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 this day in history "Toast of the Town" hosted by Ed Sullivan premieres on CBS-TV   

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 June - 20.   

1950  On June - 20 dutch Air Force base Tjililitan given to Indonesia   

1950  Claude Jennings, cricketer (Aust opening bat in 1912 Triangular), dies on this day in history.   

1951  Cleve Indian Bobby Avila hits 3 HRs, double & single vs Red Sox on June - 20.   

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 this day in history "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 June - 20 escuminac New Brunswick a severe storm in Northumberland Strait sinks 22 boats, drowns 35 fishermen.   

1959  Hitoshi Ashida, Japanese politician, dies at 71 on June - 20.   

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  On June - 20 mahlon Hamilton, actor (Peg O'My Heart, High School Girl), dies at 80   

1963  On June - 20 beatles form "Beatles Ltd" to handle their income   

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

1963  Gordon Jones, actor (Mike the Cop-Abbott & Costello), dies at 52 on this day in history.   

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

1965  On this day in history 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  On this day in history muhammad Ali convicted of refusing induction into armed services   

1968  On this day in history jim Hines becomes first person to run 100 meters in under 10 seconds   

1969  150,000 attend Newport '69, Jimi Hendrix gets $120,000 to appear on June - 20.   

1972  Horst Salomon, writer, dies on this day in history.   

1974  Felix Aguilar Observatory discovers asteroid #2124 Nissen on this day in history.   

1975  On this day in history daniel Ayala Perez, composer, dies at 68   

1977  Oil enters Trans-Alaska pipeline exits 38 days later at Valdez on this day in history.   

1977  On June - 20 abner Biberman, actor (Imhook-Kodiak), dies at 68   

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 this day in history.   

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1005  Ali az-Zahir, caliph (d. 1036) was born on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history birth of jacob De la Gardie, Swedish soldier and statesman (d. 1652)   

1585  Lazaro Valvasensi, composer was born on June - 20.   

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

1634  On June - 20 birth of charles Emanuel II, Duke of Savoy (1638-75)   

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

0451  On June - 20 death of theodorid, King of the Visigoths   

0840  Louis de Vrome, emperor of French rich, dies on June - 20.   

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

1585  Christianus Adrichomius, writer (Theatrum Terrae Sanctae), dies at 52 on June - 20.   

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

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

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