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June 20 is the 171st day of the year (172nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. International holidays May 1 - Labour Day ( Pakistan) May 1 - Labour Day ( Singapore) International holidays and commemorations June 8 - Dragon Boat Festival ( Traditional Chinese) June 9 - Shavuot International holidays July 1 - Canada Day ( Canada) July 1 - July Morning ( Bulgaria) Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected Events 455 - The Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman Emperor, entering Events 781 BC - The first historic Solar eclipse is recorded in China. Events 70 - Titus and his Roman Legions breach the middle wall of Jerusalem in the Siege of Jerusalem Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year Events 1099 - The First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins Events 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable Events 53 - Roman Emperor Nero marries Claudia Octavia 62 - Claudia Octavia commits Events 1190 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Sally River while leading an army to Jerusalem Events 1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned according to the calculations of Eratosthenes. Events 1381 - Peasants' Revolt: in England, rebels arrive at Blackheath. Events 1525 - Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, against the Celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for Events 1276 - While taking exile in Fuzhou in southern China, away from the advancing Mongol invaders, the remnants of the Events 763 BC - Assyrians record a Solar eclipse that will be used to fix the Chronology of Mesopotamian history Events 1487 - Battle of Stoke Field, the last dying breath of the Wars of the Roses. Events 1462 - Vlad III the Impaler attempts to assassinate Mehmed II ( The Night Attack) forcing him to retreat Events 618 - Coronation of the Chinese governor Li Yuan as Emperor Gaozu of Tang, the new Emperor of China, initiating three centuries Events 1179 - The Norwegian Battle of Kalvskinnet outside Nidaros. Events 524 - Godomar, King of the Burgundians defeats the Franks at the Battle of Vézeronce. Events 217 BC - Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom. Events 1180 - First Battle of Uji, starting the Genpei War in Japan 1305 - The Flemish Events 972 - Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces takes place Events 524 - Battle of Vézeronce, the Franks defeat the Burgundians Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire. Events 1358 - Republic of Dubrovnik is founded 1709 - Peter the Great defeats Charles XII of Sweden Events 1098 - Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul. Events 512 - A Solar eclipse is recorded by a monastic chronicler in Ireland. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the Usurper 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common International holidays and commemorations June 8 - Dragon Boat Festival ( Traditional Chinese) June 9 - Shavuot June 2007 is the sixth month of that year It began on a Friday and 30 days later ended on a Saturday. June 2006 was a month with thirty days The following events also occurred during the month 2005: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October June 2004: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September June 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September June 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September June 2000: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today There are 194 days remaining until the end of the year.

This is a common date for the Summer Solstice in the Northern Hemisphere and the Winter Solstice in the Southern Hemisphere. Summer is one of the four Temperate Seasons Summer marks the warmest time of year with the longest days Solstices occur twice a year when the tilt of the Earth's axis is most oriented toward or away from the Sun, causing the Sun to reach its northernmost and southernmost extremes Northern Hemisphere is the half of a Planet that is North of the Equator —the word hemisphere literally means 'half ball' The winter solstice occurs at the instant when the Sun 's position in the sky is at its greatest angular distance on the other side of the equatorial plane from the Southern Hemisphere is the half of a Planet that is South of the Equator —the word hemisphere literally means 'half ball'

1 Events
2 Births
3 Deaths
4 Holidays and observances
5 External links

Events

451 - Battle of Chalons: Flavius Aetius' victory over Attila the Hun. Events By Place Western Roman Empire April 7 — The Huns sack Metz. Aëtius is also the name of several other persons Flavius Aëtius or simply Aëtius, (c
1214 - University of Oxford receives its charter. The University of Oxford (informally "Oxford University" or simply "Oxford" located in the city of Oxford, Oxfordshire, England is the A charter is the grant of authority or rights stating that the granter formally recognizes the prerogative of the recipient to exercise the rights specified
1631 - The sack of Baltimore: the Irish village of Baltimore is attacked by Algerian pirates. The Sack of Baltimore took place on June 20, 1631, when the village of Baltimore, West Cork, Ireland, was attacked by Algerian Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world Baltimore (Dún na Séad is a harbour town in western County Cork, Province of Munster, Ireland. Algeria ( ar [[Arabic]] الجزائر, Al Jaza'ir ælʤæˈzæːʔir Amazigh: ⴷⵥⴰⵢⴻⵔ Dzayer) officially the People's Piracy is Robbery committed at sea or sometimes on shore without a commission from a sovereign Nation (as distinct from Privateering
1685 - Monmouth Rebellion: James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth declares himself King of England at Bridgwater. The Monmouth Rebellion of 1685, also known as the Pitchfork Rebellion, was an attempt to overthrow James II, who had become King of England at James Crofts, later James Scott 1st Duke of Monmouth and 1st Duke of Buccleuch ( April 9 1649 &ndash July 15 1685) was an English The Kings of Wessex, who conquered Kent and Sussex from Mercia in 825 became increasingly dominant over the other kingdoms of England during Bridgwater in Somerset, England, is a Market town, the administrative centre of the Sedgemoor district, and the leading industrial
1756 - British garrison imprisoned in the Black Hole of Calcutta. Year 1756 ( MDCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The British Empire was the largest empire in history and for over a century was the foremost global power. Garrison (various spellings (from the French garnison, itself from the verb garnir, "to equip" is the collective term for a body of Troops The Black Hole of Calcutta was a small Dungeon in Fort William where troops of the Nawab of Bengal, Siraj ud-Daulah, held British
1782 - The U.S. Congress adopts the Great Seal of the United States. Year 1782 ( MDCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The United States Congress is the bicameral Legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses The Great Seal of the United States is used to authenticate certain documents issued by the United States federal government.
