June 20th, 1739

Born on June 20th, 1739

Age in days, weeks and months
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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 in 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 year
Born in 1739

56

Friedrich Wilhelm Rust

German violinist and composer (1739-1796)

*July 6th, 1739, Wörlitz †February 28th, 1796, Dessau

75

Camillo Marcolini

German noble (1739-1814)

*April 2nd, 1739, Fano †July 10th, 1814, Prague

72

George Clinton

Vice president of the United States from 1805 to 1812

*July 26th, 1739, Little Britain †April 20th, 1812, Washington, D.C.

52

Grigory Potemkin

Russian military leader and politician (1739–1791)

*September 13th, 1739, Chizhevo †October 5th, 1791, Rădenii Vechi

60

John Rutledge

Chief justice of the United States in 1795

*September 17th, 1739, Charleston †July 23rd, 1800, Charleston

71

Juan de Villanueva

Spanish architect (1739–1811)

*September 15th, 1739, Madrid †August 22nd, 1811, Madrid

84

Charles François Dumouriez

French general (1739–1823)

*January 26th, 1739, Cambrai †March 14th, 1823, Turville

63

Helfrich Bernhard Wenck

German historian (1739-1803)

*June 19th, 1739, Idstein †April 27th, 1803, Darmstadt

86

Louis Alexandre d'Albignac

French major general

*March 22nd, 1739, Arrigas †April 12th, 1825, Le Vigan

73

Stanisław Trembecki

Polish writer (1739–1812)

*May 8th, 1739, Jastrzębniki, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship †December 12th, 1812, Tulchyn

79

Mariano Salvador Maella

Spanish painter (1739-1819)

*August 21st, 1739, Valencia †May 10th, 1819, Madrid

50

Philipp Matthäus Hahn

German pastor and inventor (1739-1790)

*November 25th, 1739, Scharnhausen †May 2nd, 1790, Echterdingen

73

George Clymer

American politician (1739-1813)

*March 16th, 1739, Philadelphia †January 23rd, 1813, Morrisville

69

Philemon Dickinson

American politician

*April 5th, 1739, Trappe †February 4th, 1809, Trenton

74

Johann Baptist Vanhal

Czech composer (1739-1813)

*May 12th, 1739, Nechanice †August 20th, 1813, Vienna

53

Alois Friedrich von Brühl

Polish-Saxon diplomat, politician, soldier, actor and dramatist (1739-1793)

*June 21st, 1739, Dresden †January 27th, 1793, Berlin

78

Alphonse-Hubert de Latier de Bayane

French cardinal (1739-1818)

*October 30th, 1739, Valence †July 26th, 1818, Paris

28

Prince Edward, Duke of York and Albany

British prince

*March 25th, 1739, London †September 17th, 1767, Monte Carlo

68

Christian Friedrich von Jäger

German physician, botanist and chemist (1739-1808)

*October 13th, 1739, Stuttgart †September 7th, 1808, Stuttgart

75

Jabez Bowen

American politician

*June 2nd, 1739, Providence †May 7th, 1815, Providence

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, Day of the National Flag) which are celebrated on June 20th.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1739 is a normal year and no leap year.

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