June 20

It is the last day of the spring season in the and the last day of the autumn season in the.

Events

 * - : ' victory over.
 * - receives its.
 * - The : the village of  is attacked by.
 * - : declares himself  at.
 * -  imprisoned in the.
 * - The adopts the.
 * - of the   took the.
 * - King and his immediate family begin the.
 * - The   arrives at, . She is the first steam-propelled vessel to cross the ,  but most of the journey was made under sail.
 * - succeeds to the  throne.
 * -, the of , is assassinated.
 * - is admitted as the 35th.
 * - installs world's first commercial  service in, ,.
 * - 's.
 * - is acquitted of murdering her stepmother and father.
 * - 150 die at the fire,.
 * - ', later ', debuts.
 * - A  crashed in  off,  killing 74 people.
 * - A train-bus collision near, kills 43 people
 * - Independence of and.
 * - The so-called "" is established between and  following the.
 * - sells 336 million bushels (9.14 s) of  to.
 * - in, . Snipers fired upon left-wing . At least 13 are killed and more than 300 injured.
 * - Oil begins to flow through the (TAPS).
 * - An earthquake registering 6.5 on the Richter scale hits,.
 * - starts his classic  trilogy with  by defeating him in  by a decision in 15 rounds, to gain the  world  championship.
 * 1980  -  became the first federally recognized.
 * - patent filed in.
 * -  discovered.
 * -  decides to move the  from  back to.
 * - patent expires in.
 * 2003  - Formation of  announced.

Births

 * -, caliph (d. )
 * -, regent of England (d. )
 * - King (d. )
 * -, Swedish soldier and statesman (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, English minister and scholar (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, French sculptor (d. )
 * -, Scottish philosopher and historian (d. )
 * 1723 -, English theologian (d. )
 * 1737  -, Japanese military (d. )
 * -, Swedish composer (d. )
 * -, Irish patriot (d. )
 * -, American / and bestselling (d. )
 * -, Scottish philanthropist (d. )
 * -, French poet (d. )
 * -, German rabbi (d. )
 * -, German-born French composer (d. )
 * -, American writer (d. )
 * -, Australian cricketer, footballer, and coach (d. )
 * -, English biochemist, recipient of the (d. )
 * -, the 5th General of (d. )
 * -, Polish scholar (d. )
 * -, German painter and writer (d. )
 * -, Greek-South African astronomer (d. )
 * -, second of the  (d. )
 * -, American chemist (d. )
 * -, French Canadian conductor (d. )
 * -, German writer (d. )
 * -, French Resistance leader (d. )
 * -, American playwright (d. )
 * -, American songwriter and musician (d. )
 * -, Australian actor (d. )
 * -, American actress (d. )
 * -, English author (d. )
 * -, British film director (d. )
 * -, premier of (d. )
 * -, Polish actor (d. )
 * -, American auto racer (d. )
 * 1918  -, Hungarian writer
 * -, Swiss figure skater
 * -, American guitar player (d. )
 * 1924  -, American  recipient and actor (d. )
 * 1924  -, German sculptor
 * -, American jazz musician (d. )
 * 1928  -, French politician
 * -, American boxer
 * 1930  -, Polish artist
 * -, Greek-American actress
 * 1931  -, American actor
 * -, Russian poet (d. )
 * -, American actor
 * -, Italian actress
 * -, former football player
 * 1935  -, gun rights activist (d. )
 * -, American singer (d. )
 * -, pop singer and songwriter
 * -, British record producer (d. )
 * -, Indian cricketer (d. )
 * -, German theologian
 * 1940  -, English actor
 * -, German physicist and astronaut
 * 1941  -, English film director
 * -, American musician; founder of
 * -, American actress
 * -, Canadian singer
 * -, television presenter
 * 1946  - ,
 * 1946  -, American pianist
 * -, American singer
 * 1947  -, American actress
 * 1947  -, German bishop and Secretary of the Pontifical Council for the Laity
 * 1947  -, Italian comic book artist
 * -, American musician
 * 1949  -, Scottish bass guitarist
 * -, American voice actress
 * 1951  -, Northern Irish poet
 * -, American actor
 * 1952  -, American actor (d. )
 * 1952  -, Indian poet
 * -, German actor (d. )
 * -, American musician
 * 1954  -, Israeli combat pilot and astronaut (d. )
 * -, American musician
 * 1956  -, English former footballer
 * -, American actor
 * -, English musician
 * -, American musician
 * 1963  -, American professional wrestling announcer
 * -, Italian motorcycle racer
 * 1964  -, German track and field athlete
 * -, American-born Australian actress
 * -, American film director
 * -, American former tennis player
 * 1970  -
 * 1970  -, German politician
 * -, American actor
 * -, American baseball player
 * -, American musician
 * -, Hungarian swimmer
 * -, Czech footballer
 * - ,Filipino American musician
 * -, Panamanian baseball player
 * 1976  -, American baseball player
 * 1976  -, Brazilian footballer
 * -, Croatian basketball player
 * -, English footballer
 * 1978  -, American football player
 * 1978  -, Dutch footballer
 * -, Former Ash guitarist
 * 1979  -, Professional Golfer
 * 1979  -, Olympic Wrestler
 * -, Canadian actress
 * -, Argentine journalist
 * 1980  -, Italian rugby union footballer
 * 1980  -, German road racing cyclist
 * 1980  -, American singer and guitarrist
 * 1980  -, Italian footballer
 * -, American football player
 * 1983  -, Hong Kong actress
 * 1987  -,  Polish footballer
 * -, Serbian basketball player
 * -, Russian-born American actress
 * -, Russian-born American actress

Deaths

 * -, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire (b. )
 * -, Count of Auvergne (b. )
 * -, Dutch navigator
 * -, German Sanskrit scholar (b. )
 * -, English inventor and manufacturer (b. )
 * -, German composer (b. )
 * -, German mathematician (b. )
 * -, Argentine lawyer and politician (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * -, vice-commander (b. )
 * -, French writer (b. )
 * -, British landscape artist (b. )
 * -, Austrian psychologist (b. )
 * -, German author (b. )
 * -, American crime figure (b. )
 * -, Italian race car driver (b. )
 * -, German chemist, (b. )
 * -, Greek mathematician (b. )
 * -, American businessman, originator of restaurant chain (b. )
 * -, American baseball player (b. )
 * -, Canadian film director and producer (b. )
 * -, English conductor (b. )
 * -, Romanian-born French philosopher (b. )
 * -, Singer/Guitarist for the band Material Issue (b. )
 * -, American singer (b. )
 * -, East German border guard (b. )
 * -, American author (b. )
 * -, Austrian biochemist (b. )
 * 2002  -, Dutch runner (b. )
 * -, American politician (b. )
 * -, American electrical engineer, (b. )
 * 2005  -, American writer (b. )
 * -, American baseball player (b. )
 * -, New Zealand Justice (b. )
 * -, New Zealand Justice (b. )

Holidays and observances

 * Day of The.
 * – Festival in honor of.
 * Ancient –.
 * in.
 * Day; in honor of US Army soldier Audie Murphy - observance
 * – Bring your Handy-Talky to Work Day
 * – House Resolution 341
 * – Bring your Handy-Talky to Work Day
 * – House Resolution 341

Liturgical feasts

 * (died 981)
 * (died 537)