Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/June 20
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This is a list of selected June 20 anniversaries that appears on the "On this day" section of the Main Page. To suggest a new item, in most cases you can be bold and edit this page. Please read the selected anniversaries guidelines before making your edit. However, if your addition may be controversial, or on a day that is or soon will be on the Main Page, please post your suggestion on the talk page instead.
To report an error when this appears on the Main Page, see Main Page errors.June 20: June Solstice (23:59 UTC, 2008); Midsummer festivities begin (Northern Hemisphere, 2008); Winter solstice festivals (Southern Hemisphere, 2008); World Refugee Day; Flag Day in Argentina; West Virginia Day in the U.S. state of West Virginia
- 451 – The Battle of Chalons against Attila the Hun is the last major battle of the Western Roman Empire.
- 1685 – Monmouth Rebellion: The Duke of Monmouth declared himself King of England at Bridgwater.
- 1789 – 577 deputies of the French National Assembly took the Tennis Court Oath, starting the French Revolution.
- 1837 – Queen Victoria (pictured) succeeded to the British throne.
- 1973 – Snipers fired into a crowd of Peronists near the Ezeiza Airport in Buenos Aires, Argentina, killing at least 13 people and injuring 365 others.
