Events on 20 June 45
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Battle of Chalons: Flavius Aetius' battles Attila the Hun. After the battle, which was inconclusive, Attila retreats, causing the Romans to interpret it as a victory.
Year 1631
The sack of Baltimore: The Irish village of Baltimore is attacked by Algerian pirates.
Year 1685
Monmouth Rebellion: James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth declares himself King of England at Bridgwater.
Year 1787
Oliver Ellsworth moves at the Federal Convention to call the government the 'United States'.
Public Holidays Around The World On This Day 3
Birthdays on 20 June 194
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John of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Bedford
b. 1389 – d. 1435
John of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Bedford, English politician, Lord High Admiral (b. 1389)
Gian Galeazzo Sforza
b. 1469 – d. 1494
Gian Galeazzo Sforza, Duke of Milan (d. 1494)
Sigismund III Vasa
b. 1566 – d. 1632
Sigismund III Vasa, Polish and Swedish king (d. 1632)
Jacob De la Gardie
b. 1583 – d. 1652
Jacob De la Gardie, Estonian-Swedish soldier and politician, Lord High Constable of Sweden (b. 1583)
Charles Emmanuel II, Duke of Savoy
b. 1634 – d. 1675
Charles Emmanuel II, Duke of Savoy (d. 1675)
George Hickes (divine)
b. 1642 – d. 1715
George Hickes, English minister and scholar (d. 1715)
John George III, Elector of Saxony
b. 1647 – d. 1691
John George III, Elector of Saxony (d. 1691)
Jacques Saly
b. 1717 – d. 1776
Jacques Saly, French sculptor and painter (d. 1776)
Adam Ferguson
b. 1723 – d. 1816
Adam Ferguson, Scottish philosopher and historian (d. 1816)
Tokugawa Ieharu
b. 1737 – d. 1786
Tokugawa Ieharu, Japanese shogun (d. 1786)
Princess Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt
b. 1754 – d. 1832
Princess Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt (d. 1832)
Joseph Martin Kraus
b. 1756 – d. 1792
Joseph Martin Kraus, German-Swedish composer and educator (d. 1792)
Deaths on 20 June 57
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Emperor Wencheng of Northern Wei
d. 465 (b. 440)
Emperor Wencheng of Northern Wei (b. 440)
Uthman ibn Affan
d. 656 (b. 577)
Uthman ibn Affan, Rashidun caliph (b. 577)
Louis the Pious
d. 840 (b. 778)
Louis the Pious, Carolingian emperor (b. 778)
Hucbald
d. 930
Hucbald, Frankish monk and music theorist
Mikhail of Vladimir
d. 1176
Mikhail of Vladimir, Russian prince
Margareta Ebner
d. 1351 (b. 1291)
Margareta Ebner, German nun and mystic (b. 1291)
Alexander Stewart, Earl of Buchan
d. 1405 (b. 1343)
Alexander Stewart, Earl of Buchan, fourth son of King Robert II of Scotland (b. 1343)
Willem Barentsz
d. 1597 (b. 1550)
Willem Barentsz, Dutch cartographer and explorer (b. 1550)
Feodor II of Russia
d. 1605 (b. 1589)
Feodor II of Russia (b. 1589)
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Heinrich Roth
d. 1668 (b. 1620)
Heinrich Roth, German missionary and scholar (b. 1620)
Benjamin Huntsman
d. 1776 (b. 1704)
Benjamin Huntsman, English businessman (b. 1704)
Carl Friedrich Abel
d. 1787 (b. 1723)
Carl Friedrich Abel, German viol player and composer (b. 1723)