What are the important events that happened on June 20? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
June 20: Facts & Myths About This Day
June 20 is the 172nd day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 194 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Thursday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is June 7, 2024 – a Thursday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 477,456 hours has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘hectaheptacontadigon’ day.
Gemini is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Pearl is the modern birthstone for this month. Moonstone is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 223 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,199 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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June 20: This Day In History
On leap years, this day usually marks the summer solstice in the northern hemisphere and the winter solstice in the southern hemisphere.
June 20 Historical Events
- 451 –Battle of Chalons: Flavius Aetius’ battles Attila the Hun. After the battle, which was inconclusive, Attila retreats, causing the Romans to interpret it as a victory.
- 1605 –After only three months as tsar, 16-year-old Feodor II of Russia is assassinated.
- 1837 –Queen Victoria succeeds to the British throne.
- 1840 –Samuel Morse receives the patent for the telegraph.
- 1887 –Victoria Terminus, the busiest railway station in India, opens in Bombay.
- 1900 –Boxer Rebellion: The Imperial Chinese Army begins a 55-day siege of the Legation Quarter in Beijing, China.
- 1944 –Continuation war: the Soviet Union demands an unconditional surrender from Finland during the beginning of partially successful Vyborg–Petrozavodsk Offensive. The Finnish government refuses.
- 1956 –A Venezuelan Super-Constellation crashes in the Atlantic Ocean off Asbury Park, New Jersey, killing 74 people.
- 1982 –The Argentine base (Corbeta Uruguay) on Southern Thule surrenders to Royal Marine commandos in the final action of the Falklands War.
- 1991 –The German Bundestag votes to move the capital from Bonn back to Berlin.
Who were born on June 20?
- 1912 –Anthony Buckeridge, English author (d. 2004)
- 1915 –Dick Reynolds, Australian rules footballer and coach (d. 2002)
- 1928 –Eric Dolphy, American jazz musician (d. 1964)
- 1938 –Mickie Most, British record producer (d. 2003)
- 1942 –Brian Wilson, American musician (The Beach Boys)
- 1947 –Dolores Brooks, American singer (the Crystals)
- 1977 –Gordan Giriček, Croatian basketball player
- 1979 –Charles Howell III, American professional golfer
- 1984 –Hassan Adams, American basketball player
- 1989 –Javier Pastore, Argentine footballer
Who died on June 20?
- 1840 –Pierre Claude François Daunou, French statesman and historian (b. 1761)
- 1929 –Emmanuel Benakis, Greek merchant and politician (b. 1843)
- 1952 –Luigi Fagioli, Italian race car driver (b. 1898)
- 1966 –Georges Lemaître, Belgian catholic priest and astronomer, originator of the Big Bang theory (b. 1894)
- 1996 –Jim Ellison, singer/guitarist for (Material Issue) (b. 1964)
- 1997 –Lawrence Payton, American singer (The Four Tops) (b. 1938)
- 2006 –Billy Johnson, American baseball player (b. 1918)
- 2009 –Neda Agha-Soltan, Iranian student (b. 1982)
- 2010 –Harry Blackmore Whittington, British palaeontologist (b. 1916)
- 2010 –Roberto Rosato, Italian footballer (b. 1943)
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