Historical Events In June - 21

1941  Allied troops, including Australians, occupy Damascus on this day in history.   

1941  On June - 21 2nd French troops occupies Damascus Syria   

1942  On June - 21 129ø F (54ø C), Tirat Zevi, Israel (Asian record)   

1942  On June - 21 rommel takes Tobruk in North Africa   

1942  129°F (54°C), Tirat Zevi, Israel (Asian record) on this day in history.   

1943  Federal troops put down racial riot in Detroit 30 dead on this day in history.   

1944  On this day in history mantello sends out Auschwitz Protocols through the British Exchange Telegraph and, two weeks later, 500 Swiss newspapers publish the story of 1,715,000 Jews being murdered.   

1944  On this day in history very heavy bombing on Berlin   

1944  On June - 21 jan Bonekamp, Dutch resistance fighter/friend of Hannie Schaft, dies   

1945  On June - 21 japanese forces on Okinawa surrender to US during WW II   

1945  On this day in history new communist government estblished in Poland   

1945  US defeat Japanese forces on Okinawa during WW II on June - 21.   

1945  Josef Hora, Czech writer/poet (Sinking Shadows), dies at 53 on June - 21.   

1946  10 die in fire at Baker Hotel, Dallas Texas on June - 21.   

1946  On this day in history heinrich Kaminski, composer, dies at 59   

1948  On this day in history dr Peter Goldmark of CBS demonstrates "long playing record" Columbia commits to 33 1/3 rpm records, plans to phase out 78's   

1948  First stored computer program run, on Manchester Mark I on June - 21.   

1948  1st stored computer program run, on Manchester Mark I on this day in history.   

1949  H L Giclas discovers asteroid #1886 Lowell on this day in history.   

1950  Joe DiMaggio gets his 2,000th hit on this day in history.   

1951  United States Presidential Distinguished Unit Citation awarded to 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, for "extraordinary heroism and outstanding performance" at battle of Kapyong, Korea (24apr 1951) on this day in history.   

1951  "17" opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 180 performances on this day in history.   

1952  Wilfred 'Wop' May pilot, World War I air ace, died on this day.. May was being pursued by German ace Manfred von Richthofen when the Red Baron was shot down on June - 21.   

1952  Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Women's Western Golf Open on this day in history.   

1954  John Landy runs world record mile (3:58.0) on this day in history.   

1956  East Germany announces the release of 19,000 political prisoners on this day in history.   

1956  Anti-protons detected in the atmosphere on June - 21.   

1957  On this day in history don McBride, actor (Mr Clyde-My Friend Flicka), dies at 68   

1962  USAF Maj Robert M White takes X-15 to 75,190 m on this day in history.   

1963  3 civil rights workers-Michael H Schwerner Andrew Goodman & James E Chaney-disappeared after release from a Mississippi jail on June - 21.   

1963  Pope Paul VI (Giovanni Battista Montini) succeeds John XXIII on June - 21.   

1964  Andrew Goodman, US civil rights activist, murdered at 20 on this day in history.   

1965  Bernard M Baruch, pres advisor (termed "Cold War"), dies at 94 on June - 21.   

1968  Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren resigns on this day in history.   

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1002  On June - 21 birth of leo IX, [Bruno count of Egesheim & Dagsburg], Pope (1049-54)   

1002  On this day in history birth of pope Leo IX (d. 1054)   

1226  On June - 21 birth of king Boleslaus V of Poland (d. 1279)   

1528  Maria of Spain, Holy Roman Empire Empress (1603) was born on June - 21.   

1577  Giovanni Del Turco, composer was born on June - 21.   

1596  Michael Fjodorovitsj, tsar of Russia (1613-45)/1st Romanov was born on June - 21.   

1639  On June - 21 birth of increase Mather, New England Puritan minister (d. 1723)   

1640  Abraham Mignon, still life painter was born on June - 21.   

0524  Chlodomir, king of the France to Orleans (511-24), dies at about 28 on this day in history.   

1205  On this day in history death of enrico Dandolo, Doge of Venice (b. 1107)   

1208  On June - 21 philips van Zwaben Hohenstaufen, Roman-German King, dies   

1305  Death of King Wenceslaus II of Bohemia and Poland (b. 1271) on June - 21.   

1377  On June - 21 edward III, king of England (1327-77), dies   

1421  Death of Jean Le Maingre, Marshal of France (b. 1366) on June - 21.   

1527  On June - 21 niccolo Machiavelli, Florentine statesman/author, dies at 57   

1529  On this day in history john Skelton, English poet, dies at about 69