Historical Events In June - 20

1925  Doris J Hart, St Louis Mo, tennis player (Wimbledon 1951) on this day in history.   

1925  Wilhelm Posse, composer, dies at 72 on June - 20.   

1926  Mordecai W Johnson becomes first black president of Howard University on June - 20.   

1926  On this day in history mordecai W Johnson becomes 1st black president of Howard University   

1926  Arthur Bell, royal botanic gardens director (Kew Gardens) on June - 20.   

1927  John M Dengler, jazz bass sax/trumpet/trombone on this day in history.   

1928  On June - 20 david Mitchell, British MP   

1929  Ingrid Haebler, Austrian pianist (Hayd/Mozart/Schubert) on June - 20.   

1930  65th British Golf Open: Bobby Jones shoots a 291 at Hoylake Hoylake on this day in history.   

1930  On this day in history ellie Rabb, US, actor (Fabulous Baker Boys, Extreme Close-up)   

1931  On this day in history karl Buresch becomes chancellor of Austrian   

1932  On June - 20 a's Roger Cramer gets 6 consecutive hits in a game (repeats in 1935)   

1933  Clara Zetkin, German feminist/communist, dies on June - 20.   

1936  On this day in history jesse Owens of the US sets 100 meter record at 10.2   

1936  Jesse Owens of US sets 100 meter record at 10.2 on this day in history.   

1939  On this day in history c Jackson discovers asteroid #1817 Katanga   

1939  Test flight of first rocket plane using liquid propellants on this day in history.   

1939  Test flight of 1st rocket plane using liquid propellants on June - 20.   

1940  Joe Louis TKOs Arturo Godoy in 8 for heavyweight boxing title on June - 20.   

1940  On June - 20 jehan Alain, French organist/composer, dies in battle at 29   

1941  On this day in history the birth of Stephen Frears, English born film director2006 The Miami Heat win the NBA Finals over the Dallas Mavericks, 4-2.   

1941  On June - 20 german U-203 fails on torpedo attack on US battleship Texas   

1941  Stephanie H (Lapidoth-)Swarth, author (Lonely flowers, dies on June - 20.   

1941  The birth of Stephen Frears, English born film director on June - 20.   

1942  On June - 20 japanese submarine shells isolated Estevan Point on Vancouver Island, with little damage; only time Canadian land territory under fire in World War II   

1942  On June - 20 adolf Eichmann proclaims deportation of Dutch Jews   

1943  National Congress of Racial Equality organizes on June - 20.   

1943  On this day in history new Qu‚bec (Chubb) Crater discovered in northern Qu‚bec (3« km dia)   

1943  Ungava Bay Quebec, Chubb sights the New Quebec Crater; one of the world's largest, at 403 metres deep and nearly 11 km around on June - 20.   

1943  Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) founded on this day in history.   

1944  Congress charters Central Intelligence Agency on June - 20.   

1945  On this day in history bruno Frank, writer, dies at 58   

1946  NYC transit begins using PA system on June - 20.   

1947  Pres Truman vetoes Taft-Hartley Act on June - 20.   

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1005  On this day in history birth of ali az-Zahir, caliph (d. 1036)   

1389  On this day in history birth of john, Duke of Bedford, regent of England (d. 1435)   

1566  On this day in history birth of sigismund III, King of Poland/Sweden   

1583  Jacob De la Gardie, Swedish soldier and statesman (d. 1652) was born on this day in history.   

1585  On this day in history birth of lazaro Valvasensi, composer   

1615  On June - 20 birth of salvatore Rosa, Italian painter/musician [or 7/21]   

1634  Charles Emanuel II, Duke of Savoy (1638-75) was born on June - 20.   

1642  George Hickes, English linguistic (Old German Philology) was born on June - 20.   

0451  Death of Theodorid, King of the Visigoths on June - 20.   

0840  Louis de Vrome, emperor of French rich, dies on June - 20.   

0885  On this day in history death of bernard Plantapilosa, Count of Auvergne (b. 841)   

1585  Christianus Adrichomius, writer (Theatrum Terrae Sanctae), dies at 52 on June - 20.   

1597  Willem Barents, explorer (discovered Spitsbergen & Bereneil), dies on June - 20.   

1649  On this day in history maria Tesselschade Roemers Visscher, author, dies   

1668  Death of Heinrich Roth, German Sanskrit scholar (b. 1620) on this day in history.   

1751  On this day in history adriaen Valckenier, gov-gen of Neth-Indies (1737-41), dies at 56