Historical Events In June - 20
Saturday, 07 September 2024
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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