June 29

June 29 is the 180th day of the year (181st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 185 days remaining.

Births:

• 1861 -- Dr. William Mayo (surgeon and founder of the Mayo Clinic
• 1941 -- Kwame Ture (born "Stokeley Carmichael," later to become a civil rights activist involved in both the Student Non-violent Coordinating Committe [SNCC] and the Black Panthers.)
• 1944 -- Gary Busey (actor: Lethal Weapon, The Firm, The Buddy Holly Story)

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See Also: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December

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