1787 - Oliver Ellsworth moves at the Federal Convention to call the government the United States. Year 1787 ( MDCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Oliver Ellsworth ( April 29 1745 &ndash November 26 1807) an American lawyer and politician was a revolutionary against British The Philadelphia Convention (now also known as the Constitutional Convention, the Federal Convention, or the " Grand Convention at Philadelphia The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
1789 - Deputies of the French Third Estate took the Tennis Court Oath. Year 1789 ( MDCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. The History of France has been divided into a series of separate historical articles navigable through the list to the right The Estates of the realm were the broad divisions of society usually distinguishing Nobility, Clergy, and Commoners recognized in the Middle Ages The Tennis Court Oath (serment du jeu de paume was a pivotal event during the French Revolution.
1791 - King Louis XVI of France and his immediate family begin the Flight to Varennes during The French Revolution. Year 1791 ( MDCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Louis XVI ( 23 August 1754 – 21 January 1793) Louis-Auguste de France, ruled as King of France and Navarre The Flight to Varennes ( June 20 - 21, 1791) was a significant episode in the French Revolution during which King Louis XVI of France The French Revolution (1789–1799 was a period of political and social upheaval in the History of France, during which the French governmental structure previously an
1819 - The U.S. vessel SS Savannah arrives at Liverpool, United Kingdom. Year 1819 ( MDCCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar in the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A ship /ʃɪp/ is a large vessel that floats on water Ships are generally distinguished from Boats based on size The SS Savannah was the first ship to cross the Atlantic Ocean using Steam engines on the voyage Liverpool ( is a City and Metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located She is the first steam-propelled vessel to cross the Atlantic, but most of the journey was made under sail.
1837 - Queen Victoria succeeds to the British throne. Year 1837 ( MDCCCXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901 was from 20 June 1837 the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was the formal name of the United Kingdom from 1 January 1801 until 12 April 1927
1862 - Barbu Catargiu, the Prime Minister of Romania, is assassinated. Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday Barbu Catargiu ( 26 October 1807 &ndash was a conservative Romanian journalist and politician The Prime Minister of Romania is the head of the Government of Romania. Romania ( dated: Rumania, Roumania
1863 - West Virginia is admitted as the 35th U.S. state. Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common West Virginia ( is a state in the Appalachian Upland South, and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States, bordered by A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government
1877 - Alexander Graham Bell installs world's first commercial telephone service in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Year 1877 ( MDCCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Basic principle A traditional landline telephone system also known as "plain old telephone service" (POTS, commonly handles both signaling and audio information Hamilton (ˈhæməltən ( 2006 population 504559 UA population 647634 CMA population Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page
1893 - Lizzie Borden is acquitted of murdering her stepmother and father. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common
1919 - 150 die at the Teatro Yaguez fire, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Teatro Yaguez is a Performing arts Theater located in the municipality of Mayagüez Puerto Rico at La Candelaria and Dr Mayagüez redirects here For the US ship of the same name see ''SS'' Mayagüez.
1948 - Toast of the Town, later The Ed Sullivan Show, debuts. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Ed Sullivan Show was an American television Variety show that ran from June 20, 1948 to June 6, The Ed Sullivan Show was an American television Variety show that ran from June 20, 1948 to June 6,
1956 - A Venezuelan Super-Constellation crashed in Atlantic Ocean off Asbury Park, New Jersey killing 74 people. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Venezuela (ˌvɛnəˈzweɪlə) officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (Spanish República Bolivariana de Venezuela) is a country on the WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout New Jersey ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States.
1960 - Independence of Mali and Senegal. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mali, officially the Republic of Mali (République du Mali is a Landlocked nation in Western Africa. Senegal (le Sénégal officially the Republic of Senegal, is a country south of the Sénégal River in western Africa.
1963 - The so-called "red telephone" is established between Soviet Union and United States following the Cuban Missile Crisis. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Cuban Missile Crisis was a confrontation between the United States, the Soviet Union, and Cuba during the Cold War.
1973 - Ezeiza massacre in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. The Ezeiza massacre took place on June 20, 1973 near the Ezeiza International Airport in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Buenos Aires is the Capital and largest city of Argentina. It is geographically located on the southern shore of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. Snipers fired upon left-wing peronists. Peronism (Peronismo or Justicialism (Spanish Justicialismo) is an Argentine political movement based on the ideas and programs associated with At least 13 are killed and more than 300 injured.
1990 - Asteroid Eureka discovered. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Asteroids, sometimes called Minor planets or planetoids', are bodies—primarily of the inner Solar System —that are smaller than planets but TemplateInfobox Planet. --> 5261 Eureka (jʊˈriːkə was discovered at Mt Palomar on June 20
1991 - German parliament decides to move the capital from Bonn back to Berlin. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. TalkParliament#Screen-size. -->A parliament is a Legislature, especially in those Bonn is the 19th largest city in Germany. Located about 20 kilometres south of Cologne on the river Rhine in the Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia Berlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany.

