Historical Events In June - 20

1925  On June - 20 doris J Hart, St Louis Mo, tennis player (Wimbledon 1951)   

1925  On this day in history wilhelm Posse, composer, dies at 72   

1926  On this day in history mordecai W Johnson becomes first black president of Howard University   

1926  Mordecai W Johnson becomes 1st black president of Howard University on this day in history.   

1926  Arthur Bell, royal botanic gardens director (Kew Gardens) on June - 20.   

1927  On this day in history john M Dengler, jazz bass sax/trumpet/trombone   

1928  David Mitchell, British MP on June - 20.   

1929  Ingrid Haebler, Austrian pianist (Hayd/Mozart/Schubert) on this day in history.   

1930  65th British Golf Open: Bobby Jones shoots a 291 at Hoylake Hoylake on this day in history.   

1930  On June - 20 ellie Rabb, US, actor (Fabulous Baker Boys, Extreme Close-up)   

1931  Karl Buresch becomes chancellor of Austrian on this day in history.   

1932  A's Roger Cramer gets 6 consecutive hits in a game (repeats in 1935) on June - 20.   

1933  Clara Zetkin, German feminist/communist, dies on this day in history.   

1936  On this day in history jesse Owens of the US sets 100 meter record at 10.2   

1936  On June - 20 jesse Owens of US sets 100 meter record at 10.2   

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 this day in history.   

1940  On June - 20 joe Louis TKOs Arturo Godoy in 8 for heavyweight boxing title   

1940  Jehan Alain, French organist/composer, dies in battle at 29 on June - 20.   

1941  The birth of Stephen Frears, English born film director2006 The Miami Heat win the NBA Finals over the Dallas Mavericks, 4-2 on this day in history.   

1941  German U-203 fails on torpedo attack on US battleship Texas on June - 20.   

1941  On June - 20 stephanie H (Lapidoth-)Swarth, author (Lonely flowers, dies   

1941  The birth of Stephen Frears, English born film director on this day in history.   

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  Adolf Eichmann proclaims deportation of Dutch Jews on this day in history.   

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  On June - 20 ungava Bay Quebec, Chubb sights the New Quebec Crater; one of the world's largest, at 403 metres deep and nearly 11 km around.   

1943  On June - 20 congress of Racial Equality (CORE) founded   

1944  Congress charters Central Intelligence Agency on this day in history.   

1945  Bruno Frank, writer, dies at 58 on June - 20.   

1946  On this day in history nYC transit begins using PA system   

1947  Pres Truman vetoes Taft-Hartley Act on this day in history.   

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

1389  John, Duke of Bedford, regent of England (d. 1435) was born on June - 20.   

1566  Sigismund III, King of Poland/Sweden was born on June - 20.   

1583  Jacob De la Gardie, Swedish soldier and statesman (d. 1652) was born on this day in history.   

1585  On June - 20 birth of lazaro Valvasensi, composer   

1615  On June - 20 birth of salvatore Rosa, Italian painter/musician [or 7/21]   

1634  Charles Emanuel II, Duke of Savoy (1638-75) was born on this day in history.   

1642  On this day in history birth of george Hickes, English linguistic (Old German Philology)   

0451  Death of Theodorid, King of the Visigoths on June - 20.   

0840  Louis de Vrome, emperor of French rich, dies on this day in history.   

0885  Death of Bernard Plantapilosa, Count of Auvergne (b. 841) on this day in history.   

1585  On June - 20 christianus Adrichomius, writer (Theatrum Terrae Sanctae), dies at 52   

1597  On this day in history willem Barents, explorer (discovered Spitsbergen & Bereneil), dies   

1649  Maria Tesselschade Roemers Visscher, author, dies on June - 20.   

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