Events on Jun 29
- 1312Roman Catholics German King Henry VII crowned
- 1377French invasion fleet lands at Rye England
- 1428Jacoba of Bavaria signs cease fire with Philip the Good
- 1529Emperor Karel V and Pope Clemens VII sign Treaty of Barcelona
- 1534Jacques Cartier discovers Prince Edward Islands Canada
- 1540English ex chancellor Thomas Cromwell sentenced as heretic
- 1682Sofia names herself regent of Russia
- 1694Dutch fleet attacks French grain transports
- 1755515 prominant filipinos baptized as Catholic
- 1762Russian Czar Peter III divorces his wife Catharina II
- 1767British passes Townshend Revenue Act levying taxes on America
- 1776Va state constitution adopted and Patrick Henry made Governor
- 1800Freemason lodge establishes in Alkmaar
- 1850British ex-premier sir Robert Peel falls off his horse
- 1854Gadsden Purchase (parts of Az, NM) from Mexico for $10 million
- 1854Netherlands allows corporal punishment
- 1857Battle at Chinhat (Indies rebel under Barkat Ahmed beat British)
- 1858Great fire in London harbor
- 1858Treaty of Algun, China cedes north bank of Amur River to Russia
- 1863Battle at Westminster Maryland: Federal assault
- 1863George A Custer (23) appointed Union Brigadier General
- 1863Lee orders his forces to concentrate near Gettysburg, PN
- 1863Very 1st First National Bank opens in Davenport, Iowa
- 1864Grand Trunk Railway accident; 100 killed
- 1867Pope Pius IX declares Gorcumse holy martyrs
- 1880France annexes Otaheite (Tahiti)
- 1881Pope Leo XIII publishes encyclical Diuturnum illud
- 1891National Forest Service organized
- 1897Chicago beats Louisville 36-7 (baseball)
- 1899Brazo River in Texas floods 12 miles wide causing $10 mil damage
Born on Jun 29
- 1517Rembert Dodoens [Rembertus Dodonaeus]: Physician / Botanist
- 1738Constantin Reindl: Composer
- 1783August Alexander Klengel: Composer
- 1805Hiram Powers: US sculptor (Greek Slave)
- 1824Victor J van Hinsbergh: South Netherlands engraver (PTT Stempels)
- 1831William Thomas Clark: Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1905
- 1842Josef Labor: Composer
- 1849Sergei J Witte: Netherlands -- Russian count / Premier Russia
- 1850Joseph Paul Skelly: Composer
- 1858George Washington Goethals: Engineer (built Panama Canal)
- 1861William James Mayo: Surgeon / co-founder Mayo clinic in Minnesota
- 1863James Harvey Robinson: Illinois, United States -- Historian (Ordeal of Civilization)
- 1864Anton Beer-Walbrun: Composer
- 1864Pietro Bonfante: Italian lawyer (Roman law)
- 1865Shigechiyo Izumi: Achieved oldest authenticated age (120 y 237 d)
- 1865William E Borah: Lawyer / (Sen-R-Id)
- 1870Joseph Carl Breil: Composer
- 1874Georg Gohler: Composer
- 1876Nellie Taylor Ross: 1st woman to serve as a gov (Wyoming, 1925-27)
- 1880Ludwig Beck: Chef Germany General Staff ("July 20th plot")
- 1885Andre Gailhard: Composer
- 1885Virginia Pope: (NY Times)
- 1886George Frederick Boyle: Composer
- 1886James Van DerZee: Famous African
- 1886Juliane Gabriels: Flemish Physician (Artus Quellin)
- 1886Robert Schuman: French Premier
- 1893Aare Merikanto: Composer
- 1893Antoon Schweigmann: Dutch religious poet / resistance fighter
- 1897Ottmar Gerster: Composer
- 1901Frieda Inescort: Edinburgh, Scotland -- Actress (Pride & Prejudice)
Died on Jun 29
- 1021Notker Labeo: Tutor in convent Sankt Gallen
- 1293Hendrik van Gent: Flemish neo-Augustian philosopher / theologist
- 1306Musho [Hokai]: Zen teacher / found subtemple at Jochiji
- 1458Mapheus Vegius [Maffeo Vegio]: Italian lawyer / humanist / poet
- 1620John Aerts: Flemish Sculptor
- 1696Michel Lambert: Composer
- 1779Anton R Mengs: German writer / neo-classic Painter Madrid, dies at 51
- 1790Feike H Van de Crew: Fries writer (Mayke Jakkelis)
- 1798Kaat Mussel [Catharina Mulder]: Exerciser
- 1818Carl P Fohr: German Painter / cartoonist, dies at 22
- 1840Lucien Bonaparte: Prince of Canino / Musignano, dies at 65
- 1852Henry Clay [the Great compromiser]: Dies at 75
- 1860Thomas Addison: English Physician (A-Biermer Disease), dies at 67
- 1861Elizabeth Barrett-Browning: Writer, dies at 55
- 1875Ferdinand I KLJM de Goedige: Emperor of Austria, dies at 82