Births

1005 - Ali az-Zahir, caliph (d. For the Abbasid Caliph see Az-Zahir. ˤAlī az-Zāhir ( 20 June 1005 &ndash 13 June 1036) 1036)
1389 - John, Duke of Bedford, regent of England (d. John of Lancaster 1st Duke of Bedford ( 20 June 1389 – 14 September 1435) also known as John Plantagenet, was the third surviving 1435)
1566 (O.S.) - King Sigismund III Vasa (d. Old Style (or OS) and New Style (or NS) are used in English language historical studies either to indicate that the start of the Julian year Sigismund III Vasa (Zygmunt III Waza ( 20 June 1566 1632)
1583 - Jacob De la Gardie, Swedish soldier and statesman (d. Field Marshal and Count Jacob Pontusson De la Gardie ( Reval, 20 June 1583 - Stockholm, 22 August 1652) was a Statesman 1652)
1634 - Charles Emmanuel II of Savoy (d. Charles Emmanuel II ( Italian: Carlo Emanuele II di Savoia, June 20, 1634 &ndash June 12, 1675) was the Duke of Savoy 1675)
1642 (O.S.) - George Hickes, English minister and scholar (d. Old Style (or OS) and New Style (or NS) are used in English language historical studies either to indicate that the start of the Julian year George Hickes ( 20 June 1642 OS - 15 December 1715 OS) English divine and scholar was born at Newsham 1715)
1647 - John George III, Elector of Saxony (d. Year 1715 ( MDCCXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Johann Georg III (b Dresden, 20 June 1647 – d Tübingen, 12 September 1691) was Elector of Saxony from 1691)
1717 - Jacques Saly, French sculptor (d. Year 1717 ( MDCCXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Jacques François Joseph Saly, also known as Jacques Saly ( June 20, 1717 &ndash May 4, 1776) French-born sculptor who worked 1776)
1723 (O.S.) - Adam Ferguson, Scottish philosopher and historian (d. Year 1776 ( MDCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1723 ( MDCCXXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Old Style (or OS) and New Style (or NS) are used in English language historical studies either to indicate that the start of the Julian year Adam Ferguson, also known as Ferguson of Raith (20 June 1723 ( O 1816)
1723 (O.S.) - Theophilus Lindsey, English theologian (d. Year 1816 ( MDCCCXVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Old Style (or OS) and New Style (or NS) are used in English language historical studies either to indicate that the start of the Julian year Theophilus Lindsey ( 20 June 1723 OS &ndash 1808 was an English Anglican theologian who became a Unitarian. 1808)
1733 - Betty Washington- sister of George Washington
1737 - Tokugawa Ieharu, Japanese military (d. Year 1808 ( MDCCCVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1733 ( MDCCXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Elizabeth "Betty" Washington Lewis ( June 20, 1733 &ndash March 31, 1797) was the only Sister of George Washington Tokugawa Ieharu (徳川家治 ( June 20, 1737 &ndash September 17, 1786) was the tenth Shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate 1786)
1756 - Joseph Martin Kraus, Swedish composer (d. Year 1786 ( MDCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1756 ( MDCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Joseph Martin Kraus was a composer in the classical era who is sometimes referred to as "the Swedish Mozart. 1792)
1763 - Wolfe Tone, Irish patriot (d. Year 1792 ( MDCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1763 ( MDCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Theobald Wolfe Tone, commonly known as Wolfe Tone ( 20 June, 1763 – 19 November, 1798) was a leading figure in the United 1798)
1770 - Moses Waddel, American educator/minister and bestselling author (d. Year 1798 ( MDCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1770 ( MDCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Friday Moses Waddel ( June 20, 1770 - July 21, 1840)was an American Educator and minister in Antebellum This is a list of educators. See also Education, List of education topics. In Christian churches, a minister is someone who is authorized by a church or religious organization to perform clergy functions such as teaching of beliefs An author is defined both as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created 1840)
1771 - Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk, Scottish philanthropist (d. Year 1840 ( MDCCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1771 ( MDCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Thomas Douglas ( June 20, 1771 — April 8, 1820) was the 5th Earl of Selkirk, born at Saint Mary's Isle Kirkcudbrightshire 1820)
1786 - Marceline Desbordes-Valmore, French poet (d. Year 1820 ( MDCCCXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1786 ( MDCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Marceline Desbordes-Valmore ( June 20, 1786 - July 23, 1859) was a French Poet. 1859)
1808 - Samson Raphael Hirsch, German rabbi (d. Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1808 ( MDCCCVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch ( June 20, 1808 – December 31, 1888) was the intellectual founder of the Torah im Derech Eretz 1888)
1819 - Jacques Offenbach, German-born French composer (d. Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1819 ( MDCCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar in the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Jacques Offenbach (born Jacob Offenbach 20 June 1819 in Cologne &ndash 5 October 1880 in Paris) was a German 1880)
1858 - Charles W. Chesnutt, American writer (d. Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1858 ( MDCCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Charles Waddell Chesnutt ( June 20, 1858 &ndash November 15, 1932) was an African-American author Essayist and political 1932)
1860 - Jack Worrall, Australian cricketer, footballer, and coach (d. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting John "Jack" Worrall (20 June 1861 – 17 November 1937 was an Australian rules footballer for Fitzroy in the VFA and a test Cricketer 1937)
1861 - Frederick Hopkins, English biochemist, recipient of the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine (d. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1861 ( MDCCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Sir Frederick Gowland Hopkins OM FRS ( June 20, 1861 Eastbourne, Sussex - May 16, 1947 Cambridge The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1947)
1872 - George Carpenter, the 5th General of The Salvation Army (d. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1872 ( MDCCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year George Lyndon Carpenter ( June 20, 1872 &ndash April 9, 1948) was the 5th General of The Salvation Army (1939-1946 The Salvation Army is a Christian charity and church that is internally organised like a military service. 1948)
