June 20 historical events
451 — Battle of the Catalaunian Plains
The Battle of the Catalaunian Plains (or Fields), also called the Battle of the Campus Mauriacus, Battle of Châlons, Battle of Troyes or the Battle of Maurica, took place on 20 June 451 AD, between a coalition, led by the Roman general Flavius Aetius and the Visigothic king Theodoric I, against the Huns and their vassals, commanded by their king, Attila.
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1180 — Battle of Uji (1180)
The First Battle of Uji (宇治平等院の戦い, Uji Byōdō-in no Tatakai), alternatively known as "Mochihitos Raising of an Army" in Japan is a battle which took place on June 20, 1180, following Prince Mochihito and Minamoto no Yorimasa's plan to raise an army to overthrow the Taira clan and the issuing of an edict urging the Minamoto clan, major temples, and shrines in the country to revolt.
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1180 — Genpei War
The Genpei War (源平合戦, Genpei Kassen, Genpei-Gassen; 1180–1185) was a national civil war between the Taira and Minamoto clans during the late Heian period of Japan. It resulted in the downfall of the Taira and the establishment of the Kamakura shogunate under Minamoto no Yoritomo, who appointed himself as Shōgun in 1192, governing Japan as a military dictator from the eastern city of Kamakura.
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1210 — Michael I of Epirus confirms treaty with Venice
A treaty between Michael I Komnenos Doukas, ruler of Epirus, and the Republic of Venice was confirmed by oath on June 20, 1210. Michael accepted Venetian overlordship in name while retaining his lands as a Venetian fief, and the agreement protected Venetian commercial interests. The surviving date does not establish where the oath was physically taken.
June 20 is the treaty's oath-confirmation date; the exact place of that act is not established.
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1295 — Treaty of Anagni
The Treaty of Anagni was an accord between the Pope Boniface VIII, James II of Aragon, Philip IV of France, Charles II of Naples, and James II of Majorca. It was signed on 20 June 1295 at Anagni, in central Italy. The chief purpose was to confirm the Treaty of Tarascon of 1291, which ended the Aragonese Crusade.
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1409 — Construction begins on the first of the Ming Tombs
Work began on Changling, the Yongle Emperor’s mausoleum at the foot of Tianshou Mountain. Twelve other Ming emperors were later buried in the same valley.
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1419 — Ōei Invasion
The Ōei Invasion (応永の外寇, Ōei no gaikō), also known as the Kihae Expedition (Korean: 기해동정; Hanja: 己亥東征; MR: Kihae tongjŏng), was a 1419 Joseon invasion of Tsushima Island, which is located in the middle of the Tsushima Strait between the Korean Peninsula and Kyushu. The third and largest suppression of Tsushima (對馬島 征伐) took place in 1419 (first year of the reign of Sejong), named after the zodiac of that year.
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1537 — Siege of Hamar
The siege of Hamar was a short siege that lasted for three days in late June 1537, between the forces of Catholic bishop Mogens Lauritssøn and noble Truid Ulfstand. Truid Ulfstand and his forces came down from Trondheim to arrest the bishop as a part of the Reformation in Denmark–Norway and Holstein.
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1622 — Battle of Höchst
The Battle of Höchst (20 June 1622) was fought between a combined Catholic League army led by Johan Tzerclaes, Count of Tilly and Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba and a Protestant army commanded by Christian the Younger, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg. The result was a one-sided Catholic League victory. Höchst is a district within the city of Frankfurt, Germany. The action occurred during the Thirty Years' War.
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1624 — Battle of Martynów
The Battle of Martynów of 20 June 1624 refers to the engagement between the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth forces under hetman Stanisław Koniecpolski and the Budjak Horde of the Nogai Tatars under Khan Temir. Koniecpolski defeated Khan Temir's forces near Novyi Martyniv (Мартинів). The victory at Martyniów was the biggest Polish victory over the Tatar raiders in a century.
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1670 — Siege of Ochakov (1670)
The siege of Ochakov was carried out by the Zaporozhian Cossacks led by Ivan Sirko against the Ottoman-Crimean forces and allied Wallachian detachment, on 20 June 1670.
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1675 — King Philip's War
King Philip's War (1675–1678) was a colonial war in which a coalition of Algonquian tribes of the Northeastern Woodlands—the Wampanoags, the Pocomtucs, the Nipmucs, and the Narragansetts—fought against the Puritan settlers of the New England Colonies and their Indian allies—the Mohegans, the Pequots, and Christian Indians. The war continued in the most northern reaches of New England until the signing of the Treaty of Casco Bay on April 12, 1678.
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1685 — James Scott is proclaimed king at Taunton during Monmouth's rebellion
During his rebellion against James II, James Scott, Duke of Monmouth, was proclaimed king at Taunton, Somerset, on June 20, 1685. The declaration was meant to strengthen his claim to the English crown. He moved on to Bridgwater the next day; his army was defeated at Sedgemoor in July.
The June 20 proclamation took place at Taunton; Monmouth reached Bridgwater on June 21.
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1707 — Mughal princes fight at Jajau
On June 20, 1707, the Mughal princes Bahadur Shah and Muhammad Azam Shah fought at Jajau after their father Aurangzeb died. Azam Shah was killed, and Bahadur Shah prevailed in the struggle for the throne.
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1719 — Battle of Francavilla
The Battle of Francavilla was fought on 20 June 1719 near the city of Francavilla di Sicilia in Sicily, Italy between Spain and Austria as part of the War of the Quadruple Alliance.
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1756 — Siege of Calcutta
The siege of Calcutta was a battle between the Bengal Subah and the British East India Company on 20 June 1756. The Nawab of Bengal, Siraj ud-Daulah, aimed to seize Calcutta to punish the company for the unauthorised construction of fortifications at Fort William. Siraj ud-Daulah caught the Company unprepared and won a decisive victory.
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1774 — Battle of Kozludzha
The Battle of Kozludzha (also known as the Battle of Kozludža or the Battle of Kozluca), fought on 20 June (Old Style — June 9) 1774 near the village of Kozludzha (now Suvorovo, Bulgaria), was one of the final and decisive battles of the Russo-Turkish War (1768–1774). The Russians managed to rout the Ottoman army, scoring a major victory.
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1779 — Battle of Stono Ferry
The Battle of Stono Ferry was an American Revolutionary War battle, fought on June 20, 1779, near Charleston, South Carolina. The rear guard from a British expedition retreating from an aborted attempt to take Charleston held off an assault by poorly trained militia forces under American General Benjamin Lincoln.
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1780 — Battle of Ramsour's Mill
The Battle of Ramsour's Mill took place on June 20, 1780 in present-day Lincolnton, North Carolina, during the British campaign to gain control of the southern colonies in the American Revolutionary War. The number of fighters on each side of the battle is still an issue of contention, but Loyalist militiamen (many of them German Palatine emigrants and settlers in the local area) outnumbered Patriot militia and had captured a group of Patriots who they were planning to hang on the morning of June 20.