- 1880George W Vreede: Lawyer / politician
- 1903Rentaro Taki: Composer, dies at 23
- 1923Fritz Mauthner: German Author / philosopher (skepticism), dies at 73
- 1923Gustave Adolph Kerker: Composer, dies at 66
- 1933Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle: US actor (Keystone comedies), dies at 46
- 1940Paul Klee: Swiss / German Painter / tutor (Modern Art), dies at 60
- 1941Ignace Jan Paderewski: Polish Statesman pianist, dies in New York at 80
- 1953Jules van Nuffel: Composer, dies at 70
- 1955Max Pechstein: German Painter / graphic artist (Oceania), dies at 73
- 1956Johan[nes F] Bakker, Jr.: Actor, dies at 62
- 1959A Cecil Snyder: Chief Justice of Puerto Rico, dies at 51
- 1964Milenko Zivkovic: Composer, dies at 63
- 1965Sidney Marion: Actor (Outlaws is Coming, Quicksand), dies at 64
- 1966Arthur Meulemans: Belgian composer, dies at 82
- 1966Isabel Dawn: Writer
Historical events on June 30
- 0296St. Marcellinus begins his reign as Catholic Pope
- 0833Louis, King of Austria, crowned
- 0949Otto I the Great gives away bishopdom of Utrecht
- 1294Jews are expelled from Berne Switzerland
- 1371Arnold II of Horne chosen Bishop of Utrecht
- 1397Denmark, Norway and Sweden sign Union of Kalmar under Queen Margaretha
- 1520Spanish conquerors under Cortes take gold from Aztecs
- 1528Burgundy army occupies Utrecht
- 1548Emperor Charles V orders Catholics to become Lutherans
- 1559Duke of Montgomery wounds King Henri II during tournament
- 1596English / Dutch fleet reach Cadiz
- 1598King Philip II moves to Escorial palace
- 1607Annales Ecclesiastici (Scientific History of Catholicism) published
- 1643Battle at Atherton Moor: Royalists beat parliamentary armies
- 1648French Premier Cardinal Mazarin calls Saint Louis Chamber together
- 1688Whig-Lords questions Prince Willem III van Orange on Protestantism
- 1690Battle at Beachy Head: French under Tourville beat Netherlands / English fleet
- 1700Gelderland goes on Gregorian calendar (tomorrow is 12 / 7 / 1700)
- 1734Russian army occupies Danzig
- 1741Pope Benedict XIV encyclical forbidding traffic in alms
- 1755Philippines close all non-catholic Chinese restaurants
- 1794Battle of Fort Recovery, Ohio
- 1815US naval hero Stephen Decatur ends attacks by Algerian pirates
- 1834Congress creates Indian Territory (now Oklahoma)
- 1859Charles Blondin is 1st to cross Niagara Falls on a tightrope
- 1861CSS Sumter slips past USS Brooklyn blockade
- 1862Battle at Turkey Bridge Virginia: Confederate assault attack
- 1862Gustave Flaubert completes "Salammbo"
- 1863Battles in Hanover Pennsylvania: 80 casualties
- 1863Dutch colony Suriname counts population of 33,000 slaves
Born on June 30
- 1468Johan [the Standvastige]: Monarch of Saxon
- 1470Charles VIII: King of France (1483-98) - invaded Italy
- 1503Johan Frederik: Elector of Saxon (1532-47)
- 1669Mauritius Vogt: Composer
- 1685Dominikus Zimmermann: German architect / painter (Liebfrauenkirche)
- 1722Jiri Antonin Benda: Composer
- 1723Christian Ernst Graf: Composer
- 1743Niels Schiorring: Composer
- 1748Jacques D "comte" Cassini: French astronomer
- 1768Elizabeth Kortright Monroe: 1st lady (1817-25)
- 1789E J Horace Vernet: French painter
- 1807Friedrich T Vischer: German philosopher / writer (Auch einer)
- 1810Stanko Vraz [Jakob Frass]: Slovenian / Croatian poet (illyrism)
- 1817Joseph D Hooker: British Botanist
- 1818Edward John Hopkins: Composer
- 1819William A Wheeler: (R) 19th VP (1877-81)
- 1823Hendrik Jan Schimmel: Dutch writer / dramatist (2 Tudors)
- 1837Stephen D Ramseur: Youngest West Pointer to be Major General
- 1846Ricardo Drigo: Composer
- 1847Jacob T Cremer: Minister of Colonies / President (Dutch Trading Comp)
- 1856Gerrit Kalff: Writer (history of Dutch writers)
- 1868C V France: Bradford, England -- Actor (Skin Game, Adventure in Blackmail)
- 1879Walter Hampden: Brooklyn, New York -- Actor (Five Fingers, Hunchback of Notre Dame)
- 1890Gertrude McCoy: Sugar Valley, Georgia -- Silent screen actress (Blue Bird)
- 1892Laszlo Lajtha: Composer
- 1892Pierre Blanchar: Philippeville, Algeria -- Actor (Magnificent Sinner)
- 1893Harold / Joseph Laski: English economist / Labour leader (1945-..)
