So you want to have a drink but you aren't sure why? Here are some GREAT reasons to call your friends over and have a party.

June 20th


- Earliest date for the summer solstice:
International Surfing Day (June 21 during leap years)
- Christian Feast Day
- Day of the National Flag (Argentina)
- Litha / Midsummer celebrations in the northern hemisphere, Yule in the southern hemisphere. (Neopagan Wheel of the Year)
- Martyrs' Day (Eritrea)
- West Virginia Day (West Virginia)
- World Refugee Day (International)

June 20th


- 2003 - The WikiMedia Foundation is founded in St. Petersburg, Florida.
- 1991 - The German parliament decides to move the capital from Bonn back to Berlin.
- 1990 - Asteroid Eureka is discovered.
- 1982 - The Argentine base (Corbeta Uruguay) on Southern Thule surrenders to Royal Marine commandos in the final action of the Falklands War.
- 1979 - ABC News correspondent Bill Stewart is shot dead by a Nicaraguan soldier under the regime of Anastasio Somoza Debayle. The murder is caught on tape and sparked international outcry of the regime.
- 1973 - Ezeiza massacre in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Snipers fire upon left-wing Peronists. At least 13 are killed and more than 300 are injured.
- 1963 - The so-called "red telephone" is established between the Soviet Union and the United States following the Cuban Missile Crisis.
- 1960 - Independence of Mali and Senegal.
- 1959 - A rare June hurricane struck Canada's Gulf of St. Lawrence killing 35.
- 1956 - A Venezuelan Super-Constellation crashes in the Atlantic Ocean off Asbury Park, New Jersey, killing 74 people.
- 1948 - Toast of the Town, later The Ed Sullivan Show, makes its television debut.
- 1944 - World War II: The Battle of the Philippine Sea concludes with a decisive U.S. naval victory. The lopsided naval air battle is also known as the “Great Marianas Turkey Shoot”.
- 1944 - Continuation war: Soviet Union demands for an unconditional surrender from Finland during the beginning of partially successful Vyborg–Petrozavodsk Offensive. Finnish government declines the demand.
- 1919 - 150 die at the Teatro Yaguez fire, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico.
- 1893 - Lizzie Borden is acquitted for the murders of her father and stepmother.
- 1877 - Alexander Graham Bell installs the world's first commercial telephone service in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
- 1863 - American Civil War: West Virginia is admitted as the 35th U.S. state.
- 1862 - Barbu Catargiu, the Prime Minister of Romania, is assassinated.
- 1840 - Samuel Morse receives the patent for the telegraph.
- 1837 - Queen Victoria succeeds to the British throne.
- 1819 - The U.S. vessel SS Savannah arrives at Liverpool, United Kingdom. She is the first steam-propelled vessel to cross the Atlantic, although most of the journey is made under sail.
- 1791 - King Louis XVI of France and his immediate family begin the Flight to Varennes during The French Revolution.
- 1789 - Deputies of the French Third Estate take the Tennis Court Oath.
- 1787 - Oliver Ellsworth moves at the Federal Convention to call the government the United States.
- 1782 - The U.S. Congress adopts the Great Seal of the United States.
- 1756 - A British garrison is imprisoned in the Black Hole of Calcutta.
- 1685 - Monmouth Rebellion: James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth declares himself King of England at Bridgwater.
- 1652 - Tarhoncu Ahmet Pa?a appointed grand vezir of the Ottoman Empire, served until 21 March 1653.
- 1631 - The sack of Baltimore: the Irish village of Baltimore is attacked by Algerian pirates.
- 1214 - The University of Oxford receives its charter.
- 451 - 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.

