Page 5: Historical Events In June - 21

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

1941  2nd French troops occupies Damascus Syria on this day in history.   

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

1942  Rommel takes Tobruk in North Africa on this day in history.   

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

1943  On this day in history federal troops put down racial riot in Detroit 30 dead   

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  On June - 21 jan Bonekamp, Dutch resistance fighter/friend of Hannie Schaft, dies   

1945  On this day in history japanese forces on Okinawa surrender to US during WW II   

1945  On June - 21 new communist government estblished in Poland   

1945  On this day in history uS defeat Japanese forces on Okinawa during WW II   

1945  Josef Hora, Czech writer/poet (Sinking Shadows), dies at 53 on June - 21.   

1946  10 die in fire at Baker Hotel, Dallas Texas on June - 21.   

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

1948  On June - 21 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  On this day in history 1st stored computer program run, on Manchester Mark I   

1949  H L Giclas discovers asteroid #1886 Lowell on this day in history.   

1950  Joe DiMaggio gets his 2,000th hit on June - 21.   

1951  On this day in history 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)   

1951  "17" opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 180 performances on this day in history.   

1952  On this day in history 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 June - 21 john Landy runs world record mile (3:58.0)   

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

1956  On this day in history anti-protons detected in the atmosphere   

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  3 civil rights workers-Michael H Schwerner Andrew Goodman & James E Chaney-disappeared after release from a Mississippi jail on June - 21.   

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  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 this day in history birth of king Boleslaus V of Poland (d. 1279)   

1528  On this day in history birth of maria of Spain, Holy Roman Empire Empress (1603)   

1577  On June - 21 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 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 June - 21.   

1421  On June - 21 death of jean Le Maingre, Marshal of France (b. 1366)   

1527  On this day in history niccolo Machiavelli, Florentine statesman/author, dies at 57   

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