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1782 — Continental Congress adopts the design of the Great Seal
On June 20, 1782, the Continental Congress adopted the design of the Great Seal of the United States. Congressional secretary Charles Thomson had brought together ideas from earlier design committees and submitted a written description to Congress. The seal became the means of authenticating official U.S. documents; the Secretary of State became its custodian under a later 1789 law.
June 20 marks Congress's adoption of the design in 1782; State Department custody was established later, in 1789.
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1783 — Battle of Cuddalore (1783)
The Battle of Cuddalore in 1783 was a naval battle between a British fleet, under Admiral Sir Edward Hughes with Admiral L.J. Weiland, and a smaller French fleet, under the Bailli de Suffren, off the coast of India that took place right before the Treaty of Paris that ended the American Revolutionary War. In the battle, taking place near Cuddalore on 20 June 1783, Suffren commanded the engagement from the frigate Cléopâtre and won what is generally considered a victory.
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1789 — Tennis Court Oath
The Tennis Court Oath (French: Serment du Jeu de Paume, pronounced [sɛʁmɑ̃ dy ʒø də pom]) was taken on 20 June 1789 by the members of the French Third Estate in the hall of an indoor tennis court in the grounds of Versailles. Their vow "not to separate and to reassemble wherever necessary until the constitution of the kingdom is established" became a pivotal event in the French Revolution.
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1791 — Louis XVI and the French royal family begin their flight from Paris
On the night of June 20–21, 1791, Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette and their family attempted to escape Paris during the French Revolution. They hoped to reach the royalist stronghold of Montmédy. The journey failed: the family was recognized and stopped at Varennes on June 21. The attempted flight deepened public distrust of the monarchy.
June 20 marks the departure overnight; the royal family was stopped at Varennes on June 21.
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1792 — Demonstration of 20 June 1792
The Demonstration of 20 June 1792 (French: Journée du 20 juin 1792) was the last bloodless attempt made by the revolutionaries of Paris to persuade King Louis XVI of France to abandon his current policy and adopt a more compliant role in the escalating frenzy of the French Revolution. The demonstrators' stated aims were to persuade the king to enforce the Legislative Assembly's rulings, defend France against foreign invasion, and conform to the French Constitution of 1791.
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1798 — Battle of Foulksmills
The Battle of Foulksmills, known locally as the Battle of Horetown and also known as the Battle of Goff's Bridge, was a battle on 20 June 1798 between advancing British forces seeking to stamp out the rebellion in County Wexford during the Irish Rebellion of 1798 and a rebel army assembled to oppose them.
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1799 — Second Battle of Marengo
The Second Battle of Marengo or Battle of Cascina Grossa (20 June 1799) saw French troops under General of Division Jean Victor Marie Moreau clash with a force of Austrian soldiers led by Feldmarschall-Leutnant Heinrich von Bellegarde. The early fighting between Emmanuel Grouchy's division and Bellegarde was inconclusive. However, late in the day Moreau committed Paul Grenier's French division to the struggle and the Austrians were driven from the field.
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1808 — Battle of Lemo
The Battle of Lemo was fought during the Finnish War between Sweden and Russia on 19–20 June 1808 (Julian calendar 7–8 June). On 19 June, about 2,500 Swedes landed at Lemo (Finnish:Lemu) in Kaarina (Swedish:S:t Karins) in Southwest Finland, aided by the Swedish Navy. There, the Swedes intended to liberate Åbo (Finnish:Turku) from the Russians. The Swedish landing forces were commanded by Major General Eberhard von Vegesack.
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1811 — Battle of Huaqui
The Battle of Huaqui or Battle of Guaqui-modern spelling- (in some sources also called Yuraicoragua or Battle of Desaguadero), was a battle on June 20, 1811, between the Primera Junta's (Buenos Aires) revolutionary troops and the royalist troops of the Viceroyalty of Peru on the border between Upper Peru, (present-day Bolivia), resulting in a comprehensive defeat of the revolutionary armies.
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1812 — Sack of Yogyakarta
The Sack of Yogyakarta, also known in Indonesia as Geger Sepehi ("Sepoy tumult") took place on 20 June 1812, during British rule of Java. Under Robert Rollo Gillespie, a British expeditionary force assaulted the keraton of Yogyakarta, deposing the reigning Sultan of Yogyakarta Hamengkubuwono II after a series of disputes between the sultan and colonial rule.
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1815 — Battle of Rocheserviere
The Battle of Rocheserviere was fought at Rocheservière on the 20 June 1815, between Vendéan Royalists, who had remained loyal to King Louis XVIII during the Hundred Days, and Napoleon's Army of the West, commanded by General Jean Maximilien Lamarque. The battle ended with the defeat of the Royalist forces. Five days later the Treaty of Cholet was signed, ending the hostilities.
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1832 — Attacks at Fort Blue Mounds
The attacks at Fort Blue Mounds were two separate incidents which occurred on June 6 and 20, 1832, as part of the Black Hawk War. In the first incident, area residents attributed the killing of a miner to a band of Ho-Chunk warriors, and concluded that more Ho-Chunk planned to join Black Hawk in his war against white settlers.
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1837 — King William IV dies, and is succeeded by his niece, Victoria
William IV (William Henry; 21 August 1765 – 20 June 1837) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and King of Hanover from 26 June 1830 until his death in 1837. The third son of George III, William succeeded his elder brother George IV, becoming the last king and penultimate monarch of the United Kingdom's House of Hanover.
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1840 — Samuel Morse receives a U.S. telegraph patent
The U.S. Patent Office granted Samuel Morse a patent for his electromagnetic telegraph, which recorded signals on paper.
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1862 — Barbu Catargiu, the Prime Minister of Romania, is assassinated
Barbu Catargiu (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈbarbu katarˈd͡ʒi.u]; 26 October/7 November 1807 – 8/20 June 1862) was a conservative Romanian politician and journalist. He was the first Prime Minister of Romania, in 1862, until he was assassinated on 8 June that year. He was a staunch defender of the great estates of the boyars, and notably originated the conservative doctrine that "feudalism in Romania had never existed".
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1863 — Battle of Komorów
The Battle of Komorow, one of many clashes of the January Uprising, took place on June 20, 1863, near the village of Komorow (now Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship), which at that time belonged to Russian-controlled Congress Poland. An insurgent unit under Zygmunt Jordan clashed with a detachment of the Imperial Russian Army. The battle ended in Russian victory. On June 20, 1863, insurgent unit of Zygmunt Jordan crossed the Vistula, the river which marked the border between Austrian Galicia and Congress Poland. Polish insurgents were divided into two columns. One was attacked by Russian infantry near the village of Gace.