June 20th


- 1997 - Maria Lark, Russian-born American actress
- 1989 - Christopher Mintz-Plasse, American actor
- 1989 - Terrelle Pryor, American football player
- 1989 - Javier Pastore, Argentine footballer
- 1988 - Shefali Chowdhury, Welsh actress
- 1987 - Carsten Ball, Australian tennis player
- 1985 - Matt Flynn, American football player
- 1985 - Souleymane Mamam, Togolese footballer
- 1985 - Darko Mili?i?, Serbian basketball player
- 1985 - Halil Savran, German footballer
- 1983 - Darren Sproles, American football player
- 1983 - Josh Childress, American basketball player
- 1983 - Cherrie Ying, Hong Kong actress
- 1982 - Aleksei Berezutski, Russian footballer
- 1982 - Vasili Berezutski, Russian footballer
- 1982 - George Forsyth, Peruvian footballer
- 1982 - Example (rapper), British rapper
- 1981 - Ardian Gashi, Albanian-Norwegian footballer
- 1981 - Angerfist, Dutch musician
- 1980 - Carlo Festuccia, Italian rugby union footballer
- 1980 - Fabian Wegmann, German road racing cyclist
- 1980 - Tony Lovato, American singer and guitarrist (Mest)
- 1980 - Franco Semioli, Italian footballer
- 1979 - Charlotte Hatherley, English guitarist (Ash)
- 1979 - Charles Howell III, American professional golfer
- 1979 - Cael Sanderson, American olympic freestyle wrestler
- 1978 - LaVar Arrington, American football player
- 1978 - Quinton Jackson, American mixed martial artist
- 1978 - Frank Lampard, English footballer
- 1978 - Jan-Paul Saeijs, Dutch footballer
- 1978 - Bobby Seay, American baseball player
- 1978 - Mike Birbiglia, comedian
- 1977 - Gordan Giri?ek, Croatian basketball player
- 1976 - Jerome Fontamillas, American musician (Switchfoot)
- 1976 - Carlos Lee, Panamanian baseball player
- 1976 - Rob Mackowiak, American baseball player
- 1976 - Juliano Belletti, Brazilian footballer
- 1975 - Daniel Zítka, Czech footballer
- 1974 - Attila Czene, Hungarian swimmer
- 1974 - Tuta, Brazilian footballer
- 1973 - Chino Moreno, American musician (Deftones)
- 1972 - Alexis Alexoudis, Greek footballer
- 1972 - Paul Bako, American baseball player
- 1971 - Josh Lucas, American actor
- 1971 - Jeordie White, American musician (Marilyn Manson)
- 1971 - Josh Kronfeld, New Zealander rugby union footballer
- 1971 - Rodney Rogers, American basketball player
- 1970 - Prince Moulay Rachid of Morocco
- 1970 - Andrea Nahles, German politician
- 1970 - Bruce Woodcock, American computer games analyst
- 1969 - MaliVai Washington, American tennis player
- 1969 - Misha Verbitsky, Russian mathematician
- 1969 - Peter Paige, American actor
- 1968 - Robert Rodriguez, American film director
- 1967 - Nicole Kidman, American-born Australian actress
- 1964 - Pierfrancesco Chili, Italian motorcycle racer
- 1964 - Silke Möller, German track and field athlete
- 1963 - Amir Derakh, American musician (Orgy)
- 1963 - Don West, American professional wrestling announcer
- 1960 - John Taylor, English musician (Duran Duran)
- 1958 - Chuck Wagner, American actor
- 1958 - Ron Hornaday, American racecar driver
- 1957 - Koko B. Ware, American professional wrestler
- 1956 - Peter Reid, English former footballer
- 1954 - Michael Anthony, American musician (Van Halen)
- 1954 - Ilan Ramon, Israeli combat pilot and astronaut (d. 2003)
- 1954 - Allan Lamb, South African born English cricketer
- 1953 - Ulrich Mühe, German actor (d. 2007)
- 1953 - Raúl Ramírez, Mexican tennis player
- 1953 - Willy Rampf, German F1 technical director (BMW, Sauber)
- 1952 - John Goodman, American actor
- 1952 - Vince Gotera, American poet
- 1952 - Larry Riley, American actor (d. 1992)
- 1952 - Vikram Seth, Indian poet
- 1951 - Tress MacNeille, American voice actress
- 1951 - Paul Muldoon, Northern Irish poet
- 1951 - Bill Simon, American businessman and politician
- 1950 - Nouri Al-Maliki, Prime Minister of Iraq
- 1949 - Lionel Richie, American musician (The Commodores)
- 1949 - Alan Longmuir, Scottish bass guitarist (Bay City Rollers)
- 1948 - Ludwig Scotty, President of Nauru
- 1947 - Dolores Brooks, American singer (the Crystals)
- 1947 - Candy Clark, American actress
- 1947 - Josef Clemens, German bishop and Secretary of the Pontifical Council for the Laity
- 1947 - Ivo Milazzo, Italian comic book artist
- 1946 - Andre Watts, American pianist
- 1946 - Lars Vilks, Swedish artist
- 1946 - Bob Vila, American television host
- 1946 - Xanana Gusmão, President of East Timor
- 1945 - Anne Murray, Canadian singer
- 1944 - Cheryl Holdridge, American actress (d. 2009)
- 1944 - David Roper, English actor
- 1942 - Brian Wilson, American musician (The Beach Boys)
- 1941 - Ulf Merbold, German physicist and astronaut
- 1941 - Stephen Frears, English film director
- 1940 - Eugen Drewermann, German theologian
- 1940 - John Mahoney, English actor
- 1939 - Ramakant Desai, Indian cricketer (d. 1998)
- 1938 - Mickie Most, British record producer (d. 2003)
