Page 6: Historical Events In June - 20

1947  Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel, gangster, shot dead in Beverly Hills Cal on June - 20.   

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

1948  On this day in history george Frederick Boyle, composer, dies at 61   

1949  Central Intelligence Agency Act, passes on June - 20.   

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 June - 20 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 June - 20 hendrik de Man, sociologist (Belgian Working people Party), dies at 67   

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 June - 20.   

1958  On June - 20 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 this day in history.   

1959  Hitoshi Ashida, Japanese politician, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1960  On this day in history federation of Mali (& Senegal) becomes independent of France   

1960  On June - 20 12nd Emmy Awards: Playhouse 90, Robert Stack & Jane Wyatt   

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

1963  Beatles form "Beatles Ltd" to handle their income on this day in history.   

1963  On this day in history uS & USSR agree to set up "Hot Line"   

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  On June - 20 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  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 this day in history horst Salomon, writer, dies   

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

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

1977  On June - 20 oil enters Trans-Alaska pipeline exits 38 days later at Valdez   

1977  Abner Biberman, actor (Imhook-Kodiak), dies at 68 on this day in history.   

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 June - 20.   

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1005  On June - 20 birth of ali az-Zahir, caliph (d. 1036)   

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 June - 20.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1634  Charles Emanuel II, Duke of Savoy (1638-75) was born on June - 20.   

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 June - 20.   

1585  On June - 20 christianus Adrichomius, writer (Theatrum Terrae Sanctae), dies at 52   

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

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 this day in history adriaen Valckenier, gov-gen of Neth-Indies (1737-41), dies at 56