Historical Events In June - 20
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1947 On this day in history benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel, gangster, shot dead in Beverly Hills Cal
1948 "Toast of the Town" hosted by Ed Sullivan premieres on CBS-TV on June - 20.
1948 On this day in history george Frederick Boyle, composer, dies at 61
1949 On June - 20 central Intelligence Agency Act, passes
1950 Joe Dimaggio's 2,000th hit on this day in history.
1950 Dutch Air Force base Tjililitan given to Indonesia on June - 20.
1950 On this day in history claude Jennings, cricketer (Aust opening bat in 1912 Triangular), dies
1951 Cleve Indian Bobby Avila hits 3 HRs, double & single vs Red Sox on June - 20.
1953 Louise Suggs wins LPGA Western Golf Open on this day in history.
1953 Hendrik de Man, sociologist (Belgian Working people Party), dies at 67 on this day in history.
1955 On June - 20 "Almost Crazy" opens at Longacre Theater NYC for 16 performances
1956 Venezuelan Super Constellation crashes in NJ, 74 killed on June - 20.
1958 NZ all out 47 v England at Lord's Laker 4-13, Lock 5-17 on June - 20.
1958 On this day in history kurt Alder, German chemist (Nobel 1950), dies
1959 On June - 20 escuminac New Brunswick a severe storm in Northumberland Strait sinks 22 boats, drowns 35 fishermen.
1959 Hitoshi Ashida, Japanese politician, dies at 71 on this day in history.
1960 On June - 20 federation of Mali (& Senegal) becomes independent of France
1960 On this day in history 12nd Emmy Awards: Playhouse 90, Robert Stack & Jane Wyatt
1960 Mahlon Hamilton, actor (Peg O'My Heart, High School Girl), dies at 80 on June - 20.
1963 Beatles form "Beatles Ltd" to handle their income on June - 20.
1963 On this day in history uS & USSR agree to set up "Hot Line"
1963 Gordon Jones, actor (Mike the Cop-Abbott & Costello), dies at 52 on this day in history.
1964 On June - 20 edgar Barrier, actor (Cobra Woman, Rocky, Macbeth), dies at 57
1965 Ira Louvin, country singer (Louvin Brothers), dies at 41 on June - 20.
1966 On this day in history sheila Scott completes first round-the-world solo flight by a woman
1967 Muhammad Ali convicted of refusing induction into armed services on this day in history.
1968 On this day in history jim Hines becomes first person to run 100 meters in under 10 seconds
1969 On June - 20 150,000 attend Newport '69, Jimi Hendrix gets $120,000 to appear
1972 On this day in history horst Salomon, writer, dies
1974 On this day in history felix Aguilar Observatory discovers asteroid #2124 Nissen
1975 Daniel Ayala Perez, composer, dies at 68 on June - 20.
1977 On June - 20 oil enters Trans-Alaska pipeline exits 38 days later at Valdez
1977 On this day in history abner Biberman, actor (Imhook-Kodiak), dies at 68
1978 On June - 20 in Greece a 6.6 quake was centered about 30 kilometers northeast of Thessaloniki. At least 50 people were killed, many injured and there was extensive damage in the Thessaloniki area
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