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1863 — Battle of LaFourche Crossing
The Battle of LaFourche Crossing (also spelled Lafourche Crossing) was a battle in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, United States and fought on June 20–21, 1863, during the American Civil War as part of a campaign known as Taylor’s Operations in West Louisiana.
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1863 — American Civil War: West Virginia is admitted as the 35th U.S. state
West Virginia is a mountainous, landlocked state in the Southern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. It is bordered by Pennsylvania and Maryland to the northeast, Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, and Ohio to the northwest. West Virginia is the 10th-smallest state by area and ranks as the 12th-least populous state, with 1,778,373 residents. The capital and most populous city is Charleston, with 49,055 residents.
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1868 — First Māori elections
The first Māori elections were held in 1868 in four newly formed Māori electorates during the term of 4th Parliament. All subsequent Māori elections were always held as part of the general elections.
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1868 — Siege of Samarkand ends as Russian relief forces arrive
The siege of the Russian-held citadel at Samarkand ended on June 20, 1868, when General Konstantin von Kaufmann returned with relief forces. Local forces from Shahrisabz and townspeople had besieged the garrison while Kaufmann campaigned elsewhere. Samarkand is in present-day Uzbekistan; the date corresponds to June 8 in the Russian Old Style calendar used by contemporary accounts.
June 20 is the Gregorian-calendar end of the siege, recorded as June 8 in the Old Style calendar.
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1882 — Canadian federal election, 1882
The Canadian federal election of 1882 was held on June 20, 1882 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 5th Parliament of Canada.
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1882 — 1882 Nova Scotia general election
The 1882 Nova Scotia general election was held on 20 June 1882 to elect members of the 28th House of Assembly of the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. It was won by the Liberal Party, their first of ten consecutive wins that would see them retain power until 1925. The Conservatives were the only one-term government in Nova Scotia until 2013 when the NDP lost.
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1895 — The Kiel Canal is officially opened
The imperial yacht Hohenzollern entered the lock at Brunsbüttel for the opening of the canal linking the North Sea with the Baltic Sea.
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1899 — 1899 Northumberland colonial by-election
The 1899 Northumberland colonial by-election was held on 20 June 1899 to elect the member for Northumberland in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, following the death of Protectionist MP Richard Stevenson. The vote was held on the same day as a statewide referendum on the subject of federation, which was an issue throughout the campaign. Two candidates withdrew during the campaign.
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1900 — Boxer Rebellion
The Boxer Rebellion, also known as the Boxer Uprising, Boxer Movement, Yihetuan Movement (traditional Chinese: 義和團運動; simplified Chinese: 义和团运动), or Boxer War, was an uprising in North China between 1899 and 1901, towards the end of the Qing dynasty, by the Society of Righteous and Harmonious Fists. Its members were known as the "Boxers" in English, owing to many of them practicing Chinese martial arts, which at the time were referred to as "Chinese boxing".
Boxer Rebellion: The Imperial Chinese Army begins a 55-day siege of the Legation Quarter in Beijing, China.
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1904 — 1904 Devonport by-election
The 1904 Devonport by-election was a Parliamentary by-election held on 20 June 1904. The constituency returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system.
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1906 — 1906 Nova Scotia general election
The 1906 Nova Scotia general election was held on 20 June 1906 to elect members of the 34th House of Assembly of the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. It was won by the Liberal party.
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1910 — 1910 The Hartlepools by-election
The Hartlepools by-election of 1910 was a Parliamentary by-election held on 20 June 1910. The constituency returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system.
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1916 — 1916 Nova Scotia general election
The 1916 Nova Scotia general election was held on 20 June 1916 to elect members of the 36th House of Assembly of the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. It was won by the Liberal party.
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1916 — Birth of Sun Ma Sze Tsang
On 20 June 1916, Sun Ma Sze Tsang, an actor, was born.
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1918 — East Cavan by-election, 1918
The East Cavan by-election, 1918 was a parliamentary by-election held for the United Kingdom House of Commons constituency of East Cavan on 20 June 1918. The election was caused by the death of the sitting member, Samuel Young of the Irish Parliamentary Party.
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1924 — 1924 British Columbia general election
The 1924 British Columbia general election was the sixteenth general election in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It was held to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. The election was called on May 10, 1924, and held on June 20, 1924. The new legislature met for the first time on November 3, 1924.
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1926 — The 28th International Eucharistic Congress opens in Chicago
On June 20, 1926, the 28th International Eucharistic Congress opened in Chicago. Churches across the Catholic archdiocese held services on the opening day.
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1931 — 1931 Ceylonese State Council election
The first election to the State Council of Ceylon were held from 13 to 20 June 1931. This was the first election in a British colony which used universal adult franchise.
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1933 — June 1933 Siamese coup d'état
The Siamese coup d’état of June 1933 (Thai: รัฐประหาร 20 มิถุนายน พ.ศ. 2476) took place peacefully on 20 June 1933 in Bangkok and was led was led by Army Colonel Phraya Phahonphonphayuhasena (Phraya Phahon) against the administration of Phraya Manopakorn Nitithada (Phraya Mano). The coup was in fact a counter-coup against the dictatorial policies of Phraya Mano, stemming from his resentment of a proposal by Pridi Banomyong, the progressive leader of the Khana Ratsadon which Phahon was a member of, to reform Thailand's economy.
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1936 — 1936 Bowen state by-election
The 1936 Bowen state by-election was held on 20 June 1936 to elect the member for Bowen in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland, following the death of Labor Party MP Charlie Collins. Collins had been named as leader of the Queensland Labor Party only several hours before his death.
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1937 — 1937 Nova Scotia general election
The 1937 Nova Scotia general election was held on 20 June 1937 to elect members of the 41st House of Assembly of the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. It was won by the Liberal Party.
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1937 — 1937 Cupa României final
The 1937 Cupa României final was the fourth final of Romania's most prestigious football cup competition. It was disputed between Ripensia Timişoara and Rapid București, and was won by Rapid București after a game with 6 goals. It was the second cup for Rapid, and the first of six consecutive successes.
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1940 — Battle of Saumur (1940)
The Battle of Saumur occurred during the last stages of the Battle of France during World War II, when officer cadets from the Cavalry School at Saumur, led by superintendent Colonel Charles Michon, made a defensive stand along the Loire River at Saumur, Gennes, and Montsoreau. For two days the Cavalry School, and other assorted units which had fallen back before the German Wehrmacht advance, held off a German attack.
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1942 — Convoy HG 84
HG 84 was an Allied convoy of the HG (Homeward from Gibraltar) series during the Second World War.
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1943 — 1943 Copa del Generalísimo final
The Copa del Generalísimo 1943 final was the 41st final of the King's Cup. The final was played at Estadio Metropolitano in Madrid, on 20 June 1943, being won by Club Atlético de Bilbao, who beat Real Madrid CF 1–0 after extra-time.
