Today in History (Jun. 20)
Friday, July 4, 2008 2:06 AM
This is Today in History for Jun. 20
Those born on Jun. 20 include:
| 1674 | | Nicholas Rowe, England, poet laureate (Jane Shore, Tamerlane) |
| 1819 | | Jacques Offenbach, Cologne, French composer (Tales of Hoffmann) |
| 1868 | | Helen Miller Shepard, philanthropist/established Hall of Fame |
| 1894 | | George Delacorte, NYC, philanthropist/publisher (Dell Books) |
| 1899 | | Helen Traubel, St Louis, Missouri, soprano (or 6/16/1903) |
| 1899 | | Jean Moulin, hero of the French Resistance during WW II |
| 19-- | | Alisan Porter, actress (Tess Holland-Perfect Strangers) |
| 19-- | | Amir Derakh, rocker (Jailhouse-Alive in a Mad World) |
| 19-- | | Chuck Wagner, Nashville Tn, actor (Automan) |
| 19-- | | Jimmy Chalfant, rocker (Kix-Hot Wire) |
| 19-- | | Larry Riley, Memphis Tn, actor (Harry-Stir Crazy) |
| 19-- | | Paul Kreppel, Kingston NY, actor (Sonny-It's a Living) |
| 1903 | | Glenna Collett Vare, RI, Natl Am Golf champ (1922, 25, 28-30, 35) |
| 1906 | | Bob Howard, Newton Mass, singer/pianist (Sing it Again) |
| 1907 | | Lillian Hellman, playwright (Toys in the Attic, Little Foxes) |
| 1909 | | Errol Flynn, actor (Captain Blood, Robin Hood, Against All Flags) |
| 1911 | | Gail Patrick, Birmingham Ala, actress (My Man Godfrey, Love Crazy) |
| 1919 | | Bruce Gordon, London England, actor (Frank Nitti-Untouchables) |
| 1920 | | DeForest Kelley, Atlanta Ga, actor (Dr Leonard McCoy-Star Trek) |
| 1924 | | Audie Murphy, Kingston Tx, WWII hero/actor (Destry, Joe Butterfly) |
| 1924 | | Chet Atkins, Luttrell Tenn, guitarist (Me & My Guitar) |
| 1928 | | Jean-Marie Le-Pen, France, leader National Front party |
| 1928 | | Martin Landau, actor (Mission Impossible, Space 1999, Tucker) |
| 1931 | | Arne Nordheim, Larvik Norway, conductor/composer (Aftonland) |
| 1931 | | Olympia Dukakis, actress (Moonstruck) |
| 1933 | | Brett Halsey, Santa Ana Calif, actress (Paul-Follow the Sun) |
| 1933 | | Danny Aiello, NYC, actor (Moonstruck, Radio Days) |
| 1933 | | Jean Boiteux, France, 400m freestyle swimmer (Olympic-gold-1952) |
| 1934 | | Rossana Podesta, Tripoli Lybia, actress (Hercules, Ulysses) |
| 1942 | | Brian Wilson, Inglewood Calif, singer (Beachboys-In My Room) |
| 1945 | | Anne Murray, Nova Scotia, Canada, singer (Snow Bird) |
| 1945 | | James F Buchli, New Rockford ND, USMC/astr (STS 51C, 61A, 29, 48) |
| 1945 | | John McCook, Ventura Cal, actor (Codename: Firefox, Bold & Beautiful) |
| 1946 | | Andr‚ Watts, Nuremberg Germany, concert pianist (Oberon) |
| 1947 | | Candy Clark, actress (Man Who Fell to Earth, Q, American Graffiti) |
| 1950 | | Lionel Richie, singer (Commodores, Hello, Penny Lover) |
| 1952 | | John Goodman, actor (Roseanne, Everyone's All American) |
| 1953 | | Brian Duffy, Boston Mass, Major USAF/astronaut (STS 45) |
| 1953 | | Cyndi Lauper, Brooklyn, singer (Girls Just Want to Have Fun, Vibes) |
| 1955 | | Michael Anthony, rocker (Van Halen-Jump, 1984) |
| 1957 | | Butch Patrick, Inglewood Calif, actor (Real McCoys, Eddie-Munsters) |
| 1960 | | John Taylor, rocker (Duran Duran-Girls on Film) |
| 1960 | | Michael Corbett, Collingwood NJ, actor (David-Young & Restless) |
