June 29 holidays in 2023

Holiday name Holiday location Holiday type
Saints Peter and Paul - Christian
National Day Seychelles Public Holiday
Central Province Day Solomon Islands Local Holiday
National Camera Day - Unofficial (Products & Technology )
National Waffle Iron Day - Unofficial (Food & Drinks, Products & Technology )
National Almond Buttercrunch Day - Unofficial (Food & Drinks)
International Mud Day - Unofficial (Nature & Environment)
National Bomb Pop Day - Unofficial (Food & Drinks)
National Handshake Day - Unofficial (Appreciation & Honor)
Eid al Adha Public Sector Holiday Turkey Holiday For Public Servants
Eid ul Adha Multiple [Show] Multiple Types
Eid al-Adha Multiple [Show] Multiple Types
St Peter and St Paul Peru National Holiday
Saint Peter and Saint Paul Venezuela National Holiday
Internal Autonomy Day French Polynesia Public Holiday
Eid al-Qurban Afghanistan Public Holiday
Eid-e-Ghorban (Feast of Sacrifice) Iran National Holiday
Eid al-Adha holiday Jordan National Holiday
Kurban Bairam Kazakhstan Public Holiday
Kurman Ait Kyrgyzstan National Holiday
Hari Raya Haji Malaysia Federal Public Holiday
Eid al-Adha (Feast of the Sacrifice) Philippines Regular Holiday
Eid al-Adha (Feast of Sacrifice) Multiple [Show] Multiple Types
Sacrifice Feast Turkey National Holiday
Feast of the Sacrifice Multiple [Show] Multiple Types
The Feasts of Saints Peter and Paul Holy See (Vatican City) National Holiday
The Feast of St. Peter and St. Paul (Rome) Italy Local Holiday
Eid al Addha Kosovo Official Holiday
Feast of Saints Peter and Paul Malta Public Holiday
St. Peter and St. Paul Switzerland (GR*, SO*, TI) Common Local Holiday
Tabaski Multiple [Show] Public Holiday
Aid el-Kebir Ivory Coast Public Holiday
Id el Kabir Nigeria Public Holiday
Eid-al-Adha - Islamic

Historical Events on June 29

  • 1880: Tahiti is annexed by France on this day.
  • 1881: Muhammad Ahmad declares that he’s the Mahdi in Sudan.
  • 1888: Several Illinois townships vote to be annexed by the city of Chicago. This creates the biggest U.S city in the country.
  • 1915: The North Saskatchewan River Flood of 1915 begins on this day. It’s considered by many to be the worst flood in Edmonton, Canada history.
  • 1916: For his part in the Easter Rising, Roger Casement is sentenced to death.
  • 1950: A blockade by sea of Korea is authorized by United States President Harry S. Truman on this date.
  • 1956: The Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956 is officially signed. This acts creates the U.S Interstate Highway System in the United States.
  • 1975: The first prototype of the Apple I computer is tested by Steve Wozniak on this date.
  • 1976: The Seychelles becomes an independent state from the U.K.
  • 1987: A painting by Vincent Can Gogh called “Le Pont de Trinquetaille” is bought for over twenty million dollars at an auction in the city of London, England.
  • 1995: The Atlantis docks with the Russian space station Mir on this day.
  • 1995: In Seoul, South Korea, the Sampoong Department Store collapses. Over 930 people are injured and over 500 people are killed.
  • 2006: During the case Hamdan v. Rumsfeld, the United States Supreme Court rules that U.S President George W. Bush’s plant to try detainees of Guantanamo Bay in military tribunals violates both U.S and international law.
  • 2007: The Iphone is released by Apple Inc. on this day.
  • 2012: Fast moving windstorms rumble through the eastern U.S and kills over 20 people and leaves millions more without power.

Famous Birthdays on June 29

  • American singer Little Eva (Eva Boyd) is born in 1943.
  • American actor Gary Busey is born in 1944.
  • American comedian, actor and screenwriter, Richard Lewis is born in 1947.
  • American actor and politician, Fred Grandy is born in 1948.

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