Born on 20 June 1962

At A Glance

20 June 1962 at a glance

Day of the week

20 June 1962 was a Wednesday.

Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)

“Dear One” by Larry Finnegan was No. 1 on David Kent's retrospective Australian chart. This chart was compiled later by David Kent from radio station charts.

Top Film of 1962

The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1962 was Lawrence of Arabia.

Star sign

The star sign for 20 June is Gemini.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 20 June 1962 fell in the Year of the Tiger.

Birthstone

The birthstone for June is Pearl.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 20 June 1962 was Waning Gibbous.

On this day: 20 June

• 1948 In Western Allied-occupied Germany, the Currency Reform of 1948 goes into effect, introducing the Deutsche Mark. The Soviet Military Administration in Germany responded by imposing the Berlin Blockade four days later.
• 1960 The Mali Federation gains independence from France (it later splits into Mali and Senegal).
• 1963 Following the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Soviet Union and the United States sign an agreement to establish the so-called "red telephone" link between Washington, D.C., and Moscow.
• 1972 Watergate scandal: An 18+1⁄2-minute gap appears in the tape recording of the conversations between U.S. President Richard Nixon and his advisers regarding the recent arrests of his operatives while breaking into the Watergate complex.
• 1975 The film Jaws is released in the United States, becoming the highest-grossing film of that time and starting the trend of films known as "summer blockbusters".

Famous people born on 20 June

• Nicole Kidman, American-Australian actress (born 1967)
• John Goodman, American actor (born 1952)
• Lionel Richie, American singer, songwriter, pianist, producer, and actor (born 1949)
• Frank Lampard, English footballer (born 1978)

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