Page 5: Historical Events In June - 20

1925  On this day in history doris J Hart, St Louis Mo, tennis player (Wimbledon 1951)   

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

1926  On June - 20 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  On this day in history arthur Bell, royal botanic gardens director (Kew Gardens)   

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

1928  David Mitchell, British MP on this day in history.   

1929  On June - 20 ingrid Haebler, Austrian pianist (Hayd/Mozart/Schubert)   

1930  On June - 20 65th British Golf Open: Bobby Jones shoots a 291 at Hoylake Hoylake   

1930  Ellie Rabb, US, actor (Fabulous Baker Boys, Extreme Close-up) on June - 20.   

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

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

1933  On this day in history clara Zetkin, German feminist/communist, dies   

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

1936  Jesse Owens of US sets 100 meter record at 10.2 on this day in history.   

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  Joe Louis TKOs Arturo Godoy in 8 for heavyweight boxing title on this day in history.   

1940  On this day in history jehan Alain, French organist/composer, dies in battle at 29   

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

1941  On this day in history german U-203 fails on torpedo attack on US battleship Texas   

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

1941  The birth of Stephen Frears, English born film director on June - 20.   

1942  Japanese submarine shells isolated Estevan Point on Vancouver Island, with little damage; only time Canadian land territory under fire in World War II on this day in history.   

1942  On June - 20 adolf Eichmann proclaims deportation of Dutch Jews   

1943  National Congress of Racial Equality organizes on June - 20.   

1943  New Qu‚bec (Chubb) Crater discovered in northern Qu‚bec (3« km dia) on June - 20.   

1943  On this day in history 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  Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) founded on June - 20.   

1944  On June - 20 congress charters Central Intelligence Agency   

1945  On June - 20 bruno Frank, writer, dies at 58   

1946  NYC transit begins using PA system on this day in history.   

1947  On this day in history pres Truman vetoes Taft-Hartley Act   

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1005  Ali az-Zahir, caliph (d. 1036) was born on this day in history.   

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

1566  On June - 20 birth of sigismund III, King of Poland/Sweden   

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

1585  On this day in history birth of lazaro Valvasensi, composer   

1615  Salvatore Rosa, Italian painter/musician [or 7/21] was born on June - 20.   

1634  Charles Emanuel II, Duke of Savoy (1638-75) was born on June - 20.   

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

0451  Death of Theodorid, King of the Visigoths on this day in history.   

0840  On June - 20 louis de Vrome, emperor of French rich, dies   

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

1585  Christianus Adrichomius, writer (Theatrum Terrae Sanctae), dies at 52 on this day in history.   

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

1649  On this day in history maria Tesselschade Roemers Visscher, author, dies   

1668  On June - 20 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