June 29 - June 29 June 29 is the 180th day of the year (181st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 185 days remaining. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances Events 1749 - New Governor, Charles de la Ralière Des Herbiers, arrives at Isle Royale (Cape Breton Island) 1786 - Alexander Macdonnell and over five hundred Catholic highlanders leave Scotland to settle in Glengarry County, Ontario. 1850 - Coal discovered on Vancouver Island. 1864 - Ninety-nine people killed in Canada's worst railway disaster near St-Hilaire. 1891 - Street railway in Ottawa commences operation. 1922 - France grants 100 hectares at Vimy Ridge "freely, and for all time, to the Government of Canada, the free use of the land exempt.
January 29 - January 29 January 29 is the 29th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 336 days remaining, (337 in leap years). Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances Events 1676 - Feodor III becomes Tsar of Russia 1845 - The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe is published for the first time (New York Evening Mirror). 1850 - Henry Clay introduces the Compromise of 1850 to the United States Congress 1856 - Queen Victoria institutes the Victoria Cross 1861 - Kansas is admitted as the 34th U.S. state. 1886 - Karl Benz patents the first successful gasoline-driven automobile. 1891 - Liliuokalani proclaimed Queen of Hawaii 1900 - The American League is organized in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with 8 founding.
June - June simple:June June is the sixth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 30 days. June is named for the Roman goddess Juno, wife of Jupiter. Events in June: The solstice occurs around the 21st of this month, although it may occur on either the 20 or 22. It is the summer solstice in the northern hemisphere and the winter solstice in the southern hemisphere. Midsummer is celebrated in Sweden on the third Friday in June. Father's Day is celebrated in the USA on the third Sunday in June. Gay pride celebrations in many countries in honor of the Stonewall riots The majority of the Portland Rose Festival occurs June begins on a unique day of the week each year. See Also: January, February,.
June 28 - June 28 June 28 is the 179th day of the year (180th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 186 days remaining. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances Events 1243 - Innocent IV becomes pope. 1519 - Charles V elected emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. 1635 - Guadeloupe becomes a French colony. 1651 - Battle of Beresteczko between Poles and Ukrainians, the biggest battle in the 17th century, starts. 1838 - Queen Victoria crowned. 1894 - Labor Day becomes an official US holiday. 1914 - Franz Ferdinand, Archduke of Austria and his wife Sophia are killed by a Serbian nationalist, the casus belli of World War I. 1919 - The Treaty of Versailles is signed, ending.
June 30 - June 30 June 30 is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 184 days remaining. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances Events 1651 - Battle of Beresteczko ends with Polish victory 1908 - Tunguska impact event occurs in Siberia 1936 - Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell published 1956 - A TWA Super Constellation and a United Airlines DC-7 collided above Grand Canyon, Arizona killing 128 1971 - Crew of Soyuz 11 spacecraft killed when air supply escapes through faulty valve 1971 - The 26th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, lowering the voting age to 18, ratified as Ohio became the 38th state to approve it 2002 - May.
July 29 - July 29 July 29 is the 210th day (211th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 155 days remaining. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observations Events 1014 - Battle of Kleidion: Basil II inflicts not only a decisive defeat on the Bulgarian army, but his subsequent savage treatment of 15,000 prisoners reportedly causes Tsar Samuil of Bulgaria to die of shock. 1567 - James VI was crowned at Stirling. 1588 - Battle of Gravelines: The Spanish Armada is defeated by an English naval force under command of Lord Charles Howard and Sir Francis Drake off the coast of Gravelines, France. 1693 - The Battle of Landen 1793 - John Graves Simcoe decides to build a.
June Park, Florida - June Park, Florida June Park is a town located in Brevard County, Florida. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 4,367. Geography \nJune Park is located at 28°4'25" North, 80°41'9" West (28.073643, -80.685709)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 9.7 km² (3.7 mi²). 9.7 km² (3.7 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water. Demographics \nAs of the census of 2000, there are 4,367 people, 1,736 households, and 1,274 families residing in the town. The population density is 452.0/km² (1,171.0/mi²). There are 1,859 housing units at an average density of 192.4/km² (498.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 96.86% White, 0.76% African American, 0.16% Native American, 1.21%.
