Clifton Fadiman
Clifton Fadiman, American game show host, author, and critic (born 1902)
In context
- When
- Sunday, June 20 199927 years ago
- Category
- DeathA notable person who died on this day.
- Era
- 20th century · 1990s
- Recorded from
- Wikipedia “On this day” feed
- Person
- Clifton Fadiman
Who they were
Clifton Fadiman, American game show host, author, and critic (born 1902)
Why this date
Clifton Fadiman appears on our June 20 calendar for 1999 as a death entry.
June 20 through the years
Other entries on the same calendar day, in order.
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- 1996Space Shuttle Columbia
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- 2009Killing of Neda Agha-Soltan
- 2011RusAir Flight 9605
- 20192019 Iranian shoot-down of American drone
- 2019Islamic Republic of Iran Air Defense Force
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June 20 1999 — 27 years ago, on a Sunday.
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