Historical Events
- Black Hole of Calcutta: 146 British soldiers, Anglo-Indian soldiers and Indian civilians are imprisoned in a small dungeon in Calcutta, India where most die from suffocation and heat exhaustion
- Siraj ud-Daulah Nawab of Bengal takes Calcutta from the British
Famous Birthdays
- Joseph Martin Kraus, German-Swedish composer, known as "the Swedish Mozart", conductor, and pedagogue, born in Miltenberg am Main, Electorate of Bavaria (now Germany) (d. 1792)
About June 20, 1756
Day of the Week: Sunday
How Long Ago? 267 years, 10 months and 9 days
Leap Year: Yes
Star Sign: Gemini
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