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 June - 20.   

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

1949  On June - 20 central Intelligence Agency Act, passes   

1950  On this day in history joe Dimaggio's 2,000th hit   

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

1950  Claude Jennings, cricketer (Aust opening bat in 1912 Triangular), dies on June - 20.   

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  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 this day in history.   

1956  Venezuelan Super Constellation crashes in NJ, 74 killed on June - 20.   

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

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

1959  Escuminac New Brunswick a severe storm in Northumberland Strait sinks 22 boats, drowns 35 fishermen on June - 20.   

1959  On this day in history hitoshi Ashida, Japanese politician, dies at 71   

1960  On June - 20 federation of Mali (& Senegal) becomes independent of France   

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

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

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

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

1963  On this day in history 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  Sheila Scott completes first round-the-world solo flight by a woman on this day in history.   

1967  Muhammad Ali convicted of refusing induction into armed services on this day in history.   

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

1969  On this day in history 150,000 attend Newport '69, Jimi Hendrix gets $120,000 to appear   

1972  Horst Salomon, writer, dies on June - 20.   

1974  On June - 20 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  On June - 20 abner Biberman, actor (Imhook-Kodiak), dies at 68   

1978  On June - 20 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   

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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 this day in history birth of sigismund III, King of Poland/Sweden   

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  Salvatore Rosa, Italian painter/musician [or 7/21] was born on this day in history.   

1634  Charles Emanuel II, Duke of Savoy (1638-75) was born on this day in history.   

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

0451  On June - 20 death of theodorid, King of the Visigoths   

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

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

1585  Christianus Adrichomius, writer (Theatrum Terrae Sanctae), dies at 52 on June - 20.   

1597  Willem Barents, explorer (discovered Spitsbergen & Bereneil), dies on this day in history.   

1649  On June - 20 maria Tesselschade Roemers Visscher, author, dies   

1668  Death of Heinrich Roth, German Sanskrit scholar (b. 1620) on June - 20.   

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