June 20th, 1979

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Born on June 20th, 1979 – Weekday, Age & Zodiac
Age in days, weeks and months
Born on June 20th, 1979: When to retire?
What happened on June 20th, 1979?
Birthdays of famous people
Public holidays on June 20th
Date as a Roman numeral / digit
Calendar (June 1979)

Born on June 20th, 1979

Weekday

Wednesday

June 20th, 1979 was a Wednesday.

Age

People born on June 20th, 1979 will turn 45 this year (2024), in exactly 55 days .

Zodiac

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Gemini (The Twins)

May 22nd, 1979 - June 21st, 1979

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 16,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 618 days, exactly on January 4th, 2026, people who were born on June 20th, 1979 will be 17,000 days old!

16,382 Days

2,340 Weeks

538 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

Minutes

Hours

Born on June 20th, 1979: When to retire?

Birth

67 80

Childhood & Education 20 Years

Work 47 Years

Retirement 13 Years

23 more years of work

You have already worked for 24 years so far and have still 23 years of hard work to come until you can retire in 2047 at the age of 67.

What happened on June 20th, 1979?

June 20th, 1979

ABC News correspondent Bill Stewart is shot dead by a Nicaraguan National Guard soldier under the regime of Anastasio Somoza Debayle during the Nicaraguan Revolution. The murder is caught on tape and sparks an international outcry against the regime.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABC_News

June 20th, 1979

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

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Stewart_(journalist)

What else 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, 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.

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

Born on June 20th, 1979

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

Frank Lampard

English association football player and manager (born 1978)

*June 20th, 1978, Romford

Nicole Kidman

Australian-American actress, producer, and model

*June 20th, 1967, Honolulu

Fabian Wegmann

Road bicycle racer

*June 20th, 1980, Münster

Mischa Bredewold

Dutch cyclist

*June 20th, 2000, Amersfoort

Iselin Solheim

Norwegian singer-songwriter

*June 20th, 1990, Norway

Magdalena Abakanowicz

Polish textile artist and sculptor (1930–2017)

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

Thilo Ulbert

German christian archaeologist

*June 20th, 1939, Augsburg

Kalidou Koulibaly

Senegalese and French footballer

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

John Goodman

American actor, voice artist and comedian (born 1952)

*June 20th, 1952, Affton

Andrea Nahles

German politician

*June 20th, 1970, Mendig

Christian Schmitt-Engelstadt

German organist and musician

*June 20th, 1967, Ingelheim am Rhein

John Mahoney

American actor (1940–2018)

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

Jean-Marie Le Pen

French politician

*June 20th, 1928, La Trinité-sur-Mer

Brede Hangeland

Norwegian association football player

*June 20th, 1981, Houston

Franco Semioli

Italian footballer

*June 20th, 1980, Cirié

Radu Gabrea

Romanian film director and screenwriter (1937-2017)

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

Anne Murray

Canadian singer

*June 20th, 1945, Nova Scotia

Same year
Born in 1979

Gao Ling

Chinese badminton player

*March 14th, 1979, Wuhan

Yang Wei

Chinese badminton player

*January 13th, 1979, Guangdong

Tine Baun

Danish badminton player

*July 21st, 1979, Hørsholm

Deborah Secco

Brazilian actress

*November 26th, 1979, Rio de Janeiro

Johan Harstad

Norwegian author

*February 10th, 1979, Stavanger Municipality

Saralee Thungthongkam

Badminton player

*June 13th, 1979, Bangkok

Anders Kristiansen

Badminton player

*September 7th, 1979, Frederikssund Municipality

Guf

Russian rapper

*September 23rd, 1979, Ivanteyevskaya Street

Dan Tangnes

Norwegian ice hockey player (1979-)

*March 8th, 1979, Oslo

Patricia Aulitzky

Austrian actress

*July 7th, 1979, Salzburg

Mia Audina

Indonesian badminton player

*August 22nd, 1979, Jakarta

Chen Hong

Badminton player

*November 28th, 1979, Changting County

Ingo Kindervater

Badminton player

*January 1st, 1979, Burgwedel

Britta Andersen

Badminton player

*December 19th, 1979, Aarhus

Vincent Kartheiser

American actor

*May 5th, 1979, Minneapolis

Aamir Ghaffar

Badminton player

*August 18th, 1979, Peshawar

Chris Pratt

American actor (born 1979)

*June 21st, 1979, Virginia

Lise Risom Olsen

Norwegian actress

*March 1st, 1979, Fredrikstad Municipality

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.

Earliest day on which Day of the Finnish Flag can fall, while June 26 is the latest; celebrated on Saturday of Midsummer's Day (Finland)

Earliest possible date for the summer solstice in the Northern hemisphere and the winter solstice in the Southern hemisphere, and its related observanceen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_flying_days_in_Finland

International Surfing Day (third Saturday in June, on or near Summer solstice)

Earliest possible date for the summer solstice in the Northern hemisphere and the winter solstice in the Southern hemisphere, and its related observanceen.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Surfing_Day

Litha / Midsummer celebrations in the northern hemisphere, Yule in the southern hemisphere.

Earliest possible date for the summer solstice in the Northern hemisphere and the winter solstice in the Southern hemisphere, and its related observanceen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midsummer