20th of June

1909

• Actor Errol Flynn was born in Battery Point, Tasmania, on the 20th of June 1909.

1938

• Joan Kirner, the 42nd Premier of Victoria, was born in Essendon, Victoria on the 20th of June 1938.

1967

• Actress Nicole Kidman was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, on this day in 1967.

1974

• World Champion snooker player Horace Lindrum passed away in Sydney on this day in 1974 aged 62.
• Skyhooks played at Station Hotel, Prahran on this day in 1974.

1980

• Doug Parkinson played at The Manzil Room, Kings Cross on this day in 1980.
• The Radiators played at The Playroom, Tallebudgera on this day in 1980.
• Cold Chisel played at Arkaba Hotel, Fullarton on this day in 1980.

1988

• On this day in 1988 the new $2 coin went into circulation, replacing the original Australian $2 banknote.

The top 10 singles on the national chart for the 20th of June 1988:

1. What A Wonderful World, Louis Armstrong
2. The Flame, Cheap Trick
3. I Want You Back, Bananarama
4. The Dock Of The Bay, Michael Bolton
5. Pink Cadillac, Natalie Cole
6. Blue Monday 1988, New Order
7. Get Outta My Dreams, Billy Ocean
8. Love Is A Bridge, Little River Band
9. When Will I Be Famous, Bros
10. Could’ve Been, Tiffany

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWzrABouyeE

2004

• Jim Bacon, the 41st Premier of Tasmania, passed away on this day in Hobart, Tasmania in 2004 aged 54.