100 years anniversary |
20 Jun 1924
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birth
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Rainer Barzel: German leader (CDU-CSU) / minister
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20 Jun 1924
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birth
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Chet Atkins, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 2001) |
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20 Jun 1924
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birth
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Fritz Koenig, German sculptor, designed The Sphere |
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20 Jun 1924
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history
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WW2
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Audie Murphy was born.
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20 Jun 1924
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music
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birth Chet Atkins, guitarist, 1960 UK No.46 single 'Teensville'. Recorded over 100 albums during his career, major influence on George Harrison and Mark Knopfler. Atkins died on June 30th 2001, aged 77.
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20 Jun 1924
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birth
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Audie Murphy Kingston Tx, WWII hero/actor (Destry, Joe Butterfly)
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20 Jun 1924
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birth
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Chet Atkins Luttrell Tenn, guitarist (Me & My Guitar)
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75 years anniversary |
20 Jun 1949
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birth
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Bob Andrews: England, United Kingdom -- Rock keyboardist / vocalist
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20 Jun 1949
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birth
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Paul Shaw: Collingwood, Ontario -- Trap shooter (1996 Olympics)
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20 Jun 1949
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event
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Central Intelligence Agency Act, passes
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20 Jun 1949
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birth
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Alan Longmuir, Scottish bass player and actor (Bay City Rollers) |
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20 Jun 1949
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birth
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Lionel Richie, American singer-songwriter, pianist, producer, and actor |
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20 Jun 1949
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history
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WW2
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Filipp Golikov was awarded the Order of the Red Banner for the fourth time.
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20 Jun 1949
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history
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WW2
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Aleksandr Vasilevsky was awarded the Order of Red Banner for the second time.
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20 Jun 1949
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history
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WW2
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Georgy Zhukov was awarded the Order of the Red Banner for the third time.
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20 Jun 1949
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music
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birth Lionel Richie, vocals, keyboards, The Commodores, (1978 UK & US No.1 single 'Three Times A Lady') solo, (1984 UK & US No.1 single 'Hello' plus over 10 other UK Top 40 hit singles).
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50 years anniversary |
20 Jun 1974
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birth
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Jami Ferrell: Munncie, Indiana -- Playmate (Jan 1997)
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20 Jun 1974
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birth
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Tuta, Brazilian footballer |
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20 Jun 1974
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birth
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Attila Czene, Hungarian swimmer |
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20 Jun 1974
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birth
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Lenin M. Sivam, Sri Lankan-Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter |
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20 Jun 1974
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death
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Horace Lindrum, Australian snooker player (b. 1912) |
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20 Jun 1974
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music
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Van Morrison, The Allman Brothers, The Mahavishnu Orchestra, Tim Buckley, The Sensational Alex Harvey Band and The Doobie Brothers all appeared at Knebworth Park, Stevenage, England. A special PA system was used for the event, claiming to be the best ever for an outside show, weighing 12 tons and needing five technicians.
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20 Jun 1974
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event
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Felix Aguilar Observatory discovers asteroid #2124 Nissen
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25 years anniversary |
20 Jun 1999
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birth
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Yui Mizuno, Japanese singer and model (Sakura Gakuin and Babymetal) |
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20 Jun 1999
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death
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Clifton Fadiman, American game show host, author, and critic (b. 1902) |
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20 Jun 1999
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music
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Jamiroquai went to No.1 on the UK album chart with 'Synkronized', the group's second No.1 album.
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20 Jun 1999
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music
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Dutch-based dance act The Vengaboys went to No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!'
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20 years anniversary |
20 Jun 2004
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music
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Britney Spears went to No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Everytime', the singers fifth UK No.1. Velvet Revolver were at No.1 on the US album chart with 'Contraband.'
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20 Jun 2004
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music
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Organisers at a Paul McCartney gig hired three jets to spray dry ice into the clouds so it wouldn't rain during the concert. The gig in Petersburg, Russia, was McCartney's 3,000 concert appearance. He had performed 2,535 gigs with the Quarrymen and the Beatles, 140 gigs with Wings and 325 solo shows.
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15 years anniversary |
20 Jun 2009
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death
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Neda Agha-Soltan, Iranian student and activist (b. 1982) |
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20 Jun 2009
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music
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Dave Matthews Band went to No.1 on the US album chart with 'Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King', the bands seventh studio album.
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10 years anniversary |
20 Jun 2014
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death
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Jim Bamber, English cartoonist (b. 1948) |
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20 Jun 2014
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death
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Michael Coetzee, South African union leader and activist (b. 1959) |
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20 Jun 2014
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death
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Handel Greville, Welsh rugby player (b. 1921) |
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20 Jun 2014
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death
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Philip Hollom, English ornithologist and author (b. 1912) |
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20 Jun 2014
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music
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Songs by Elvis Presley, Abba and The Spice Girls were among those being used in research that hoped to unlock the secret of how our memory works. Researchers from the University of Amsterdam had created an online game in an attempt to shed light on why some tunes get stuck in your head.
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