Page 6: Historical Events In June - 20

1947  On June - 20 benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel, gangster, shot dead in Beverly Hills Cal   

1948  On this day in history "Toast of the Town" hosted by Ed Sullivan premieres on CBS-TV   

1948  George Frederick Boyle, composer, dies at 61 on June - 20.   

1949  On June - 20 central Intelligence Agency Act, passes   

1950  On this day in history joe Dimaggio's 2,000th hit   

1950  On June - 20 dutch Air Force base Tjililitan given to Indonesia   

1950  Claude Jennings, cricketer (Aust opening bat in 1912 Triangular), dies on June - 20.   

1951  On June - 20 cleve Indian Bobby Avila hits 3 HRs, double & single vs Red Sox   

1953  Louise Suggs wins LPGA Western Golf Open on June - 20.   

1953  On this day in history hendrik de Man, sociologist (Belgian Working people Party), dies at 67   

1955  "Almost Crazy" opens at Longacre Theater NYC for 16 performances on this day in history.   

1956  Venezuelan Super Constellation crashes in NJ, 74 killed on June - 20.   

1958  On this day in history nZ all out 47 v England at Lord's Laker 4-13, Lock 5-17   

1958  Kurt Alder, German chemist (Nobel 1950), dies on June - 20.   

1959  Escuminac New Brunswick a severe storm in Northumberland Strait sinks 22 boats, drowns 35 fishermen on June - 20.   

1959  On June - 20 hitoshi Ashida, Japanese politician, dies at 71   

1960  Federation of Mali (& Senegal) becomes independent of France on this day in history.   

1960  12nd Emmy Awards: Playhouse 90, Robert Stack & Jane Wyatt on this day in history.   

1960  On June - 20 mahlon Hamilton, actor (Peg O'My Heart, High School Girl), dies at 80   

1963  Beatles form "Beatles Ltd" to handle their income on June - 20.   

1963  US & USSR agree to set up "Hot Line" on June - 20.   

1963  On June - 20 gordon Jones, actor (Mike the Cop-Abbott & Costello), dies at 52   

1964  On June - 20 edgar Barrier, actor (Cobra Woman, Rocky, Macbeth), dies at 57   

1965  Ira Louvin, country singer (Louvin Brothers), dies at 41 on this day in history.   

1966  Sheila Scott completes first round-the-world solo flight by a woman on this day in history.   

1967  Muhammad Ali convicted of refusing induction into armed services on this day in history.   

1968  Jim Hines becomes first person to run 100 meters in under 10 seconds on this day in history.   

1969  150,000 attend Newport '69, Jimi Hendrix gets $120,000 to appear on this day in history.   

1972  On June - 20 horst Salomon, writer, dies   

1974  On this day in history felix Aguilar Observatory discovers asteroid #2124 Nissen   

1975  Daniel Ayala Perez, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1977  On this day in history oil enters Trans-Alaska pipeline exits 38 days later at Valdez   

1977  On June - 20 abner Biberman, actor (Imhook-Kodiak), dies at 68   

1978  On June - 20 in Greece a 6.6 quake was centered about 30 kilometers northeast of Thessaloniki. At least 50 people were killed, many injured and there was extensive damage in the Thessaloniki area   

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1005  Ali az-Zahir, caliph (d. 1036) was born on this day in history.   

1389  On June - 20 birth of john, Duke of Bedford, regent of England (d. 1435)   

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  On this day in history birth of lazaro Valvasensi, composer   

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

1634  On this day in history birth of charles Emanuel II, Duke of Savoy (1638-75)   

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  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 this day in history.   

1597  Willem Barents, explorer (discovered Spitsbergen & Bereneil), dies on June - 20.   

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

1668  On this day in history death of heinrich Roth, German Sanskrit scholar (b. 1620)   

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