What Day of the Week
June 20: Day of the Week
June 20, 2023 is the 171st day of the year 2023 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 194 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Tuesday.
If you are trying to learn Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Kayōbi.
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Here’s the June calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
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.
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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 Event(s)
- 1214The University of Oxford receives its charter.
- 1756A British garrison is imprisoned in the Black Hole of Calcutta.
- 1787Oliver Ellsworth moves at the Federal Convention to call the government the United States.
- 1789Deputies of the French Third Estate take the Tennis Court Oath.
- 1863American Civil War: West Virginia is admitted as the 35th U.S. state.
- 1877Alexander Graham Bell installs the world’s first commercial telephone service in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
- 1919150 die at the Teatro Yaguez fire, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico.
- 1943The Detroit Race Riot breaks out and continues for three more days.
- 1973Ezeiza massacre in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Snipers fire upon left-wing Peronists. At least 13 are killed and more than 300 are injured.
- 2003The WikiMedia Foundation is founded in St. Petersburg, Florida.
Who were born on June 20?
- 1771Hermann von Boyen, German army officer (d. 1848)
- 1916Johnny Morris, British children’s presenter (d. 1999)
- 1924Chet Atkins, American guitar player and producer (d. 2001)
- 1928Martin Landau, American actor
- 1930Magdalena Abakanowicz, Polish artist
- 1930Paul Pender, American boxer (d. 2003)
- 1931Olympia Dukakis, American actress
- 1936Billy Guy, American singer (The Coasters) (d. 2002)
- 1983Darren Sproles, American football player
- 1989Terrelle Pryor, American football player
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