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Saturday, 20 June 2026

Day 171 of 2026 · 194 days remaining in the year · Week 25

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7 Births

6 Events

13 Total entries

★ Born on this day 7 entries

1907

Lillian Hellman

US 119 yrs ago

1924

Audie Murphy

US 102 yrs ago

1924

Chet Atkins, singer.

US Arts & Culture 102 yrs ago

1931

Olympia Dukakis, actress.

US Arts & Culture 95 yrs ago

1945

Anne Murray, singer.

US Arts & Culture 81 yrs ago

1952

John Goodman, actor.

US Arts & Culture 74 yrs ago

1967

Nichole Kidman, actress.

US Arts & Culture 59 yrs ago

1782

The United States chooses the Eagle as its symbol.

US 244 yrs ago

1855

Commissioners appointed to lay out streets west of Larkin.

US 171 yrs ago

1893

Lizzie Borden found "Not Guilty" of taking an axe and giving her parents a combined total of 81 whacks.

US Politics & Government 133 yrs ago

1914

Noxema, is named because it "knocks eczema" out.

US 112 yrs ago

1948

Ed Sullivan has his first really big "shoe" on Sunday night TV.

US Media & Broadcasting 78 yrs ago

1982

National Bald Eagle Day was declared.

US 44 yrs ago