Page 6: Historical Events In June - 20

1947  On June - 20 benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel, gangster, shot dead in Beverly Hills Cal   

1948  On this day in history "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 June - 20.   

1950  Dutch Air Force base Tjililitan given to Indonesia on this day in history.   

1950  On this day in history claude Jennings, cricketer (Aust opening bat in 1912 Triangular), dies   

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

1953  Louise Suggs wins LPGA Western Golf Open on June - 20.   

1953  On June - 20 hendrik de Man, sociologist (Belgian Working people Party), dies at 67   

1955  "Almost Crazy" opens at Longacre Theater NYC for 16 performances on this day in history.   

1956  On this day in history venezuelan Super Constellation crashes in NJ, 74 killed   

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

1958  Kurt Alder, German chemist (Nobel 1950), dies on this day in history.   

1959  Escuminac New Brunswick a severe storm in Northumberland Strait sinks 22 boats, drowns 35 fishermen on June - 20.   

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

1960  Federation of Mali (& Senegal) becomes independent of France on June - 20.   

1960  12nd Emmy Awards: Playhouse 90, Robert Stack & Jane Wyatt on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history edgar Barrier, actor (Cobra Woman, Rocky, Macbeth), dies at 57   

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

1966  On this day in history sheila Scott completes first round-the-world solo flight by a woman   

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

1972  On this day in history horst Salomon, writer, dies   

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 this day in history 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 June - 20.   

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

1389  On this day in history birth of john, Duke of Bedford, regent of England (d. 1435)   

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  On this day in history birth of lazaro Valvasensi, composer   

1615  On June - 20 birth of salvatore Rosa, Italian painter/musician [or 7/21]   

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

0840  Louis de Vrome, emperor of French rich, dies on this day in history.   

0885  On this day in history 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  On this day in history maria Tesselschade Roemers Visscher, author, dies   

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