A hot air balloon catches fire mid-flight and crashes in Praia Grande, Santa Catarina, Brazil, killing 8 of the 21 on board. Date: June 21, 2025 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 21 📅 Events on this day in 2025 📅 On This Day (Today)
Baron Eduard Toll, leader of the Russian Polar Expedition of 1900, departs Saint Petersburg in Russia on the explorer ship Zarya, never to return. Date: June 20, 1900 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 20 📅 Events on this day in 1900 📅 On This Day (Today)
Boxer Rebellion: The Imperial Chinese Army begins a 55-day siege of the Legation Quarter in Beijing, China. Date: June 20, 1900 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 20 📅 Events on this day in 1900 📅 On This Day (Today)
Workers of Buckingham and Carnatic Mills in the city of Chennai, India, begin a four-month strike. Date: June 20, 1921 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 20 📅 Events on this day in 1921 📅 On This Day (Today)
The 28th International Eucharistic Congress begins in Chicago, with over 250,000 spectators attending the opening procession. Date: June 20, 1926 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 20 📅 Events on this day in 1926 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Holocaust: Kazimierz Piechowski and three others, dressed as members of the SS-Totenkopfverbände, steal an SS staff car and escape from the Auschwitz concentration camp. Date: June 20, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 20 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today)
World War II: The Royal Air Force launches Operation Bellicose, the first shuttle bombing raid of the war. Avro Lancaster bombers damage the V-2 rocket production facilities at the Zeppelin Works while en route to an air base in Algeria. Date: June 20, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 20…
The Detroit race riot breaks out and continues for three more days. Date: June 20, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 20 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today)
The experimental MW 18014 V-2 rocket reaches an altitude of 176 km, becoming the first man-made object to reach outer space. Date: June 20, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 20 📅 Events on this day in 1944 📅 On This Day (Today)
World War II: During the Continuation War, the Soviet Union demands unconditional surrender from Finland during the beginning of partially successful Vyborg–Petrozavodsk Offensive. The Finnish government refuses. Date: June 20, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 20 📅 Events on this day in 1944 📅 On This Day (Today)