June 29

June 29 is the 180th day of the year, 185 days remaining

512 - A solar eclipse is recorded by a monastic chronicler in Ireland.
1880 - France annexes Tahiti.
1976 - The Seychelles becomes independent from the United Kingdom.
1995 - Space Shuttle docks with Mir - the Russian space station - for the first time.)

Birthday

1900 - Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, French writer
One of his most famous works is Le Petit Prince (The Little Prince)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antoine_de_Saint-Exup%C3%A9ry

1963 - Anne-Sophie Mutter, German violinist
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne-Sophie_Mutter

Death

69 - Saint Peter, Apostle and 1st Bishop of Rome
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Peter