Historical Events In June - 20

1925  On this day in history doris J Hart, St Louis Mo, tennis player (Wimbledon 1951)  

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

1926  On this day in history mordecai W Johnson becomes first black president of Howard University  

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

1926  On June - 20 arthur Bell, royal botanic gardens director (Kew Gardens)  

1927  John M Dengler, jazz bass sax/trumpet/trombone on this day in history.  

1928  David Mitchell, British MP on this day in history.  

1929  On June - 20 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  On this day in history a's Roger Cramer gets 6 consecutive hits in a game (repeats in 1935)  

1933  Clara Zetkin, German feminist/communist, dies on this day in history.  

1936  On June - 20 jesse Owens of the US sets 100 meter record at 10.2  

1936  Jesse Owens of US sets 100 meter record at 10.2 on June - 20.  

1939  C Jackson discovers asteroid #1817 Katanga on June - 20.  

1939  On this day in history test flight of first rocket plane using liquid propellants  

1939  On June - 20 test flight of 1st rocket plane using liquid propellants  

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 June - 20.  

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  On June - 20 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 this day in history.  

1942  On this day in history adolf Eichmann proclaims deportation of Dutch Jews  

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

1943  On June - 20 new Qu‚bec (Chubb) Crater discovered in northern Qu‚bec (3« km dia)  

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 this day in history congress of Racial Equality (CORE) founded  

1944  On this day in history congress charters Central Intelligence Agency  

1945  Bruno Frank, writer, dies at 58 on June - 20.  

1946  NYC transit begins using PA system on this day in history.  

1947  Pres Truman vetoes Taft-Hartley Act on this day in history.  

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1005  Ali az-Zahir, caliph (d. 1036) was born on June - 20.  

1389  John, Duke of Bedford, regent of England (d. 1435) was born on June - 20.  

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 this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

1585  On June - 20 christianus Adrichomius, writer (Theatrum Terrae Sanctae), dies at 52  

1597  On June - 20 willem Barents, explorer (discovered Spitsbergen & Bereneil), dies  

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

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

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