A date scroll with Latin text from “The Extremes of Good and Evil” by Cicero, written in 45 BC.
June 20: Day of the Week
June 20, 2024 was the 172nd day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 194 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Thursday.
If you are trying to learn Spanish then this day of the week in Spanish is jueves.
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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.
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)
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.
1756
A British garrison is imprisoned in the Black Hole of Calcutta.
1787
Oliver Ellsworth moves at the Federal Convention to call the government the United States.
1863
American Civil War: West Virginia is admitted as the 35th U.S. state.
1921
Workers of Buckingham and Carnatic Mills in the city of Chennai, India, begin a four-month strike.
1942
The Holocaust: Kazimierz Piechowski and three others, dressed as members of the SS-Totenkopfverbände, steal an SS staff car and escape from the Auschwitz concentration camp.
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.
1956
A Venezuelan Super-Constellation crashes in the Atlantic Ocean off Asbury Park, New Jersey, killing 74 people.
1990
Asteroid Eureka is discovered.
1991
The German Bundestag votes to move the capital from Bonn back to Berlin.
Who were born on June 20?
1634
Charles Emmanuel II of Savoy (d. 1675)
1737
Tokugawa Ieharu, Japanese Shogun (d. 1786)
1872
George Carpenter, the 5th General of The Salvation Army (d. 1948)
1930
Magdalena Abakanowicz, Polish artist
1949
Lionel Richie, American musician (The Commodores)
1953
Willy Rampf, German F1 technical director (BMW, Sauber)
1971
Rodney Rogers, American basketball player
1978
Frank Lampard, English footballer
1980
Franco Semioli, Italian footballer
1981
Angerfist, Dutch musician
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Holy Toledo! Did you know that coffee and word games are an excellent combination to sharpen your vocabulary? Let’s give it a quick spin. Within 30 seconds, how many words can you think of from these letters TGXIEZSOLA? Check your answers here: Word search TGXIEZSOLA. (Sponsored by WordFinder.Cafe)
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