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1943 — 1943 Taça de Portugal final
The 1943 Taça de Portugal final was the final match of the 1942–43 Taça de Portugal, the 5th season of the Taça de Portugal, the premier Portuguese football cup competition organized by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF). The match was played on 20 June 1943 at the Campo das Salésias in Lisbon, and opposed two Primeira Liga sides: Benfica and Vitória de Setúbal.
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1943 — Operation Bellicose
Operation Bellicose was an attack by Avro Lancaster bombers of the Royal Air Force on a German radar factory housed in the former Zeppelin Works at Friedrichshafen and the Italian naval base at La Spezia. It was the first shuttle bombing raid in the Second World War and the second use of a Master Bomber.
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1943 — Convoy GP55
Convoy GP55 was a convoy of Allied ships that travelled from Sydney to Brisbane in June 1943 during World War II. It comprised ten cargo ships, three landing ships, tank (LSTs) and an escort of five corvettes. The Japanese submarine I-174 attacked the convoy on 16 June, sinking the United States Army transport ship Portmar and damaging USS LST-469. Two of the corvettes counter-attacked I-174, but only lightly damaged her.
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1944 — Battle of the Philippine Sea
The Battle of the Philippine Sea was a major naval battle of World War II on 19–20 June 1944 that eliminated the Imperial Japanese Navy's ability to conduct large-scale carrier actions. It took place during the United States' amphibious reconquest of the Mariana Islands during the Pacific War.
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1944 — Battle of Nerva Island
The Battle of Nerva Island took place in the Gulf of Finland during World War II on 19–20 June 1944 between the Soviet Union and Germany, which occurred amid the 1944 Soviet offensive against Finland. It was one of the few engagements in the Baltic theater with large surface ships.
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1944 — MW 18014
MW 18014 was a German V-2 rocket launched on 20 June 1944, at the Peenemünde Army Research Center in Peenemünde. It was the first man-made object to reach outer space, attaining an apogee of 176 kilometres (109 mi), well above the Kármán line that was established later as the lowest altitude of space.
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1945 — Bombing of Toyohashi
The bombing of Toyohashi (豊橋空襲, Toyohashi kūshū) was a strategic bombing operation on the night of 19 June 1945 against the city of Toyohashi, Japan. The air raid was part of the Allies' air raids on Japan during the Pacific War.
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1945 — Racibórz Conflict
Racibórz Conflict was a border conflict between Czechoslovakia and Poland that almost resulted in a military conflict between both countries.
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1948 — 1948 Greek Football Cup final
The 1948 Greek Cup final was the 6th final of the Greek Cup. The match took place on 20 June 1948 at Leoforos Alexandras Stadium. The contesting teams were Panathinaikos and AEK Athens. It was Panathinaikos' second Greek Cup final in their 40 years of existence and AEK Athens' third Greek Cup final in their 24-year history.
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1948 — Currency reform begins in western occupied Germany
New currency rules took effect in the western Allied occupation zones. Residents could exchange an initial amount of Reichsmarks for Deutsche Marks, and the new mark became legal currency the next day.
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1951 — 1951 Australian Labor Party leadership election
A leadership election in the Australian Labor Party, then the opposition party in the Parliament of Australia, was held on 20 June 1951. It saw the election of Leader H. V. Evatt as leader following the death of sitting leader Ben Chifley.
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1954 — 1954 Copa del Generalísimo final
The Copa del Generalísimo 1954 final was the 52nd final of the King's Cup. The final was played at Estadio Chamartín in Madrid, on 20 June 1954, being won by Valencia CF, who beat CF Barcelona 3–0.
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1956 — 1956 Quebec general election
The 1956 Quebec general election was held on June 20, 1956, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec, Canada. The incumbent Union Nationale, led by Maurice Duplessis, won re-election, defeating the Quebec Liberal Party, led by Georges-Émile Lapalme. This was the fifth and final time (and the fourth in a row) that Duplessis led his party to a general election victory.
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1956 — 1956 Saskatchewan general election
The 1956 Saskatchewan general election, the thirteenth in the province's history, was held on June 20, 1956, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan. The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation government of Premier Tommy Douglas was re-elected to a fourth consecutive majority government.
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1956 — Linea Aeropostal Venezolana Flight 253 (June 1956)
Linea Aeropostal Venezolana Flight 253 was a regularly scheduled passenger flight from Idlewild International Airport, New York to Caracas International Airport in Caracas, Venezuela. During the 20 June 1956 operation of the flight, approximately one hour and twenty minutes after departure, the flight crew reported trouble with one of the engines and turned back to New York.
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1960 — The negotiations agreed upon on 20 June 1960 for the formal independence day of the Mali Federation
The Mali Federation (Arabic: اتحاد مالي) was a federation in West Africa that linked the French colonies of Senegal and the Sudanese Republic (also called French Sudan) for two months in 1960. It was founded on 4 April 1959 as a territory with self-rule within the French Community, and became independent after negotiations with France on 20 June 1960.
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1963 — Leeds South by-election, 1963
The 1963 Leeds South by-election was held on 20 June 1963. It was held due to the death of the incumbent MP and leader of the Labour Party, Hugh Gaitskell. The by-election was won by the Labour candidate, Merlyn Rees who would later become a cabinet minister.
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1964 — Civil Air Transport Flight 106
Civil Air Transport Flight 106 was a Curtiss C-46D Commando, registration number B-908 (C/N 32950), that crashed on 20 June 1964, near the village of Shenkang, western Taiwan, killing all 57 people aboard. Flight 106 was operated by Civil Air Transport, a front company operated by the CIA, en route from Taichung Airport to Taipei-Sung Shan Airport.
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1967 — Arab police mutiny
The Arab police mutiny was an incident during the Aden Emergency where Arab soldiers and police mutinied against British troops. While the mutiny itself was localized and quickly suppressed, it undermined the South Arabian Federation which had been organized by Britain in 1959 as an intended successor to direct colonial rule.
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1968 — Death of Rong Guotuan
On 20 June 1968, Rong Guotuan, an athlete, died.
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1971 — 1971 Coupe de France final
The 1971 Coupe de France final was an association football match held at Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes on 20 June 1971. Stade Rennais defeated Olympique Lyonnais 1–0, thanks to a goal by André Guy.
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1972 — 1972 Democratic Party presidential primaries
From January 24 to June 20, 1972, voters of the Democratic Party chose its nominee for president in the 1972 United States presidential election. Senator George McGovern of South Dakota was selected as the nominee through a series of primary elections, caucuses, and state party conventions, culminating in the 1972 Democratic National Convention held from July 10 to July 13, 1972, in Miami, Florida.
