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20 June 2023
Holidays, observances, history and sky information for this date.
Holidays
No listed India public holiday for this date.
Observances
United Nations
World Refugee DaySelected anniversaries
Anniversary
2019 - Iranian aircraft shot down an American drone over the Strait of Hormuz amid heightened tensions between the two countries.Military action in the Strait of Hormuz
Anniversary
2009 - Iranian student Neda Agha-Soltan was shot dead in Tehran during the presidential election protests; footage of her death was widely distributed over the Internet, making it "probably the most widely witnessed death in human history".2009 killing in Tehran
Anniversary
1994 - A bomb explosion in the Imam Reza shrine in Mashhad, Iran, left at least 25 dead and more than 70 injured.1994 anti-Shia terrorist attack in Mashhad, Iran
Anniversary
1982 - The International Conference on the Holocaust and Genocide, the first major conference in genocide studies, opened despite Turkish attempts to cancel it due to the inclusion of presentations on the Armenian genocide.1982 conference on genocide studies
Anniversary
1979 - Bill Stewart, an American journalist, was executed by Nicaraguan Guardia forces.American journalist and murder victim (1941–1979)
Historical events
No items available.
Notable births
No items available.
Notable deaths
Died
2024 - Donald Sutherland, Canadian actor and producer (born 1935)Canadian actor (1935–2024)
Died
2024 - Taylor Wily, American actor, sumo wrestler and mixed martial artist (born 1968)American actor (1968–2024)
Died
2022 - Caleb Swanigan, American basketball player (born 1997)American basketball player (1997–2022)
Died
2015 - Angelo Niculescu, Romanian footballer and manager (born 1921)Romanian footballer and manager
Died
2015 - Miriam Schapiro, Canadian-American painter and sculptor (born 1923)Canadian artist (1923–2015)
Died
2012 - Judy Agnew, Second Lady of the United States. (born 1921)Second Lady of the United States from 1969 to 1973
Sky
Moon phase
Waxing Crescent
3.9% illuminated
Lunar age: 1.9 days
Sun zodiac
Gemini
28.93 degrees
Constellation: Taurus
Moon zodiac
Cancer
24.95 degrees
Constellation: Gemini
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.