Kigeli V of Rwanda

Rwandan king (1936–2016).

Born June 29th, 1936 in Cyangugu.

Died October 16th, 2016 at 80 years old in Oakton (cardiovascular disease). ^[ref]

Mattias Käit

Estonian association football player.

Born June 29th, 1998 (age 27 years) in Tallinn.

Eskil Suter

Suiss motorcycle racer.

Born June 29th, 1967 (age 58 years) in Turbenthal.

Paulo Lopes

Portuguese footballer.

Born June 29th, 1978 (age 47 years) in Mirandela.

José Pablo Moncayo García

Mexican pianist, percussionist, music teacher, composer and conductor (1912-1958).

Born June 29th, 1912 in Guadalajara.

Died June 16th, 1958 at 45 years old in Mexico City.

Susan George

American and french political and social scientist, activist and writer (1934-2026).

Born June 29th, 1934 in Akron.

Died February 14th, 2026 at 91 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris. ^[ref]

Robert Elsie

Canadian/german linguist and albanologist (1950–2017).

Born June 29th, 1950 in Vancouver.

Died October 2nd, 2017 at 67 years old in Berlin, Bonn (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). ^[ref]

Elina Born

Estonian singer.

Born June 29th, 1994 (age 31 years) in Lehtse.

Katsuya Nomura

Japanese professional baseball player, coach, baseball critic, baseball commentator (1935-2020).

Born June 29th, 1935 in Kyoto.

Died February 11th, 2020 at 84 years old in Setagaya (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Junko Noda

Japanese voice actress.

Born June 29th, 1971 (age 54 years) in Naniwa-ku.

Jimmy Sham

Convener of the civil human rights front.

Born June 29th, 1987 (age 38 years) in British Hong Kong.

Mikkel Duelund

Danish association football player.

Born June 29th, 1997 (age 28 years) in Denmark.

Curt Sachs

German musicologist (1881–1959).

Born June 29th, 1881 in Berlin.

Died February 5th, 1959 at 77 years old in New York City.

William Fielding Ogburn

American sociologist (1886–1959).

Born June 29th, 1886 in Butler.

Died April 27th, 1959 at 72 years old in Tallahassee.

Vasko Popa

Serbian writer (1922-1991).

Born June 29th, 1922 in Grebenac. ^[ref]

Died January 5th, 1991 at 68 years old in Belgrade. ^[ref]

Oskar Rieding

German composer (1846–1916).

Born June 29th, 1846 in Banie. ^[ref]

Died July 7th, 1916 at 70 years old in Celje. ^[ref]

Hendrikje van Andel-Schipper

Dutch supercentenarian (1890–2005).

Born June 29th, 1890 in Smilde.

Died August 30th, 2005 at 115 years old in Hoogeveen (stomach cancer).

Nicolae Bălcescu

Romanian journalist and historian (1819–1852).

Born June 29th, 1819 in Bucharest.

Died November 29th, 1852 at 33 years old in Palermo (tuberculosis).

Charles Michael, Duke of Mecklenburg

German noble.

Born June 29th, 1863 in Lomonosov.

Died December 6th, 1934 at 71 years old in Remplin.

Jean Shinoda Bolen

American psychiatrist.

Born June 29th, 1936 (age 89 years) in Los Angeles. ^[ref]

Isabelle Gulldén

Swedish handball player.

Born June 29th, 1989 (age 36 years) in Sävedalen.

Petar Kočić

Bosnian serb writer (1877-1916).

Born June 29th, 1877 in Stričići.

Died August 27th, 1916 at 39 years old in Belgrade.

Nikolai Nikolayevich Komlichenko

Footballer.

Born June 29th, 1995 (age 30 years) in Plastunovskaya.

Giancarlo Maldonado

Venezuelan footballer.

Born June 29th, 1982 (age 43 years) in Caracas.

Júnior

Brazilian footballer and manager.

Born June 29th, 1954 (age 71 years) in João Pessoa.