Page 5: Historical Events In June - 20

1925  On June - 20 doris J Hart, St Louis Mo, tennis player (Wimbledon 1951)   

1925  On this day in history wilhelm Posse, composer, dies at 72   

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

1926  On June - 20 mordecai W Johnson becomes 1st black president of Howard University   

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

1927  John M Dengler, jazz bass sax/trumpet/trombone on June - 20.   

1928  On this day in history david Mitchell, British MP   

1929  On this day in history ingrid Haebler, Austrian pianist (Hayd/Mozart/Schubert)   

1930  65th British Golf Open: Bobby Jones shoots a 291 at Hoylake Hoylake on June - 20.   

1930  On this day in history ellie Rabb, US, actor (Fabulous Baker Boys, Extreme Close-up)   

1931  Karl Buresch becomes chancellor of Austrian on June - 20.   

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

1933  On June - 20 clara Zetkin, German feminist/communist, dies   

1936  Jesse Owens of the US sets 100 meter record at 10.2 on June - 20.   

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

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

1939  On June - 20 test flight of first rocket plane using liquid propellants   

1939  On this day in history test flight of 1st rocket plane using liquid propellants   

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

1941  The birth of Stephen Frears, English born film director on June - 20.   

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  Adolf Eichmann proclaims deportation of Dutch Jews on June - 20.   

1943  On this day in history national Congress of Racial Equality organizes   

1943  New Qu‚bec (Chubb) Crater discovered in northern Qu‚bec (3« km dia) on this day in history.   

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 this day in history congress of Racial Equality (CORE) founded   

1944  Congress charters Central Intelligence Agency on June - 20.   

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

1946  On June - 20 nYC transit begins using PA system   

1947  On June - 20 pres Truman vetoes Taft-Hartley Act   

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1005  On this day in history birth of ali az-Zahir, caliph (d. 1036)   

1389  John, Duke of Bedford, regent of England (d. 1435) was born on this day in history.   

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

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 June - 20.   

1615  On June - 20 birth of salvatore Rosa, Italian painter/musician [or 7/21]   

1634  On this day in history 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  Death of Theodorid, King of the Visigoths on June - 20.   

0840  On this day in history louis de Vrome, emperor of French rich, dies   

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

1649  On June - 20 maria Tesselschade Roemers Visscher, author, dies   

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