Page 5: Historical Events In June - 21

1941  Allied troops, including Australians, occupy Damascus on June - 21.   

1941  2nd French troops occupies Damascus Syria on June - 21.   

1942  On June - 21 129ø F (54ø C), Tirat Zevi, Israel (Asian record)   

1942  Rommel takes Tobruk in North Africa on June - 21.   

1942  129°F (54°C), Tirat Zevi, Israel (Asian record) on this day in history.   

1943  Federal troops put down racial riot in Detroit 30 dead on this day in history.   

1944  Mantello sends out Auschwitz Protocols through the British Exchange Telegraph and, two weeks later, 500 Swiss newspapers publish the story of 1,715,000 Jews being murdered on June - 21.   

1944  Very heavy bombing on Berlin on this day in history.   

1944  Jan Bonekamp, Dutch resistance fighter/friend of Hannie Schaft, dies on this day in history.   

1945  Japanese forces on Okinawa surrender to US during WW II on June - 21.   

1945  On this day in history new communist government estblished in Poland   

1945  US defeat Japanese forces on Okinawa during WW II on this day in history.   

1945  Josef Hora, Czech writer/poet (Sinking Shadows), dies at 53 on this day in history.   

1946  10 die in fire at Baker Hotel, Dallas Texas on this day in history.   

1946  On June - 21 heinrich Kaminski, composer, dies at 59   

1948  Dr Peter Goldmark of CBS demonstrates "long playing record" Columbia commits to 33 1/3 rpm records, plans to phase out 78's on June - 21.   

1948  On this day in history first stored computer program run, on Manchester Mark I   

1948  1st stored computer program run, on Manchester Mark I on June - 21.   

1949  H L Giclas discovers asteroid #1886 Lowell on June - 21.   

1950  On this day in history joe DiMaggio gets his 2,000th hit   

1951  United States Presidential Distinguished Unit Citation awarded to 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, for "extraordinary heroism and outstanding performance" at battle of Kapyong, Korea (24apr 1951) on June - 21.   

1951  On June - 21 "17" opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 180 performances   

1952  Wilfred 'Wop' May pilot, World War I air ace, died on this day.. May was being pursued by German ace Manfred von Richthofen when the Red Baron was shot down on this day in history.   

1952  On this day in history betsy Rawls wins LPGA Women's Western Golf Open   

1954  John Landy runs world record mile (3:58.0) on this day in history.   

1956  On this day in history east Germany announces the release of 19,000 political prisoners   

1956  Anti-protons detected in the atmosphere on June - 21.   

1957  Don McBride, actor (Mr Clyde-My Friend Flicka), dies at 68 on June - 21.   

1962  On June - 21 uSAF Maj Robert M White takes X-15 to 75,190 m   

1963  On this day in history 3 civil rights workers-Michael H Schwerner Andrew Goodman & James E Chaney-disappeared after release from a Mississippi jail   

1963  On June - 21 pope Paul VI (Giovanni Battista Montini) succeeds John XXIII   

1964  Andrew Goodman, US civil rights activist, murdered at 20 on this day in history.   

1965  Bernard M Baruch, pres advisor (termed "Cold War"), dies at 94 on this day in history.   

1968  On June - 21 supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren resigns   

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1002  Leo IX, [Bruno count of Egesheim & Dagsburg], Pope (1049-54) was born on this day in history.   

1002  Pope Leo IX (d. 1054) was born on this day in history.   

1226  On June - 21 birth of king Boleslaus V of Poland (d. 1279)   

1528  Maria of Spain, Holy Roman Empire Empress (1603) was born on June - 21.   

1577  Giovanni Del Turco, composer was born on June - 21.   

1596  On June - 21 birth of michael Fjodorovitsj, tsar of Russia (1613-45)/1st Romanov   

1639  On June - 21 birth of increase Mather, New England Puritan minister (d. 1723)   

1640  Abraham Mignon, still life painter was born on this day in history.   

0524  On June - 21 chlodomir, king of the France to Orleans (511-24), dies at about 28   

1205  Death of Enrico Dandolo, Doge of Venice (b. 1107) on June - 21.   

1208  Philips van Zwaben Hohenstaufen, Roman-German King, dies on this day in history.   

1305  Death of King Wenceslaus II of Bohemia and Poland (b. 1271) on June - 21.   

1377  Edward III, king of England (1327-77), dies on this day in history.   

1421  Death of Jean Le Maingre, Marshal of France (b. 1366) on this day in history.   

1527  Niccolo Machiavelli, Florentine statesman/author, dies at 57 on June - 21.   

1529  John Skelton, English poet, dies at about 69 on June - 21.