June 20

This day in history:

  • 1180 – First Battle of Uji, starting the Genpei War in Japan.
  • 1685 – Monmouth Rebellion: James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth declares himself King of England at Bridgwater.
  • 451 – Battle of Chalons: Flavius Aetius battles Attila the Hun. After the battle, which was inconclusive, Attila retreats, causing the Romans to interpret it as a victory.
  • 1787 – Oliver Ellsworth moves at the Federal Convention to call the government the 'United States'.

Births:

  • 1982 – Aleksei Berezutski, Russian footballer
  • 1994 – Leonard Williams, American football player
  • 1977 – Gordan Giriček, Croatian basketball player

Deaths:

  • 1869 – Hijikata Toshizō, Japanese commander (born 1835)
  • 1999 – Clifton Fadiman, American game show host, author, and critic (born 1902)
  • 1929 – Emmanouil Benakis, Greek merchant and politician, 35th Mayor of Athens (born 1843)

Holidays:

  • Martyrs' Day (Eritrea)
  • Day of the National Flag (Argentina)
  • West Virginia Day (West Virginia)

Random Article of the day:

Andrea Vescovi

Andrea Vescovi (born 3 November 1994) is an Italian sport shooter.
He participated at the 2018 ISSF World Shooting Championships, winning a medal.

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Russia-Ukraine war: Frontline update as of June 20

There were 176 combat engagements on the frontline over the last day. Russian troops are actively storming the Pokrovsk, Lyman, and Toretsk directions, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

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June 20

This day in history:

  • 1863 – American Civil War: West Virginia is admitted as the 35th U.S. state.
  • 1900 – Baron Eduard Toll, leader of the Russian Polar Expedition of 1900, departs Saint Petersburg in Russia on the explorer ship Zarya, never to return.
  • 1960 – The Mali Federation gains independence from France (it later splits into Mali and Senegal).
  • 1944 – World War II: During the Continuation War, the Soviet Union demands unconditional surrender from Finland during the beginning of partially successful Vyborg–Petrozavodsk Offensive. The Finnish government refuses.

Births:

  • 1924 – Fritz Koenig, German sculptor and academic, designed The Sphere (d. 2017)
  • 1866 – James Burns, English cricketer (d. 1957)
  • 1938 – Joan Kirner, Australian educator and politician, 42nd Premier of Victoria (d. 2015)

Deaths:

  • 2012 – Judy Agnew, Second Lady of the United States. (b. 1921)
  • 2017 – Prodigy, American music artist (b. 1974)
  • 1975 – Suzanne Comhaire-Sylvain, Haitian anthropologist (b. 1898)

Holidays:

  • *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 (Argentina)
  • West Virginia Day (West Virginia)

Random Article of the day:

Hessa (name)

Hessa (Arabic: حصـة) is an Arabic feminine given name predominantly used in the Arabian Peninsula. In Gulf Arabic, the name means "pearl". However, the word Hessa also means a "portion" or "a share of something" in Arabic.
The name may refer to:

Hessa Al Jaber (born 1959), Qatari engineer and politician
Hessa Al Muhairi, Emirati writer
Hussa bint Ahmed Al Sudairi (1900–1969), wife of King Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia
Hassa bint Mohammed Al Nahyan (1922-2018), wife of the founder and President of the United Arab Emirates
Hessa bint Trad Al Shalaan, Saudi royal and the wife of King Abdullah
Hessa bint Salman Al Khalifa (1933–2009), Bahraini queen
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Talking Stream, 06/20/2020 (explicit)

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Talking Stream, 06/20/2020 (explicit)

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Happy Birthday Karin Uzumaki! - June 20th

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