Page 5: Historical Events In June - 20

1925  Doris J Hart, St Louis Mo, tennis player (Wimbledon 1951).   

1925  Wilhelm Posse, composer, dies at 72   

1926  Mordecai W Johnson is recorded as becoming inaugural black president of Howard University   

1926  Mordecai W Johnson is recorded as becoming 1st black president of Howard University.   

1926  Arthur Bell, royal botanic gardens director (Kew Gardens)   

1927  John M Dengler, jazz bass sax/trumpet/trombone   

1928  David Mitchell, British MP.   

1929  Ingrid Haebler, Austrian pianist (Hayd/Mozart/Schubert)   

1930  65th British Golf Open: Bobby Jones shoots a 291 at Hoylake Hoylake   

1930  Ellie Rabb, US, actor (Fabulous Baker Boys, Extreme Close-up)   

1931  Karl Buresch is recorded as becoming chancellor of Austrian   

1932  A's Roger Cramer gets 6 consecutive hits in a game (repeats in 1935)   

1933  Clara Zetkin, German feminist/communist, dies   

1936  Jesse Owens of the US sets 100 meter record at 10.2.   

1936  Jesse Owens of US sets 100 meter record at 10.2   

1939  C Jackson discovers asteroid #1817 Katanga.   

1939  Test flight of inaugural rocket plane using liquid propellants   

1939  Test flight of 1st rocket plane using liquid propellants   

1940  Joe Louis TKOs Arturo Godoy in 8 for heavyweight boxing title.   

1940  Jehan Alain, French organist/composer, dies in battle at 29.   

1941  Stephen Frears, English born film director2006 The Miami Heat win the NBA Finals over the Dallas Mavericks, 4-2 is born.   

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

1941  Stephanie H (Lapidoth-)Swarth, author (Lonely flowers, dies   

1941  Stephen Frears, English born film director is born   

1942  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   

1943  National Congress of Racial Equality organizes.   

1943  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.   

1943  Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) founded   

1944  Congress charters Central Intelligence Agency.   

1945  Bruno Frank, writer, dies at 58.   

1946  NYC transit begins using PA system.   

1947  Pres Truman vetoes Taft-Hartley Act   

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1005  Ali az-zahir: Caliph   

1389  John: Duke of bedford, regent of england   

1566  Sigismund iii: King of poland/sweden   

1583  Jacob de la gardie: Swedish soldier and statesman   

1585  Lazaro valvasensi: Composer   

1615  Salvatore rosa: Italian painter/musician [or 7/21]   

1634  Charles emanuel ii: Duke of savoy (1638-75)   

1642  George hickes: English linguistic (old german philology)   

0451  Death of Theodorid: King of the visigoths   

0840  Louis de vrome: Emperor of french rich,   

0885  Bernard plantapilosa: Count of auvergne (b. 841)   

1585  Christianus adrichomius: Writer (theatrum terrae sanctae),   

1597  Willem barents: Explorer (discovered spitsbergen & bereneil),   

1649  Maria tesselschade roemers visscher: Author,   

1668  Heinrich roth: German sanskrit scholar (b. 1620)   

1751  Adriaen valckenier: Gov-gen of neth-in