29 June

 10 weird and wonderful things which happened on 29 June:

1. On this date in 1613, during a performance of William Shakespeare's Henry VIII at the Globe Theatre, London, a cannon was set off to mark the King’s entrance. It set fire to the thatched gallery roof and the theatre was totally destroyed. It was rebuilt in June 1614, this time with a tiled roof.
2. In 1994, the first-ever complete fossil of a pygmy mammoth skeleton (70,000 years old) was found off the coast of California.
3. In 1804, the world's first passenger railway was incorporated in Wales. It was powered by sails if it was windy, and by Horses if not.
4. In 1905, The Automobile Association was formed in Britain to counter police harassment of motorists. The inaugural meeting took place at the Trocadero Restaurant in London, and was attended by 50 motorists.
5. In 1956, high jumper Charles Dumas became the first person to jump over 7 feet (2.13 meters).
6. In 1456, Pope Calixtus III, issued papal bull against Halley's Comet. Christians were asked to pray that the comet, which was seen as a symbol of the "anger of God," be fended off or "be entirely diverted against the Turks."
7. On this date in 2000, Patrick Webster finally got to the bottom of why he'd sneezed continually 35 years – doctors diagnosed that he was allergic to his daily muesli breakfast.
8. Constable William Grantham became the first policeman to be killed in the line of duty in Britain on this date in 1829. He went to the aid of a woman involved in a fight between two drunken men. When he fell, all three proceeded to kick him to death.
9. In 1983, a person claiming to be Prince Mongo of the uncharted planet Zambodia, accused of tampering with an electric meter in Memphis, was sentenced to ten days in prison for contempt. He appeared in court wearing Green body paint, a fur loincloth, gold goggles, and carrying a Skull under one arm. Later that year, Prince Mongo ran for mayor of Memphis and got 2,650 votes.
10. In 1838, to mark Queen Victoria’s coronation the previous day, the Sun published its entire issue in gold ink.

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