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 171st day of the year 2017 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 194 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Tuesday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is June 7, 2017 – a Tuesday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 416,088 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 ‘hectaheptacontahenagon’ day.
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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 244 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 1,642 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.
- 1214 –The University of Oxford receives its charter.
- 1631 –The sack of Baltimore: the Irish village of Baltimore is attacked by Algerian pirates.
- 1685 –Monmouth Rebellion: James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth declares himself King of England at Bridgwater.
- 1756 –A British garrison is imprisoned in the Black Hole of Calcutta.
- 1837 –Queen Victoria succeeds to the British throne.
- 1887 –Victoria Terminus, the busiest railway station in India, opens in Bombay.
- 1895 –The Kiel Canal, crossing the base of the Jutland peninsula and the busiest artificial waterway in the world, is officially opened.
- 1900 –Boxer Rebellion: The Imperial Chinese Army begins a 55-day siege of the Legation Quarter in Beijing, China.
- 1991 –The German Bundestag votes to move the capital from Bonn back to Berlin.
Who were born on June 20?
- 1894 –Lloyd Hall, American chemist (d. 1971)
- 1911 –Gail Patrick, American actress (d. 1980)
- 1915 –Dick Reynolds, Australian rules footballer and coach (d. 2002)
- 1933 –Danny Aiello, American actor
- 1945 –Anne Murray, Canadian singer
- 1953 –Ulrich Mühe, German actor (d. 2007)
- 1969 –Peter Paige, American actor
- 1971 –Rodney Rogers, American basketball player
- 1976 –Carlos Lee, Panamanian baseball player
- 1985 –Halil Savran, German footballer
Who died on June 20?
- 1176 –Mikhail of Vladimir, Russian prince
- 1820 –Manuel Belgrano, Argentine lawyer and politician (b. 1770)
- 1929 –Emmanuel Benakis, Greek merchant and politician (b. 1843)
- 1945 –Luís Fernando de Orleans y Borbón, Spanish prince (b. 1888)
- 1952 –Luigi Fagioli, Italian race car driver (b. 1898)
- 1978 –Mark Robson, Canadian film director and producer (b. 1913)
- 1996 –Jim Ellison, singer/guitarist for (Material Issue) (b. 1964)
- 1998 –Conrad Schumann, East German border guard (b. 1942)
- 2007 –Trevor Henry, New Zealand justice (b. 1902)
- 2010 –Harry Blackmore Whittington, British palaeontologist (b. 1916)
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