June 20th, 1908

Born on June 20th, 1908

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 42,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 685 days, exactly on March 13th, 2026, people who were born on June 20th, 1908 will be 43,000 days old!

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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, 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

Born on June 20th, 1908

72

Erik Asklund

Swedish writer

*June 20th, 1908, Stockholm †November 6th, 1980, Stockholm

48

Gus Schilling

American comedian (1908-1957)

*June 20th, 1908, New York City †June 16th, 1957, Hollywood

100

Billy Werber

American baseball player

*June 20th, 1908, Berwyn Heights †January 22nd, 2009, Charlotte

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86

Magdalena Abakanowicz

Polish textile artist and sculptor (1930–2017)

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

84

Thilo Ulbert

German christian archaeologist

*June 20th, 1939, Augsburg

56

Nicole Kidman

Australian-American actress, producer, and model

*June 20th, 1967, Honolulu

109

Muazzez İlmiye Çığ

Turkish sumerologist

*June 20th, 1914, Bursa

60

Uwe Steimle

German actor

*June 20th, 1963, Dresden

23

Mischa Bredewold

Dutch cyclist

*June 20th, 2000, Amersfoort

50

Errol Flynn

Australian actor (1909–1959)

*June 20th, 1909, Battery Point †October 14th, 1959, Vancouver

95

Jean-Marie Le Pen

French politician

*June 20th, 1928, La Trinité-sur-Mer

56

Nele Neuhaus

German writer

*June 20th, 1967, Münster

79

Lillian Hellman

American dramatist and screenwriter (1905-1984)

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

77

John Mahoney

American actor (1940–2018)

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

60

Heinrich von Brentano

German politician and lawyer (1904-1964)

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

92

Fritz Koenig

German sculptor (1924–2017)

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

79

Radu Gabrea

Romanian film director and screenwriter (1937-2017)

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

71

John Goodman

American actor, voice artist and comedian (born 1952)

*June 20th, 1952, Affton

86

Danny Aiello

American actor

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

89

Olympia Dukakis

American actress (1931-2021)

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

89

Martin Landau

American actor and acting coach (1928–2017)

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

78

Anne Murray

Canadian singer

*June 20th, 1945, Nova Scotia

33

Iselin Solheim

Norwegian singer-songwriter

*June 20th, 1990, Norway

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78

Simone de Beauvoir

French philosopher, social theorist and activist (1908–1986)

*January 9th, 1908, Paris †April 14th, 1986, 14th arrondissement of Paris

64

Lyndon B. Johnson

President of the United States from 1963 to 1969

*August 27th, 1908, Stonewall †January 22nd, 1973, Stonewall

78

Arnaldo Momigliano

Italian historian of classical antiquity (1908–1987)

*September 5th, 1908, Caraglio †September 1st, 1987, London

88

Wolfram von Soden

German Assyriologist

*June 19th, 1908, Berlin †October 6th, 1996, Münster

97

Myron Waldman

American animator (1908-2006)

*April 23rd, 1908, Brooklyn †February 4th, 2006, Bethpage

100

Claude Lévi-Strauss

French anthropologist and ethnologist (1908–2009)

*November 28th, 1908, City of Brussels †October 30th, 2009, 16th arrondissement of Paris

66

Louis Jordan

American jazz, blues and rhythm and blues musician, songwriter and bandleader (1908–1975)

*July 8th, 1908, Arkansas †February 4th, 1975, Los Angeles

65

Salvador Allende

28th president of Chile (1908–1973)

*June 26th, 1908, Valparaíso †September 11th, 1973, Santiago

96

Simon Wiesenthal

Jewish Austrian Holocaust survivor and Nazi hunter

*December 31st, 1908, Buchach †September 20th, 2005, Vienna

52

Richard Wright

American writer (1908-1960)

*September 4th, 1908, Natchez †November 28th, 1960, Paris

83

Olivier Messiaen

French composer, organist and ornithologist (1908–1992)

*December 10th, 1908, Avignon †April 27th, 1992, Clichy

89

James Stewart

American actor (1908–1997)

*May 20th, 1908, Indiana †July 2nd, 1997, Beverly Hills

81

Bette Davis

American actress (1908–1989)

*April 5th, 1908, Lowell †October 6th, 1989, Neuilly-sur-Seine

76

Ethel Merman

American actress and singer (1908-1984)

*January 16th, 1908, Astoria †February 15th, 1984, Manhattan

97

John Mills

English actor (1908-2005)

*February 22nd, 1908, Felixstowe †April 23rd, 2005, Denham

91

Amintore Fanfani

Italian politician statesman (1908–1999)

*February 6th, 1908, Pieve Santo Stefano †November 20th, 1999, Rome

84

Robert Morley

British actor (1908–1992)

*May 26th, 1908, Semley †June 3rd, 1992, Reading

82

Robert Cummings

American actor (1910–1990)

*June 9th, 1908, Joplin †December 2nd, 1990, Woodland Hills

85

Raymond Scott

American composer, bandleader, pianist, record producer and inventor (1908-1994)

*September 10th, 1908, Brooklyn †February 8th, 1994, North Hills

82

Jill Esmond

British actress (1908–1990)

*January 26th, 1908, London †July 28th, 1990, Wimbledon

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

Yes: 1908 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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