- 1937 - Jerry Keller, American pop singer and songwriter
- 1936 - Billy Guy, American singer (The Coasters) (d. 2002)
- 1935 - Len Dawson, American football player
- 1935 - Neal Knox, American gun rights activist (d. 2005)
- 1934 - Wendy Craig, English actress
- 1934 - Rossana Podestà, Italian actress
- 1934 - Yuri Vizbor, Russian poet (d. 1984)
- 1933 - Danny Aiello, American actor
- 1932 - Robert Rozhdestvensky, Russian poet (d. 1994)
- 1931 - Olympia Dukakis, American actress
- 1931 - James Tolkan, American actor
- 1930 - Paul Pender, American boxer
- 1930 - Magdalena Abakanowicz, Polish artist
- 1928 - Eric Dolphy, American jazz musician (d. 1964)
- 1928 - Martin Landau, American actor
- 1928 - Jean-Marie Le Pen, French politician
- 1924 - Chet Atkins, American guitar player and producer (d. 2001)
- 1924 - Audie Murphy, American Medal of Honor recipient and actor (d. 1971)
- 1924 - Fritz Koenig, German sculptor
- 1923 - Bjørn Watt-Boolsen, Danish actor (d. 1998)
- 1921 - Byron Farwell, American military historian (d. 1999)
- 1920 - Hans Gerschwiler, Swiss figure skater
- 1918 - George Lynch, American auto racer (d. 1997)
- 1918 - Zoltán Sztáray, Hungarian writer
- 1917 - Igor ?mia?owski, Polish actor (d. 2006)
- 1916 - Jean-Jacques Bertrand, premier of Quebec (d. 1973)
- 1916 - Johnny Morris, British children's presenter (d. 1999)
- 1915 - Dick Reynolds, Australian rules footballer and coach (d. 2002)
- 1915 - Terence Young, British film director (d. 1994)
- 1912 - Anthony Buckeridge, English author (d. 2004)
- 1911 - Gail Patrick, American actress (d. 1980)
- 1909 - Errol Flynn, Australian actor (d. 1959)
- 1908 - Billy Werber, American baseball player (d. 2009)
- 1907 - Jimmy Driftwood, American songwriter and musician (d. 1998)
- 1905 - Lillian Hellman, American playwright (d. 1984)
- 1899 - Jean Moulin, French Resistance leader (d. 1943)
- 1897 - Elisabeth Hauptmann, German writer (d. 1973)
- 1896 - Wilfrid Pelletier, Canadian conductor (d. 1982)
- 1894 - Lloyd Hall, American chemist (d. 1971)
- 1893 - Wilhelm Zaisser, German politician (d. 1958)
- 1891 - John A. Costello, second Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland (d. 1976)
- 1891 - Giannina Arangi-Lombardi, Italian soprano (d. 1951)
- 1889 - John S. Paraskevopoulos, Greek-South African astronomer (d. 1951)
- 1887 - Kurt Schwitters, German painter and writer (d. 1948)
- 1885 - Andrzej Gawro?ski, Polish scholar (d. 1927)
- 1884 - Johannes Heinrich Schultz, German psychiatrist, psychotherapist (d. 1970)
- 1875 - Reginald Punnett, British geneticist (d. 1967)
- 1872 - George Carpenter, the 5th General of The Salvation Army (d. 1948)
- 1870 - Georges Dufrénoy, French post-impressionnist painter (d. 1943)
- 1862 - Marco Praga, Italian playwright (d. 1929)
- 1861 - Frederick Gowland Hopkins, English biochemist, recipient of the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine (d. 1947)
- 1860 - Jack Worrall, Australian cricketer, footballer, and coach (d. 1937)
- 1858 - Charles W. Chesnutt, American writer (d. 1932)
- 1855 - Sir Richard Lodge, English historian (d. 1936)
- 1819 - Jacques Offenbach, German-born French composer (d. 1880)
- 1813 - Joseph Autran, French poet (d. 1877)
- 1808 - Samson Raphael Hirsch, German rabbi (d. 1888)
- 1796 - Luigi Amat di San Filippo e Sorso, Italian cardinal (d. 1878)
- 1786 - Marceline Desbordes-Valmore, French poet (d. 1859)
- 1778 - Jean Baptiste Gay, vicomte de Martignac, French politician (d. 1832)
- 1771 - Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk, Scottish philanthropist (d. 1820)
- 1771 - Hermann von Boyen, German army officer (d. 1848)
- 1770 - Moses Waddel, American educator/minister and bestselling author (d. 1840)
- 1763 - Wolfe Tone, Irish patriot (d. 1798)
- 1761 - Jacob Hübner, German entomologist (d. 1826)
- 1756 - Joseph Martin Kraus, Swedish composer (d. 1792)
- 1754 - Landgravine Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt (d. 1832)
- 1737 - Tokugawa Ieharu, Japanese Shogun (d. 1786)
- 1733 - Betty Washington, sister of George Washington (d. 1797)
- 1723 - Adam Ferguson, Scottish philosopher and historian (d. 1816)
- 1723 - Theophilus Lindsey, English theologian (d. 1808)
- 1717 - Jacques Saly, French sculptor (d. 1776)
- 1699 - William Gustav of Anhalt-Dessau (d. 1737)
- 1647 - John George III, Elector of Saxony (d. 1691)
- 1642 - (O.S.) – George Hickes, English minister and scholar (d. 1715)
- 1634 - Charles Emmanuel II of Savoy (d. 1675)
- 1583 - Jacob De la Gardie, Swedish soldier and statesman (d. 1652)
- 1566 - King Sigismund III Vasa of Poland (d. 1632)
- 1485 - Astorre III Manfredi, lord of Faenza (d. 1502)
- 1469 - Gian Galeazzo Sforza, duke of Milan (d. 1494)
- 1389 - John, Duke of Bedford, regent of England (d. 1435)
- 1005 - Ali az-Zahir, caliph (d. 1036)
- -236 - Scipio Africanus, Roman statesman and general of the Second Punic War (d. 183 BC)