1885 - Andrzej Gawroński, Polish scholar (d. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Andrzej Gawroński ( 20 June 1885 in Geneva – 11 January 1927 in Józefów in the vicinity of Warsaw) was a Polish 1927)
1887 - Kurt Schwitters, German painter and writer (d. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Kurt Hermann Eduard Karl Julius Schwitters ( 20 June 1887 - 8 January 1948) was a German painter who was born in 1948)
1889 - John S. Paraskevopoulos, Greek-South African astronomer (d. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common John Stefanos Paraskevopoulos ( June 20 1889 &ndash March 15 1951) was a Greek/South African Astronomer. 1951)
1891 - John A. Costello, second Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland (d. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common For other persons named John Costello see John Costello John Aloysius Costello (Seán A The Taoiseach (ˈtiːʃəx in English t̪ˠiːʃʲəx (plural Taoisigh ( or) in Irish) also referred to as An Taoiseach ( t̪ˠiːʃʲəx is the the Ireland ( Irish: Éire, ˈeːrʲə is a country in north-western Europe. 1976)
1894 - Lloyd Hall, American chemist (d. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Lloyd Augustus Hall ( June 20, 1894 - January 2, 1971) was an African American chemist who contributed to the science of Food 1971)
1896 - Wilfrid Pelletier, Canadian conductor (d. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Wilfrid Pelletier ( June 20, 1896 &ndash April 9, 1982) was a Canadian orchestra conductor. 1982)
1897 - Elisabeth Hauptmann, German writer (d. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Elisabeth Hauptmann ( June 20 1897 in Peckelsheim, Westphalia – April 20 1973 in East Berlin) was a German 1973)
1899 - Jean Moulin, French Resistance leader (d. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Jean Moulin ( June 20, 1899 – July 8, 1943) was a high-profile member of the French Resistance during World War II 1943)
1905 - Lillian Hellman, American playwright (d. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Lillian Florence Hellman ( June 20, 1905 &ndash June 30, 1984) was an American playwright linked throughout her life with many 1984)
1907 - Jimmy Driftwood, American songwriter and musician (d. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year James Corbitt Morris ( 20 June 1907 &ndash 12 July 1998) &mdash better known as Jimmy Driftwood or Jimmie Driftwood 1998)
1909 - Errol Flynn, Australian actor (d. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Errol Leslie Thomson Flynn ( June 20, 1909 &ndash October 14, 1959) was an Australian Film Actor, most 1959)
1911 - Gail Patrick, American actress (d. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Gail Patrick ( June 20, 1911 &ndash July 6, 1980) was an American film actress 1980)
1912 - Anthony Buckeridge, English author (d. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Anthony Malcolm Buckeridge OBE ( 20 June 1912 &ndash 28 June 2004) was an English Author, best known for 2004)
1915 - Dick Reynolds, Australian rules footballer and coach (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Richard Sylvannus Reynolds (20 June 1915 &ndash 2 September 2002 known as Dick Reynolds, the brother of Tom Reynolds, the cousin of Max Oppy, and 2002)
1915 - Terence Young, British film director (d. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Stewart Terence Herbert Young ( June 20, 1915 &ndash September 7, 1994) was a British Film director, born in 1994)
1916 - Jean-Jacques Bertrand, premier of Quebec (d. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Jean-Jacques Bertrand ( June 20, 1916 - February 22, 1973) was the Premier of Quebec, Canada, from Quebec (kwɨˈbɛk 1973)
1917 - Igor Śmiałowski, Polish actor (d. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Igor Śmiałowski (b June 20 1917, Moscow, Russia - d June 16 2006, Warsaw, Poland) was a Polish 2006)
1918 - George Lynch, American auto racer (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common George John Lynch Sr ( June 20, 1918 &ndash May 7, 1997) was an American race car driver 1997)
1918 - Zoltán Sztáray, Hungarian writer
1920 - Hans Gerschwiler, Swiss figure skater
1924 - Chet Atkins, American guitar player and producer (d. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Zoltán Sztáray is one of the better known contemporary writers of the Hungarian emigration Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Hans Gerschwiler (born June 21, 1920) was a Swiss figure skater. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Chester Burton "Chet" Atkins ( June 20, 1924 &ndash June 30, 2001) was an influential Guitarist and Record producer 2001)
1924 - Audie Murphy, American Medal of Honor recipient and actor (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Also see Audie Murphy legacy. Audie Leon Murphy (June 20 1926 – May 28 The Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration awarded by the United States government. 1971)
1924 - Fritz Koenig, German sculptor
1928 - Eric Dolphy, American jazz musician (d. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Fritz Koenig, born June 20, 1924, in Würzburg, Germany, is a sculptor best known outside his native country for " The Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Eric Allan Dolphy ( June 20, 1928 &ndash June 29, 1964) was an American Jazz alto saxophonist, flautist, and 1964)
1928 - Jean-Marie Le Pen, French politician
1930 - Paul Pender, American boxer
1930 - Magdalena Abakanowicz, Polish artist
1931 - Olympia Dukakis, Greek-American actress
1931 - Martin Landau, American actor
1932 - Robert Rozhdestvensky, Russian poet (d. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Jean-Marie Le Pen (born June 20, 1928, La Trinité-sur-Mer, Brittany, France) is a French far-right Nationalist Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Paul Pender ( June 20, 1930 &ndash January 12, 2003) was an American Middleweight boxer. Magdalena Abakanowicz (b June 20 1930, Falenty, Poland) is a Polish Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Olympia Dukakis (Ολυμπία Δουκάκη born June 20, 1931) is an American actress. Martin Landau (born June 20, 1931) is an Academy Award -winning American Film and television Actor. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Robert Ivanovich Rozhdestvensky (Ро́берт Ива́нович Рожде́ственский June 20 1932 &ndash August 19 1994 was a Russian poet who in the 1994)
1933 - Danny Aiello, American actor
1934 - Wendy Craig, English actress
1934 - Rossana Podestà, Italian actress
1935 - Len Dawson, former football player
