Page 5: Historical Events In June - 21

1941  On June - 21 allied troops, including Australians, occupy Damascus   

1941  On June - 21 2nd French troops occupies Damascus Syria   

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  On this day in history 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.   

1944  On this day in history very heavy bombing on Berlin   

1944  Jan Bonekamp, Dutch resistance fighter/friend of Hannie Schaft, dies on June - 21.   

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

1945  New communist government estblished in Poland on this day in history.   

1945  On June - 21 uS defeat Japanese forces on Okinawa during WW II   

1945  On this day in history josef Hora, Czech writer/poet (Sinking Shadows), dies at 53   

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

1946  On this day in history heinrich Kaminski, composer, dies at 59   

1948  On this day in history dr Peter Goldmark of CBS demonstrates "long playing record" Columbia commits to 33 1/3 rpm records, plans to phase out 78's   

1948  On June - 21 first stored computer program run, on Manchester Mark I   

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

1949  On this day in history h L Giclas discovers asteroid #1886 Lowell   

1950  Joe DiMaggio gets his 2,000th hit on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1952  On June - 21 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.   

1952  Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Women's Western Golf Open on June - 21.   

1954  On this day in history john Landy runs world record mile (3:58.0)   

1956  East Germany announces the release of 19,000 political prisoners on this day in history.   

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

1957  On this day in history don McBride, actor (Mr Clyde-My Friend Flicka), dies at 68   

1962  USAF Maj Robert M White takes X-15 to 75,190 m on June - 21.   

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

1963  Pope Paul VI (Giovanni Battista Montini) succeeds John XXIII on June - 21.   

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

1965  On this day in history bernard M Baruch, pres advisor (termed "Cold War"), dies at 94   

1968  Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren resigns on June - 21.   

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1002  On this day in history birth of leo IX, [Bruno count of Egesheim & Dagsburg], Pope (1049-54)   

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  On June - 21 birth of maria of Spain, Holy Roman Empire Empress (1603)   

1577  On this day in history birth of giovanni Del Turco, composer   

1596  Michael Fjodorovitsj, tsar of Russia (1613-45)/1st Romanov was born on this day in history.   

1639  On this day in history birth of increase Mather, New England Puritan minister (d. 1723)   

1640  Abraham Mignon, still life painter was born on June - 21.   

0524  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1377  Edward III, king of England (1327-77), dies on June - 21.   

1421  Death of Jean Le Maingre, Marshal of France (b. 1366) on June - 21.   

1527  On June - 21 niccolo Machiavelli, Florentine statesman/author, dies at 57   

1529  On June - 21 john Skelton, English poet, dies at about 69