Page 6: Historical Events In June - 20

1947  Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel, gangster, shot dead in Beverly Hills Cal on this day in history.   

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

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

1953  On June - 20 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 this day in history.   

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

1958  On this day in history 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  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 June - 20.   

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

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

1963  On June - 20 uS & USSR agree to set up "Hot Line"   

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

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

1965  On June - 20 ira Louvin, country singer (Louvin Brothers), dies at 41   

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 June - 20.   

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  Felix Aguilar Observatory discovers asteroid #2124 Nissen on June - 20.   

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

1977  Oil enters Trans-Alaska pipeline exits 38 days later at Valdez on June - 20.   

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

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

1566  On June - 20 birth of sigismund III, King of Poland/Sweden   

1583  Jacob De la Gardie, Swedish soldier and statesman (d. 1652) was born on June - 20.   

1585  Lazaro Valvasensi, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

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  Death of Theodorid, King of the Visigoths on this day in history.   

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

0885  On June - 20 death of bernard Plantapilosa, Count of Auvergne (b. 841)   

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

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

1649  Maria Tesselschade Roemers Visscher, author, dies on June - 20.   

1668  Death of Heinrich Roth, German Sanskrit scholar (b. 1620) on this day in history.   

1751  On June - 20 adriaen Valckenier, gov-gen of Neth-Indies (1737-41), dies at 56