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June 20

This year marks the 100th anniversary of 28th International Eucharistic Congress — June 20 carries the weight of round numbers. Its center of gravity is the 20th century, and conflict is a recurring thread.

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Gemini is the sign for June 20 — read more on the Gemini page, or see June's birthstone & birth flower.

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What happened on June 20?

June 20 is the 171st day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between 1782 and 2003. Famous people born on June 20 include Jean Moulin, Jean-Marie Le Pen and Xanana Gusmão.

Released on June 20

Movies, games, albums & shows

2025

  • Movie KPop Demon Hunters

2024

  • Game Zenless Zone Zero
  • Game Aska
  • Movie Despicable Me 4

2023

  • Game Vinemon: Sauce Edition
  • Game Aliens: Dark Descent

2022

  • Game Raft
  • Game Inside the Backrooms
  • Game Hands of Necromancy

Release data from TMDB & IGDB.

Events

10 notable moments
  1. 1782

    Congress of the Confederation

  2. 1900

    Boxer Rebellion

  3. 1921

    Buckingham and Carnatic Mills

  4. 1926

    28th International Eucharistic Congress

  5. 1943

    World War II

  6. 1956

    Venezuela

  7. 1960

    Mali Federation

  8. 1982

    International Conference on the Holocaust and Genocide

  9. 1994

    Imam Reza shrine bombing

  10. 2003

    Wikimedia Foundation

Famous birthday twins

Born on June 20

Jean Moulin

b. 1899

Jean-Marie Le Pen

b. 1928

Xanana Gusmão

b. 1946

Neil Trudinger

b. 1942

Lionel Richie

b. 1949

Nicole Kidman

b. 1967

Frank Lampard

b. 1978

Jacques Offenbach

b. 1819

Deaths

  • 1978Mark Robson (film director)
  • 1966Georges Lemaître
  • 1945Bruno Frank
  • 1888Johannes Zukertort
  • 1800Abraham Gotthelf Kästner
  • 840Louis the Pious

Holidays & observances

  • —Christian feast day: Adalbert of Magdeburg
  • —Christian feast day: Florentina
  • —Christian feast day: John of Matera
  • —Christian feast day: Blessed Margareta Ebner
  • —Christian feast day: Methodius of Olympus
  • —Christian feast day: Pope Silverius
  • —Christian feast day: June 20 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
  • —Day of the National Flag (Argentina)

The factual record above — event titles, dates, names, and observances — is drawn from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) license. DateLore adds curation, structure, and original editorial commentary. DateLore is not affiliated with the Wikimedia Foundation.

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