What happened on Friday June 20, 1958?

About June 20th, 1958, in brief:

  • Historical events: The iron barque 'Omega', a historic sailing vessel built in Scotland in 1887, sank on its final voyage while transporting guano from the Pachacamac Islands to Huacho, Peru. This marked the end of an era for traditional full-rigged sailing ships, symbolizing the transition from sail to steam-powered maritime transportation.
  • Day of the week: June 20th, 1958 was a Friday
  • Zodiac Sign: Gemini (in western zodiac), Dog (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: Waxing crescent
  • #1 US song: The Purple People Eater by Sheb Wooley
  • #1 UK song: Who's Sorry Now by Connie Francis
  • Popular movie: Commandos directed by Armando Crispino

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June 20, 1958: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on June 20, 1958:

  • Last Full-Rigged Sailing Ship Sinks The iron barque 'Omega', a historic sailing vessel built in Scotland in 1887, sank on its final voyage while transporting guano from the Pachacamac Islands to Huacho, Peru. This marked the end of an era for traditional full-rigged sailing ships, symbolizing the transition from sail to steam-powered maritime transportation.

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June 20, 1958: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

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What day of the week was June 20, 1958?


June 20, 1958 was a Friday and it was the 171st day of the year 1958 in the Gregorian calendar.

June 20, 1958 can also be written as 6/20/1958 in the US and as 20/6/1958 in UK and Europe.

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Who was born on June 20, 1958?


Famous people born on June 20, 1958:

  • Kelly Johnson

    Legendary aerospace engineer at Lockheed Corporation, renowned for designing groundbreaking aircraft like the U-2 spy plane and the SR-71...

  • Droupadi Murmu
  • Mark Milley

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June 20, 1958: What famous people died on that day?


Famous people died on June 20, 1958:

  • Kurt Alder

    German chemist and academic, nobel prize laureate (b. 1902).

  • Richard Byrd
  • Nikolai Ramm Østgaard

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June 20, 1958: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on June 20, 1958 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week June 16th and June 22nd. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).

June 20, 1958: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on June 20, 1958 was The Purple People Eater by Sheb Wooley, according to the music chart for the week June 16th and June 22nd.

  1. - The Purple People Eater youtube
  2. - All I Have To Do Is Dream youtube
  3. - Witch Doctor youtube
  4. - Secretly youtube
  5. - Return To Me youtube

June 20, 1958: What was the number 1 song in the UK on that day?

The number 1 song in the UK on June 20, 1958 was Who's Sorry Now by Connie Francis, according to the music chart for the week June 16th and June 22nd.

  1. - Who's Sorry Now youtube
  2. - On The Street Where You Live youtube
  3. - Tom Hark youtube
  4. - All I Have To Do Is Dream / Claudette youtube
  5. - Tulips From Amsterdam / You Need Hands youtube
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June 20, 1958: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for June 20th is Gemini.

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Babies born in June are either Gemini or Cancer. People born before June 20th are Gemini, while people born from June 21st have the sign of Cancer.

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June 20, 1958: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for June 20, 1958 is Dog and the associated element is Earth.

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June 20, 1958: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on June 20, 1958 was Waxing crescent.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on June 20, 1958 and is determined by the portion of the Moon's illuminated surface that is visible from Earth.

An observer located in New York City on June 20, 1958 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 16% full, rising at 08:54 am and setting at 10:49 pm.

The previous full moon was on Jun 01, 1958 while the next full moon would come on Jul 01, 1958.

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How old is someone born on June 20, 1958?


Someone born on June 20, 1958 is:

66 years 10 months old,

or 802 months and 24 days old,

or 3490 weeks and 5 days old,

or 24435 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on June 20, 1958?

There are 37 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Friday June 20th 2025.

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What generation do you belong to if you were born on June 20, 1958?

You belong to the Baby Boomer Generation if you were born on June 20, 1958.

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