Page 6: Historical Events In June - 20

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

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

1948  George Frederick Boyle, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1949  On June - 20 central Intelligence Agency Act, passes   

1950  Joe Dimaggio's 2,000th hit on this day in history.   

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  On June - 20 cleve Indian Bobby Avila hits 3 HRs, double & single vs Red Sox   

1953  Louise Suggs wins LPGA Western Golf Open on this day in history.   

1953  On June - 20 hendrik de Man, sociologist (Belgian Working people Party), dies at 67   

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  NZ all out 47 v England at Lord's Laker 4-13, Lock 5-17 on June - 20.   

1958  On this day in history kurt Alder, German chemist (Nobel 1950), dies   

1959  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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 June - 20.   

1963  On June - 20 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 this day in history.   

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

1966  On June - 20 sheila Scott completes first round-the-world solo flight by a woman   

1967  On June - 20 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  150,000 attend Newport '69, Jimi Hendrix gets $120,000 to appear on June - 20.   

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

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

1975  Daniel Ayala Perez, composer, dies at 68 on June - 20.   

1977  On this day in history oil enters Trans-Alaska pipeline exits 38 days later at Valdez   

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 June - 20.   

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

1389  On this day in history 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  Lazaro Valvasensi, composer was born on this day in history.   

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 June - 20.   

1642  George Hickes, English linguistic (Old German Philology) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1597  Willem Barents, explorer (discovered Spitsbergen & Bereneil), dies on June - 20.   

1649  Maria Tesselschade Roemers Visscher, author, dies on this day in history.   

1668  Death of Heinrich Roth, German Sanskrit scholar (b. 1620) on this day in history.   

1751  On June - 20 adriaen Valckenier, gov-gen of Neth-Indies (1737-41), dies at 56