What happened on Thursday June 20, 2019?

Here's what happened on June 20, 2019:

• Iran Shoots Down US Surveillance Drone Iran's Air Defense Forces shot down an American RQ-4 Global Hawk surveillance drone over the Strait of Hormuz, escalating tensions between Iran and the United States. The incident sparked international diplomatic controversy, with conflicting claims about the drone's location at the time of downing.
• Mexico Ratifies USMCA Trade Agreement Mexico became the first country to sign the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), ratifying the trade deal with a decisive 114-4 majority in the Senate. Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador was a key proponent of the agreement.
• Xi Jinping Visits North Korea Chinese President Xi Jinping made a historic two-day state visit to North Korea, meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. This diplomatic engagement was significant in maintaining and potentially improving China-North Korea relations during a period of global geopolitical tension.
• UK Conservative Party Leadership Race In the Conservative Party leadership election, Sajid Javid was eliminated after the fourth round. Boris Johnson remained the front runner, with Michael Gove and Jeremy Hunt competing for the second and third positions. Ultimately, Johnson and Hunt advanced to the party membership run-off.
• FARC Recruiting Venezuelan Migrants The Colombian military revealed that dissident FARC rebel groups have been illegally recruiting Venezuelan migrants at border crossings, violating a 2016 peace treaty and potentially destabilizing the region's fragile peace.
• Guatemala Election Controversy Guatemala's Supreme Electoral Tribunal ordered a review of electoral records and restarted the vote counting process following widespread allegations of electoral fraud and inconsistencies in the general election results.
• Ransomware Attack on Riviera Beach The city of Riviera Beach, Florida, paid a $600,000 ransom to hackers who had taken control of local government computer systems, highlighting the growing threat of cybercrime to municipal infrastructure.
• US Justice Department Sues Printing Companies The U.S. Justice Department's Antitrust Division filed a lawsuit against two large printing companies, arguing that their potential merger would create a monopolistic entity dominating the market for books, magazines, and catalogs printing.
• Roy Moore Announces Senate Run Roy Moore announced his intention to run for the U.S. Senate in Alabama again, directly defying the wishes of Donald Trump and the Republican Party leadership.
• Bus Crash in Himachal Pradesh A tragic bus accident occurred in the Kullu district of Himachal Pradesh, northern India, where a bus carrying up to 60 people crashed into a canyon, resulting in significant casualties.

Events in 2019

June 20, 2019: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

Newspapers from Jun. 20, 2019

June 20, 2019 was a Thursday and it was the 171st day of the year 2019 in the Gregorian calendar.

June 20, 2019 can also be written as 6/20/2019 in the US and as 20/6/2019 in UK and Europe.

June 20, 2019 in June 2019 calendar

Famous people died on June 20, 2019:

• Wibke Bruhns
• Dumitru Focșeneanu

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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, 2019: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

The Chinese Zodiac sign for June 20, 2019 is Pig and the associated element is Earth.

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Moon phase

The moon phase on June 20, 2019 was Waning gibbous.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on June 20, 2019 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, 2019 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 83% full, rising at 10:32 pm and setting at 09:16 am.

The previous full moon was on Jun 17, 2019 while the next full moon would come on Jul 16, 2019.

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Your place in the Universe on June 20, 2019

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Someone born on June 20, 2019 is:

5 years 10 months old,

or 70 months and 24 days old,

or 307 weeks and 6 days old,

or 2155 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on June 20, 2019?

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, 2019?

You belong to the Gen Alpha generation if you were born on June 20, 2019.

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