1935 - Neal Knox, gun rights activist (d. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Daniel Louis Aiello Jr (born June 20, 1933) is an Academy Award -nominated Emmy Award -winning American Actor who has appeared in Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Wendy Craig (born 20 June 1934) is a BAFTA Award winning English actress who is best known for her appearances in the sitcoms Rossana Podestà (born June 20 1934) is an Italian former actress Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Leonard Ray "Len" Dawson (born June 20, 1935 in Alliance Ohio) is a former American football Quarterback from Purdue Clifford Neal Knox ( June 20 1935 in Rush Springs Oklahoma &ndash January 17 2005) Gun writer board member and officer of the 2005)
1936 - Billy Guy, American singer (The Coasters) (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Billy Guy ( June 20, 1936 - November 5, 2002) was an American singer The Coasters are a Rhythm and Blues / Rock and roll vocal group that had a string of hits in the late 1950s 2002)
1937 - Jerry Keller, pop singer and songwriter
1938 - Mickie Most, British record producer (d. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jerry Keller (born Jerry Paul Keller 20 June 1937, Fort Smith, Arkansas) is an American pop Singer and Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mickie Most, born Michael Peter Hayes ( 20 June 1938 – 30 May 2003 was a successful English Record producer, with a string of Number One 2003)
1939 - Ramakant Desai, Indian cricketer (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ramakant Bhikaji Desai (born June 20, 1939, Bombay - died April 28, 1998, Mumbai represented India in Test 1998)
1940 - Eugen Drewermann, German theologian
1940 - John Mahoney, English actor
1941 - Ulf Merbold, German physicist and astronaut
1941 - Stephen Frears, English film director
1942 - Brian Wilson, American musician; founder of The Beach Boys
1944 - Cheryl Holdridge, American actress
1944 - David Roper, English actor
1945 - Anne Murray, Canadian singer
1946 - Bob Vila, television presenter
1946 - Xanana Gusmão, President of East Timor
1946 - Andre Watts, American pianist
1947 - Dolores Brooks, American singer (the Crystals)
1947 - Candy Clark, American actress
1947 - Josef Clemens, German bishop and Secretary of the Pontifical Council for the Laity
1947 - Ivo Milazzo, Italian comic book artist
1948 - Ludwig Scotty, President of Nauru
1949 - Lionel Richie, American musician (The Commodores)
1949 - Alan Longmuir, Scottish bass guitarist (Bay City Rollers)
1951 - Tress MacNeille, American voice actress
1951 - Paul Muldoon, Northern Irish poet
1951 - Bill Simon, American businessman and politician
1952 - John Goodman, American actor
1952 - Larry Riley, American actor (d. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Eugen Drewermann born June 20 1940 in Bergkamen near Dortmund, Germany is a German church critic theologian peace activist and former John Mahoney (born June 20, 1940) is an award-winning English American Actor, best known for playing Martin Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ulf Dietrich Merbold (born June 20, 1941) is the first West German and second German Astronaut as well as the first ESA Stephen Arthur Frears (born 20 June 1941) is a two-time Oscar -nominated English film director Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Brian Douglas Wilson (born June 20, 1942 in Hawthorne, California) is an American Musician best known as the lead The Beach Boys is an American rock band Formed in 1961 the group gained popularity for its close vocal harmonies and lyrics reflecting a California Youth culture Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Cheryl Holdridge (born June 20, 1944) is an American actress, best known for having been a cast member of the original Mickey Mouse Club David Roper (born June 20, 1944 in Bradford) is a British Actor, best known for his roles in the Sitcoms Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Anne Murray CC ONS (born Morna Anne Murray on June 20 1945 is a Canadian singer Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robert J "Bob" Vila (born June 20, 1946) is an American Home improvement television show host known for This Old House Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão GCL (born José Alexandre Gusmão, on June 20 1946 is a former militant who was the first President of East East Timor is an emerging democratic State. Its current president is José Ramos-Horta. André Watts (born June 20, 1946) is a classical pianist and Professor at the Jacobs School of Music of Indiana University. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dolores Brooks (born June 20, 1947 in Brooklyn NY) was a member of the Girl group The Crystals. The Crystals, a singing group from the New York City area were one of the most successful girl groups of the early 1960s best remembered for the hit singles " He's A Rebel Candace June Clark (born June 20, 1947) is an Oscar -nominated American film and television Actress. Josef Clemens (born June 20, 1947 in Siegen) is a German bishop and Secretary of the Pontifical Council for the Laity. Ivo Milazzo (born June 20, 1947) is an Italian comic book artist Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ludwig Derangadage Scotty (born June 20, 1948, in Anabar) is a political figure from the Pacific nation of Nauru and was President The president of Nauru is elected by Parliament from amongst its members Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lionel Brockman Richie Jr (born June 20 1949 is an Academy Award and Grammy award-winning American Singer, Songwriter, The Commodores were a highly successful Funk / soul band of the 1970s and 1980s Alan Longmuir (born June 20 1949) was the Bass guitarist for the 1970s pop group, the Bay City Rollers. The Bay City Rollers were a Scottish Pop/rock band of the 1970s Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Tress MacNeille (born June 20, 1951) is an American voice actress best known for providing various voices on the animated series Paul Muldoon (born 20 June 1951 is a writer academic and educator as well as Pulitzer Prize -winning poet from County Armagh, Northern Ireland Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January William Edward Simon Jr (born June 20, 1951) best known as Bill Simon, is an American Businessman and Politician Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Stephen Goodman (born June 20 1952 is a Golden Globe - and Emmy -winning American Actor. Larry Riley, who has 21 years of experience in the NBA, begins his third season as an assistant coach with the Golden State Warriors in 2007-08 1992)
1952 - Vikram Seth, Indian poet