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1973 — Ezeiza massacre
The Ezeiza massacre (Spanish pronunciation: [eˈseisa]) took place on June 20, 1973 near the Ezeiza International Airport in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Peronist masses, including many young people, had gathered there to acclaim Juan Perón's definitive return from an 18-year exile in Spain. The police estimated three and a half million people. In his plane, Perón was accompanied by El Tío ("Uncle") president Héctor Cámpora, representative of the Peronists' left wing, who had come to power on May 25, 1973, amid popular euphoria and a period of political turmoil. Cámpora was opposed to the Peronist right wing, declaring during his first speech that "the spilled blood will not be negotiated".
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1973 — Aeroméxico Flight 229
Aeroméxico Flight 229 was a McDonnell Douglas DC-9 that crashed into the side of a mountain while on approach to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, on 20 June 1973. There were no survivors among the 27 passengers and crew.
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1975 — 1975 Iranian general election
Parliamentary elections were held in Iran on 20 June 1975. All 268 seats were won by the new monarchist party, the Rastakhiz Party. Voter turnout was 78.6%, although according to official reports, for both houses, out of an electorate of 14 million, 70 percent (9.8 million) registered to vote and 78 percent of the electorate (about 7 million) cast its vote.
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1975 — 1975 Egypt Cup final
1975 Egypt Cup final, was the final match of the 1974–75 Egypt Cup, was between Zamalek and Ghazl El Mahalla, Zamalek won the match 1–0.
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1975 — Jaws opens in the United States and Canada
On June 20, 1975, Steven Spielberg’s Jaws opened in the United States and Canada. Adapted from Peter Benchley’s novel, it stars Roy Scheider as a police chief who joins a marine biologist and a shark hunter to stop a great white shark. The film became a summer blockbuster and later passed $100 million in US theatrical rentals, the distributor’s share of ticket receipts.
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1976 — Italian general election, 1976
General elections were held in Italy on June 20, 1976. They were the first after the voting age was lowered to 18. If Christian Democracy remained stable with around 38% of votes, Enrico Berlinguer's Italian Communist Party made a great jump winning 7 points more than four years before: this result, which was quite homogeneous in the entire society because confirmed by the electors of the age-restricted Senate, began to show the possibility of a future change of the Italian government leadership. All minor parties lost a lot of votes to the DC in the attempt to fight the Communist progress: between them, historic Italian Liberal Party was nearly annihilated.
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1976 — 1976 Northern Cypriot general election
General elections were held in Northern Cyprus on 20 June 1976. Rauf Denktaş of the National Unity Party was elected President, with the National Unity Party also winning 30 of the 40 seats in the National Council.
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1976 — 1976 Italian Senate election in Lombardy
Lombardy elected its seventh delegation to the Italian Senate on June 20, 1976. This election was a part of national Italian general election of 1976 even if, according to the Italian Constitution, every senatorial challenge in each Region is a single and independent race. Lombardy obtained three more seats to the Senate, following the redistricting subsequent to the 1971 Census.
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1976 — UEFA Euro 1976 final
The UEFA Euro 1976 final was the final match of the UEFA Euro 1976, the fifth edition of the European Championship, UEFA's top football competition for national teams. Contested by Czechoslovakia and West Germany, the match was played at Stadion Crvena Zvezda in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, on 20 June 1976. En route to the final, Czechoslovakia finished top of their qualifying group, which included England, Cyprus and Portugal.
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1979 — 1979 Coppa Italia final
The 1979 Coppa Italia final was the final of the 1978–79 Coppa Italia. The match was played on 20 June 1979 between Juventus and Palermo. Juventus won 2–1 after extra time.
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1980 — Iraqi parliamentary election, 1980
Parliamentary elections were held in Iraq on 20 June 1980, the first since 1958. The election was contested by around 860 candidates, and saw the Ba'ath Party win 187 of the 250 seats. Voter turnout was approximately 80%.
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1982 — 1982 Cupa României final
The 1982 Cupa României final was the 44th final of Romania's most prestigious football cup competition. It was disputed between Dinamo București and FC Baia Mare, and was won by Dinamo București after a game with 5 goals. It was the forth cup for Dinamo București. FC Baia Mare became the 12th team representing Divizia B that reached the Romanian Cup final.
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1982 — The International Conference on the Holocaust and Genocide opens in Tel Aviv, despite attempts by the Turkish government to cancel it, as it included presentations on the Armenian genocide
The International Conference on the Holocaust and Genocide was the first major conference in the field of genocide studies, held in Tel Aviv on 20–24 June 1982. It was organized by Israel Charny, Elie Wiesel, Shamai Davidson, and their Institute on the Holocaust and Genocide, founded in 1979. The conference's objective was to further the understanding and prevention of all genocides; it marked the shift from viewing genocide as an irrational phenomenon to one that could be studied and understood.
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1984 — 1984 Svenska Cupen final
The 1984 Svenska Cupen final took place on 20 June 1984 in Helsingborg. The match was contested by Allsvenskan side Malmö FF and Division 2 Södra side Landskrona BoIS. Landskrona played its first final since 1976 and its fourth final in total. Malmö FF played its first final since 1980 and its 14th final in total. Malmö FF won its 12th title with a 1–0 victory.
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1985 — Irish local elections, 1985
The 1985 Irish local elections were held in all the counties, cities and towns of Ireland on 20 June 1985.
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1985 — 1985 Galway Corporation election
An election for all 15 seats on Galway Borough Council took place on 20 June 1985 as part of the 1985 Irish local elections. This was an increase of three seats from the previous election. Councillors were elected for a five-year term of office from 3 local electoral areas (LEAs) on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).
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1985 — 1985 Monaghan County Council election
An election to Monaghan County Council took place on 20 June 1985 as part of the Irish local elections. 20 councillors were elected from four local electoral areas (LEAs) for a five-year term of office on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV). This term was extended for a further year, to 1991.
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1985 — 1985 Westmeath County Council election
An election to Westmeath County Council took place on 20 June 1985 as part of the Irish local elections. 23 councillors were elected from five local electoral areas (LEAs) for a five-year term of office on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV). This term was extended for a further year, to 1991.
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1985 — 1985 Cork County Council election
An election to Cork County Council took place on 20 June 1985 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 48 councillors were elected from eight local electoral areas (LEAs) for a five-year term of office on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV). This term was extended for a further year, to 1991.
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1985 — 1985 Dublin County Council election in Dublin–Belgard
An election to the electoral county of Dublin–Belgard within Dublin County to Dublin County Council took place on 20 June 1985 as part of that year's Irish local elections. Councillors were elected from local electoral areas on the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote voting for a five-year term of office.This term was extended for a further year, to 1991.
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1985 — 1985 Cavan County Council election
An election to all 25 seats on Cavan County Council took place on 20 June 1985 as part of that year's Irish local elections. Councillors were elected from four local electoral areas (LEAs) for a five-year term of office on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV). This term was extended for a further year, to 1991.
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1985 — 1985 Kilkenny County Council election
An election to Kilkenny County Council took place on 20 June 1985 as part of the 1985 Irish local elections. 26 councillors were elected from five local electoral areas (LEAs) for a five-year term of office on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV). This term was extended for a further year, to 1991.
