Page 5: Historical Events In June - 20

1925  Doris J Hart, St Louis Mo, tennis player (Wimbledon 1951) on this day in history.   

1925  On June - 20 wilhelm Posse, composer, dies at 72   

1926  Mordecai W Johnson becomes first black president of Howard University on June - 20.   

1926  On June - 20 mordecai W Johnson becomes 1st black president of Howard University   

1926  On June - 20 arthur Bell, royal botanic gardens director (Kew Gardens)   

1927  On June - 20 john M Dengler, jazz bass sax/trumpet/trombone   

1928  On this day in history david Mitchell, British MP   

1929  On June - 20 ingrid Haebler, Austrian pianist (Hayd/Mozart/Schubert)   

1930  65th British Golf Open: Bobby Jones shoots a 291 at Hoylake Hoylake on this day in history.   

1930  On this day in history ellie Rabb, US, actor (Fabulous Baker Boys, Extreme Close-up)   

1931  On June - 20 karl Buresch becomes chancellor of Austrian   

1932  On June - 20 a's Roger Cramer gets 6 consecutive hits in a game (repeats in 1935)   

1933  On June - 20 clara Zetkin, German feminist/communist, dies   

1936  Jesse Owens of the US sets 100 meter record at 10.2 on June - 20.   

1936  Jesse Owens of US sets 100 meter record at 10.2 on June - 20.   

1939  On June - 20 c Jackson discovers asteroid #1817 Katanga   

1939  Test flight of first rocket plane using liquid propellants on June - 20.   

1939  Test flight of 1st rocket plane using liquid propellants on June - 20.   

1940  Joe Louis TKOs Arturo Godoy in 8 for heavyweight boxing title on this day in history.   

1940  Jehan Alain, French organist/composer, dies in battle at 29 on this day in history.   

1941  The birth of Stephen Frears, English born film director2006 The Miami Heat win the NBA Finals over the Dallas Mavericks, 4-2 on June - 20.   

1941  German U-203 fails on torpedo attack on US battleship Texas on June - 20.   

1941  Stephanie H (Lapidoth-)Swarth, author (Lonely flowers, dies on this day in history.   

1941  The birth of Stephen Frears, English born film director on June - 20.   

1942  On this day in history japanese submarine shells isolated Estevan Point on Vancouver Island, with little damage; only time Canadian land territory under fire in World War II   

1942  On this day in history adolf Eichmann proclaims deportation of Dutch Jews   

1943  National Congress of Racial Equality organizes on June - 20.   

1943  On this day in history new Qu‚bec (Chubb) Crater discovered in northern Qu‚bec (3« km dia)   

1943  On this day in history ungava Bay Quebec, Chubb sights the New Quebec Crater; one of the world's largest, at 403 metres deep and nearly 11 km around.   

1943  Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) founded on this day in history.   

1944  On June - 20 congress charters Central Intelligence Agency   

1945  Bruno Frank, writer, dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1946  NYC transit begins using PA system on June - 20.   

1947  Pres Truman vetoes Taft-Hartley Act on June - 20.   

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

1389  John, Duke of Bedford, regent of England (d. 1435) was born on this day in history.   

1566  On this day in history 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 June - 20.   

1615  Salvatore Rosa, Italian painter/musician [or 7/21] was born on this day in history.   

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

1642  On June - 20 birth of george Hickes, English linguistic (Old German Philology)   

0451  Death of Theodorid, King of the Visigoths on this day in history.   

0840  On June - 20 louis de Vrome, emperor of French rich, dies   

0885  Death of Bernard Plantapilosa, Count of Auvergne (b. 841) on this day in history.   

1585  On this day in history christianus Adrichomius, writer (Theatrum Terrae Sanctae), dies at 52   

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