On This Day for June 29 - London's Globe Theatre destroyed by fire, Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga is born, and more

This message contains graphics. If you do not see the graphics, [click here to view](. June 29 [Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga, 1999.] BORN ON THIS DAY 1945 Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga Born this day in 1945 was [Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga]( a member of a prominent [Sri Lankan]( political family who became prime minister and then president in 1994—the first woman to serve as the country's president. [SEE ALL BIOS ON THIS DAY]( [Globe Theatre] ON THIS DAY 1613 London's Globe Theatre destroyed by fire During a performance of [William Shakespeare]( [Henry VIII]( on this day in 1613, the [Globe Theatre]( was destroyed within an hour after its thatch was accidentally set aflame by a cannon marking the king's entrance onstage. [SEE ALL EVENTS ON THIS DAY]( [Discover the NEW Britannica Kids! Click Here to Learn More!]( MORE EVENTS ON THIS DAY [Bernie Madoff (centre) leaving a federal court in New York, 2009.] 2009: American hedge-fund investment manager [Bernie Madoff]( received a sentence of up to 150 years in prison for operating the largest [Ponzi scheme]( in history. [Hepburn, Katharine] 2003: American actress [Katharine Hepburn]( spirited performer with a touch of eccentricity who introduced into her roles a strength of character previously considered to be undesirable in Hollywood leading ladies—died in Connecticut. [Carmichael, Stokely] 1941: [Stokely Carmichael]( a [civil rights]( activist and a leader of [black nationalism]( in the United States in the 1960s, was born in Port of Spain, Trinidad. [Balkan Wars map.] 1913: Following a year of war with the [Ottoman Empire]( members of the victorious [Balkan League]( quarreled over the division of the conquered territories, resulting in the [Second Balkan War]( when [Bulgaria]( attacked Greek and Serbian forces in [Macedonia]( this night. [Browning, Elizabeth Barrett] 1861: English poet [Elizabeth Barrett Browning]( famous for her Sonnets from the Portuguese, died at age 55 from a severe chill. [Townshend Acts] 1767: The [Townshend Revenue Act]( an import tax on tea and other goods, was imposed on the American colonists by British Chancellor [Charles Townshend]( bringing the Americans one step closer to revolution. [SEE ALL EVENTS ON THIS DAY]( ALSO BORN ON THIS DAY 1957 Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov president of Turkmenistan 1941 Stokely Carmichael West Indian-American activist 1920 Ray Harryhausen American filmmaker 1911 Bernard Herrmann American composer and conductor 1908 Leroy Anderson American musician 1900 Antoine de Saint-Exupéry French author [SEE ALL BIOS ON THIS DAY]( FOLLOW: [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [YouTube]( To unsubscribe from Britannica e-mails, [click here](. Encyclopædia Britannica 325 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 200 Chicago, Illinois 60654 United States © 2018 Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. [Privacy Policy]( • [Help](