisha.

India

UEFA Euro 2008 final

The UEFA Euro 2008 final was the final match of UEFA Euro 2008, the thirteenth edition of the European Championship, UEFA's competition for national football teams. The match was played at the Ernst-Happel-Stadion in Vienna, Austria, on 29 June 2008, and was contested between Germany and Spain. The sixteen-team tournament consisted of a group stage, from which eight teams qualified for the knockout stage.

Vienna, Austria

Operation Lalgarh

Operation Lalgarh was an armed operation in India against the Maoists who have been active in organising an armed tribal movement alongside a group called the People's Committee Against Police Atrocities (PCAPA). The operation is organised by the police and security forces in Lalgarh, Jhargram, West Bengal to restore law and order in the area and flush out the Maoists.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

Hungarian presidential election, 2010

An indirect presidential election was held in Hungary on 29 June 2010. The Prime Minister's nominee Pál Schmitt was elected by an absolute majority.

Hungary

2011 Indonesia Super League All-Star Game

2011 Indonesia Super League All-Star Game (in Indonesian: ISL Perang Bintang 2011) is the annual football All-star game in Indonesia, which was held shortly after the end of 2010–11 Indonesia Super League. This is the closing event for the Indonesia Super League's 2010–11 season. Football fans can vote for the players to be included in the ISL All-Star team.

Indonesia

Infierno en el Ring (2012)

Infierno en el Ring (2012) (Spanish for "Inferno in the Ring") was an annual professional wrestling major event produced by Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), which took place on June 29, 2012 in Arena México, Mexico City, Mexico. The 2012 Infierno en el Ring replaced CMLL's regularly scheduled Friday night Super Viernes show. The 2012 Infierno en el Ring was the fourth show under that name, the 14th time CMLL have promoted an Infierno en el Ring cage match and the first time it featured women competing in the main event.

Mexico City, Mexico

Ikaroa-Rāwhiti by-election, 2013

A by-election was held in the New Zealand electorate of Ikaroa-Rāwhiti on 29 June 2013. The seat was vacated by the death of incumbent MP Parekura Horomia two months earlier, who had represented the electorate for the Labour Party since its inception for the 1999 election. The election was won by Labour's Meka Whaitiri.

New Zealand

2013 Moldovan Super Cup

The 2013 Moldovan Super Cup was the seventh Moldovan Super Cup (Romanian: Supercupa Moldovei), an annual Moldovan football match played by the winner of the national football league (the National Division) and the winner of the national Cup. The match was played between Sheriff Tiraspol, champions of the 2012–13 National Division, and Tiraspol, winners of the 2012–13 Moldovan Cup. It was held at the Sheriff Stadium on 29 June 2013.

35th Moscow International Film Festival

The 35th Moscow International Film Festival took place between 20 and 29 June 2013. World War Z was selected as the opening film. The Golden George was awarded to the Turkish film Particle.

Russia

2013 Malaysia FA Cup final

The 2013 Malaysia FA Cup final was a football match which was played on 29 June 2013, to determine the champion of the 2013 Malaysia FA Cup. It was the final of the 24th edition of the Malaysia FA Cup, competition organised by the Football Association of Malaysia. The final was played between Kelantan and Johor Darul Takzim.

NAJ Cosfest

NAJ Cosfest, is an annual cosplay event held every year in the month of July at Kohima in the Indian state of Nagaland. The two-day festival is organised by the Nagaland Anime Junkies and is the biggest cosplay festival in the Northeast region of India.

The first edition of the NAJ Cosfest was held on 29 June 2013 with an attendance of 500.

Money in the Bank (2014)

Money in the Bank (2014) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by WWE. It took place on June 29, 2014 at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. It was the fifth annual Money in the Bank event. Eight matches took place at the event, with no match aired on the pre-show. The titular ladder match for the Money in the Bank contract was won by Seth Rollins. The main event was a Ladder match for the vacant WWE World Heavyweight Championship, which was won by John Cena. The event received 122,000 buys (excluding WWE Network views), down from the previous year's 199,000 buys.

