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Historical events & facts — June 29
What happened on June 29?
On June 29, 2007, Apple put the first iPhone on sale in its stores, revolutionising the mobile phone industry. The device, presented by Steve Jobs on January 9 at MacWorld in San Francisco — "today Apple reinvents the phone" — combined an iPod, a phone and an internet communicator. The iPhone transformed human communication and created the app economy. Queues outside Apple stores lasted days.
On June 29, 1958, in the World Cup final in Stockholm, Brazil defeated Sweden 5-2. The young Pelé, just 17, scored two goals in the final and became the youngest player to score in a World Cup final. It was Brazil's first World title — they would go on to win five in total. Pelé was named the tournament's best player. The world discovered that day the greatest footballer of all time.
On June 29, 1613, the famous Globe Theatre in London, built in 1599 for William Shakespeare's plays, burned down and was destroyed during a performance of "Henry VIII", when a stage cannon set fire to the thatched roof. The fire, which lasted two hours, caused no deaths. The theatre was rebuilt the following year and permanently closed in 1642 by the Puritans.
Notable birthdays — June 29
Famous people born on June 29
Giacomo Leopardi
Count Giacomo Taldegardo Francesco di Sales Saverio Pietro Leopardi was an Italian poet, philosopher, essayist, and philologist.
Heinz Harmel
Heinz Harmel was a German SS commander during the Nazi era. He commanded the 10th SS Panzer Division Frundsberg during World War II. Harmel was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords of Nazi Germany.
Gene La Rocque
Eugene Robert LaRocque was a rear admiral of the US Navy. He founded the Center for Defense Information in 1971.
David Snellgrove
David Llewellyn Snellgrove, FBA was a British Tibetologist noted for his pioneering work on Buddhism in Tibet as well as his many travelogues.
Giorgio Napolitano
Giorgio Napolitano was an Italian politician who served as the president of Italy from 2006 to 2015. At the time the longest-serving president in Italian history, and the first to achieve re-election, he played a dominant role in Italian politics for almost a decade, leading some critics to refer to him as Re Giorgio.
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