Historical Events In June - 20

1947  On June - 20 benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel, gangster, shot dead in Beverly Hills Cal   

1948  "Toast of the Town" hosted by Ed Sullivan premieres on CBS-TV on this day in history.   

1948  On June - 20 george Frederick Boyle, composer, dies at 61   

1949  Central Intelligence Agency Act, passes on June - 20.   

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

1950  On June - 20 dutch Air Force base Tjililitan given to Indonesia   

1950  On June - 20 claude Jennings, cricketer (Aust opening bat in 1912 Triangular), dies   

1951  On this day in history cleve Indian Bobby Avila hits 3 HRs, double & single vs Red Sox   

1953  On June - 20 louise Suggs wins LPGA Western Golf Open   

1953  Hendrik de Man, sociologist (Belgian Working people Party), dies at 67 on June - 20.   

1955  "Almost Crazy" opens at Longacre Theater NYC for 16 performances on June - 20.   

1956  Venezuelan Super Constellation crashes in NJ, 74 killed on this day in history.   

1958  On June - 20 nZ all out 47 v England at Lord's Laker 4-13, Lock 5-17   

1958  Kurt Alder, German chemist (Nobel 1950), dies on this day in history.   

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 June - 20 mahlon Hamilton, actor (Peg O'My Heart, High School Girl), dies at 80   

1963  Beatles form "Beatles Ltd" to handle their income on this day in history.   

1963  On this day in history uS & USSR agree to set up "Hot Line"   

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 June - 20.   

1965  On June - 20 ira Louvin, country singer (Louvin Brothers), dies at 41   

1966  Sheila Scott completes first round-the-world solo flight by a woman on June - 20.   

1967  On this day in history muhammad Ali convicted of refusing induction into armed services   

1968  On June - 20 jim Hines becomes first person to run 100 meters in under 10 seconds   

1969  On June - 20 150,000 attend Newport '69, Jimi Hendrix gets $120,000 to appear   

1972  On this day in history horst Salomon, writer, dies   

1974  Felix Aguilar Observatory discovers asteroid #2124 Nissen on June - 20.   

1975  On June - 20 daniel Ayala Perez, composer, dies at 68   

1977  On June - 20 oil enters Trans-Alaska pipeline exits 38 days later at Valdez   

1977  On this day in history abner Biberman, actor (Imhook-Kodiak), dies at 68   

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  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 this day in history.   

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  On this day in history birth of salvatore Rosa, Italian painter/musician [or 7/21]   

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  On June - 20 death of theodorid, King of the Visigoths   

0840  On this day in history louis de Vrome, emperor of French rich, dies   

0885  Death of Bernard Plantapilosa, Count of Auvergne (b. 841) on June - 20.   

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