1800s / 19th century history on the 20th of June
1840 : Samuel Morse received a patent for his invention of the single-wire telegraph.
1877 : Alexander Graham Bell installed the world’s 1st commercial telephone service, in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
1900s / 20th century history on the 20th of June
1909 : Errol Flynn the Australian-American actor was born in Battery Point, Tasmania, Australia (died in 1959 aged 50).
1924 : Chet Atkins the American singer-songwriter and guitarist was born Chester Burton Atkins in Luttrell, Tennessee, USA (died in 2001 aged 77). He was best known as Mr. Guitar and also The Country Gentleman. Official website : MisterGuitar.us
1931 : Olympia Dukakis the American actress was born in Lowell, Massachusetts, USA (died in 2021 aged 89).
1942 : Brian Wilson the American singer-songwriter was born in Inglewood, California, USA. He is best known as the founder of The Beach Boys rock band. Official websites : BrianWilson.com | TheBeachBoys.com
1945 : Anne Murray (CC ONS) the Canadian singer was born Morna Anne Murray in Springhill, Nova Scotia, Canada. Official website : AnneMurray.com
1944 : The 1st man-made object reached outer space, when the experimental MW 18014 V-2 rocket reached an altitude of 176 km.
1948 : The Deutsche Mark was introduced in Germany, at the time it was Western Allied-occupied.
1949 : Lionel Richie the American singer-songwriter was born in Tuskegee, Alabama, USA. Official website : LionelRichie.com
1952 : John Goodman the American actor was born in Affton, Missouri, USA.
1956 : A Venezuelan Super-Constellation aircraft crashed in the Atlantic Ocean, killing 74 people, off the coast of Asbury Park, New Jersey, USA.
1960 : John Taylor the bass guitarist from the band Duran Duran was born in Solihull, Warwickshire, England. Official website : DuranDuran.com
1967 : Nicole Kidman the American-Australian actress was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.
1973 : Aeroméxico Flight 229 crashed while approaching to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport, resulting in the deaths of all 27 people on board the aircraft.
1975 : JAWS the thriller film was released in the United States. It was the first film to be known as a “summer blockbuster”, and was the highest-grossing film of its time. The film budget was $9 million, and it took $472 million at the box office. The film was based on Peter Benchley’s 1974 novel, and directed by Steven Spielberg. The story is about a great white shark that terrorized a New England resort town. It was the highest-grossing film in movie history, until it was beaten by Star Wars 2 years later, in 1977. Jaws was nominated for an Academy Award in the Best Picture category and won 3 Oscars, for Best Film Editing, Best Original Score and Best Sound. The film was a breakthrough for 27 year old director Steven Spielberg, and spawned 3 sequels.
1990 : Manjil–Rudbar earthquake hit northern Iran with extreme intensity, resulting in the deaths of 35,000 to 50,000 people, with up to 105,000 injured people.
1990 : Asteroid Eureka was discovered, aka 5261 Eureka, the first Mars trojan.
2000s / 21st century history on the 20th of June
2003 : The Wikimedia Foundation was founded in St. Petersburg, in Florida, USA. It is a non-profit charitable organization and foundation that supports and participates in the Wikimedia movement, which owns Wikipedia, Wikidata, and Wikimedia Commons. Official website : WikimediaFoundation.org
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