29 June

Events

 * 1613 - Francis Pearson set fire to the Globe Theatre on opening night for William Shakespeare's last play, Henry VIII. Pearson was later attacked and consumed by the Mimic, becoming the being later known as Persona. (MA: Managra)


 * 1934 - Hitler ordered a blood purge of the SA Brown Shirts. As many as two thousand were executed in one day. (NA: Timewyrm: Exodus)


 * 2006 - Mickey Smith initiated the launch of a cruise missile at 10 Downing Street using a password given by the Ninth Doctor, under orders of Harriet Jones. (DW: World War Three)

Behind the scenes

 * 1927 - Tommy Wright, who played the Guard Master in the Doctor Who serial The Creature from the Pit, was born.
 * 1943 - Maureen O'Brien, who portrayed companion Vicki, was born in Liverpool, England.