Page 5: Historical Events In June - 20

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

1925  On this day in history wilhelm Posse, composer, dies at 72   

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

1926  On this day in history mordecai W Johnson becomes 1st black president of Howard University   

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

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

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

1929  On June - 20 ingrid Haebler, Austrian pianist (Hayd/Mozart/Schubert)   

1930  On June - 20 65th British Golf Open: Bobby Jones shoots a 291 at Hoylake Hoylake   

1930  Ellie Rabb, US, actor (Fabulous Baker Boys, Extreme Close-up) on June - 20.   

1931  Karl Buresch becomes chancellor of Austrian on June - 20.   

1932  A's Roger Cramer gets 6 consecutive hits in a game (repeats in 1935) on this day in history.   

1933  On June - 20 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 June - 20 jesse Owens of US sets 100 meter record at 10.2   

1939  On June - 20 c Jackson discovers asteroid #1817 Katanga   

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

1939  On this day in history test flight of 1st rocket plane using liquid propellants   

1940  Joe Louis TKOs Arturo Godoy in 8 for heavyweight boxing title on this day in history.   

1940  On June - 20 jehan Alain, French organist/composer, dies in battle at 29   

1941  The birth of Stephen Frears, English born film director2006 The Miami Heat win the NBA Finals over the Dallas Mavericks, 4-2 on June - 20.   

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 this day in history the birth of Stephen Frears, English born film director   

1942  On June - 20 japanese submarine shells isolated Estevan Point on Vancouver Island, with little damage; only time Canadian land territory under fire in World War II   

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

1943  Ungava Bay Quebec, Chubb sights the New Quebec Crater; one of the world's largest, at 403 metres deep and nearly 11 km around on June - 20.   

1943  Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) founded on June - 20.   

1944  Congress charters Central Intelligence Agency on this day in history.   

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  Pres Truman vetoes Taft-Hartley Act on June - 20.   

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

1583  On June - 20 birth of jacob De la Gardie, Swedish soldier and statesman (d. 1652)   

1585  On June - 20 birth of lazaro Valvasensi, composer   

1615  Salvatore Rosa, Italian painter/musician [or 7/21] was born on this day in history.   

1634  On this day in history birth of charles Emanuel II, Duke of Savoy (1638-75)   

1642  On this day in history birth of george Hickes, English linguistic (Old German Philology)   

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 June - 20.   

1585  On this day in history christianus Adrichomius, writer (Theatrum Terrae Sanctae), dies at 52   

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

1649  On this day in history maria Tesselschade Roemers Visscher, author, dies   

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 June - 20.