Historical Events In June - 20
Tuesday, 02 March 2021
1925 On this day in history doris J Hart, St Louis Mo, tennis player (Wimbledon 1951)
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 Mordecai W Johnson becomes 1st black president of Howard University on June - 20.
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 David Mitchell, British MP on June - 20.
1929 On this day in history 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 this day in history.
1931 Karl Buresch becomes chancellor of Austrian on this day in history.
1932 A's Roger Cramer gets 6 consecutive hits in a game (repeats in 1935) on this day in history.
1933 Clara Zetkin, German feminist/communist, dies on this day in history.
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 C Jackson discovers asteroid #1817 Katanga on June - 20.
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 June - 20 joe Louis TKOs Arturo Godoy in 8 for heavyweight boxing title
1940 Jehan Alain, French organist/composer, dies in battle at 29 on this day in history.
1941 On June - 20 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 this day in history.
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 June - 20.
1942 On this day in history adolf Eichmann proclaims deportation of Dutch Jews
1943 National Congress of Racial Equality organizes on June - 20.
1943 On this day in history 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 this day in history.
1943 Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) founded on June - 20.
1944 On this day in history congress charters Central Intelligence Agency
1945 Bruno Frank, writer, dies at 58 on June - 20.
1946 On this day in history nYC transit begins using PA system
1947 Pres Truman vetoes Taft-Hartley Act on June - 20.
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