Boston, United States · Massachusetts, United States

Kobanî massacre

The Kobanî massacre was a combination of suicide missions and attacks on Kurdish civilians by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant on the Kurdish-majority city of Kobanî, beginning on Thursday, 25 June 2015, and culminating on Friday, 26 June 2015. The attacks continued into 28 June 2015, with the last remaining ISIL militant being killed on the following day.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

Syria

2016 Abu Kamal offensive

The 2016 Abu Kamal offensive, also known as Operation Day of Wrath, was launched on the town of Abu Kamal on the Syrian–Iraqi border led by the US-backed New Syrian Army (NSA).

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

Syria

Third Battle of Fallujah

The Third Battle of Fallujah, code-named Operation Breaking Terrorism (Arabic: عملية كسر الإرهاب) by the Iraqi government, was a military operation against ISIL launched to capture the city of Fallujah and its suburbs, located about 69 kilometres (43 mi) west of Baghdad, the capital of Iraq. The operation began on 22 May 2016, three months after the Iraqi forces had started the total siege of Fallujah.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

Iraq

Best in the World (2018)

Best in the World (2018) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by Ring of Honor (ROH). It took place at the UMBC Event Center in Catonsville, Maryland on June 29, 2018. It was the ninth annual ROH Best in the World event. Wrestlers from New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), and Japanese women's promotion World Wonder Ring Stardom - with whom ROH has partnerships - also appeared on the card.

Maryland, United States

Nominations open for the Welsh Conservative leadership

On June 29, 2018, nominations opened for the Welsh Conservative leadership contest following Andrew RT Davies’s resignation.

United Kingdom

UFC on ESPN: Ngannou vs. dos Santos

UFC on ESPN: Ngannou vs. dos Santos (also known as UFC on ESPN 3) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on June 29, 2019, at Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.

Minneapolis, United States · Minnesota, United States

Fyter Fest (2019)

The 2019 Fyter Fest was a professional wrestling livestreaming event produced by All Elite Wrestling (AEW) in co-sponsorship with Community Effort Orlando (CEO). It was the inaugural Fyter Fest and took place on June 29, 2019, at the Ocean Center in Daytona Beach, Florida, alongside that year's CEO fighting game event. The name, slogan, and logo of the event parodied the fraudulent Fyre Festival.

Florida, United States

2019 New South Wales Labor Party leadership election

An election for the leadership of the New South Wales branch of the Australian Labor Party was held between 7 and 29 June 2019. The election was triggered by the resignation of Leader Michael Daley on 25 March 2019. The election was a combined vote by the party membership and the Labor members of the Parliament of New South Wales, with each component weighted equally.

2020 Anguillian general election

General elections were held in Anguilla on 29 June 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, an Order in Council was made to allow the elections to be postponed until 11 September at the latest. However it was not invoked.

Anguilla

2020 EFL League Two play-off final

The 2020 EFL League Two play-off final was an association football match played on 29 June 2020 at Wembley Stadium, London, between Exeter City and Northampton Town to determine the fourth and final team to gain promotion from EFL League Two to EFL League One.

London, United Kingdom

2024 Mauritanian presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Mauritania on 29 June 2024. Incumbent Mohamed Ould Ghazouani won re-election for his second and final term as president, increasing his vote share by four points.

Mauritania

UFC 303

UFC 303: Pereira vs. Procházka 2 was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on June 29, 2024, at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States.

Nevada, United States

2025 Chilean presidential primaries

The 2025 Chilean presidential primaries were held on 29 June 2025 to select a presidential candidate for the governing Unity for Chile coalition ahead of the 2025 Chilean general election. Jeannette Jara, representing the Communist Party, won the primary with 60.16% of the vote and was subsequently confirmed as the coalition's candidate for the presidential election.

Chile

Progress Chapter 181: Far From Ordinary People

The Chapter 181: Far From Ordinary People was a professional wrestling event produced by Progress Wrestling. It took place on 29 June 2025 in Manchester, England, at The O2 Ritz. Eight matches were contested at the event. The main event saw Luke Jacobs defeat Cara Noir to retain the PROGRESS World Championship.

England, United Kingdom · Manchester, United Kingdom

The 2025 Los Angeles edition of Dances With Films closes

On June 29, 2025, the 28th Los Angeles edition of the Dances With Films independent film festival closed in Hollywood. Its screenings and closing-night celebration took place at the TCL Chinese Theatres.

Closing day of the 2025 Los Angeles edition.

United States