June 29

 Holidays and Observances
(Alphabetical Order)

2026 Daily Holidays that fall on June 29, include:

• Camera Day 
• Day of the Christian Martyr - June 29, 2026
• Feast of Saints Peter and Paul 
• Hug Holiday
• National Almond Buttercrunch Day 
• National Camera Day 
  
• Please Take My Children to Work Day - June 29, 2026 (Last Monday in June)
• Ryan Moran Day - June 29, 2026 (First Full Moon in June)
• Waffle Iron Day 

2026 Weekly Holidays that include June 29, are:

• Info. to Come!

2026 Monthly Holidays that include June 29, are:

There are too many monthly holidays to include here, so please check out our June Holidays page to see all of the holidays that are celebrated the entire month of June.

NOTE:

1. A page on each holiday will be coming soon and linked above.
2. If a date is a movable holiday, that is different every year, I'll include the year as well as the date rule above. Otherwise, the holiday falls on the same date each year.

World Festivals and Events
(Date Order)

• Info. to Come!

Astrological Sign

The Astrological Sign for June 29 is Cancer.

Birth Flower of the Month

Birthstone

The Birthstone(s) for June is:

• Pearls which have been popular in jewelry for centuries because of their natural beauty.
• Alexandrite gemstones are extremely rate and change color based on the lighting
• Moonstone

Famous Birthdays

• 1793 - Josef Ressel, Czech-Austrian inventor who invented the propeller (d. 1857)
• 1858 - George Washington Goethals, American general and engineer who co-designed the Panama Canal (d. 1928)
• 1861 - William James Mayo, American physician who co-founded the Mayo Clinic (d. 1939)
• 1892 - Henry Gerber, German-American activist who founded the Society for Human Rights (d. 1972)
• 1903 - Alan Blumlein, English engineer who developed the H2S radar (d. 1942)
• 1944 - Gary Busey, American actor (Lethel Weapon, Point Break, The Buddy Holly Story)

Famous Deaths

• 1860 - Thomas Addison, English physician and endocrinologist who discovered Addison's disease (b. 1793)
• 1861 - Elizabeth Barrett Browning, English poet best know for her poem "How Do I Love Thee?" (b. 1806)
• 1978 - Bob Crane, American actor and radio host (Hogan's Heroes) (b. 1928)
• 1995 - Lana Turner, American actress and singer who was named the most glamorous woman in the history of international art (The Post Man Always Rings Twice, Peyton Place) (b. 1921)
• 2002 - Rosemary Clooney, American singer and actress (b. 1928)
• 2003 - Katharine Hepburn, American actress and singer (Guess Whose Coming to Dinner, On Golden Pond) (b. 1907)

Famous Weddings and Divorces

• 1762 - Russian Tsar Peter III divorces his wife Catherine II
• 1854 - Charlotte Bronte, English author of Jane Eyre marries Arthur Bell Nicholls
• 1956 - US Actress Marilyn Monroe marries for the 3rd time, playwright Arthur Miller

Quote of the Day

Healthy Diet Habit Tip of the Day 
or a Recipe of the Day

A night time eater, eats the majority of their calories in the evening. This could be for many reasons. This unhealthy diet habit could be intentional, because you are trying to diet, and believe skipping meals saves you calories, or unintentional, because you are just busy during the day and do not take time to eat.

Many yo-yo dieters practice this food habit. They try to eat tiny meals during the day, but then their body goes into severe hunger mode, and begins sending out powerful cravings. They eat dinner and then eat on and off until bedtime. This is an unhealthy diet habit that must end!

Find out more about Night Time Eaters from Kerry's Healthy Diet Habits website!

Season

June 29th falls within the Summer Season in the Northern Hemisphere.

Summer is the Hottest of the Four Seasons! It follows Spring and is before Fall! The kids are out of school and many vacations happen in summer, which means more family time. Hopefully a beach is involved!

The first day of Summer is also known as the Summer Solstice where we enjoy the most sunlight of the year! After this day, the amount of daylight starts to decrease each day.

Check out our Summer Season page for information about Summer, Summer Dates, Major Summer Holidays and Observances, Major Summer Festivals, Fun Facts About Summer, Summer Food Tips, Summer Gardening, Summer Preparation, Summer Quotes, and Summer Weather Information.

Kerry has put together some great information and tips on Summer Foods: 

• Summer Cooking

• Summer Weight Loss Tips

If you live in the Southern Hemisphere, this day falls in the Winter Season. 

• Winter Foods

• Winter Weight Gain

• Winter Weight Loss Tips

This Day in History

• 1613 - The Globe Theatre in London burns to the ground
• 1776 - Mission San Francisco de Asis in San Francisco, CA is founded by Father Francisco Palou
• 1880 - France annexes Tahiti
• 1928 - The Outerbridge Crossing and Goethals Bridge in Staten Island are opened
• 1956 - The United State Interstate Highway System is created when the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956 is signed
• 1974 - Russian ballet dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov defects to Canada from the Soviet Union
• 1975 - Steve Wozniak tests his first prototype of the Apple I computer
• 1976 - The Seychelles gains their independence from the United Kingdom
• 2007 - The iPhone is released by Apple, Inc.
• 2014 - A caliphate in Syria and northern Iraq is declared by The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant

This Day in Music

• 1985 - Dancing in the Street is recorded by Mick Jagger and David Bowie in London at the Abbey Road Studios for the Live Aid Charity. They shoot the video (video below) the same day.
• 1995 - Ringo Starr does a TV commercial for Pizza Hut that debuts in the US
• 2001 - A stage musical written by former Mamas & the Papas member Denny Doherty named Dream a Little Dream: The Almost-True Story of the Mamas & the Papas premiered in Toronto
• 2004 - Feedback, the 18th studio album by Rush is released featuring eight cover songs of songs that influenced the band members in their younger years
• 2007 - The iPhone by Apple is released, integrated music with a phone for the first time

This Day in Sports

• 1956 - The first high jump over 7 feet is made by Charles Dumas in Los Angeles, CA
• 1961 - Willie Mays becomes the 4th major baseball player with 3 or more homeruns twice in a season
• 1983 - Jockey Angel Cordero, Jr. wins his 5,000th horse race

Word of the Day from Wiktionary

Wishing You a Great Day Today!