- 1893Walter Ulbricht: President German DR
- 1894Gavrilo Princip: Bosnian assassin (Archduke Ferdinand)
- 1896Wilfred Pelletier: Montreal, Quebec -- Conductor (Voice of Firestone)
Died on June 30
- 1109Alfonso VI: (imperator totius Hispaniae), King of Leon
- 1520Montezuma II [the Last Aztec Emperor]: Killed
- 1538Charles van Egmond: Duke of Gelre / Earl of Zutphen, dies at 70
- 1649Simon Vouet: French Painter
- 1655Jacob Boonen: South Netherlands clergyman / lawyer, dies at 81
- 1662Johannes C Verspronck: Portrait painter, buried at about 64
- 1666Adam Krieger: German composer, dies at 32
- 1666Alexander Brome: British Poet
- 1792Francesco Antonio Rosetti: Composer
- 1817Abraham Gottlob Werner: German geologist
- 1819Ernst Ludwig Gerber: Composer, dies at 72
- 1839Johan O Wallin: Swedish Poet / Archbishop (Dead Angel)
- 1862Richard Griffith: US Confederate Brigadier General, dies in battle at 48
- 1882Charles J Guiteau: Assassin (President Garfield), hanged
- 1889Eugenio Terziani: Composer, dies at 64
- 1890Samuel Parkman Tuckerman: Composer, dies at 71
- 1899Jon Helgason: Icelandic Poet (Ur Landsudri)
- 1905John Hay: US politician
- 1914Bai Long [White Wolf]: Chinese Robin Hood / crowd leader
- 1919John W S Raleigh: British physicist (Nobel 1904), dies at 76
- 1920Lena Christ: Writer, dies at 38
- 1923Claude Antoine Terrasse: Composer, dies at 56
- 1924Jacob Israel de Haan: Dutch Poet / writer (Pypelyntjes), dies at 42
- 1934Gregor Strasser: German pharmacist / NSDAP-leader, murdered at 42
- 1934Karl Ernst: German SA-leader, murdered
- 1934Kurt von Schleiger: German chancellor (1932-33), murdered at 52
- 1938Milan Rakic: Serbian Poet (Nove Pesme), dies at 61
- 1942Arnoldus J H Aerts: Dutch Bishop of New-Guinea, executed at 62
- 1946Michael Zadora: Composer, dies at 64
- 1948Karl Wolfskehl: Writer, dies at 78
Events on Jul 1
- 0069Bataafs nobleman Gaius Julius Civilis proclaimed Emperor of Syria
- 0070Titus sets up battering rams to assault the walls of Jerusalem
- 0649Pope Martinus I elected to succeed Theodore I
- 10971st Crusaders defeat Sultan Kilidj Arslan of Nicea
- 1200In China, sunglasses are invented
- 1233Earl Otto II van Gelre grants Arnhem state justice
- 1253Battle at Westkapelle-Floris the Guardian beats Gwijde van Dampierre
- 1347Engagement of Count Louis of Male to Margaretha to Daughter of Jan III
- 1390French and Genuese armada sails out against barbarian pirates
- 15171st burning of Protestants at stake in the Netherlands
- 1517Inquisitor Adrian Boeyens (pope Adrianus VI) becomes Cardinal
- 1535Sir Thomas More goes on trial in England charged with treason
- 1543England and Scotland sign Peace treaty of Greenwich
- 1569Latvia Parliament accept Union of Lublin, incorporate into Poland
- 16561st Quakers (Mary Fisher / Ann Austin) arrives in Boston (arrested)
- 1674Spain, France and Netherlands form Triple Alliance
- 1689Matsuo Basho, zen poet, leaves for 150 days journey on Honshu Japan
- 1690Battle of Colors: French beats Spanish / Dutch army
- 1747Battle at Lafeld: France beat English / Dutch army
- 17761st vote on Declaration of Independence
- 1795John Rutledge becomes 2nd chief justice of Supreme Court
- 1810Louis Napoleon resigns as King of the Netherlands
- 18239th Postmaster General: John McLean of Ohio takes office
- 1823United Provinces of Central America gain independence from Mexico
- 1831Admiral James C Ross reaches magnetic North Pole
- 1850At least 626 ships lie at anchor around SF Bay
- 18591st intercollegiate baseball game, Amherst beats Williams 66-32
- 1859Balloon covers a record 809 miles over St. Louis
- 18611st public schoolhouse opens at Washington and Mason St, San Francisco
- 1861War Department decrees the KA and TN are to be canvassed for volunteers
Born on Jul 1