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1985 — 1985 Dublin County Council election in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown
An election to the electoral county of Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown within Dublin County to Dublin County Council took place on 20 June 1985 as part of that year's Irish local elections. Councillors were elected from local electoral areas on the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote voting for a five-year term of office. This term was extended for a further year, to 1991.
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1985 — 1985 Wexford County Council election
An election to Wexford County Council took place on 20 June 1985 as part of the Irish local elections. 21 councillors were elected from four local electoral areas (LEAs) for a five-year term of office on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV). This term was extended for a further year, to 1991.
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1985 — 1985 Kerry County Council election
An election to Kerry County Council took place on 20 June 1985 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 27 councillors were elected from five local electoral areas (LEAs) for a five-year term of office on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV). This term was extended for a further year, to 1991.
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1985 — 1985 Meath County Council election
An election to Meath County Council took place on 20 June 1985 as part of the Irish local elections. 29 councillors were elected from five local electoral areas (LEAs) for a five-year term of office on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV). This term was extended for a further year, to 1991.
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1985 — 1985 Waterford County Council election
An election to Waterford County Council took place on 20 June 1985 as part of the Irish local elections. 23 councillors were elected from four local electoral areas (LEAs) for a five-year term of office on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV). This term was extended for a further year, to 1991.
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1985 — 1985 Louth County Council election
An election to Louth County Council took place on 20 June 1985 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 26 councillors were elected from six local electoral areas (LEAs) for a five-year term of office on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV). This term was extended for a further year, to 1991.
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1985 — 1985 Leitrim County Council election
An election to Leitrim County Council took place on 20 June 1985 as part of the Irish local elections. 22 councillors were elected from four local electoral areas (LEAs) for a five-year term of office on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV). This term was extended for a further year, to 1991.
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1985 — 1985 Cork Corporation election
An election to Cork City Council took place on 20 June 1985 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 31 councillors were elected from six local electoral areas (LEAs) for a five-year term of office on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV). This term was extended for a further year, to 1991.
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1985 — 1985 Dublin Corporation election
An election to Dublin City Council took place on 20 June 1985 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 52 councillors were elected from twelve local electoral areas (LEAs) for a five-year term of office on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV). This term was extended for a further year, to 1991.
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1985 — 1985 Kildare County Council election
An election to Kildare County Council took place on 20 June 1985 as part of the 1985 Irish local elections. 25 councillors were elected from five local electoral areas (LEAs) for a five-year term of office on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV). This term was extended for a further year, to 1991.
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1985 — 1985 Limerick Corporation election
An election to Limerick City Council took place on 20 June 1985 as part of the Irish local elections. 17 councillors were elected from four local electoral areas (LEAs) for a five-year term of office on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV). This term was extended for a further year, to 1991.
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1985 — 1985 Sligo County Council election
An election to Sligo County Council took place on 20 June 1985 as part of the Irish local elections. 25 councillors were elected from five local electoral areas (LEAs) for a five-year term of office on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV). This term was extended for a further year, to 1991.
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1985 — 1985 South Tipperary County Council election
An election to South Tipperary County Council took place on 20 June 1985 as part of the Irish local elections. 26 councillors were elected from five local electoral areas (LEAs) for a five-year term of office on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV). This term was extended for a further year, to 1991.
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1985 — 1985 Roscommon County Council election
An election to Roscommon County Council took place on 20 June 1985 as part of the Irish local elections. 26 councillors were elected from six local electoral areas (LEAs) for a five-year term of office on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV). This term was extended for a further year, to 1991.
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1985 — 1985 Carlow County Council election
An election to all 21 seats on Carlow County Council took place on 20 June 1985 as part of that year's Irish local elections. Councillors were elected from four local electoral areas (LEAs) for a five-year term of office on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV). This term was extended for a further year, to 1991.
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1985 — 1985 Clare County Council election
An election to Clare County Council took place on 20 June 1985 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 32 councillors were elected from six local electoral areas (LEAs) for a five-year term of office on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV). This term was extended for a further year, to 1991.
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1985 — 1985 Limerick County Council election
An election to Limerick County Council took place on 20 June 1985 as part of the Irish local elections. 28 councillors were elected from five local electoral areas (LEAs) for a five-year term of office on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV). This term was extended for a further year, to 1991.
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1985 — 1985 Mayo County Council election
An election to Mayo County Council took place on 20 June 1985 as part of the Irish local elections. 31 councillors were elected from six local electoral areas (LEAs) for a five-year term of office on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV). This term was extended for a further year, to 1991.
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1985 — 1985 Waterford Corporation election
An election to all 15 seats on Waterford City Council took place on 20 June 1985 as part of the 1985 Irish local elections. Councillors were elected from three local electoral areas (LEAs) for a five-year term of office on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV). This term was extended for a further year, to 1991.
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1985 — 1985 Wicklow County Council election
An election to Wicklow County Council took place on 20 June 1985 as part of the Irish local elections. 24 councillors were elected from five local electoral areas (LEAs) for a five-year term of office on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV). This term was extended for a further year, to 1991.
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1985 — 1985 Donegal County Council election
An election to all 29 seats on Donegal County Council took place on 20 June 1985 as part of the 1985 Irish local elections. County Donegal was divided into six local electoral areas (LEAs) to elect councillors for a five-year term of office on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV). This term was extended for a further year, to 1991.
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1985 — 1985 Longford County Council election
An election to Longford County Council took place on 20 June 1985 as part of the 1985 Irish local elections. 21 councillors were elected from four local electoral areas (LEAs) for a five-year term of office on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV). This term was extended for a further year, to 1991.
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1985 — 1985 Dublin County Council election in Dublin–Fingal
An election to all 24 seats on the council of the electoral county of Dublin–Fingal within Dublin County took place on 20 June 1985 as part of the 1985 Irish local elections. Councillors were elected from 6 local electoral areas for a five-year term of office on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).
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1985 — 1985 North Tipperary County Council election
An election to North Tipperary County Council took place on 20 June 1985 as part of the Irish local elections. 21 councillors were elected from four local electoral areas (LEAs) for a five-year term of office on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV). This term was extended for a further year, to 1991.
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1985 — 1985 Galway County Council election
An election to Galway County Council took place on 20 June 1985 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 30 councillors were elected from five local electoral areas (LEAs) for a five-year term of office on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV). This term was extended for a further year, to 1991.
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1985 — 1985 Laois County Council election
An election to Laois County Council took place on 20 June 1985 as part of the 1985 Irish local election. 25 councillors were elected from five local electoral areas (LEAs) for a five-year term of office on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV). This term was extended for a further year, to 1991.
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1985 — 1985 Offaly County Council election
An election to Offaly County Council took place on 20 June 1985 as part of the Irish local elections. 21 councillors were elected from four local electoral areas (LEAs) for a five-year term of office on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV). This term was extended for a further year, to 1991.
