Page 5: Historical Events In June - 20

1925  Doris J Hart, St Louis Mo, tennis player (Wimbledon 1951) on June - 20.   

1925  Wilhelm Posse, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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

1928  On this day in history david Mitchell, British MP   

1929  Ingrid Haebler, Austrian pianist (Hayd/Mozart/Schubert) on this day in history.   

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

1930  On June - 20 ellie Rabb, US, actor (Fabulous Baker Boys, Extreme Close-up)   

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 this day in history.   

1933  Clara Zetkin, German feminist/communist, dies on June - 20.   

1936  Jesse Owens of the US sets 100 meter record at 10.2 on this day in history.   

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  On June - 20 test flight of first rocket plane using liquid propellants   

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  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 this day in history.   

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

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

1944  On June - 20 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  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  On this day in history birth of john, Duke of Bedford, regent of England (d. 1435)   

1566  On June - 20 birth of sigismund III, King of Poland/Sweden   

1583  On this day in history birth of jacob De la Gardie, Swedish soldier and statesman (d. 1652)   

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  Charles Emanuel II, Duke of Savoy (1638-75) was born on June - 20.   

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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history willem Barents, explorer (discovered Spitsbergen & Bereneil), dies   

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 June - 20.