| 1961 | | Karin Enke, German DR, speed skater (Olympic-gold-1980, 84) |
| 1967 | | Joseph William Cathcart, rock guitarist (Nelson-Love & Affection) |
Those who passed away on Jun. 20 include:
| 1837 | | King William IV, of England, dies |
| 1947 | | Benjamin `Buggsy' Siegel, gangster, shot dead in Beverly Hills Cal |
| 1963 | | Gordon Jones, actor (Mike the Cop-Abbott & Costello), dies at 52 |
| 1963 | | Joseph Self, murderer, executed; last Wash state execution in 25 yrs |
| 1963 | | Ralph Sanford, actor (Life & Legend of Wyatt Earp), dies at 64 |
| 1965 | | Ira Louvin, country singer (Louvin Brothers), dies at 41 |
| 1966 | | Georges LemaŚtre, originator of "big bang" theory, dies at 71 |
| 1977 | | Abner Biberman, actor (Imhook-Kodiak), dies at 68 |
| 1984 | | Estelle Winwood, actress (Miracle on 34th Street), dies at 99 |
| 1984 | | Sunny Johnson, actress, dies of cerebral hemorrhage at 30 |
| 1986 | | Tim Herbert, comedian (Dagmar's Canteen), dies at 71 |
| 1990 | | Ina Balin, actress, dies at 52, of pulmonary hypertension in Conn |
Holidays on Jun. 20
| | | Argentina Flag Day |
| | | Senegal Independence Day (1960) |
| | | West Virginia Admission Day (1863) |
| | | US Father's Day (Remind the guy how much you care) |
Religious observances on Jun. 20
| 537 | | RC Feast of St Silverius, 58th pope 536-37, martyr |
| 1998 | | RC Memorial of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (opt) |
Event reminders for Jun. 20
| | | US National Bald Eagle Day (1982) |
This is Today in History for Jun. 20
| 1402 | | Battle of Angora (Ankara)-Tatars defeat Turkish Army |
| 1567 | | Jews are expelled from Brazil by order of regent Don Henrique |
| 1632 | | Britain grants 2nd Lord Baltimore rights to Chesapeake Bay area |
| 1756 | | 146 Brit soldiers imprisoned in India-Black Hole of Calcutta-most die |
| 1779 | | Battle of Stone Ferry |
| 1782 | | Congress approves Great Seal of US & the eagle as it's symbol |
| 1789 | | Oath of the Tennis Court (for a new constitution) in France taken |
| 1791 | | King Louis XVI caught trying to escape French Revolution |
| 1793 | | Eli Whitney applies for a cotton gin patent |
| 1819 | | Savannah becomes 1st steamship to cross any ocean (Atlantic) |
| 1837 | | England issues its 1st stamp, 1P Queen Victoria |
| 1837 | | Queen Victoria at 18 ascends British throne following death of |
| 1837 | | uncle King William IV Ruled for 63 years ending in 1901 |
| 1855 | | Commissioners appointed to lay out SF streets west of Larkin |
| 1863 | | 1st bank chartered in US (National Bank of Davenport Iowa) |
| 1863 | | West Virginia admitted as 35th US state |
| 1867 | | Pres Andrew Johnson announces purchase of Alaska |
| 1871 | | Ku Klux Klan trials began in federal court in Oxford Miss |
| 1874 | | 1st US Lifesaving Medal awarded (Lucian Clemons) |
| 1893 | | Lizzie Borden found innocent in New Bedford Mass |
| 1895 | | 1st female doctor of science earned (Caroline Willard Baldwin) |
| 1895 | | A Charlois discovers asteroid #404 Arsinoe |
| 1895 | | Nicaragua, El Salvador & Honduras form a short-lived confederation |
| 1907 | | 1st Portland Rose festival |
