Page 6: Historical Events In June - 20

1947  On this day in history benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel, gangster, shot dead in Beverly Hills Cal   

1948  "Toast of the Town" hosted by Ed Sullivan premieres on CBS-TV on June - 20.   

1948  On June - 20 george Frederick Boyle, composer, dies at 61   

1949  On this day in history central Intelligence Agency Act, passes   

1950  Joe Dimaggio's 2,000th hit on this day in history.   

1950  Dutch Air Force base Tjililitan given to Indonesia on this day in history.   

1950  On this day in history claude Jennings, cricketer (Aust opening bat in 1912 Triangular), dies   

1951  Cleve Indian Bobby Avila hits 3 HRs, double & single vs Red Sox on this day in history.   

1953  On June - 20 louise Suggs wins LPGA Western Golf Open   

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

1955  On June - 20 "Almost Crazy" opens at Longacre Theater NYC for 16 performances   

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 this day in history.   

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

1959  Hitoshi Ashida, Japanese politician, dies at 71 on June - 20.   

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 June - 20.   

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  On this day in history uS & USSR agree to set up "Hot Line"   

1963  Gordon Jones, actor (Mike the Cop-Abbott & Costello), dies at 52 on June - 20.   

1964  Edgar Barrier, actor (Cobra Woman, Rocky, Macbeth), dies at 57 on June - 20.   

1965  On this day in history ira Louvin, country singer (Louvin Brothers), dies at 41   

1966  On June - 20 sheila Scott completes first round-the-world solo flight by a woman   

1967  On June - 20 muhammad Ali convicted of refusing induction into armed services   

1968  On June - 20 jim Hines becomes first person to run 100 meters in under 10 seconds   

1969  On June - 20 150,000 attend Newport '69, Jimi Hendrix gets $120,000 to appear   

1972  Horst Salomon, writer, dies on this day in history.   

1974  On June - 20 felix Aguilar Observatory discovers asteroid #2124 Nissen   

1975  Daniel Ayala Perez, composer, dies at 68 on June - 20.   

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  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 on this day in history.   

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

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

1566  On this day in history 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 June - 20.   

1615  On this day in history birth of salvatore Rosa, Italian painter/musician [or 7/21]   

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

1642  On June - 20 birth of george Hickes, English linguistic (Old German Philology)   

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

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

0885  Death of Bernard Plantapilosa, Count of Auvergne (b. 841) on June - 20.   

1585  Christianus Adrichomius, writer (Theatrum Terrae Sanctae), dies at 52 on this day in history.   

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

1649  On this day in history maria Tesselschade Roemers Visscher, author, dies   

1668  On June - 20 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.