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1985 — 1985 Dublin County Council election
Under the Local Government (Reorganisation) Act 1985, there was not an election to Dublin County Council at the 1985 Irish local elections, which took place on 20 June. Elections were held for three electoral counties established by the 1985 Act. These members collectively served as the 78 members of Dublin County Council. This was an increase from the 36 members who had sat in the unified council prior to the election.
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1987 — 1987 DFB-Pokal final
The 1987 DFB-Pokal final decided the winner of the 1986–87 DFB-Pokal, the 44th season of Germany's premier knockout football cup competition. It was played on 20 June 1987 at the Olympiastadion in West Berlin. Hamburger SV won the match 3–1 against second division Stuttgarter Kickers to claim their third cup title, qualifying for the 1987–88 European Cup Winners' Cup and the 1987 DFB-Supercup.
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1988 — June 1988 Haitian coup d'état
The June 1988 Haitian coup d'état took place on 20 June 1988, when Henri Namphy overthrew Leslie Manigat. Manigat, who won the military-controlled Haitian presidential election, 1988, had taken office on 7 February. On 14 June 1988, a number of military reassignments were made by Henri Namphy, including transferring Colonel Jean-Claude Paul to army headquarters and making him Assistant Head of the General Staff. Paul telephoned President Leslie Manigat to protest the move, and the following day Manigat issued a statement cancelling the changes, and saying that he, as constitutional head of the army, had not been consulted.
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1988 — Haitian president Leslie Manigat is ousted from power in a coup d'état led by Lieutenant General Henri Namphy
Leslie François Saint Roc Manigat (French pronunciation: [lɛsli fʁɑ̃swa sɛ̃ ʁɔk maniɡa]; August 16, 1930 – June 27, 2014) was a Haitian politician who was elected as President of Haiti in a tightly controlled military held election in January 1988. He served as President for only a few months, from February 1988 to June 1988, before being ousted by the military in a coup d'état.
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1990 — Asteroid Eureka is discovered
5261 Eureka is the first Mars trojan discovered. It was discovered by David H. Levy and Henry Holt at Palomar Observatory on 20 June 1990. It trails Mars (at the L5 point) at a distance varying by only 0.3 AU during each revolution (with a secular trend superimposed, changing the distance from 1.5–1.8 AU around 1850 to 1.3–1.6 AU around 2400).
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1991 — The Bundestag votes to move Germany's government to Berlin
Meeting in Bonn, the Bundestag voted 338 to 320 for a proposal to move the seat of Germany's parliament and government to Berlin.
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1992 — Beach Blast (1992)
Beach Blast (1992) was a major professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW) on June 20, 1992 in the Mobile Civic Center in Mobile, Alabama. The show included two main events Ricky Steamboat and Rick Rude faced off in a 30-minute Iron Man Challenge as the culmination of a long running feud, and The Steiner Brothers defended their WCW World Tag Team Championship against Terry Gordy and Steve Williams. In 2015, All WCW pay-per-views were made available on the WWE Network.
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1993 — 1993 Milan municipal election
Municipal elections were held in Milan on 6 and 20 June 1993 to elect the Mayor of Milan and the 60 members of the City Council. For the first time under a new local electoral law, enacted on 25 March 1993, citizens could vote to directly elect the Mayor.
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1994 — 1994 Imam Reza shrine bomb explosion
A bomb explosion occurred at the shrine of Ali al-Ridha, the eighth Imam of Shia, on 20 June 1994 at 14:26 in a crowded prayer hall. To maximize the amount of the causalities, the explosion day was timed to be coincident with Ashura, one of the holiest days for Shia muslims, when hundreds of pilgrims had gathered to commemorate the death of their third Imam, Husayn ibn Ali. The attack left at least 25 dead and more than 70 (200, 300 and over 200) injured. The bomb was equivalent to 10 pounds of TNT, according to experts.
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1995 — Grenadian general election, 1995
General elections were held in Grenada on 20 June 1995. The result was a victory for the New National Party, which won eight of the 15 seats. Voter turnout was 61.7%.
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1996 — STS-78
STS-78 was the fifth dedicated Life and Microgravity Spacelab mission for the Space Shuttle program, flown partly in preparation for the International Space Station project. The mission used the Space Shuttle Columbia, which lifted off successfully from Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39B on June 20, 1996. This marked the 78th flight of the Space Shuttle and 20th mission for Columbia.
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1998 — 1998 Czech parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in the Czech Republic on 19 and 20 June 1998. The Czech Social Democratic Party emerged as the largest party, winning 74 of the 200 seats. Voter turnout was 73.9%.
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1999 — Battle of point 5140
The Battle of point 5140 was fought on 20 June 1999 and was major military offensive carried out by the Jammu and Kashmir Rifles regiment as a part of the Operation Vijay (Kargil War). The Indian forces under Lieutenant Colonel Yogesh Kumar Joshi were able to capture the point.
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2003 — 2003 Latvian presidential election
Indirect presidential elections were held in Latvia on 20 June 2003. The incumbent, Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga, was re-elected by the Saeima to serve a second four-year term with an overwhelming majority.
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2003 — The Wikimedia Foundation is founded in St. Petersburg, Florida
The Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. (WMF) is an American 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization headquartered in San Francisco, California, and registered there as a charitable foundation. It is most known for hosting Wikipedia, one of the world's most visited websites. It also hosts and operates 14 related open collaboration projects, and supports the development of MediaWiki, which is the wiki software that underpins them.
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2004 — Triplemanía XII
Triplemanía XII was the twelfth Triplemanía professional wrestling show promoted by AAA. The show took place on June 20, 2004 in Naucalpan, Mexico like the previous year’s event. The Main event featured a Lucha de Apuestas "Mask vs. mask" match between La Parka and Cibernético.
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2006 — 2006 crisis in Timor-Leste
The 2006 Timor-Leste crisis began as a conflict between elements of the Timor-Leste Defence Force (F-FDTL) over discrimination within the military and expanded to a coup attempt and general violence throughout the country, centred in the capital Dili. The crisis prompted a military intervention by several other countries and led to the resignation of Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri.
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2010 — WWE Fatal 4-Way
Fatal 4-Way was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), which took place on June 20, 2010, at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York. The show was based on certain matches on the card that are contested as fatal four-way matches. The event received 143,000 pay-per-view buys, down on The Bash's figure of 178,000 buys. This was the final WWE pay-per-view event to be held in Nassau Coliseum after the coliseum will have a renovation. Also, this was the first and only Fatal 4-Way event produced by WWE.
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2010 — Polish presidential election, 2010
The popular election of the President of Poland was held on 20 June 2010. As no candidate received a majority of votes in the first round, a second round was held on 4 July 2010. Bronisław Komorowski, candidate of Civic Platform, defeated Jarosław Kaczyński, candidate of Law and Justice. The global financial crisis, flooding in Poland and the Smolensk disaster were the main themes in the last months of the election campaign.
