June 29, 1900 (Friday)
- King Oscar II of Sweden approved the creation of the Nobel Foundation, funded by the 1895 Will of Alfred Nobel. The first Nobel Prize awards were made by the foundation in 1901.
- Born: Antoine de Saint Exupéry, author of the classic children's book The Little Prince, in Lyon, France; (killed in action 1944).
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Famous quotes containing the word june:
“In June the bush we call
alder was heavy, listless,
its leaves studded with galls,
growing wherever we didn’t
want it.”
—Denise Levertov (b. 1923)