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 June - 20 "Toast of the Town" hosted by Ed Sullivan premieres on CBS-TV   

1948  George Frederick Boyle, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1949  Central Intelligence Agency Act, passes on this day in history.   

1950  Joe Dimaggio's 2,000th hit on this day in history.   

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  Hendrik de Man, sociologist (Belgian Working people Party), dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1955  On June - 20 "Almost Crazy" opens at Longacre Theater NYC for 16 performances   

1956  Venezuelan Super Constellation crashes in NJ, 74 killed on June - 20.   

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

1959  On this day in history hitoshi Ashida, Japanese politician, dies at 71   

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

1960  12nd Emmy Awards: Playhouse 90, Robert Stack & Jane Wyatt on June - 20.   

1960  On this day in history mahlon Hamilton, actor (Peg O'My Heart, High School Girl), dies at 80   

1963  Beatles form "Beatles Ltd" to handle their income on June - 20.   

1963  US & USSR agree to set up "Hot Line" on June - 20.   

1963  On this day in history 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 this day in history ira Louvin, country singer (Louvin Brothers), dies at 41   

1966  On June - 20 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  Jim Hines becomes first person to run 100 meters in under 10 seconds on June - 20.   

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

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

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

1975  Daniel Ayala Perez, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1977  Oil enters Trans-Alaska pipeline exits 38 days later at Valdez on June - 20.   

1977  Abner Biberman, actor (Imhook-Kodiak), dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1978  On June - 20 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   

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1005  Ali az-Zahir, caliph (d. 1036) was born on June - 20.   

1389  John, Duke of Bedford, regent of England (d. 1435) was born on June - 20.   

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  Salvatore Rosa, Italian painter/musician [or 7/21] was born on June - 20.   

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  On this day in history louis de Vrome, emperor of French rich, dies   

0885  Death of Bernard Plantapilosa, Count of Auvergne (b. 841) on June - 20.   

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

1597  On June - 20 willem Barents, explorer (discovered Spitsbergen & Bereneil), dies   

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