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2010 — WEC 49
WEC 49: Varner vs. Shalorus was a mixed martial arts event held by World Extreme Cagefighting that took place on June 20, 2010 at Rexall Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
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2010 — 2010 Colombian presidential election
Presidential elections were held in Colombia in 2010. They took place under a two-round system, with an initial vote held on 30 May and a second poll held three weeks later on 20 June. A referendum proposal that would have allowed incumbent President Álvaro Uribe the opportunity to run for a third term was rejected by the Constitutional Court of Colombia in a 7–2 ruling on 26 February 2010.
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2011 — RusAir Flight 9605
RusAir Flight 9605 (operating as RusLine Flight 243) was a passenger flight which crashed near Petrozavodsk in the Republic of Karelia, Russia, on 20 June 2011 while attempting to land in thick fog. The aircraft involved, a Tupolev Tu-134, was operating a RusAir scheduled domestic flight from Moscow. Of the 52 people on board, only 5 survived. The investigation concluded that the crash was caused by pilot error.
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2013 — Al Anbar governorate election, 2013
The Al Anbar governorate election of 2013 was held on 20 June 2013 alongside elections for Ninevah.
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2013 — 2013 Nineveh governorate election
The 2013 Nineveh Governorate election in Iraq was held on 20 June with elections for the Al Anbar Governorate. Due to security problems, turnout was less than half that of the 2009 election. This election saw Sunni Arab parties lose a number of seats to minority parties.
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2013 — Death of Wu Zhengyi
On 20 June 2013, Wu Zhengyi, a scholar, died.
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2014 — 2014 Lazarat drug raid
On 16 June 2014, around 800 heavily armed Albanian police officers began a large scale raid in the mountain village of Lazarat, targeting cannabis growers, as part of a nation-wide operation to quell illegal cannabis plantations. Armed drug gang members responded with fire from automatic rifles, RPG-7s and mortars. After a four-day siege, the police entered the village and its surrounding fields, and arrested fourteen villagers and mafiosos; there were no fatalities.
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2015 — UFC Fight Night: Jędrzejczyk vs. Penne
UFC Fight Night: Jędrzejczyk vs. Penne (also known as UFC Fight Night 69) was a mixed martial arts event held on June 20, 2015 at O2 World in Berlin, Germany.
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2017 — 2017 South Carolina's 5th congressional district special election
A special election was held on June 20, 2017, to determine the member of the United States House of Representatives for South Carolina's 5th congressional district. Representative Mick Mulvaney was nominated by President Donald Trump as director of the Office of Management and Budget and confirmed by the United States Senate on February 16, 2017, necessitating his resignation from the House of Representatives.
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2017 — 2017 Georgia's 6th congressional district special election
A special election to determine the member of the United States House of Representatives for Georgia's 6th congressional district was held on April 18, 2017, with a runoff held two months later on June 20. Republican Karen Handel narrowly defeated Democrat Jon Ossoff in the runoff vote, 51.8% to 48.2%. Handel succeeded Tom Price, who resigned from the seat following his confirmation as United States Secretary of Health and Human Services in the Trump administration.
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2019 — 2019 Iranian shoot-down of American drone
On June 20, 2019, Iran's integrated system of Air Defense Forces shot down a United States RQ-4A Global Hawk BAMS-D surveillance drone with a surface-to-air missile over the Strait of Hormuz. Iran and the U.S. differ on where the incident actually occurred. Iranian officials said that the drone violated their airspace, while U.S. officials responded that the drone was in international airspace.
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2020 — UFC on ESPN: Blaydes vs. Volkov
UFC on ESPN: Blaydes vs. Volkov (also known as UFC on ESPN 11 and UFC Vegas 3) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on June 20, 2020 at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States.
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2021 — 2021 National League play-off final
The 2021 National League play-off final, known as the Vanarama National League Promotion Final for sponsorship reasons, was an association football match played on 20 June 2021 at the Ashton Gate Stadium in Bristol between Torquay United and Hartlepool United. It determined the second and final team to gain promotion from the National League, English football's fifth tier, to EFL League Two.
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2021 — 2020 Iranian Super Cup
The 2020 Iranian Super Cup was the 6th Iranian Super Cup, an annual football match played between the winners of the previous season's Persian Gulf Pro League, Persepolis, and the previous season's Hazfi Cup, Tractor. Persepolis were the defending champions as winners of the 2019 Iranian Super Cup, and defended their title.
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2022 — 2022 Ahrar al-Sham–Levant Front clashes
Clashes took place between Ahrar al-Sham and the Levant Front, two factions of the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army, across the Turkish-occupied areas of the Aleppo Governorate in June 2022, as part of the on-going civil war in Syria. Ahrar al-Sham was supported by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) from the latter's territories in the Idlib Governorate, while the Sham Legion and Jaysh al-Islam backed the Levant Front.
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2023 — 2023 Kansas City mayoral election
The 2023 Kansas City mayoral election was held on June 20, 2023, to elect the mayor of Kansas City, Missouri. A primary election was held on April 4, with incumbent mayor Quinton Lucas and Clay Chastain advancing to the general. Lucas was re-elected to a second term in office in a landslide victory.
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2024 — Capture of Al-Fulah
The Capture of Al-Fulah was the short siege and battle over the city of Al-Fulah, the capital of the West Kordofan state. Which occurred between 19 June and 20 June 2024. The battle ended quickly with the RSF taking full control of the city by June 20, forcing the SAF units stationed there to retreat to Babanusa.
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2024 — 2024 Coventry City Council election
The 2024 Coventry City Council election was held predominately on 2 May 2024 alongside the other local elections across the United Kingdom being held on the same day, with one ward's election additionally being held a month later on 20 June 2024. The results mirrored Labour's strong showing across the country, taking three seats from the Conservatives and increasing their comfortable majority on the council.
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2025 — 2025 Enderlin tornado
On the night of June 20, 2025, a large, extremely violent, and deadly tornado moved through portions of Ransom and Cass Counties, in southeastern North Dakota in the United States, impacting rural areas east of Enderlin and northwest of Sheldon. The storm was part of an extensive tornado outbreak and derecho that took place across the northern Great Plains region of the U.S., and southern Canada from June 19–22.
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2025 — PFL 6 (2025)
The PFL 6 mixed martial arts event for the 2025 season of the Professional Fighters League was held on June 20, 2025, at Intrust Bank Arena in Wichita, Kansas, United States. This event marked the semifinals of the single-elimination tournament format in the Lightweight, Bantamweight and Women's Flyweight divisions.
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2025 — The eighth Brussels International Film Festival opens
Brussels opened the eighth edition of its international film festival with a screening of Lucas Belvaux’s Les Tourmentés.
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