Henschel Hs 129 - 348 miles 560 km Ferry range Service ceiling 29,525 ft 9,000 m Armament Guns 2x 20 mm MG 151/20 2x 7.92 mm MG 17 Bombs 2x 110lbs 4x 50kg The Henschel Hs 129, often referred to by it's nickname, the Panzerknacker, (tank cracker), was a World War II ground attack aircraft fielded by the Luftwaffe. Although likely to be a good anti-tank weapon, the plane was produced in only small numbers and deployed during a time when the Luftwaffe was unable to protect them from attack. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Background 2 Design and Prototypes 3 Hs 129B-1 4 Hs 129B-2 5 Hs 129B-3 6 Hs 129C Background By the middle of the 1930's the idea of using aircraft against ground targets had been "well understood" to be of little.
KANU - in 1964 and joined KANU. A small but significant leftist opposition party, the Kenya People's Union (KPU), was formed in 1966, led by Jaramogi Oginga Odinga, a former vice president and Luo elder. The KPU was banned and its leader detained after political unrest related to Kenyatta's visit to Nyanza Province. No new opposition parties were formed after 1969, and KANU became the sole political party. At Kenyatta's death in August 1978, Vice President Daniel arap Moi became interim President. On October 14, Moi became President formally after he was elected head of KANU and designated its sole nominee. In June 1982, the National Assembly amended the constitution, making Kenya officially a one-party state, and parliamentary elections were held in September 1983. The 1988 elections reinforced the one-party system. However, in.
Kaloyan of Bulgaria - Byzantium, crowning Baldwin, Count of Flanders (IX) and Hainault (VI), as the Emperor of Constantinople. The "Greeks" (in this case meaning the Eastern Orthodox former subjects of Byzantium, as opposed to the Roman Catholic "Latins") sent envoys to Kaloyan, promising to make him emperor, if he would provide them with protection. The Crusaders, together with the Venetians under Doge Enrico Dandolo, challenged Kaloyan, and on March 29, 1205, laid siege to Adrianople, which Kaloyan had placed under his protection. Kaloyan hurried to Adrianople with a large army composed of Bulgars (Bulgarians), Vlachs (Wallachians), and 14,000 Comans (Koumanian mercenaries). On Thursday, April 14, 1205, the Crusaders faced Kaloyan outside of the city of Adrianople in what came to be called the Battle of Odrin. Kaloyan soundly defeated the Crusaders and took Emperor.
KC-135 Stratotanker - design for the commercial Boeing 707 passenger aircraft as well as the KC-135A Stratotanker. In 1954 the USAF ordered the first 29 of its future fleet of 732. The first aircraft flew in August 1956 and the initial production Stratotanker was delivered to Castle Air Force Base, California, in June 1957. The last KC-135 was delivered to the Air Force in 1965. Of the original KC-135A's, more than 410 have been modified with new CFM-56 engines produced by CFM-International. The re-engined tanker, designated either the KC-135R or KC-135T, can offload 50 percent more fuel, is 25 percent more fuel efficient, costs 25 percent less to operate and is 96 percent quieter than the KC-135A. Under another modification program, 157 Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard tankers were re-engined with the.
Ken Buchanan - Ken Buchanan Ken Buchanan (born June 28, 1945) is a former world boxing champion. Many consider Buchanan to be the best boxer ever to come out of Scotland. Buchanan was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. He started boxing professionally on September 20, 1965, beating Brian Tonks by a knockout in two rounds in London. He spent much of the early parts of his career fighting undistinguished opponents in England. His Scottish debut came in his 17th fight, when he outpointed John McMillan over 10 rounds on January 23, 1967. Prior to that, he had also beaten Ivan Whiter by a decision in 8 rounds. Buchanan ran his winning streak to 23 consecutive bouts before challenging Maurice Cullen on February 19,1968 for the British Lightweight title in London. He knocked Cullen out in.
Kiel Canal - Eiderkanal, which used stretches of the Eider river for the link between the two seas. The Eiderkanal was completed in 1784 and was a 43 kilometre part of a 175 kilometre long waterway from Kiel to the Eider mouth at Tönning on the west coast. It was only 29 metres wide with a water depth was 3 metres, which limited the vessels that could transit the canal to 300 tons. A combination of naval interests -- the German navy wanted to link its bases in the Baltic and the North Sea without sailing around Denmark -- and commercial pressure encouraged the development of a new canal. In June 1887 the canal was started at Holtenau near Kiel. It took the 9,000 workers eight years to build the Kiel Canal. On June.