1953 - Ulrich Mühe, German actor (d. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Vikram Seth (विक्रम सेठ pronounced /vɪkrəm seːʈʰ/ born June 20, 1952 is an Indian Poet, Novelist, travel Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Friedrich Hans Ulrich Mühe (ˈʊlʁɪç ˈmyːə (20 June 1953 – 22 July 2007 was a German film television and theatre actor 2007)
1953 - Raúl Ramírez, Mexican tennis player
1952 - Willy Rampf, German F1 technical director (BMW Sauber)
1954 - Michael Anthony, American musician (Van Halen)
1954 - Ilan Ramon, Israeli combat pilot and astronaut (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Raúl Ramírez (born June 20, 1953 in Ensenada, Baja California) is a Mexican former professional tennis player of the 1970s and 1980s Willy Rampf (born June 20, 1953 in Maria Thalheim) is a German car engineer currently the technical director of the BMW Sauber BMW Sauber F1 are a Formula One team with bases in Hinwil, Switzerland and Munich, Germany. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) This article is about the Musician For other uses see Michael Anthony (disambiguation) Van Halen is a Hard rock band formed in in 1972 They enjoyed success from the release of their self titled debut album in 1978 Ilan Ramon ( June 20 1954 - February 1 2003; אילן רמון) was a fighter pilot in the Israeli Air Force, and later 2003)
1954 - Allan Lamb, South African born English cricketer
1956 - Ace Andres, American musician
1956 - Peter Reid, English former footballer
1958 - Chuck Wagner, American actor
1958 - Ron Hornaday, American racecar driver
1960 - John Taylor, English musician (Duran Duran)
1963 - Amir Derakh, American musician (Orgy)
1963 - Don West, American professional wrestling announcer
1964 - Pierfrancesco Chili, Italian motorcycle racer
1964 - Silke Möller, German track and field athlete
1967 - Nicole Kidman, American-born Australian actress
1968 - Robert Rodriguez, American film director
1969 - MaliVai Washington, American former tennis player
1970 - Prince Moulay Rachid of Morocco
1970 - Andrea Nahles, German politician
1970 - Bruce Woodcock, American computer games analyst
1971 - Josh Lucas, American actor
1971 - Jeordie White, American musician (Marilyn Manson)
1971 - Rodney Rogers, American basketball player
1972 - Paul Bako, American baseball player
1973 - Chino Moreno, American musician (Deftones)
1974 - Attila Czene, Hungarian swimmer
1975 - Daniel Zítka, Czech footballer
1976 - Jerome Fontamillas,Filipino American musician (Switchfoot)
1976 - Carlos Lee, Panamanian baseball player
1976 - Rob Mackowiak, American baseball player
1976 - Juliano Belletti, Brazilian footballer
1977 - Gordan Giriček, Croatian basketball player
1978 - LaVar Arrington, American football player
1978 - Frank Lampard, English footballer
1978 - Jan-Paul Saeijs, Dutch footballer
1978 - Bobby Seay, American baseball player
1979 - Charlotte Hatherley, Former Ash guitarist
1979 - Charles Howell III, Professional Golfer
1979 - Cael Sanderson, Olympic Wrestler
1979 - Lani Billard, Canadian actress
1980 - Damián A. Fernández Beanato, Argentine journalist
1980 - Carlo Festuccia, Italian rugby union footballer
1980 - Fabian Wegmann, German road racing cyclist
1980 - Tony Lovato, American singer and guitarrist (Mest)
1980 - Franco Semioli, Italian footballer
1983 - Darren Sproles, American football player
1983 - Josh Childress, American basketball player
1983 - Cherrie Ying, Hong Kong actress
1985 - Darko Miličić, Serbian basketball player
1986 - DJ Biz, Computer DJ
1989 - Christopher Mintz-Plasse, American actor
1990 - Tim Commandeur, Australian musician
1997 - Maria Lark, Russian-born American actress

Deaths

451 - Theodorid, King of the Visigoths
840 - Louis the Pious, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire (b. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Allan Joseph Lamb (born 20 June 1954 is a former English Cricketer. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For the Ironman Triathlete see Peter Reid (triathlete Peter Reid (born 20 June 1956 in Huyton, Liverpool) is an Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Chuck Wagner (born June 20, 1958 in Nashville Tennessee, US) is an American Actor. Ronald Hornaday Jr (born in Palmdale California on June 20 1958 is a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series driver Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Taylor (born Nigel John Taylor on June 20, 1960 in Birmingham, England) is the Bass guitarist and co-founder Duran Duran are an English Pop rock band famous for a long series of popular singles, albums and vivid Music videos for which they've won two Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Amir Davidson ( stage-named Amir Derakh) (born June 20, 1963 in Schenectady New York) is an American musician of Persian Orgy is a electronic/synth/rock band from Los Angeles, California. Donald "Don" Ronald West (born June 20, 1963) is an American Professional wrestling Color commentator and Television Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Pierfrancesco 'Frankie' Chili, (born June 20, 1964 in Bologna, Italy, near the Imola race track is a Motorcycle racer Silke Möller, née Gladisch (born June 20, 1964 in Stralsund, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania) is a German Track and field Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robert Anthony Rodriguez (born June 20 1968 is an American director, writer, producer, Cinematographer, editor and Musician Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. MaliVai 'Mal' Washington (first name mælɨˈviːə mal-i-VEE-a) (born June 20 1969 in Glen Cove, New York is a former professional Tennis player His Royal Highness Prince Moulay Rachid of Morocco, also Prince Moulay Rachid ben al-Hassan (الأمير مولي رشيد بن الحسن was born on Andrea Maria Nahles (born June 20 1970 in Mendig, Rhineland-Palatinate) is a German Politician, a Bundestag Bruce Sterling Woodcock (born 1970 is an American Computer and video games Industry analyst, best known for his work on subscription tracking of Massively Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Josh Lucas (born Joshua Lucas Easy Dent Maurer; June 20, 1971) is an American Actor. Jeordie Osbourne White (born June 20 1971 also known by his pseudonym Twiggy Ramirez (derived from Twiggy, a fashion icon and Richard Ramirez, Marilyn Manson is an American Alternative metal band based in Los Angeles California. