Historical Events In June - 20

1925  Doris J Hart, St Louis Mo, tennis player (Wimbledon 1951) on this day in history.  

1925  Wilhelm Posse, composer, dies at 72 on June - 20.  

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

1926  Mordecai W Johnson becomes 1st black president of Howard University on this day in history.  

1926  Arthur Bell, royal botanic gardens director (Kew Gardens) on this day in history.  

1927  On this day in history john M Dengler, jazz bass sax/trumpet/trombone  

1928  On June - 20 david Mitchell, British MP  

1929  On this day in history ingrid Haebler, Austrian pianist (Hayd/Mozart/Schubert)  

1930  On this day in history 65th British Golf Open: Bobby Jones shoots a 291 at Hoylake Hoylake  

1930  Ellie Rabb, US, actor (Fabulous Baker Boys, Extreme Close-up) on this day in history.  

1931  On this day in history karl Buresch becomes chancellor of Austrian  

1932  A's Roger Cramer gets 6 consecutive hits in a game (repeats in 1935) on June - 20.  

1933  On this day in history clara Zetkin, German feminist/communist, dies  

1936  On this day in history jesse Owens of the US sets 100 meter record at 10.2  

1936  On this day in history jesse Owens of US sets 100 meter record at 10.2  

1939  C Jackson discovers asteroid #1817 Katanga on this day in history.  

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

1939  Test flight of 1st rocket plane using liquid propellants on June - 20.  

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

1940  On this day in history jehan Alain, French organist/composer, dies in battle at 29  

1941  On this day in history the birth of Stephen Frears, English born film director2006 The Miami Heat win the NBA Finals over the Dallas Mavericks, 4-2.  

1941  German U-203 fails on torpedo attack on US battleship Texas on June - 20.  

1941  On this day in history stephanie H (Lapidoth-)Swarth, author (Lonely flowers, dies  

1941  The birth of Stephen Frears, English born film director on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1942  On June - 20 adolf Eichmann proclaims deportation of Dutch Jews  

1943  National Congress of Racial Equality organizes on this day in history.  

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

1943  On this day in history 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  Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) founded on this day in history.  

1944  Congress charters Central Intelligence Agency on June - 20.  

1945  Bruno Frank, writer, dies at 58 on this day in history.  

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  Ali az-Zahir, caliph (d. 1036) was born on this day in history.  

1389  John, Duke of Bedford, regent of England (d. 1435) was born on this day in history.  

1566  On this day in history birth of sigismund III, King of Poland/Sweden  

1583  Jacob De la Gardie, Swedish soldier and statesman (d. 1652) was born on June - 20.  

1585  Lazaro Valvasensi, composer was born on June - 20.  

1615  On June - 20 birth of salvatore Rosa, Italian painter/musician [or 7/21]  

1634  On June - 20 birth of charles Emanuel II, Duke of Savoy (1638-75)  

1642  George Hickes, English linguistic (Old German Philology) was born on June - 20.  

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

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

0885  Death of Bernard Plantapilosa, Count of Auvergne (b. 841) on this day in history.  

1585  Christianus Adrichomius, writer (Theatrum Terrae Sanctae), dies at 52 on this day in history.  

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

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

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

1751  Adriaen Valckenier, gov-gen of Neth-Indies (1737-41), dies at 56 on this day in history.