What happened this day in history June 20

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, 1,718,841,600 seconds 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.
  • 1787
    Oliver Ellsworth moves at the Federal Convention to call the government the United States.
  • 1837
    Queen Victoria succeeds to the British throne.
  • 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.
  • 1948
    Toast of the Town, later The Ed Sullivan Show, makes its television debut.
  • 1960
    The Mali Federation gains independence from France (it later splits into Mali and Senegal).
  • 1963
    The so-called “red telephone” is established between the Soviet Union and the United States following the Cuban Missile Crisis.
  • 1990
    Asteroid Eureka is discovered.
  • 2003
    The WikiMedia Foundation is founded in St. Petersburg, Florida.

Who were born on June 20?

  • 1915
    Terence Young, British film director (d. 1994)
  • 1941
    Stephen Frears, English film director
  • 1972
    Paul Bako, American baseball player
  • 1978
    Bobby Seay, American baseball player
  • 1978
    Frank Lampard, English footballer
  • 1978
    Jan-Paul Saeijs, Dutch footballer
  • 1978
    Quinton Jackson, American mixed martial artist
  • 1979
    Cael Sanderson, American olympic freestyle wrestler
  • 1979
    Charles Howell III, American professional golfer
  • 1979
    Charlotte Hatherley, English guitarist (Ash)

Who died on June 20?

  • 1176
    Mikhail of Vladimir, Russian prince
  • 1787
    Carl Friedrich Abel, German composer (b. 1723)
  • 1870
    Jules de Goncourt, French writer (b. 1830)
  • 1875
    Joseph Meek, American mountain man (b. 1810)
  • 1958
    Kurt Alder, German chemist, Nobel laureate (b. 1902)
  • 1972
    Howard Johnson, American businessman, originator of restaurant chain (b. 1897)
  • 1995
    Emil Cioran, Romanian-born French philosopher (b. 1911)
  • 2003
    Bob Stump, American politician (b. 1927)
  • 2005
    Jack Kilby, American electrical engineer, Nobel laureate (b. 1923)
  • 2006
    Billy Johnson, American baseball player (b. 1918)

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