| 1910 | | "Krazy Kat" comic strip by George Herriman debuts in NY Journal |
| 1911 | | NAACP incorporates (NY) |
| 1912 | | NY Giant Josh Devore steals 4 bases in an inning (2nd & 3rd twice) |
| 1913 | | 3 of 1st 4 Yankees hit-by-pitch en route to a record 6 hit batsman |
| 1913 | | Bert Daniels set AL mark, being hit-by-pitch 3 times in a doubleheader |
| 1917 | | J Palisa discovers asteroid #876 Scott |
| 1920 | | Yanks win protest of 1-0 White Sox win & game is replayed |
| 1921 | | 29.2 cm (11.5") of rainfall, Circle, Montana (state record) |
| 1926 | | Mordecai W Johnson becomes 1st black president of Howard University |
| 1936 | | Jesse Owens of the US sets 100 meter record at 10.2 |
| 1939 | | C Jackson discovers asteroid #1817 Katanga |
| 1939 | | Test flight of 1st rocket plane using liquid propellants |
| 1943 | | National Congress of Racial Equality organizes |
| 1943 | | New Qu‚bec (Chubb) Crater discovered in northern Qu‚bec (3« km dia) |
| 1943 | | Sweden's Gunther Hagg beats favorite Greg Rice by 35 yards in |
| 1943 | | 5,000m at national AAU track & field championship in NY |
| 1944 | | Congress charters Central Intelligence Agency |
| 1947 | | Pres Truman vetoes Taft-Hartley Act |
| 1948 | | "Toast of the Town" hosted by Ed Sullivan premieres on CBS-TV |
| 1950 | | Joe Dimaggio's 2,000th hit, Yanks beat Indians 8-2 |
| 1960 | | Federation of Mali (& Senegal) becomes independent of France |
| 1963 | | 1st Mayor's Trophy Game, Mets beat Yanks 6-2 |
| 1963 | | Beatles form "Beatles Ltd" to handle their income |
| 1963 | | US & USSR agree to set up "Hot Line" |
| 1966 | | Sheila Scott completes 1st round-the-world solo flight by a woman |
| 1967 | | Muhammad Ali convicted of refusing induction into armed services |
| 1967 | | Phillies Larry Jackson beats NY Mets for 18th straight time |
| 1968 | | Jim Hines becomes 1st person to run 100 meters in under 10 seconds |
| 1969 | | 150,000 attend Newport '69, Jimi Hendrix gets $120,000 to appear |
| 1970 | | Oriole's Brooks Robinson get his 2,000 career hit, a 3 run HR |
| 1974 | | Felix Aguilar Observatory discovers asteroid #2124 Nissen |
| 1976 | | Carl Fugate, Starkwether accomplice, paroled |
| 1976 | | River Country opens |
| 1977 | | Oil enters Trans-Alaska pipeline exits 38 days later at Valdez |
| 1978 | | 1st 6 teams of Women's Pro Basketball League (WBL) granted-Iowa, |
| 1978 | | NJ, Milwaukee, Chicago, Minnesota & Dayton |
| 1980 | | Roberto Duran takes WBC welterweight title from Sugar Ray |
| 1980 | | Leonard at Olympic Stadium in Montreal by unanimous decision |
| 1982 | | Israeli PM Menachem Begin arrives in Washington |
| 1983 | | Yankee Bobby Murcer retires |
| 1986 | | Drs at Bethesda Naval remove 2 small benign polyps from Reagan's colon |
| 1987 | | Johnny Carson marries 4th wife Alexis Mass |
| 1988 | | NYC WABC-AM becomes the flagship radio station of the NJ Devils |
| 1988 | | Price is Right model Janice Pennington is knocked out by a TV camera |
| 1990 | | 40,000-50,000 die in a (7.6) earthquake in Iran |
| 1990 | | Nelson Mandela lands in NYC to begin a tour of the US |
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