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| June 20th |
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| About June 20th is the 171st day of the year (172nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 194 days remaining until the end of the calendar year. June 20th is World Refugee Day and International Surfing Day. It is also West Virginia Day in West Virginia. On leap years, this day usually marks the summer solstice in the northern hemisphere and the winter solstice in the southern hemisphere. Births 1935 - Len Dawson, Hall of Fame quarterback 1942 - Brian Wilson, singer, musician (The Beach Boys) 1944 - Cheryl Holdridge, actress (Mickey Mouse Club) 1952 - John Goodman, actor (Roseanne, Evan Almighty) 1967 - Nicole Kidman, actress, model, singer (Days Of Thunder, To Die For) 1971 - Josh Lucas, actor (Glory Road, Poseidon) Deaths 1947 - Bugsy Siegel, gangster, helped develop Las Vegas 2003 - Bob Stump, U.S. Congressman (Arizona) Events 1963 - A direct connection, the so-called "red telephone", is established between the Soviet Union and the United States following the Cuban Missile Crisis. 1979 - ABC News correspondent Bill Stewart is shot and killed by a Nicaraguan soldier under the regime of Anastasio Somoza Debayle. The murder was videotaped and sparks an international outcry of the regime. |
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