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Rodney Ray Rogers (born June 20, 1971, in Durham North Carolina) is a retired American Basketball player who last played power forward Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gabor Paul Bako II (ˈbɑkoʊ̪ born June 20, 1972 in Lafayette Louisiana) is a Catcher in Major League Baseball for the Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Chino Moreno (born Camillo Wong Moreno June 20, 1973) is an American Musician. Deftones is a rock band from Sacramento California formed in 1988 consisting of Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Attila Czene (born June 20, 1974 in Szeged, Csongrád) is a former medley Swimmer from Hungary, who won Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Daniel Zítka (born June 20, 1975 in Havířov, Karviná District) is a Czech football goalkeeper who plays Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jerome Earl Fontamillas (Born June 20, 1967) is a Filipino American musician Switchfoot is an American Alternative rock band from San Diego, California. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Carlos Noriel Lee (born June 20, 1976 in Aguadulce, Panama) is a Left fielder in Major League Baseball who plays for the Robert William Mackowiak (pronounced "ma-KO-vee-ACK" born June 20, 1976 in Oak Lawn Illinois) is a Utility player in Major League Juliano Haus Belletti (born June 20, 1976 in Cascavel, Brazil) often known as Belletti, is a Brazilian football Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Gordan Giriček (also often spelled Gordon Giricek) (born June 20 1977, in Zagreb, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia) is a Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) LaVar RaShad Arrington (born June 20, 1978 in) is a former American football Linebacker of the National Football League. Frank James Lampard Jr (born 20 June 1978 in Romford, London) is an English football Midfielder currently playing for Premier Jan-Paul Saeijs (born 20 June 1978) is a Dutch footballer who currently plays for Roda JC. Robert "Bobby" Michael Seay (pronounced "See" (born June 20, 1978 in Sarasota Florida) is a Major League Baseball Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Charlotte Hatherley (born Charlotte Franklin Hatherley 20 June 1979, London) is best known as being the former guitarist for Ash, but has Amateur career Howell graduated from Westminster Schools of Augusta, and soon after attended Oklahoma State University. Cael Norman Sanderson (born June 20, 1979 in Salt Lake City, Utah) (pronounced "kale" is an American Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Lani Billard (born on 20 June, 1979 in Canada) is a Canadian actress who played Busy (Elizabeth Ramone on the popular Television series Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Carlo Festuccia (born 20 June, 1980 in L'Aquila) is an Italian Rugby union footballer Fabian Wegmann (born June 20, 1980 in Münster) is a German road racing Cyclist, known as a Climbing specialist Anthony "Tony" John Capiretto Lovato (born June 20, 1980) was the Vocalist / Guitarist for the Pop-punk band Mest Mest is a Pop punk band from Blue Island Illinois. The band's lineup prior to their breakup in 2006 consisted of vocalist and guitarist Tony Lovato Franco Semioli (born June 20, 1980 in Ciriè Turin, Italy) is an Italian footballer for ACF Fiorentina of Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Darren Lee Sproles (born June 20, 1983 in Waterloo Iowa) is an American football Running back and return specialist for Joshua (Josh Malik Childress (born June 20, 1983 in Harbor City, California) is an American professional Basketball player Cherrie Ying Choi-Yi ( born Ting Man on June 20th, 1983 in Taiwan, is a Hong Kong Actress. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Darko Miličić ( Serbian: Дарко Миличић born June 20 1985 in Novi Sad, Serbia, Yugoslavia) is a Serbian professional Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Christopher Charles Mintz-Plasse (born June 20, 1989) is an American actor who debuted as Fogell ("McLovin" in the 2007 comedy Superbad Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Maria Lark (born June 20, 1997 in Siberia Russia) is an American television actress Events By Place Western Roman Empire April 7 — The Huns sack Metz. Theodoric I, sometimes called Theodorid and in Spanish, Portuguese and Italian Teodorico, was the King of the Visigoths The Visigoths (Visigothi, Wisigothi, Vesi, Visi, Wesi, or Wisi were one of two main branches of the Goths, an East Events By Place Europe After the death of Louis the Pious, his sons Lothar, Charles the Bald and Louis the German Louis the Pious (778 &ndash 20 June 840) also called the Fair, and the Debonaire, was the King of Aquitaine from 781 and co-Emperor 778)
885 - Bernard Plantapilosa, Count of Auvergne (b. Events By Place Europe August 15 — Battle of Roncevaux Pass (Roncesvalles Charlemagne 's army suffers a terrible Events By Place Europe The Vikings besiege Paris. Godfrith the Sea King is killed in Lobith. Bernard Plantapilosa ( 22 March 841 &ndash 20 June 885) or Plantevelue, meaning Hairyfeet or Hairypaws, son 841)
1597 - Willem Barentsz, Dutch navigator
1668 - Heinrich Roth, German Sanskrit scholar (b. Events By Place Europe June 25 - Battle of Fontenay: Louis the German and Charles the Bald defeat Willem Barentsz (anglicized as William Barents or Barentz) (born c Heinrich Roth ( December 18, 1620 in Augsburg Germany – June 20, 1668 in Agra) was a Missionary and pioneering 1620)
1776 - Benjamin Huntsman, English inventor and manufacturer (b. Year 1776 ( MDCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Benjamin Huntsman ( 4 June 1704 – 20 June 1776) was an English inventor and manufacturer of Crucible steel. 1704)
1787 - Karl Friedrich Abel, German composer (b. Year 1704 ( MDCCIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1787 ( MDCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Carl Friedrich Abel ( December 22, 1723 &ndash June 20 1787) was a German composer of the Classical era. 1723)
1800 - Abraham Gotthelf Kästner, German mathematician (b. Year 1723 ( MDCCXXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year -of the Julian calendar. The Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar until Friday, but 12 days ahead since Saturday. Abraham Gotthelf Kästner was a German Mathematician and Epigrammatist He was known in his professional life for writing textbooks and compiling encyclopedias 1719)
1820 - Manuel Belgrano, Argentine lawyer and politician (b. Year 1719 ( MDCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1820 ( MDCCCXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Manuel José Joaquín del Corazón de Jesús Belgrano, usually referred to as Manuel Belgrano ( June 3, 1770 &ndash June 20, 1820 1770)
1837 - William IV of the United Kingdom (b. Year 1770 ( MDCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Friday Year 1837 ( MDCCCXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common William IV (William Henry 21 August 1765 &ndash 20 June 1837 was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of Hanover from 26 June 1830 until 1765)
