Historical Events In June - 20

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

1925  On June - 20 wilhelm Posse, composer, dies at 72  

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

1926  Mordecai W Johnson becomes 1st black president of Howard University on this day in history.  

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

1927  On June - 20 john M Dengler, jazz bass sax/trumpet/trombone  

1928  On June - 20 david Mitchell, British MP  

1929  Ingrid Haebler, Austrian pianist (Hayd/Mozart/Schubert) on June - 20.  

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  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 June - 20.  

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

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

1936  On this day in history jesse Owens of US sets 100 meter record at 10.2  

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

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

1939  Test flight of 1st rocket plane using liquid propellants on this day in history.  

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  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  German U-203 fails on torpedo attack on US battleship Texas on this day in history.  

1941  Stephanie H (Lapidoth-)Swarth, author (Lonely flowers, dies on this day in history.  

1941  On June - 20 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 June - 20.  

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

1943  On this day in history 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 June - 20 congress of Racial Equality (CORE) founded  

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

1945  On June - 20 bruno Frank, writer, dies at 58  

1946  On this day in history nYC transit begins using PA system  

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 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  Lazaro Valvasensi, composer was born on June - 20.  

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

1634  On June - 20 birth of charles Emanuel II, Duke of Savoy (1638-75)  

1642  George Hickes, English linguistic (Old German Philology) was born on this day in history.  

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

0840  Louis de Vrome, emperor of French rich, dies on June - 20.  

0885  Death of Bernard Plantapilosa, Count of Auvergne (b. 841) on this day in history.  

1585  Christianus Adrichomius, writer (Theatrum Terrae Sanctae), dies at 52 on June - 20.  

1597  Willem Barents, explorer (discovered Spitsbergen & Bereneil), dies on this day in history.  

1649  Maria Tesselschade Roemers Visscher, author, dies on this day in history.  

1668  Death of Heinrich Roth, German Sanskrit scholar (b. 1620) on June - 20.  

1751  On June - 20 adriaen Valckenier, gov-gen of Neth-Indies (1737-41), dies at 56