Historical Events In June - 23

1932  On this day in history bob Blair, cricketer (NZ pace bowler in 19 Tests in 50s)   

1933  Don McNeill's Pepper Pot (Breakfast Club) begins 35½ year run on NBC on June - 23.   

1933  Bert Convy, St Louis MO, game show host (Win, Lose or Draw) on June - 23.   

1935  Anthony Eden offers Mussolini, Somalian harbor on this day in history.   

1935  Maurice Ferre, former mayor of Miami on June - 23.   

1938  On June - 23 civil Aeronautics Authority (US) established   

1938  Marineland opens in Florida-1st aquarium on this day in history.   

1939  France turns over Sanjak of Alexandretta (the Hatay) to Turkey on this day in history.   

1939  Bronko Nagurski beats Lou Thesz in Houston, to become wrestling champ on this day in history.   

1940  On June - 23 marcel Louette seeks opposition group "White Brigade" on Antwerp   

1941  Germany occupies Telz Lithuana on June - 23.   

1942  On June - 23 world War II: Germany's latest fighter, a Focke-Wulf FW190 is captured intact when it mistakenly lands at RAF Pembrey in Wales.   

1943  On June - 23 dutch artsens protest against nazis   

1944  On June - 23 4 tornadoes strike Appalachia, killing 153   

1945  77th Belmont: Eddie Arcaro aboard Pavot wins in 2:30.2 on June - 23.   

1945  Lt Gen Ushijima, Japanese commander, commits suicide at Okinawa on June - 23.   

1947  Truman's veto of Taft-Hartley Act overridden by congress on June - 23.   

1947  Compton & Bill Edrich make 370 stand for 3rd wkt v S Africa on June - 23.   

1949  First 12 women graduate from Harvard Medical School on June - 23.   

1949  1st 12 women graduate from Harvard Medical School on this day in history.   

1950  On this day in history swiss parliament refuses voting right for women   

1951  On June - 23 british diplomats Donald Maclean and Guy Burgess, two soviet spies, flee to the USSR   

1951  British diplomats Guy Burgess &Donald Maclean flee to USSR on this day in history.   

1951  On this day in history most expensive US hailstorm ($1.5M crop damage &$14M property-Kansas)   

1951  On this day in history british diplomats Guy Burgess & Donald Maclean flee to USSR   

1951  Armin Knab, German composer (Wunderhorn), dies at 70 on June - 23.   

1952  On June - 23 uS airplanes bomb energy centers at Yalu Korea   

1953  On this day in history patty Berg wins LPGA All-American Women Golf Tournament   

1954  On this day in history 122°F (50°C), Overton, Nevada (state record until June 29, 1994)   

1955  On this day in history walt Disney's "Lady &the Tramp" released   

1955  Walt Disney's "Lady & the Tramp" released on June - 23.   

1956  Colonel Nasser elected as President in Egypt on June - 23.   

1956  Gamal Abdel Nasser elected president of Egypt on this day in history.   

1956  On this day in history "Jimmy Durante Show," last airs on NBC-TV   

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1160  Johannes de Matha, French saint/founder (Trinitarians) was born on June - 23.   

1433  On this day in history birth of francis II, Duke of Brittany (d. 1488)   

1456  On this day in history birth of margaret of Denmark, wife of James III of Scotland (d. 1486)   

1534  Oda Nobunaga, Japanese warlord (d. 1582) was born on this day in history.   

1540  On June - 23 birth of johann Baptista Serranus, composer   

1596  Johan Banér, Swedish soldier (d. 1641) was born on June - 23.   

1612  Justus G Schottel, [Schottelius], German poet was born on this day in history.   

1612  On June - 23 birth of andré Tacquet, Belgian mathematician (d. 1660)   

0079  Death of Vespasian, Roman Emperor (b. 9) on this day in history.   

0758  On this day in history ho-tse Shen-hui, Zen teacher/disciple of Hui-neng, dies at 74   

1018  On this day in history death of henry I of Austria   

1075  On June - 23 theoduinus, Beiers prince-bishop of Liege, dies   

1137  On June - 23 adalbert I, archbishop of Mainz (1111-1137), dies   

1139  Andries van Kuik, bishop of Utrecht, dies on June - 23.   

1444  On this day in history marcus, [Manuel] Eugenicus, Byzantine bishop of Efeze/theologist, dies   

1555  On this day in history death of pedro Mascarenhas, Portuguese explorer (b. 1470)