Page 5: Historical Events In June - 20

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

1925  Wilhelm Posse, composer, dies at 72 on June - 20.   

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

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

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

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

1930  On June - 20 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 June - 20 karl Buresch becomes chancellor of Austrian   

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

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

1936  On June - 20 jesse Owens of the US sets 100 meter record at 10.2   

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

1939  On this day in history c Jackson discovers asteroid #1817 Katanga   

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 this day in history.   

1940  Joe Louis TKOs Arturo Godoy in 8 for heavyweight boxing title on June - 20.   

1940  Jehan Alain, French organist/composer, dies in battle at 29 on this day in history.   

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  On June - 20 german U-203 fails on torpedo attack on US battleship Texas   

1941  On June - 20 stephanie H (Lapidoth-)Swarth, author (Lonely flowers, dies   

1941  The birth of Stephen Frears, English born film director on this day in history.   

1942  On this day in history 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  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  Congress charters Central Intelligence Agency on June - 20.   

1945  On this day in history bruno Frank, writer, dies at 58   

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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1005  Ali az-Zahir, caliph (d. 1036) was born on June - 20.   

1389  John, Duke of Bedford, regent of England (d. 1435) was born on June - 20.   

1566  Sigismund III, King of Poland/Sweden was born on this day in history.   

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

1585  Lazaro Valvasensi, composer was born on this day in history.   

1615  Salvatore Rosa, Italian painter/musician [or 7/21] was born on June - 20.   

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  On this day in history death of theodorid, King of the Visigoths   

0840  On June - 20 louis de Vrome, emperor of French rich, dies   

0885  On June - 20 death of bernard Plantapilosa, Count of Auvergne (b. 841)   

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

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 this day in history.   

1751  Adriaen Valckenier, gov-gen of Neth-Indies (1737-41), dies at 56 on this day in history.