Historical Events In June - 23

1932  On this day in history bob Blair, cricketer (NZ pace bowler in 19 Tests in 50s)  

1933  Don McNeill's Pepper Pot (Breakfast Club) begins 35½ year run on NBC on June - 23.  

1933  On this day in history bert Convy, St Louis MO, game show host (Win, Lose or Draw)  

1935  Anthony Eden offers Mussolini, Somalian harbor on this day in history.  

1935  Maurice Ferre, former mayor of Miami on this day in history.  

1938  Civil Aeronautics Authority (US) established on June - 23.  

1938  On June - 23 marineland opens in Florida-1st aquarium  

1939  France turns over Sanjak of Alexandretta (the Hatay) to Turkey on June - 23.  

1939  Bronko Nagurski beats Lou Thesz in Houston, to become wrestling champ on this day in history.  

1940  On this day in history marcel Louette seeks opposition group "White Brigade" on Antwerp  

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1941  On this day in history germany occupies Telz Lithuana  

1942  On this day in history world War II: Germany's latest fighter, a Focke-Wulf FW190 is captured intact when it mistakenly lands at RAF Pembrey in Wales.  

1943  Dutch artsens protest against nazis on June - 23.  

1944  4 tornadoes strike Appalachia, killing 153 on this day in history.  

1945  77th Belmont: Eddie Arcaro aboard Pavot wins in 2:30.2 on June - 23.  

1945  Lt Gen Ushijima, Japanese commander, commits suicide at Okinawa on this day in history.  

1947  On this day in history truman's veto of Taft-Hartley Act overridden by congress  

1947  Compton & Bill Edrich make 370 stand for 3rd wkt v S Africa on this day in history.  

1949  On this day in history first 12 women graduate from Harvard Medical School  

1949  On this day in history 1st 12 women graduate from Harvard Medical School  

1950  Swiss parliament refuses voting right for women on June - 23.  

1951  British diplomats Donald Maclean and Guy Burgess, two soviet spies, flee to the USSR on this day in history.  

1951  On this day in history british diplomats Guy Burgess &Donald Maclean flee to USSR  

1951  On this day in history most expensive US hailstorm ($1.5M crop damage &$14M property-Kansas)  

1951  British diplomats Guy Burgess & Donald Maclean flee to USSR on June - 23.  

1951  On this day in history armin Knab, German composer (Wunderhorn), dies at 70  

1952  On this day in history uS airplanes bomb energy centers at Yalu Korea  

1953  On this day in history patty Berg wins LPGA All-American Women Golf Tournament  

1954  On this day in history 122°F (50°C), Overton, Nevada (state record until June 29, 1994)  

1955  Walt Disney's "Lady &the Tramp" released on June - 23.  

1955  Walt Disney's "Lady & the Tramp" released on this day in history.  

1956  On this day in history colonel Nasser elected as President in Egypt  

1956  Gamal Abdel Nasser elected president of Egypt on this day in history.  

1956  "Jimmy Durante Show," last airs on NBC-TV on June - 23.  

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1160  On June - 23 birth of johannes de Matha, French saint/founder (Trinitarians)  

1433  On this day in history birth of francis II, Duke of Brittany (d. 1488)  

1456  Margaret of Denmark, wife of James III of Scotland (d. 1486) was born on this day in history.  

1534  On June - 23 birth of oda Nobunaga, Japanese warlord (d. 1582)  

1540  On this day in history birth of johann Baptista Serranus, composer  

1596  On June - 23 birth of johan Banér, Swedish soldier (d. 1641)  

1612  On this day in history birth of justus G Schottel, [Schottelius], German poet  

1612  André Tacquet, Belgian mathematician (d. 1660) was born on this day in history.  

0079  On this day in history death of vespasian, Roman Emperor (b. 9)  

0758  Ho-tse Shen-hui, Zen teacher/disciple of Hui-neng, dies at 74 on June - 23.  

1018  On this day in history death of henry I of Austria  

1075  On June - 23 theoduinus, Beiers prince-bishop of Liege, dies  

1137  On June - 23 adalbert I, archbishop of Mainz (1111-1137), dies  

1139  On June - 23 andries van Kuik, bishop of Utrecht, dies  

1444  On this day in history marcus, [Manuel] Eugenicus, Byzantine bishop of Efeze/theologist, dies  

1555  On this day in history death of pedro Mascarenhas, Portuguese explorer (b. 1470)