Page 6: Historical Events In June - 20

1947  Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel, gangster, shot dead in Beverly Hills Cal on June - 20.   

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 this day in history dutch Air Force base Tjililitan given to Indonesia   

1950  On June - 20 claude Jennings, cricketer (Aust opening bat in 1912 Triangular), dies   

1951  On June - 20 cleve Indian Bobby Avila hits 3 HRs, double & single vs Red Sox   

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  "Almost Crazy" opens at Longacre Theater NYC for 16 performances on June - 20.   

1956  On June - 20 venezuelan Super Constellation crashes in NJ, 74 killed   

1958  On June - 20 nZ all out 47 v England at Lord's Laker 4-13, Lock 5-17   

1958  On this day in history kurt Alder, German chemist (Nobel 1950), dies   

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

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

1960  On June - 20 federation of Mali (& Senegal) becomes independent of France   

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

1960  On this day in history 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  US & USSR agree to set up "Hot Line" on June - 20.   

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 this day in history.   

1965  Ira Louvin, country singer (Louvin Brothers), dies at 41 on June - 20.   

1966  Sheila Scott completes first round-the-world solo flight by a woman on this day in history.   

1967  Muhammad Ali convicted of refusing induction into armed services on this day in history.   

1968  On June - 20 jim Hines becomes first person to run 100 meters in under 10 seconds   

1969  On this day in history 150,000 attend Newport '69, Jimi Hendrix gets $120,000 to appear   

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

1974  Felix Aguilar Observatory discovers asteroid #2124 Nissen on June - 20.   

1975  Daniel Ayala Perez, composer, dies at 68 on June - 20.   

1977  On this day in history oil enters Trans-Alaska pipeline exits 38 days later at Valdez   

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 this day in history.   

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

1566  Sigismund III, King of Poland/Sweden was born on this day in history.   

1583  Jacob De la Gardie, Swedish soldier and statesman (d. 1652) was born on this day in history.   

1585  On June - 20 birth of lazaro Valvasensi, composer   

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

1634  On this day in history birth of charles Emanuel II, Duke of Savoy (1638-75)   

1642  George Hickes, English linguistic (Old German Philology) was born on this day in history.   

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  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  On this day in history willem Barents, explorer (discovered Spitsbergen & Bereneil), dies   

1649  Maria Tesselschade Roemers Visscher, author, dies on this day in history.   

1668  On this day in history death of heinrich Roth, German Sanskrit scholar (b. 1620)   

1751  Adriaen Valckenier, gov-gen of Neth-Indies (1737-41), dies at 56 on this day in history.