births
June 29, 1928
Ian Bannen, Scottish actor (died 1999)
Ian Bannen
Ian Edmund Bannen was a Scottish actor with a long film, stage and TV career. He was nominated for an Academy Award for his performance in The Flight of the Phoenix (1965), the first Scottish actor to receive the honour. He was also nominated for a BAFTA Film Award for his performance in Sidney Lumet's The Offence (1973) and John Boorman's Hope and Glory (1987). Some of his more notable later films included Braveheart (1995) and Waking Ned Devine (1998).
June 29
June 29 is the 180th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 185 days remain until the end of the year.