June 20th, 1259

Born on June 20th, 1259

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 279,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 619 days, exactly on January 30th, 2026, people who were born on June 20th, 1259 will be 280,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on June 20th?

June 20th, 2019

Iranian aircraft shot down an American drone over the Strait of Hormuz amid heightened tensions between the two countries.

June 20th, 2009

Iranian student Neda Agha-Soltan was shot dead in Tehran during the presidential election protests; footage of her death was widely distributed over the Internet, making it "probably the most widely witnessed death in human history".

June 20th, 1994

A bomb explosion in the Imam Reza shrine in Mashhad, Iran, left at least 25 dead and more than 70 injured.

June 20th, 1979

Bill Stewart, an American journalist, was executed by Nicaraguan Guardia forces.

June 20th, 1975

Steven Spielberg's film Jaws was released; it became a summer blockbuster and the first film to earn $100 million in U.S. theatrical rentals.

June 20th, 1960

The Mali Federation gained independence from France, but dissolved into Mali and Senegal two months later.

June 20th, 1959

The extratropical remnants of an Atlantic hurricane reached the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada, causing 22 fishing boats to capsize and killing 35 people.

June 20th, 1943

World War II: The Royal Air Force began Operation Bellicose, a four-day shuttle-bombing mission that included raids on Germany and Italy and a refuelling and rearming stop in Algeria.

June 20th, 1926

Approximately 250,000 spectators attended the opening procession of the 28th International Eucharistic Congress in Chicago, United States.

June 20th, 1900

Boxer Rebellion: The Imperial Chinese Army began a 55-day siege of the Legation Quarter in Peking.

June 20th, 1837

Queen Victoria (pictured) acceded to the British throne, beginning a 63-year reign.

June 20th, 1782

The Congress of the Confederation adopted the Great Seal of the United States (obverse pictured), used to authenticate documents issued by the U.S. federal government.

June 20th, 1959

A rare June hurricane strikes Canada's Gulf of St. Lawrence killing 35.

June 20th, 1956

A Venezuelan Super-Constellation crashes in the Atlantic Ocean off Asbury Park, New Jersey, killing 74 people.

June 20th, 1948

The Deutsche Mark is introduced in Western Allied-occupied Germany. The Soviet Military Administration in Germany responded by imposing the Berlin Blockade four days later.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on June 20th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on June 20th?

23

Mischa Bredewold

Dutch cyclist

*June 20th, 2000, Amersfoort

86

Magdalena Abakanowicz

Polish textile artist and sculptor (1930–2017)

*June 20th, 1930, Falenty †April 20th, 2017, Warsaw

56

Nicole Kidman

Australian-American actress, producer, and model

*June 20th, 1967, Honolulu

60

Uwe Steimle

German actor

*June 20th, 1963, Dresden

84

Thilo Ulbert

German christian archaeologist

*June 20th, 1939, Augsburg

56

Nele Neuhaus

German writer

*June 20th, 1967, Münster

61

Jacques Offenbach

German-born French composer (1819–1880)

*June 20th, 1819, Cologne †October 5th, 1880, Paris

95

Jean-Marie Le Pen

French politician

*June 20th, 1928, La Trinité-sur-Mer

33

Iselin Solheim

Norwegian singer-songwriter

*June 20th, 1990, Norway

71

John Goodman

American actor

*June 20th, 1952, Affton

77

John Mahoney

American actor (1940–2018)

*June 20th, 1940, Blackpool †February 4th, 2018, Chicago

79

Radu Gabrea

Romanian film director and screenwriter (1937-2017)

*June 20th, 1937, Bucharest †February 9th, 2017

86

Danny Aiello

American actor

*June 20th, 1933, Manhattan †December 12th, 2019, New Jersey

45

Frank Lampard

English association football player and manager (born 1978)

*June 20th, 1978, Romford

78

Anne Murray

Canadian singer

*June 20th, 1945, Nova Scotia

76

Gérard Collomb

French politician (1947–2023)

*June 20th, 1947, Chalon-sur-Saône †November 25th, 2023, Pierre-Bénite

89

Olympia Dukakis

American actress (1931-2021)

*June 20th, 1931, Lowell †May 1st, 2021, Manhattan

32

Kalidou Koulibaly

Senegalese and French footballer

*June 20th, 1991, Saint-Dié-des-Vosges

109

Muazzez İlmiye Çığ

Turkish sumerologist

*June 20th, 1914, Bursa

92

Fritz Koenig

German sculptor (1924–2017)

*June 20th, 1924, Würzburg †February 22nd, 2017, Altdorf

89

Martin Landau

American actor and acting coach (1928–2017)

*June 20th, 1928, Brooklyn †July 15th, 2017, Los Angeles

37

Dreama Walker

American actress

*June 20th, 1986, Tampa

78

James Buchli

Recipient of the Purple Heart medal

*June 20th, 1945, New Rockford

46

John of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Bedford

British duke

*June 20th, 1389, England †September 14th, 1435, Rouen

56

Heinrich Friedrich Isenflamm

German physician and university teacher

*June 20th, 1771, Erlangen †May 23rd, 1828, Erlangen

62

Karin Enke

German speed skater

*June 20th, 1961, Dresden

56

Christian Schmitt-Engelstadt

German organist and musician

*June 20th, 1967, Ingelheim am Rhein

53

Andrea Nahles

German politician

*June 20th, 1970, Mendig

43

Fabian Wegmann

Road bicycle racer

*June 20th, 1980, Münster

40

Allan Riverstone McCulloch

Australian ichthyologist (1885-1925)

*June 20th, 1885, Sydney †September 1st, 1925, Honolulu

74

Lionel Richie

American musician

*June 20th, 1949, Tuskegee

81

Brian Wilson

American musician, singer, songwriter and record producer

*June 20th, 1942, Inglewood

28

Marius Gersbeck

German association football player

*June 20th, 1995, Berlin

63

Miroslav Kosev

Bulgarian actor (1953-2017)

*June 20th, 1953, Veliko Tarnovo †April 26th, 2017, Sofia

60

Heinrich von Brentano

German politician and lawyer (1904-1964)

*June 20th, 1904, Offenbach am Main †November 14th, 1964, Darmstadt

34

Javier Pasto

Argentine association football player de talleres

*June 20th, 1989, Córdoba

53

Jason Robert Brown

American musician

*June 20th, 1970, Ossining

79

Lillian Hellman

American dramatist and screenwriter (1905-1984)

*June 20th, 1905, New Orleans †June 30th, 1984, Dukes County

89

Ursula Vaupel

German non-fiction writer

*June 20th, 1928, Świdnica †January 4th, 2018, Eschwege

88

Edith Windsor

American LGBT rights activist and a technology manager at IBM

*June 20th, 1929, Philadelphia †September 12th, 2017, Manhattan

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on June 20th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day, Earliest possible date for the summer solstice in the Northern hemisphere and the winter solstice in the Southern hemisphere, and its related observance) which are celebrated on June 20th.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1259 is a normal year and no leap year.

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