Tukuk-OS📅 June 20
16 events · 12 births · 12 deaths
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What happened on June 20? Below are the notable events chosen by Wikipedia’s editors for this date, followed by celebrated births, deaths and the observances recognised around the world.
Events
- 2019 — Iranian aircraft shot down an American drone over the Strait of Hormuz amid heightened tensions between the two countries.
2019 Iranian shoot-down of American droneStrait of HormuzIran–United States relations
- 2009 — Iranian student Neda Agha-Soltan was shot dead in Tehran during the presidential election protests; footage of her death was widely distributed over the Internet, making it "probably the most widely witnessed death in human history".
Killing of Neda Agha-Soltan2009 Iranian presidential election protestsViral video
- 1994 — A bomb explosion in the Imam Reza shrine in Mashhad, Iran, left at least 25 dead and more than 70 injured.
- 1982 — The International Conference on the Holocaust and Genocide, the first major conference in genocide studies, opened despite Turkish attempts to cancel it due to the inclusion of presentations on the Armenian genocide.
International Conference on the Holocaust and GenocideGenocide studiesArmenian genocide
- 1979 — Bill Stewart, an American journalist, was executed by Nicaraguan Guardia forces.
- 1975 — Steven Spielberg's film Jaws was released; it became a summer blockbuster and the first film to earn $100 million in U.S. theatrical rentals.
- 1960 — The Mali Federation gained independence from France, but dissolved into Mali and Senegal two months later.
- 1959 — The extratropical remnants of an Atlantic hurricane reached the Gulf of St. Lawrence in Canada, causing 22 fishing boats to capsize and killing 35 people.
- 1947 — A Mafia hitman murdered gangster Bugsy Siegel, one of the driving forces in the development of the Las Vegas Strip, in Beverly Hills, California.
- 1943 — World War II: The Royal Air Force began Operation Bellicose, a four-day shuttle-bombing mission that included raids on Germany and Italy and a refuelling and rearming stop in Algeria.
- 1926 — Approximately 250,000 spectators attended the opening procession of the 28th International Eucharistic Congress in Chicago, United States.
- 1921 — Workers at the Buckingham and Carnatic Mills in Madras, India, began a four-month strike.
Buckingham and Carnatic MillsChennai1921 Buckingham and Carnatic Mills strike
- 1921 — British Army officer Thomas Stanton Lambert was assassinated by the Irish Republican Army near Moydrum, Ireland.
Thomas Stanton LambertIrish Republican Army (1919–1922)Moydrum
- 1900 — Boxer Rebellion: The Imperial Chinese Army began a 55-day siege of the Legation Quarter in Peking.
Boxer RebellionMilitary history of China before 1912Siege of the International Legations
- 1837 — Queen Victoria (pictured) acceded to the British throne, beginning a 63-year reign.
- 1782 — The Congress of the Confederation adopted the Great Seal of the United States (obverse pictured), used to authenticate documents issued by the U.S. federal government.
Congress of the ConfederationGreat Seal of the United StatesFederal government of the United States
Births
- 2003 — Hans Niemann, American chess player
- 2003 — Marc Pubill, Spanish footballer
- 2002 — Giulia Stabile, Spanish-Italian dancer and television presenter
- 2002 — Hugo Ekitike, French footballer
- 2001 — Nicolas Jackson, Senegalese footballer
- 2001 — Gonçalo Ramos, Portuguese footballer
- 1997 — Bálint Kopasz, Hungarian sprint canoeist
- 1996 — Sam Bennett, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1995 — Caroline Weir, Scottish footballer
- 1995 — Carol Zhao, Canadian tennis player
- 1994 — Leonard Williams, American football player
- 1993 — Sead Kolašinac, Bosnian footballer
Deaths
- 2024 — Donald Sutherland, Canadian actor and producer (born 1935)
- 2024 — Taylor Wily, American actor, sumo wrestler and mixed martial artist (born 1968)
- 2022 — Caleb Swanigan, American basketball player (born 1997)
- 2017 — Prodigy, American music artist (born 1974)
- 2015 — Angelo Niculescu, Romanian footballer and manager (born 1921)
- 2015 — Miriam Schapiro, Canadian-American painter and sculptor (born 1923)
- 2013 — Ingvar Rydell, Swedish footballer (born 1922)
- 2012 — Judy Agnew, Second Lady of the United States. (born 1921)
Judy AgnewSecond Lady or Second Gentleman of the United States
- 2012 — LeRoy Neiman, American painter (born 1921)
- 2012 — Heinrich IV, Prince Reuss of Köstritz (born 1919)
- 2012 — Andrew Sarris, American critic (born 1928)
- 2011 — Ryan Dunn, American television personality (born 1977)
Observances & holidays
- Christian feast day: Adalbert of Magdeburg
- Christian feast day: Blessed Dermot O'Hurley
- Christian feast day: Florentina
- Christian feast day: John of Matera
- Christian feast day: Blessed Margareta Ebner
- Christian feast day: Methodius of Olympus
- Christian feast day: Pope Silverius
- Christian feast day: June 20 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- Day of the National Flag (Argentina)
- Gas Sector Day (Azerbaijan)
- Martyrs' Day (Eritrea)
- West Virginia Day (West Virginia)
- World Refugee Day (International)
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