Mikhail Baryshnikov defects from the Soviet Union to Canada while on tour with the Kirov Ballet. Date: June 29, 1974 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 29 📅 Events on this day in 1974 📅 On This Day (Today)

Vice President Isabel Perón assumes powers and duties as Acting President of Argentina, while her husband President Juan Perón is terminally ill. Date: June 29, 1974 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 29 📅 Events on this day in 1974 📅 On This Day (Today)

Pope Paul VI ordains some 350 priests in St. Peter's Square in the largest ordination in history Date: June 29, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 29 📅 Events on this day in 1975 📅 On This Day (Today)

The Seychelles become independent from the United Kingdom. Date: June 29, 1976 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 29 📅 Events on this day in 1976 📅 On This Day (Today)

Vincent van Gogh's painting, the Le Pont de Trinquetaille, is bought for $20.4 million at an auction in London, England. Date: June 29, 1987 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 29 📅 Events on this day in 1987 📅 On This Day (Today)

The Sampoong Department Store collapses in the Seocho District of Seoul, South Korea, killing 502 and injuring 937. Date: June 29, 1995 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 29 📅 Events on this day in 1995 📅 On This Day (Today)

Space Shuttle program: STS-71 Mission (Atlantis) docks with the Russian space station Mir for the first time. Date: June 29, 1995 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 29 📅 Events on this day in 1995 📅 On This Day (Today)

Naval clashes between South Korea and North Korea lead to the death of six South Korean sailors and sinking of a North Korean vessel. Date: June 29, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 29 📅 Events on this day in 2002 📅 On This Day (Today)