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1958 : Brazil wins the soccer World Cup


On June 29, 1958, Brazil won the football World Cup for the first time by beating Sweden 5-2. The star of the Brazilian team was Edson Aronde do Nascimento, better known under the name Pele.

1974 : Isabella Peron became president of Argentina


On June 29, 1974, Isabel Peron, the third wife of President Peron and vice president of the country, became president of Argentina when her husband died. However, as she failed to gather a coalition to run the country properly, she was overthrown by the army in 1976.

1989 : The U.S. Congress votes for sanctions against China


On June 29, 1989, the U.S. Congress adopted sanctions against China following the Tiananmen Square massacre in Beijing.

1995 : A department store collapses in Seoul


On June 29, 1995, the Sampoong department store collapsed in Seoul, killing 500 people and seriously wounding 900 others.
The cause of the collapse was a bad construction. In addition, a floor was added at the last moment without revision of the plans.
When the floor showed signs of collapse, the owner removed the luxury goods and the executive team, but not the customers.

2007 : iPhone is released


On June 29, 2007, the first Apple iPhone was released in the United States. Huge queues had formed in front of stores in order to get the precious gadget.
The main innovation of the iPhone was its touch screen.

Citazione del giorno : 29 Giugno

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Go-Mizunoo, Imperatore del Giappone (1596)
Robert Schuman, Uomo politico francese (1886)
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Scrittore e aviatore francese (1900)
Nelson Eddy, Cantante americano (1901)
Ivan Chernyakhovsky, Generale russo (1906)
Anthony Mann, Regista americano (1906)
Bernard Herrmann, Compositore americano (1911)
Frédéric Dard, Scrittore francese (1921)
Giorgio Napolitano, Uomo politico italiano (1925)
Oriana Fallaci, Giornalista italiana (1929)
Charles J. Precourt, Astronauta americano (1955)
George D. Zamka, Astronauta americano (1962)
Anne-Sophie Mutter, Violinista tedesco (1963)
Mike Vallely, Skateboarder americano (1970)
George Hincapie, Ciclista americano (1973)
Nicole Scherzinger, Cantante americana (Pussycat Dolls) (1978)
Jena Lee, Cantante francese (1987)
Yann M'Vila, Calciatore francese (1990)

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Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Poeta inglese (1861)
Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, Attore americano (1933)
Ignacy Jan Paderewski, Politico e pianista polacco (1941)
Jayne Mansfield, Attrice americana (1967)
Bob Crane, Attore americano (1978)
Pierre Balmain, Stilista francese (1982)
Irving Wallace, Scrittore e sceneggiatore americano (1990)
Lana Turner, Attrice americana (1995)
Vittorio Gassman, Attore e regista italiano (2000)
Katharine Hepburn, Attrice americana (2003)
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