Historical Events In June - 23

1932  Bob Blair, cricketer (NZ pace bowler in 19 Tests in 50s) on June - 23.   

1933  Don McNeill's Pepper Pot (Breakfast Club) begins 35½ year run on NBC on June - 23.   

1933  Bert Convy, St Louis MO, game show host (Win, Lose or Draw) on June - 23.   

1935  On June - 23 anthony Eden offers Mussolini, Somalian harbor   

1935  On this day in history maurice Ferre, former mayor of Miami   

1938  Civil Aeronautics Authority (US) established on this day in history.   

1938  Marineland opens in Florida-1st aquarium on June - 23.   

1939  France turns over Sanjak of Alexandretta (the Hatay) to Turkey on June - 23.   

1939  On this day in history bronko Nagurski beats Lou Thesz in Houston, to become wrestling champ   

1940  Marcel Louette seeks opposition group "White Brigade" on Antwerp on June - 23.   

1941  Germany occupies Telz Lithuana on this day in history.   

1942  World War II: Germany's latest fighter, a Focke-Wulf FW190 is captured intact when it mistakenly lands at RAF Pembrey in Wales on June - 23.   

1943  Dutch artsens protest against nazis on this day in history.   

1944  4 tornadoes strike Appalachia, killing 153 on this day in history.   

1945  On this day in history 77th Belmont: Eddie Arcaro aboard Pavot wins in 2:30.2   

1945  On this day in history lt Gen Ushijima, Japanese commander, commits suicide at Okinawa   

1947  Truman's veto of Taft-Hartley Act overridden by congress on June - 23.   

1947  Compton & Bill Edrich make 370 stand for 3rd wkt v S Africa on this day in history.   

1949  On June - 23 first 12 women graduate from Harvard Medical School   

1949  1st 12 women graduate from Harvard Medical School on this day in history.   

1950  On June - 23 swiss parliament refuses voting right for women   

1951  British diplomats Donald Maclean and Guy Burgess, two soviet spies, flee to the USSR on June - 23.   

1951  On this day in history british diplomats Guy Burgess &Donald Maclean flee to USSR   

1951  On this day in history most expensive US hailstorm ($1.5M crop damage &$14M property-Kansas)   

1951  British diplomats Guy Burgess & Donald Maclean flee to USSR on this day in history.   

1951  On this day in history armin Knab, German composer (Wunderhorn), dies at 70   

1952  On this day in history uS airplanes bomb energy centers at Yalu Korea   

1953  On June - 23 patty Berg wins LPGA All-American Women Golf Tournament   

1954  122°F (50°C), Overton, Nevada (state record until June 29, 1994) on June - 23.   

1955  On June - 23 walt Disney's "Lady &the Tramp" released   

1955  On June - 23 walt Disney's "Lady & the Tramp" released   

1956  Colonel Nasser elected as President in Egypt on this day in history.   

1956  On June - 23 gamal Abdel Nasser elected president of Egypt   

1956  "Jimmy Durante Show," last airs on NBC-TV on June - 23.   

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1160  On this day in history birth of johannes de Matha, French saint/founder (Trinitarians)   

1433  Francis II, Duke of Brittany (d. 1488) was born on this day in history.   

1456  On this day in history birth of margaret of Denmark, wife of James III of Scotland (d. 1486)   

1534  On this day in history birth of oda Nobunaga, Japanese warlord (d. 1582)   

1540  Johann Baptista Serranus, composer was born on this day in history.   

1596  On June - 23 birth of johan Banér, Swedish soldier (d. 1641)   

1612  Justus G Schottel, [Schottelius], German poet was born on this day in history.   

1612  On this day in history birth of andré Tacquet, Belgian mathematician (d. 1660)   

0079  Death of Vespasian, Roman Emperor (b. 9) on this day in history.   

0758  Ho-tse Shen-hui, Zen teacher/disciple of Hui-neng, dies at 74 on June - 23.   

1018  On this day in history death of henry I of Austria   

1075  On this day in history theoduinus, Beiers prince-bishop of Liege, dies   

1137  Adalbert I, archbishop of Mainz (1111-1137), dies on June - 23.   

1139  Andries van Kuik, bishop of Utrecht, dies on this day in history.   

1444  Marcus, [Manuel] Eugenicus, Byzantine bishop of Efeze/theologist, dies on this day in history.   

1555  On this day in history death of pedro Mascarenhas, Portuguese explorer (b. 1470)