Hisdates•ComPage 7: Historical Events In June - 20
Wednesday, 20 August 2025
1978 Karel G Bakker, actor (Coffee House), dies at 66 on June - 20. 
1980 Roberto Duran takes WBC welterweight title from Sugar Ray Leonard at Olympic Stadium in Montreal by unanimous decision on June - 20.
1980 Gustaf Allan Pettersson, composer, dies at 68 on June - 20.
1982 Israeli PM Menachem Begin arrives in Washington on June - 20.
1984 On this day in history estelle Winwood, actress (Miracle on 34th Street), dies at 99
1986 Drs at Bethesda Naval remove 2 small benign polyps from Reagan's colon on June - 20.
1986 Movement of sheep banned after they ate grass contaminated by fallout from Chernobyl on June - 20.
1986 Tim Herbert, comedian (Dagmar's Canteen), dies at 71 on June - 20.
1987 On June - 20 johnny Carson marries 4th wife Alexis Mass
1988 On June - 20 price is Right model Janice Pennington is knocked out by a TV camera
1990 On June - 20 40,000-50,000 die in a (7.6) earthquake in Iran
1990 On this day in history a new currency unit, the Ecu, proposed for the European community
1990 Nelson Mandela lands in NYC to begin a tour of the US on this day in history.
1990 On June - 20 ina Balin, actress (Patsy), dies at 52, of pulmonary hypertension
1994 On June - 20 bram Koopmans, cyclist/coach, dies at 78
1995 Dennis Gomm, musician, dies at 84 on this day in history.
1996 On June - 20 hellevi Rombin Schine, Miss Universe (1955), dies in plane crash at 64
1997 On June - 20 bobby Helms, composer (Jingle Bell Rock), dies at 61
2006 On June - 20 the Miami Heat win the NBA Finals over the Dallas Mavericks, 4-2.
2007 The Argentinian team Boca Juniors beat the Brazilian team Grêmio to win the Copa Libertadores 2007 on June - 20.
2012 On this day in history western Libyan tribal clashes kill 105 people and injure 500
2013 Miami heat defeat San Antonio Spurs to win the NBA Finals 4-3 on this day in history.
2017 British actor Daniel Day-Lewis announces his retirement from acting on this day in history.
2017 On June - 20 tiger Woods checks into a clinic to manage his pain medication and sleep disorder, following his arrest for driving under the influence
2017 US toymaker Mattel releases 15 new body types for their Ken doll, including one with a man bun on June - 20.
2017 On June - 20 uber founder Travis Kalanick resigns as CEO after a shareholder revolt
2018 On this day in history fIFA World Cup: Portugal superstar Cristiano Renaldo heads a goal against Morocco to become the all-time leading European goalscorer (85) in international competition
2018 US President Trump signs Executive Order ending family separation at the border for illegal immigrants on this day in history.
2018 On this day in history algeria turns off its internet to stop students cheating during exams
2018 On June - 20 uS ambassador Nikki Haley announces the US is leaving the UN Human Rights Council
2018 On June - 20 hungarian government passes legislation that criminalizes aiding undocumented migrants
2019 On June - 20 chinese President Xi Jinping meets Kim Jong-un in Pyongyang, the first Chinese president to visit North Korea in 14 years
2019 Chinese President Xi Jinping makes a state visit to North Korea. It is his first visit to the country as president and the first visit to North Korea by a Chinese leader since Hu Jintao's visit 14 years prior on June - 20.
2019 Iranian shoot-down of American drone: Iran shoots down a United States RQ-4 Global Hawk surveillance drone over the Strait of Hormuz after claiming it violated their airspace. The U.S. claims it was shot down in international airspace in an "unprovoked attack" on June - 20.