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That work led Lemaître to propose what he called the "hypothesis of the primeval atom", now regarded as the first formulation of the Big Bang theory of the origin of the universe.
Notable Deaths on June 20
1966 — Georges Lemaître
Belgian priest, physicist, and astronomer (born 1894)
June 20 has 62 recorded notable deaths across history, from 465 to 2024. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.
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Notable Deaths
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465 – 2024
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Major events on June 20
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- 1963 Following the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Soviet Union and the United States sign an agreement to establish the so-called "red telephone" link between Washington, D.C., and Moscow. Source
- 1295 The Treaty of Anagni, an attempt mediated by the papacy to end the War of the Sicilian Vespers, is signed by the crown of Aragon, the kingdom of France and kingdom of Naples. Source
- 1210 Michael I Komnenos Doukas, the first ruler of the despotate of Epirus, signs a treaty with the Republic of Venice and becomes their vassal. Source
- 1900 Baron Eduard Toll, leader of the Russian Polar Expedition of 1900, departs Saint Petersburg in Russia on the explorer ship Zarya, never to return. Source
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Caleb Swanigan completed his senior season in the 2014–15 academic year for Homestead High School in Fort Wayne, Indiana, who went on to win the first state championship in the school's history.
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Elinor Isabel "Judy" Agnew was the second lady of the United States from 1969 to 1973.
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Bishnu Prasad Rabha was an Indian cultural figure from Assam, known for his contributions to music, dance, painting, literature, and political activism.
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In the 1970s, she made the hand fan, a typically small woman's object, heroic by painting it six feet by twelve feet.
More major people who died on June 20
Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.
2022
Caleb Swanigan
American basketball player (born 1997)
Caleb Sylvester Swanigan was an American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Purdue Boilermakers.
2012
Judy Agnew
Second Lady of the United States. (born 1921)
Elinor Isabel "Judy" Agnew was the second lady of the United States from 1969 to 1973.
1969
Bishnu Prasad Rabha
Indian artist, painter, actor, dancer, writer, music composer and politician (born 1909)
Bishnu Prasad Rabha was an Indian cultural figure from Assam, known for his contributions to music, dance, painting, literature, and political activism.
2015
Miriam Schapiro
Canadian-American painter and sculptor (born 1923)
Miriam "Mimi" Schapiro was a Canadian-born artist based in the United States. She was a painter, sculptor, printmaker, and a pioneer of feminist art.
930
Hucbald
Frankish monk and music theorist
Hucbald was a Benedictine monk active as a music theorist, poet, composer, teacher, and hagiographer. He was long associated with Saint-Amand Abbey, so is often known as Hucbald of St Amand.
2015
Angelo Niculescu
Romanian footballer and manager (born 1921)
Angelo Niculescu was a Romanian football player and manager. He is best remembered in Romania for being the national team's coach during the 1970 World Cup.
465
Emperor Wencheng of Northern Wei (born 440)
Emperor Wencheng of Northern Wei ( 魏文成帝), Han name Tuoba Jun (拓跋濬), Xianbei name Wulei (烏雷), was an emperor of the Xianbei-led Northern Wei dynasty of China.
1787
Carl Friedrich Abel
German viol player and composer (born 1723)
Carl Friedrich Abel was a German composer of the early Classical era. He was a renowned player of the viola da gamba, and produced significant compositions for that instrument.
1815
Guillaume Philibert Duhesme
French general (born 1766)
Guillaume Philibert, 1st Count Duhesme was a French Army officer, politician and writer who served in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.
1875
Joseph Meek
American police officer and politician (born 1810)
Joseph Lafayette Meek was an American pioneer, mountain man, law enforcement official, and politician in the Oregon Country and later Oregon Territory of the United States.
1909
Friedrich Martens
Estonian-Russian historian, lawyer, and diplomat (born 1845)
Friedrich Fromhold Martens, or Friedrich Fromhold von Martens, was a diplomat and jurist in service of the Russian Empire who made important contributions to the science of international law.
1351
Margareta Ebner
German nun and mystic (born 1291)
Margareta Ebner was a German professed religious from the Dominican Nuns.
1876
John Neal
American writer, critic, editor, lecturer, and activist (born 1793)
John Neal was an American writer, critic, editor, lecturer, and activist.
840
Louis the Pious
Carolingian emperor (born 778)
Louis the Pious, also called the Fair and the Debonaire, was King of the Franks and co-emperor with his father, Charlemagne, from 813. He was also King of Aquitaine from 781.
1995
Emil Cioran
Romanian-French philosopher and educator (born 1911)
Emil Mihai Cioran was a Romanian philosopher, aphorist and essayist, who published works in both Romanian and French. His work has been noted for its pervasive philosophical pessimism, style, and aphorisms.
1978
Mark Robson
Canadian-American director and producer (born 1913)
Mark Robson was a Canadian-American film director, producer, and editor. Robson began his 45-year career in Hollywood as a film editor. He later began working as a director and producer.
1847
Juan Larrea
Argentinian captain and politician (born 1782)
Juan Larrea was a Spanish businessman and politician in Buenos Aires during the early nineteenth century.
1952
Luigi Fagioli
Italian race car driver (born 1898)
Luigi Cristiano Fagioli was an Italian racing driver, who competed in Grand Prix motor racing from 1928 to 1949, and Formula One from 1950 to 1951.
2002
Erwin Chargaff
Austrian-American biochemist and academic (born 1905)
Erwin Chargaff was an Austro-Hungarian-born American biochemist, writer, and professor of biochemistry at Columbia University medical school.