Kilij Arslan I - western Europe, to be a serious threat. He resumed his war with the Danishmends, and was away from Nicaea when these new Crusaders attacked Nicaea in May of 1097. He hurried back to his capital to find it surrounded by the Crusaders, and was defeated in battle with them on May 21. The city then surrendered to the Byzantines. As the Crusaders continued their march across Anatolia, Kilij Arslan planned an ambush near Dorylaeum on June 29. However, his archers could not penetrate the line of defense set up by the Crusader knights, and a separate group of knights was able to capture the Turkish camp. Kilij Arslan retreated, and did not attack the Crusaders again, although he destroyed crops and water supplies along their route. In 1101 he defeated another.
Klaus Fuchs - Emil Julius Klaus Fuchs, December 29, 1911 - January 28, 1988) was a British physicist who was convicted of surreptitiously supplying information on the British and American atomic bomb research to the USSR. Born in Russelsheim, Germany in 1911. He joined the German Communist Party, but fled to England following the rise of the Nazis in 1933. Gaining a doctorate in Physics from the University of Bristol in 1937, he was invited to study at Edinburgh University. At the outbreak of war, German citizens were interned, Fuchs at a camp in Quebec, Canada. However Professor Max Born of Edinburgh University intervened on Fuchs' behalf. By early 1941, Fuchs had returned to Edinburgh where he was approached by Rudolf Peierls to work on the "Tube Alloys" program, the British atomic bomb research.
Korean War order of battle - in operations. Subsidiary commands are listed on sub-pages of this, as to list all subsidiary commands on one page would be too complicated. Where no date is shown for a command, assume it present at the start of the war, on June 25 1950. General Headquarters United Nations Command - Formally activated 10 July 1950, before then Allied forces were formally under American operational control. US Army Forces Far East US Eighth Army US X Corps September 15 1950-December 24 1950 Republic of Korea Army ROK I Corps ROK II Corps US Naval Forces Far East US Seventh Fleet June 27 1950-End of war Task Force 90 Task Force 95 12 September 1950-End of war Task Force 96 British Far East Fleet June 28 1950-End of war Far East Air Forces.
Koffi Sama - of Togo. He has been Prime Minister since 29 June 2002. See also: List of national leaders This article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by fixing it..
Kurt Eichhorn - Kurt Peter Eichhorn (August 4, 1908 - June 29, 1994) was a prominent German conductor Eichhorn was born in Munich and studied in music in Würzburg. From 1945, he directed the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted the Bavarian People's Opera and Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra, and taught conducting at the Munich Academy of Music. He was appointed honorary conductor of the Bruckner Orchestra in Linz and in 1991 the Bruckner Association of Upper Austria awarded him the Gold Plaque. Eichorn died in Murnau in 1994..
January - consecutive holidays. Trivia The signs of the zodiac within the month of January are Capricorn (December 22-January 19) and Aquarius (January 20-February 18). In the sky, however, in January the Sun passes through the zodiac constellations Sagittarius and Capricornus. In regular years January begins on the same day of the week as October. In leap years January begins on the same day of the week as April and July. January's flower is the snowdrop. January's birthstone is the garnet. See Also: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December Historical anniversaries January 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Or a less condensed.
January 28 - Prime Minister of Canada 1892 - Ernst Lubitsch, film director (+ 1947) 1900 - Heinrich Kesten, author (+ 1996) 1912 - Jackson Pollock, painter, initiator of Dripping painting (+ 1956) 1927 - Hiroshi Teshigahara, director 1929 - Claes Oldenbourg, artist 1929 - Acker Bilk, musician 1933 - Susan Sontag, novelist, philosopher, essayist, director, playwright 1936 - Alan Alda, actor 1945 - Marthe Keller, actress 1968 - Sarah McLachlan, singer 1977 - Joey Fatone, musician 1980 - Nick Carter, musician 1981 - Elijah Wood, actor Deaths 814 - Charlemagne 1547 - King Henry VIII of England 1596 - Sir Francis Drake, explorer, soldier 1939 - William Butler Yeats, writer 1949 - Jean-Pierre Wimille, race car driver 1965 - Maxime Weygand, soldier 1971 - Donald Winnicott, British psychoanalyst 1977 - Freddie Prinze, actor.
