June 20th, 1261

Born on June 20th, 1261

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 278,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 309 days, exactly on May 6th, 2025, people who were born on June 20th, 1261 will be 279,000 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?

24

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

57

Nicole Kidman

Australian-American actress, producer, and model

*June 20th, 1967, Honolulu

61

Uwe Steimle

German actor

*June 20th, 1963, Dresden

85

Thilo Ulbert

German christian archaeologist

*June 20th, 1939, Augsburg

57

Nele Neuhaus

German writer

*June 20th, 1967, Münster

89

Eugen Walaschek

Swiss footballer (1917-2007)

*June 20th, 1917, Moscow †March 22nd, 2007, Switzerland

61

Jacques Offenbach

German-born French composer (1819–1880)

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

96

Jean-Marie Le Pen

French politician

*June 20th, 1928, La Trinité-sur-Mer

72

John Goodman

American actor

*June 20th, 1952, Affton

34

Iselin Solheim

Norwegian singer-songwriter

*June 20th, 1990, Norway

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

46

Frank Lampard

English association football player and manager (born 1978)

*June 20th, 1978, Romford

79

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

33

Kalidou Koulibaly

Senegalese-French association football player

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

110

Muazzez İlmiye Çığ

Turkish sumerologist

*June 20th, 1914, Bursa

Same year
Born in 1261

63

Denis I of Portugal

King of Portugal

*October 9th, 1261, Lisbon †January 7th, 1325, Santarém

51

Otto V or III, Duke of Bavaria

Duke of Lower Bavaria and King of Hungary (1261-1312)

*February 11th, 1261, Burghausen †November 9th, 1312, Landshut

65

Hugh le Despenser, 1st Earl of Winchester

English baron

*March 1st, 1261, England †October 27th, 1326, Bristol

22

Margaret of Scotland

Queen of Norway

*February 28th, 1261, Windsor Castle †April 9th, 1283, Bergen

65

Walter de Stapledon

Bishop of Exeter; Lord High Treasurer of England

*February 1st, 1261, Annery kiln †October 15th, 1326, London

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 1261 is a normal year and no leap year.

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