JUNE 29 | Birthdays and Events

Notable Birthdays for June 29

Hiram Powers (1805-1873) - Sculptor who gained fame after he created The Greek Slave sculpture.

Thomas Dunn English (1819-1902) - Poet who had a feud with Edgar Allen Poe about personal letters given to Poe by two female friends.

George Washington Goethals (1858-1928) - Engineer who co-designed the Panama Canal.

Julia Lathrop (1858-1932) -  First woman to head a U.S. Federal Bureau (U.S. Children's Bureau).

William James Mayo (1861-1939) - Surgeon and co-founder of the Mayo Clinic (MN).

George Ellery Hale (1868-1938) - Astronomer who discovered magnetic fields in sunspots.

Bernard Herrmann (1911-1975) - Considered one of the best film score writers of all time.

Joel Habener (1937-Still Living) - Physician who discovered the role obesity and diabetes (GLP-1).

Gary Busey (1944-Still Living) - Actor who gained full fame after his role as Buddy Holly in the Buddy Holly Story.

Fred Grandy (1948-Still Living) - Actor (Gopher in The Love Boat) who turned politician (U.S. House of Reps from Iowa).

Don Rosa (1951-Still Living) - Comic book writer and illustrator for Scrooge McDuck and Donald Duck.

Memorable Events for June 29

1940 - Congress passed the Alien Registration Act.

1949 - Troops withdraw from Korea.

1950 - President Truman authorizes a sea blockade of Korea.

1954 - Dr. Robert Oppenheimer's security clearance is revoked by the Atomic Energy Commission.

1956 - President Eisenhower signs the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956, creating the Interstate Highway System.

1964 - The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is passed.

2007 - Apple releases the iPhone.