Historical Events In June - 20

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

1925  On June - 20 wilhelm Posse, composer, dies at 72   

1926  Mordecai W Johnson becomes first black president of Howard University on June - 20.   

1926  On June - 20 mordecai W Johnson becomes 1st black president of Howard University   

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

1927  John M Dengler, jazz bass sax/trumpet/trombone on June - 20.   

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  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  A's Roger Cramer gets 6 consecutive hits in a game (repeats in 1935) on this day in history.   

1933  Clara Zetkin, German feminist/communist, dies on June - 20.   

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

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 June - 20.   

1939  Test flight of 1st rocket plane using liquid propellants on this day in history.   

1940  On this day in history joe Louis TKOs Arturo Godoy in 8 for heavyweight boxing title   

1940  Jehan Alain, French organist/composer, dies in battle at 29 on this day in history.   

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

1941  Stephanie H (Lapidoth-)Swarth, author (Lonely flowers, dies on June - 20.   

1941  On June - 20 the birth of Stephen Frears, English born film director   

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 June - 20.   

1942  Adolf Eichmann proclaims deportation of Dutch Jews on this day in history.   

1943  On this day in history national Congress of Racial Equality organizes   

1943  New Qu‚bec (Chubb) Crater discovered in northern Qu‚bec (3« km dia) on this day in history.   

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

1583  On this day in history birth of jacob De la Gardie, Swedish soldier and statesman (d. 1652)   

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  On this day in history birth of charles Emanuel II, Duke of Savoy (1638-75)   

1642  On June - 20 birth of george Hickes, English linguistic (Old German Philology)   

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

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

0885  On this day in history 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  Willem Barents, explorer (discovered Spitsbergen & Bereneil), dies on June - 20.   

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

1668  On June - 20 death of heinrich Roth, German Sanskrit scholar (b. 1620)   

1751  Adriaen Valckenier, gov-gen of Neth-Indies (1737-41), dies at 56 on June - 20.