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 172^nd 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, 28,647,360 minutes 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.

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.
• 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.
• 1789 –
  Deputies of the French Third Estate take the Tennis Court Oath.
• 1840 –
  Samuel Morse receives the patent for the telegraph.
• 1919 –
  150 die at the Teatro Yaguez fire, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico.
• 1944 –
  World War II: The Battle of the Philippine Sea concludes with a decisive U.S. naval victory. The lopsided naval air battle is also known as the “Great Marianas Turkey Shoot”.
• 1963 –
  The so-called “red telephone” is established between the Soviet Union and the United States following the Cuban Missile Crisis.
• 1982 –
  The Argentine base (Corbeta Uruguay) on Southern Thule surrenders to Royal Marine commandos in the final action of the Falklands War.
• 2009 –
  During the Iranian election protests, the death of Neda Agha-Soltan is captured on video and spreads virally on the Internet, making it “probably the most widely witnessed death in human history”.

Who were born on June 20?

• 1893 –
  Wilhelm Zaisser, German politician (d. 1958)
• 1899 –
  Jean Moulin, French Resistance leader (d. 1943)
• 1921 –
  Byron Farwell, American military historian (d. 1999)
• 1932 –
  Robert Rozhdestvensky, Russian poet (d. 1994)
• 1936 –
  Billy Guy, American singer (The Coasters) (d. 2002)
• 1970 –
  Andrea Nahles, German politician
• 1971 –
  Josh Kronfeld, New Zealander rugby union footballer
• 1973 –
  Chino Moreno, American musician (Deftones)
• 1983 –
  Darren Sproles, American football player
• 1997 –
  Maria Lark, Russian/American actress

Who died on June 20?

• 451 –
  Theodorid, King of the Visigoths
• 1176 –
  Mikhail of Vladimir, Russian prince
• 1820 –
  Manuel Belgrano, Argentine lawyer and politician (b. 1770)
• 1958 –
  Kurt Alder, German chemist, Nobel laureate (b. 1902)
• 1965 –
  Bernard Baruch, American presidential advisor and financier (b. 1870)
• 1974 –
  Horace Lindrum, Australian snooker and billiards player (b. 1912)
• 1976 –
  Lou Klein, American baseball player (b. 1918)
• 2005 –
  Jack Kilby, American electrical engineer, Nobel laureate (b. 1923)
• 2010 –
  Harry Blackmore Whittington, British palaeontologist (b. 1916)
• 2010 –
  Roberto Rosato, Italian footballer (b. 1943)