- 1381Laurentius Justitianus [Lorenzo Giustiniani]: Saint
- 1506Louis II: King of Hungary / Bohemia (1516-26)
- 1511Hadrianus Junius [Adriaen de Jonghe]: Medical / historian / humanist
- 1534Frederik II: King of Denmark / Norway (1559-88)
- 1560Charles van Croij: Prince of Chimay / Duke of Aarschot
- 1586Claudio Saracini: Composer
- 1646G W Leibniz: German mathematician / philosopher; postulated monads
- 1663Franz Xaver Murschhauser: Composer
- 1688Johann Ludwig Steiner: Composer
- 1723Pedro R de Campomanes: Spanish economist / historian / literary
- 1735James Lyon: Composer
- 1742Georg C Lichtenberg: German physicist / writer (types of Lichtenberg)
- 1764Georg Christoph Grosheim: Composer
- 1784Wilhelm Friedemann Bach: Composer, Son of J.S. Bach, dies at 74
- 1788Jean-Victor Poncelet: Mathematician, founded projective geometry
- 1802Gideon Welles: Secretary of the Navy (Union), died in 1878
- 1804George Sand: France -- Novelist (Valentine, Le Figaro)
- 1807Thomas Green Clemson: Mining engineer, endowed Clemson University
- 1818Ignaz Semmelweis: Gynecologist
- 1833Alfred Thomas Archimedes Torbert: Bvt Major General (Union Army)
- 1840Robert S Ball: Irish mathematician / astronomer
- 1844Verney L Cameroon: English explorer (Tanganyika)
- 1857Roger Connor: 1st baseman (New York Giants)
- 1874Michel H Campen: Author / critic (Bikoerim)
- 1881Piet[er] L Kramer: Architect (Amsterdam School)
- 1887Charles D Brown: Iowa, United States -- Actor (Barefoot Boy, Disbarred, Night Editor)
- 1892James M Cain: Minneapolis, Minnesota -- Novelist (Postman Always Rings Twice)
- 1899Charles Laughton: England, United Kingdom -- Actor (Mutiny on Bounty, Spartacus)
- 1899Konstantijn Tsatsos: President Greece
- 1901Irna Phillips: Chicago, Illinois -- Created 6 soap operas (Guiding Light)
Died on Jul 1
- 1378Jan I V van Arkel: Bishop of Utrecht / Luik
- 1523Hendrik Voes: Flemish priest / church reformer, burned at stake
- 1523John of Esschen: Flemish priest / church reformer, burned at stake
- 1589Christophe Plantin: French / Belgian book publisher
- 1592Marc A Ingegneri: Italian violinist / Composer (Responsoria)
- 1662Simon Ives: Composer, dies at 61
- 1723Willem van de Pose: Gov of Cape Colony (1699-1797), dies at about 59
- 1742Bohuslav Matej Czernohorsky: Czech Monk / composer, dies at 58
- 1774Henry Fox Holland: English corrupt politician, dies at 68
- 1776Francis Salvador: 1st Jew to die in American Revolutionary War
- 1782Charles Watson-Wentworth 2nd Marquis of Rockingham: Does at 52
- 1784Wilhelm Friedmann Bach: Composer (Sinfonias 64), dies at 73
- 1805Georg Ritschel: Composer, dies at 60
- 1839Mahmud II: Sultan of Turkey (1808-39), dies at 53
- 1847George F Kersting: German painter, dies at 61
- 1863John Fulton Reynolds: Union General Major, dies in battle at 42
- 1883Manuel Gregorio Tavarez: Composer, dies at 39
- 1894Julius PJA van Nyevelt: Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs, dies at 77
- 1910Marius Petipa: French ballet dancer / choreographer (Casse-noisette)
- 1925Erik Alfred Leslie Satie: French Composer (Dreamy Fish), dies at 59
- 1925Jan P Veth: Dutch Painter / lithographer / art historian, dies at 61
- 1939Louis Davids [Simon David]: Cabaret performer / chorus performer
- 1943Auguste Reitsma: Dutch resistance fighter (Census Director), executed
- 1943C Bakker: Dutch resistance fighter (Census Bureau), executed
- 1943C L Barentsen: Dutch resistance fighter (Census Bureau), executed
- 1943Coos Hartogh: Dutch resistance fighter (Census Bureau), executed
- 1943Cor Roos: Dutch resistance fighter (Census Bureau), executed
- 1943Henri Halberstadt: Dutch resistance fighter (census dir), executed
- 1943Johan Brouwer: Hispanist / writer / Dutch resistance fighter, executed
- 1943Koen Limperg: Dutch resistance fighter (Census Bureau), executed