Historical Events In June - 20

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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1005  Ali az-Zahir, caliph (d. 1036) was born on June - 20.   

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

1566  Sigismund III, King of Poland/Sweden was born on this day in history.   

1583  Jacob De la Gardie, Swedish soldier and statesman (d. 1652) was born on June - 20.   

1585  On June - 20 birth of lazaro Valvasensi, composer   

1615  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

0451  On June - 20 death of theodorid, King of the Visigoths   

0840  On this day in history louis de Vrome, emperor of French rich, dies   

0885  On June - 20 death of bernard Plantapilosa, Count of Auvergne (b. 841)   

1585  On this day in history christianus Adrichomius, writer (Theatrum Terrae Sanctae), dies at 52   

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

1649  Maria Tesselschade Roemers Visscher, author, dies on this day in history.   

1668  On this day in history death of heinrich Roth, German Sanskrit scholar (b. 1620)   

1751  On June - 20 adriaen Valckenier, gov-gen of Neth-Indies (1737-41), dies at 56