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ÉVéNEMENTS DU 20 JUIN

Découvrez les événements historiques les plus importants qui se sont déroulés le 20 Juin et qui ont marqué le monde.

Boxer Rebellion

Année: 1900

Boxer Rebellion: The Imperial Chinese Army begins a 55-day siege of the Legation Quarter in Beijing, China.

Battle of Uji (1180)

Année: 1180

First Battle of Uji, starting the Genpei War in Japan.

Eduard von Toll

Année: 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.

Kiel Canal

Année: 1895

The Kiel Canal, crossing the base of the Jutland peninsula and the busiest artificial waterway in the world, is officially opened.

Lizzie Borden

Année: 1893

Lizzie Borden is acquitted of the murders of her father and stepmother.

28th International Eucharistic Congress

Année: 1926

The 28th International Eucharistic Congress begins in Chicago, with over 250,000 spectators attending the opening procession.

The Holocaust

Année: 1942

The Holocaust: Kazimierz Piechowski and three others, dressed as members of the SS-Totenkopfverbände, steal an SS staff car and escape from the Auschwitz concentration camp.

Continuation War

Année: 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.

NAISSANCES DU 20 JUIN

Découvrez les personnalnalités célèbres nées le 20 Juin, notamment des leaders, artistes, scientifiques et icônes culturelles.

Helena Rasiowa

Année de naissance: 1917

Helena Rasiowa, Austrian-Polish mathematician and academic (died 1994)

Jean-Jacques Bertrand

Année de naissance: 1916

Jean-Jacques Bertrand, Canadian lawyer and politician, 21st Premier of Quebec (died 1973)

T. Texas Tyler

Année de naissance: 1916

T. Texas Tyler, American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1972)

Dick Reynolds

Année de naissance: 1915

Dick Reynolds, Australian footballer and coach (died 2002)

Pancho Segura

Année de naissance: 1921

Pancho Segura, Ecuadorian tennis player (died 2017)

Byron Farwell

Année de naissance: 1921

Byron Farwell, American historian and author (died 1999)

Chet Atkins

Année de naissance: 1924

Chet Atkins, American guitarist and record producer (died 2001)

Fritz Koenig

Année de naissance: 1924

Fritz Koenig, German sculptor and academic, designed The Sphere (died 2017)

DéCèS DU 20 JUIN

Souvenez-vous des personnalités marquantes décédées le 20 Juin et de leur héritage durable.

Élie Frédéric Forey

Année de décès: 1872

Élie Frédéric Forey, French general (born 1804)

Joseph Meek

Année de décès: 1875

Joseph Meek, American police officer and politician (born 1810)

Jules de Goncourt

Année de décès: 1870

Jules de Goncourt, French historian and author (born 1830)

Hijikata Toshizō

Année de décès: 1869

Hijikata Toshizō, Japanese commander (born 1835)

Pierre Daunou

Année de décès: 1840

Pierre Claude François Daunou, French historian and politician (born 1761)

Juan Larrea (politician)

Année de décès: 1847

Juan Larrea, Argentinian captain and politician (born 1782)

John Neal

Année de décès: 1876

John Neal, American writer, critic, editor, lecturer, and activist (born 1793)

Johannes Zukertort

Année de décès: 1888

Johannes Zukertort, Polish-English chess player (born 1842)

JOURS FéRIéS DU 20 JUIN

Découvrez les fêtes, commémorations et célébrations spéciales ayant lieu le 20 Juin dans le monde entier.

June 20 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Christian feast day: June 20 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Flag Day (Argentina)

Day of the National Flag (Argentina)

Public holidays in Azerbaijan

Gas Sector Day (Azerbaijan)

Adalbert of Magdeburg

Christian feast day: Adalbert of Magdeburg

Methodius of Olympus

Christian feast day: Methodius of Olympus

Saint Florentina

Christian feast day: Florentina

West Virginia Day

West Virginia Day (West Virginia)

John of Matera

Christian feast day: John of Matera

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