1869 - Toshizou Hijikata, Shinsengumi vice-commander (b. Year 1765 ( MDCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1869 ( MDCCCLXIX) is a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Hijikata Toshizō (土方歳三 May 31, 1835 — June 20, 1869) was the deputy leader of Shinsengumi, a small-built and talented For the NHK television series see Shinsengumi!. The were a Special police force of the Late shogunate period. 1835)
1870 - Jules de Goncourt, French writer (b. Year 1835 ( MDCCCXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1870 ( MDCCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Jules de Goncourt ( Paris, December 17 1830 &ndash Paris June 20, 1870) was a French Writer, who published 1830)
1906 - John Clayton Adams, British landscape artist (b. For the game see 1830 (board game. Year 1830 ( MDCCCXXX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting John Clayton Adams or J Clayton Adams (1840&ndash1906 was a well-known Landscape artist from Edmonton London. 1840)
1925 - Josef Breuer, Austrian psychologist (b. Year 1840 ( MDCCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Josef Breuer ( January 15, 1842 – June 20, 1925) was an Austrian Physician whose works lay the foundation of Psychoanalysis 1842)
1945 - Bruno Frank, German author (b. Year 1842 ( MDCCCXLII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Bruno Frank ( Stuttgart, June 13, 1878 - Beverly Hills, June 20, 1945) was a German author poet dramatist 1878)
1947 - Bugsy Siegel, American crime figure (b. Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel 1906)
1952 - Luigi Fagioli, Italian race car driver (b. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Luigi Fagioli ( June 9, 1898 - June 20, 1952) was an Italian champion race car driver 1898)
1958 - Kurt Alder, German chemist, Nobel laureate (b. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Kurt Alder (10 July 1902 &ndash 20 June 1958 was a German chemist and Nobel laureate. The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. 1902)
1963 - Raphaël Salem, Greek mathematician (b. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Raphaël Salem ( November 7, 1898 in Saloniki, Ottoman Empire (now Thessaloniki, Greece) – June 20, 1963 1898)
1972 - Howard Johnson, American businessman, originator of restaurant chain (b. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Howard Deering Johnson ( February 2 1897 &ndash June 20 1972) was an Entrepreneur, Businessman, and the founder of an 1897)
1976 - Lou Klein, American baseball player (b. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Louis Frank Klein ( October 22, 1918 - June 20, 1976) was an infielder for the St 1918)
1978 - Mark Robson, Canadian film director and producer (b. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Mark Robson ( December 4, 1913 – June 20, 1978) was a Canadian -born Film editor, Film director and 1913))
1992 - Sir Charles Groves, English conductor (b. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Sir Charles Barnard Groves ( March 10 1915 &ndash 1915)
1995 - Emil Cioran, Romanian-born French philosopher (b. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Emil Cioran ( April 8 1911 – June 20 1995) was a Romanian Philosopher and Essayist. 1911)
1996 - Jim Ellison, Singer/Guitarist for the band Material Issue (b. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Jim Ellison was born James Walter Ellison on April 18 1964 He was the frontman for the band Material Issue. 1964)
1997 - Lawrence Payton, American singer (The Four Tops) (b. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Lawrence Albert Payton ( March 2, 1938 &ndash June 20, 1997) was an American Tenor Singer, Songwriter The Four Tops are an American vocal Quartet, whose repertoire has included Doo-wop, Jazz, Soul music, R&B, Disco 1938)
1998 - Conrad Schumann, East German border guard (b. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Hans Conrad Schumann ( 28 March, 1942 – June 20, 1998 in Oberemmendorf near Kipfenberg) was one of the most famous defectors from 1942)
1999 - Clifton Fadiman, American author (b. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Clifton Fadiman ( May 15, 1904 - June 20, 1999) was an American intellectual Author, Radio and Television 1902)
2002 - Erwin Chargaff, Austrian biochemist (b. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Erwin Chargaff ( Czernowitz, August 11, 1905 &ndash New York City, USA, June 20, 2002) was an Austrian 1905)
2002 - Tinus Osendarp, Dutch runner (b. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Martinus ("Tinus" Bernardus Osendarp ( May 21, 1916 &ndash June 20, 2002) was a Dutch athlete, excelling 1916)
2003 - Bob Stump, American politician (b. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Robert Lee "Bob" Stump ( April 4, 1927 &ndash June 20, 2003) was a U 1927)
2005 - Jack Kilby, American electrical engineer, Nobel laureate (b. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jack St Clair Kilby ( November 8, 1923 - June 20, 2005) was a Nobel Prize laureate in Physics in 2000 for his invention The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. 1923)
2005 - Larry Collins, American writer (b. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Larry Collins, born John Lawrence Collins Jr, ( September 14, 1929, Hartford Connecticut &ndash June 20, 2005, Fréjus 1929)
2006 - Billy Johnson, American baseball player (b. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. William Russell Johnson was a former Third baseman in Major League Baseball who played with the New York Yankees in the 1940s and later with the St 1918)
2007 - Trevor Henry, New Zealand Justice (b. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Hon Sir Trevor Ernest Henry ( 9 May 1902 &ndash 1902)

Holidays and observances

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees - World Refugee Day. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR (established December 14, 1950) is a In 2000 the United Nations General Assembly decided that as from 2001, 20 June will be celebrated as World Refugee Day to mark the 50th
Flag Day in Argentina (1938). A flag day is a Flag -related holiday—either a day designated for flying a certain flag (such as a National flag) or a day set aside to celebrate a historical event For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
West Virginia – West Virginia Day. West Virginia ( is a state in the Appalachian Upland South, and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States, bordered by West Virginia Day is a holiday celebrated every June 20th in the American state of West Virginia.
Saint Adalbert of Magdeburg (d. 981)

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