June 20 is the 171st day of the year (172nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 194 days remaining.
Events
Births
- 1634 - Charles Emmanuel II of Savoy (+ 1675)
- 1771 - Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk, philanthropist, entrepreneur (+ 1820)
- 1797 - Sophie (Frémiet) Rude[?], French artist (+ 1867)
- 1819 - Jacques Offenbach, composer (+ 1880)
- 1887 - Kurt Schwitters, painter (Dadaist), writer (+ 1948)
- 1899 - Jean Moulin, leader of the French Resistance in WW II
- 1905 - Lillian Hellman, playwright (+ 1984)
- 1909 - Errol Flynn, actor (+ 1959)
- 1924 - Chet Atkins, country guitar player
- 1931 - Martin Landau, actor
- 1931 - Olympia Dukakis[?], actress
- 1936 - Danny Aiello[?], actor
- 1940 - John Mahoney[?], actor
- 1940 - Eugen Drewermann[?], theologian
- 1941 - Ilse Ritter[?], actress
- 1941 - Ulf Merbold, physicist and astronaut
- 1942 - Brian Wilson, bass player and singer for The Beach Boys
- 1945 - Shekhar Mehta[?], racer, winner of the Safari Rally
- 1945 - Anne Murray, singer
- 1946 - Bob Vila[?], handyman
- 1949 - Lionel Richie, musician
- 1952 - John Goodman[?], actor
- 1953 - Cyndi Lauper, singer
- 1967 - Nicole Kidman, actress
Deaths
Holidays and observances
See Also:
June 19 - June 21 - May 20 - July 20 -- listing of all days
January, February, March, April, May, June, July,
August, September, October, November, December
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