Page 5: Historical Events In June - 21

1941  Allied troops, including Australians, occupy Damascus on June - 21.   

1941  2nd French troops occupies Damascus Syria on June - 21.   

1942  129ø F (54ø C), Tirat Zevi, Israel (Asian record) on this day in history.   

1942  On June - 21 rommel takes Tobruk in North Africa   

1942  129°F (54°C), Tirat Zevi, Israel (Asian record) on June - 21.   

1943  Federal troops put down racial riot in Detroit 30 dead on June - 21.   

1944  On this day in history mantello sends out Auschwitz Protocols through the British Exchange Telegraph and, two weeks later, 500 Swiss newspapers publish the story of 1,715,000 Jews being murdered.   

1944  Very heavy bombing on Berlin on June - 21.   

1944  Jan Bonekamp, Dutch resistance fighter/friend of Hannie Schaft, dies on this day in history.   

1945  Japanese forces on Okinawa surrender to US during WW II on June - 21.   

1945  On June - 21 new communist government estblished in Poland   

1945  US defeat Japanese forces on Okinawa during WW II on June - 21.   

1945  Josef Hora, Czech writer/poet (Sinking Shadows), dies at 53 on June - 21.   

1946  10 die in fire at Baker Hotel, Dallas Texas on June - 21.   

1946  Heinrich Kaminski, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

1948  Dr Peter Goldmark of CBS demonstrates "long playing record" Columbia commits to 33 1/3 rpm records, plans to phase out 78's on this day in history.   

1948  On June - 21 first stored computer program run, on Manchester Mark I   

1948  1st stored computer program run, on Manchester Mark I on June - 21.   

1949  On this day in history h L Giclas discovers asteroid #1886 Lowell   

1950  On June - 21 joe DiMaggio gets his 2,000th hit   

1951  United States Presidential Distinguished Unit Citation awarded to 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, for "extraordinary heroism and outstanding performance" at battle of Kapyong, Korea (24apr 1951) on June - 21.   

1951  On this day in history "17" opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 180 performances   

1952  On this day in history wilfred 'Wop' May pilot, World War I air ace, died on this day.. May was being pursued by German ace Manfred von Richthofen when the Red Baron was shot down.   

1952  Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Women's Western Golf Open on June - 21.   

1954  On this day in history john Landy runs world record mile (3:58.0)   

1956  East Germany announces the release of 19,000 political prisoners on June - 21.   

1956  On this day in history anti-protons detected in the atmosphere   

1957  Don McBride, actor (Mr Clyde-My Friend Flicka), dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1962  USAF Maj Robert M White takes X-15 to 75,190 m on June - 21.   

1963  On this day in history 3 civil rights workers-Michael H Schwerner Andrew Goodman & James E Chaney-disappeared after release from a Mississippi jail   

1963  Pope Paul VI (Giovanni Battista Montini) succeeds John XXIII on this day in history.   

1964  On June - 21 andrew Goodman, US civil rights activist, murdered at 20   

1965  On this day in history bernard M Baruch, pres advisor (termed "Cold War"), dies at 94   

1968  Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren resigns on this day in history.   

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1002  Leo IX, [Bruno count of Egesheim & Dagsburg], Pope (1049-54) was born on this day in history.   

1002  Pope Leo IX (d. 1054) was born on June - 21.   

1226  On June - 21 birth of king Boleslaus V of Poland (d. 1279)   

1528  Maria of Spain, Holy Roman Empire Empress (1603) was born on June - 21.   

1577  Giovanni Del Turco, composer was born on this day in history.   

1596  Michael Fjodorovitsj, tsar of Russia (1613-45)/1st Romanov was born on this day in history.   

1639  Increase Mather, New England Puritan minister (d. 1723) was born on this day in history.   

1640  Abraham Mignon, still life painter was born on this day in history.   

0524  Chlodomir, king of the France to Orleans (511-24), dies at about 28 on June - 21.   

1205  On this day in history death of enrico Dandolo, Doge of Venice (b. 1107)   

1208  Philips van Zwaben Hohenstaufen, Roman-German King, dies on this day in history.   

1305  Death of King Wenceslaus II of Bohemia and Poland (b. 1271) on this day in history.   

1377  Edward III, king of England (1327-77), dies on June - 21.   

1421  On this day in history death of jean Le Maingre, Marshal of France (b. 1366)   

1527  Niccolo Machiavelli, Florentine statesman/author, dies at 57 on June - 21.   

1529  On this day in history john Skelton, English poet, dies at about 69