On this day: 20 June

Selected events and births on 20 June, from Wikipedia’s “On this day”.

Events

• 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. Read more: Congress of the Confederation Great Seal of the United States Federal government of the United States
• 1837 – Queen Victoria acceded to the British throne, beginning a 63-year reign. Read more: Queen Victoria Monarchy of the United Kingdom
• 1921 – Workers at the Buckingham and Carnatic Mills in Madras, India, began a four-month strike. Read more: Buckingham and Carnatic Mills Chennai 1921 Buckingham and Carnatic Mills strike
• 1926 – Approximately 250,000 spectators attended the opening procession of the 28th International Eucharistic Congress in Chicago, United States. Read more: 28th International Eucharistic Congress
• 1960 – The Mali Federation gained independence from France, but dissolved into Mali and Senegal two months later. Read more: Mali Federation
• 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. Read more: Steven Spielberg Jaws (film) Blockbuster (entertainment)

Born on this day

• 1946 – Xanana Gusmão, Timorese soldier and politician, 1st President of East Timor Read more: Xanana Gusmão President of Timor-Leste
• 1950 – Nouri al-Maliki, Iraqi politician, 76th Prime Minister of Iraq Read more: Nouri al-Maliki Prime Minister of Iraq
• 1970 – Andrea Nahles, German politician, German Minister of Labour and Social Affairs Read more: Andrea Nahles Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs
• 1993 – Sead Kolašinac, Bosnian footballer Read more: Sead Kolašinac Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team
• 1996 – Sam Bennett, Canadian ice hockey player Read more: Sam Bennett (ice hockey)
• 1997 – Bálint Kopasz, Hungarian sprint canoeist Read more: Bálint Kopasz
• 2001 – Nicolas Jackson, Senegalese footballer Read more: Nicolas Jackson
• 2001 – Gonçalo Ramos, Portuguese footballer Read more: Gonçalo Ramos
• 2002 – Giulia Stabile, Spanish-Italian dancer and television presenter Read more: Giulia Stabile
• 2002 – Hugo Ekitike, French footballer Read more: Hugo Ekitike
• 2003 – Hans Niemann, American chess player Read more: Hans Niemann
• 2003 – Marc Pubill, Spanish footballer Read more: Marc Pubill

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