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Historical Events on June 29

27 significant historical events occurred on June 29. June 29 has been the date for several important sports events, with six notable instances recorded. Two FIFA World Cup Finals took place on this day, in 1958 and 1986. It also hosted three Formula One Grand Prix races from 1980 to 2003.

Total Events
27
Time Span
-12072016
Categories
4
Top Category
war
16 events

16 famous birthdays on June 29

Including Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Oriana Fallaci, Giorgio Napolitano

Event Distribution by Century

Darker = Higher Density
-12th C.21st C.

-12th Century

1 event
war

Battle in the Nile Delta against Libyan tribes in 1208 BCE

9th Century

1 event
war

841 middle ages battle

10th Century

1 event
war

Battle between Lusatia and Poland in 972

11th Century

1 event
politics

Treaty signed on June 29, 1080 between Pope Gregory VII and Robert Guiscard

12th Century

1 event
war

Battle in 1183 in Japan

13th Century

1 event
politics

Thirteenth century treaty

14th Century

2 events
war

1308 battle in Scotland

war

Battle in 1339 between Bern and Freibur

15th Century

1 event
war

Battle on 29 June 1440, between the forces of Milan and those of the Italian League led by the Republic of Florence

17th Century

2 events
war

1609 naval battle in the Spanish-Barbary Wars

war

1694 sea battle between French and Dutch ships

18th Century

2 events
war

1734 battle of the War of the Polish Succession

war

Naval battle of American Revolutionary War near Cape May, New Jersey

19th Century

2 events
war

1863 skirmish in the American Civil War

war

Battle during Austro-Prussian War

20th Century

8 events
politics

Riots in response to the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in 1914

politics

1926 agreement between Portugal and Spain

war

1942 battle of the Western Desert Campaign in World War II

sports

1958 FIFA World Cup Final — 1958 FIFA World Cup match

general

1975 religious ritual in Vatican City

general

1980 French Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1980

sports

1986 FIFA World Cup Final — championship match of the 1986 FIFA World Cup

general

1997 French Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1997

21st Century

4 events
war

2002 naval incident between North Korea and South Korea

general

2003 European Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 2003

sports

UEFA Euro 2008 finals — final game of the UEFA Euro 2008

war

Offensive which started on 22 May 2016

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