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Notable anniversaries in history for today: June 29
- 100th: 1924 - Birth of Ezra Laderman in New York City, New York, USA; composer (Jacob and the Indians).
- 90th: 1934 - Birth of Carl Levin; American politician (Senator-Democrat-Michigan).
- 80th: 1944 - Birth of Gary Busey in Goose Creek, Texas, USA; actor (The Buddy Holly Story, A Star in Born, Into the West, A Dangerous Life).
- 70th: 1954 - Atomic Energy Commission voted against, reinstating Dr J Robert Oppenheimer.
- 60th: 1964 - Birth of Pepper Johnson; NFL line backer (New York Giants).
- 60th: 1964 - Birth of Stedman Pearson; rocker (Five Star - "Silk and Steel").
- 60th: 1964 - US Civil Rights Act of 1964 passes after 83-day filibuster in Senate.
- 40th: 1984 - USSR offers to start talking about banning Strategic Defence Initiative.
- 30th: 1994 - In Charlotte Pass, New South Wales, an Australian record cold temperature of -9.4 degrees F is recorded.
- 15th: 2009 - Bernard Madoff is sentenced to 150 years in prison for "extraordinarily evil" crimes in Wall Street's biggest and most brazen investment fraud.
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