On this day: 29 June

Selected events and births on 29 June, from Wikipedia’s “On this day”.

Events

• 1950 – The United States defeated England during the FIFA World Cup in one of the greatest upsets in the competition's history. Read more: United States men's national soccer team United States v England (1950 FIFA World Cup) England national football team
• 1995 – Atlantis became the first U.S. Space Shuttle to dock with the Russian space station Mir as part of the Shuttle–Mir program. Read more: Space Shuttle Atlantis Space Shuttle Mir
• 2020 – Reddit banned r/The_Donald, a pro-Trump subreddit, for rule violations and antagonizing the company. Read more: Reddit R/The Donald

Born on this day

• 1945 – Chandrika Kumaratunga, Sri Lankan journalist and politician, 5th President of Sri Lanka Read more: Chandrika Kumaratunga President of Sri Lanka
• 1946 – Ernesto Pérez Balladares, Panamanian politician, 33rd President of Panama Read more: Ernesto Pérez Balladares President of Panama
• 1949 – Joan Clos, Spanish anesthesiologist and politician, 116th Mayor of Barcelona Read more: Joan Clos List of mayors of Barcelona
• 1949 – Ann Veneman, American lawyer and politician, 27th United States Secretary of Agriculture Read more: Ann Veneman United States Secretary of Agriculture
• 1956 – Pedro Santana Lopes, Portuguese lawyer and politician, 118th Prime Minister of Portugal Read more: Pedro Santana Lopes Prime Minister of Portugal
• 1957 – Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, Turkmen dentist and politician, 2nd President of Turkmenistan Read more: Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow President of Turkmenistan
• 2001 – Julian Champagnie, American basketball player Read more: Julian Champagnie
• 2001 – Aaron Schoupp, Australian rugby league player Read more: Aaron Schoupp
• 2002 – Matt Rempe, Canadian ice hockey player Read more: Matt Rempe
• 2003 – Jude Bellingham, English footballer Read more: Jude Bellingham
• 2006 – Sam Lavagnino, American child voice actor Read more: Sam Lavagnino
• 2007 – Casey Phair, South Korean footballer Read more: Casey Phair

Text from Wikipedia: Selected anniversaries / June 29 and the linked articles, via the Wikimedia “On this day” feed, under CC BY-SA 4.0. We leave out entries about wars, violence and disasters to keep this page family-friendly.