June 20 Holidays & National Days & Fun Days | June 20 Calendar
June 20th Daily Holidays include:
- American Eagle Day
- International Asteroid Day
- National Hike With a Geek Day
- National Ice Cream Soda Day
- National Kouign Amann Day
- National Vanilla Milkshake Day
- New Identity Day
- Nystagmus Awareness Day
- Plain Yogurt Day
- Ratha Vatra – June 20, 2023
- Toad Hollow Day of Thank You
- West Virginia Day (State Holiday in the U.S. State of West Virginia) – June 20, 2023
- World Productivity Day
- World Refugee Day
June 20: Famous Birthdays
- June 20, 1733 – Betty Washington Lewis, Sister of George Washington, 1st President of the United States (d. 1797)
- June 20, 1909 – Errol Flynn, Australian-American actor (d. 1959)
- June 20, 1924 – Chet Atkins, American singer, songwriter, guitarist (d. 2001)
- June 20, 1928 – Martin Landau, American actor and producer (Mission Impossible)
- June 20, 1942 – Brian Wilson, American singer, songwriter, producer and member of The Beach Boys
- June 20, 1945 – Anne Murray, Canadian singer and guitarist (Snowbird)
- June 20, 1949 – Lionel Richie, American singer, songwriter, pianist, producer and actor, member of the Commodores
- June 20, 1967 – Nicole Kidman, Australian-American actress, singer and producer (Moulin Rouge)
June 20: Historical Events
- June 20, 1782 – The Great Seal of the United States is adopted by the U.S. Congress
- June 20, 1787 – At the Federal Convention, Oliver Ellsworth moves to call the government the ‘United States’
- June 20, 1819 – The U.S. vessel SS Savannah is the first steam-propelled vessel to cross the Atlantic and arrive in Liverpool, UK
- June 20, 1837 – Queen Victoria succeeds to the British throne
- June 20, 1840 – Samuel Morse obtains the patent for the telegraph
- June 20, 1863 – West Virginia is admitted as the 35th U.S. State
- June 20, 1877 – The first commercial telephone service is installed by Alexander Graham Bell in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
- June 20, 1893 – Lizzie Borden is acquitted of the murders of her father and stepmother
- June 20, 1944 – The first man made object to reach outer space is the experimental MW 18014 V-2 rocket that reaches an altitude of 176 km
- June 20, 1975 – The film Jaws is released in the U.S. and becomes the highest grossing film
- June 20, 1990 – The Asteroid Eureka is discovered
June 20: Music Events
- June 20, 1975 – Neil Young releases Tonight’s the Night
- June 20, 1978 – Foreigner releases Double Vision (video below)
- June 20, 2003 – Lionel Richie receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on his 54th birthday
- June 20, 2004 – Paul McCartney performs his 3,000th live show in Russia
June 20: Astrological Sign
The Astrological Sign for June 20 is Taurus.
June Birthstone:
What is the June Birthstone? Pearl
The June birthstones are pearl, alexandrite and moonstone. With so many attractive options, individuals with June birthdays can have a birthstone that fits their mood or budget, due to the different colors and price points these gems offer.
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