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Events on Friday 20 June 1947 1
1906 – 1947Bugsy Siegel (1906-1947)Died 20 June 1947, aged 41Bugsy Siegel was an American mobster who played a central part in developing the Las Vegas Strip. He opened the Flamingo Hotel in 1946. He was shot dead at his girlfriend's home in Beverly Hills.