Page 6: Historical Events In June - 20

1947  Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel, gangster, shot dead in Beverly Hills Cal on June - 20.   

1948  On June - 20 "Toast of the Town" hosted by Ed Sullivan premieres on CBS-TV   

1948  On this day in history george Frederick Boyle, composer, dies at 61   

1949  On this day in history central Intelligence Agency Act, passes   

1950  On June - 20 joe Dimaggio's 2,000th hit   

1950  On this day in history dutch Air Force base Tjililitan given to Indonesia   

1950  On June - 20 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  On this day in history louise Suggs wins LPGA Western Golf Open   

1953  Hendrik de Man, sociologist (Belgian Working people Party), dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1955  "Almost Crazy" opens at Longacre Theater NYC for 16 performances on this day in history.   

1956  On this day in history venezuelan Super Constellation crashes in NJ, 74 killed   

1958  NZ all out 47 v England at Lord's Laker 4-13, Lock 5-17 on this day in history.   

1958  Kurt Alder, German chemist (Nobel 1950), dies on June - 20.   

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 this day in history federation of Mali (& Senegal) becomes independent of France   

1960  12nd Emmy Awards: Playhouse 90, Robert Stack & Jane Wyatt on June - 20.   

1960  On this day in history mahlon Hamilton, actor (Peg O'My Heart, High School Girl), dies at 80   

1963  Beatles form "Beatles Ltd" to handle their income on June - 20.   

1963  US & USSR agree to set up "Hot Line" on this day in history.   

1963  On June - 20 gordon Jones, actor (Mike the Cop-Abbott & Costello), dies at 52   

1964  Edgar Barrier, actor (Cobra Woman, Rocky, Macbeth), dies at 57 on this day in history.   

1965  On this day in history ira Louvin, country singer (Louvin Brothers), dies at 41   

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  150,000 attend Newport '69, Jimi Hendrix gets $120,000 to appear on June - 20.   

1972  Horst Salomon, writer, dies on this day in history.   

1974  On this day in history felix Aguilar Observatory discovers asteroid #2124 Nissen   

1975  On this day in history daniel Ayala Perez, composer, dies at 68   

1977  Oil enters Trans-Alaska pipeline exits 38 days later at Valdez on this day in history.   

1977  Abner Biberman, actor (Imhook-Kodiak), dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1978  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 on this day in history.   

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1005  On this day in history birth of ali az-Zahir, caliph (d. 1036)   

1389  On June - 20 birth of john, Duke of Bedford, regent of England (d. 1435)   

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 this day in history.   

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  On June - 20 birth of charles Emanuel II, Duke of Savoy (1638-75)   

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

0451  On this day in history death of theodorid, King of the Visigoths   

0840  Louis de Vrome, emperor of French rich, dies on June - 20.   

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 June - 20 maria Tesselschade Roemers Visscher, author, dies   

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

1751  On this day in history adriaen Valckenier, gov-gen of Neth-Indies (1737-41), dies at 56