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 this day in history.   

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

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

1950  Joe Dimaggio's 2,000th hit on June - 20.   

1950  Dutch Air Force base Tjililitan given to Indonesia on June - 20.   

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

1951  On this day in history cleve Indian Bobby Avila hits 3 HRs, double & single vs Red Sox   

1953  On this day in history louise Suggs wins LPGA Western Golf Open   

1953  Hendrik de Man, sociologist (Belgian Working people Party), dies at 67 on June - 20.   

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

1956  Venezuelan Super Constellation crashes in NJ, 74 killed on this day in history.   

1958  NZ all out 47 v England at Lord's Laker 4-13, Lock 5-17 on June - 20.   

1958  On June - 20 kurt Alder, German chemist (Nobel 1950), dies   

1959  On this day in history 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 June - 20.   

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

1960  Mahlon Hamilton, actor (Peg O'My Heart, High School Girl), dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1963  On this day in history beatles form "Beatles Ltd" to handle their income   

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 this day in history.   

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

1965  Ira Louvin, country singer (Louvin Brothers), dies at 41 on June - 20.   

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

1967  Muhammad Ali convicted of refusing induction into armed services on June - 20.   

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

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

1972  On June - 20 horst Salomon, writer, dies   

1974  Felix Aguilar Observatory discovers asteroid #2124 Nissen on this day in history.   

1975  On this day in history daniel Ayala Perez, composer, dies at 68   

1977  Oil enters Trans-Alaska pipeline exits 38 days later at Valdez on this day in history.   

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 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 June - 20.   

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 June - 20.   

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  Adriaen Valckenier, gov-gen of Neth-Indies (1737-41), dies at 56 on June - 20.