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June 1 is the 152nd day of the year (153rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. International holidays May 1 - Labour Day ( Pakistan) May 1 - Labour Day ( Singapore) International holidays and commemorations June 8 - Dragon Boat Festival ( Traditional Chinese) June 9 - Shavuot International holidays July 1 - Canada Day ( Canada) July 1 - July Morning ( Bulgaria) Events 455 - The Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman Emperor, entering Events 781 BC - The first historic Solar eclipse is recorded in China. Events 70 - Titus and his Roman Legions breach the middle wall of Jerusalem in the Siege of Jerusalem Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year Events 1099 - The First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins Events 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable Events 53 - Roman Emperor Nero marries Claudia Octavia 62 - Claudia Octavia commits Events 1190 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Sally River while leading an army to Jerusalem Events 1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned according to the calculations of Eratosthenes. Events 1381 - Peasants' Revolt: in England, rebels arrive at Blackheath. Events 1525 - Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, against the Celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for Events 1276 - While taking exile in Fuzhou in southern China, away from the advancing Mongol invaders, the remnants of the Events 763 BC - Assyrians record a Solar eclipse that will be used to fix the Chronology of Mesopotamian history Events 1487 - Battle of Stoke Field, the last dying breath of the Wars of the Roses. Events 1462 - Vlad III the Impaler attempts to assassinate Mehmed II ( The Night Attack) forcing him to retreat Events 618 - Coronation of the Chinese governor Li Yuan as Emperor Gaozu of Tang, the new Emperor of China, initiating three centuries Events 1179 - The Norwegian Battle of Kalvskinnet outside Nidaros. Events 451 - Battle of Chalons: Flavius Aetius ' defeats Attila the Hun. Events 524 - Godomar, King of the Burgundians defeats the Franks at the Battle of Vézeronce. Events 217 BC - Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom. Events 1180 - First Battle of Uji, starting the Genpei War in Japan 1305 - The Flemish Events 972 - Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces takes place Events 524 - Battle of Vézeronce, the Franks defeat the Burgundians Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire. Events 1358 - Republic of Dubrovnik is founded 1709 - Peter the Great defeats Charles XII of Sweden Events 1098 - Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul. Events 512 - A Solar eclipse is recorded by a monastic chronicler in Ireland. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the Usurper 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common International holidays and commemorations June 8 - Dragon Boat Festival ( Traditional Chinese) June 9 - Shavuot June 2007 is the sixth month of that year It began on a Friday and 30 days later ended on a Saturday. June 2006 was a month with thirty days The following events also occurred during the month 2005: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October June 2004: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September June 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September June 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September June 2000: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today There are 213 days remaining until the end of the year.

Contents 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances 5 External links

Events

• 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is assassinated. Events By Place Roman Empire January 1 — Pertinax is proclaimed Roman Emperor. The Roman Emperor was the ruler of the Roman State during the imperial period (starting at about 27 BC Marcus Didius Severus Julianus (133 or 137–193 was briefly Roman Emperor from 28 March 193 to 1 June 193. AssassiNation is the sixth album by Krisiun, released in 2006 on Century Media.
• 987 - Hugh Capet is elected King of France. Events By Place Europe Hugh Capet, Count of Paris, is crowned King of France. Hugh Capet (c 940 &ndash 24 October, 996) was the first King of France of the eponymous Capetian dynasty from his election to succeed the List of Queens and Empresses of France Wikipedia_talkFeatured_lists#Proposed_change_to_all_featured_lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below
• 1204 - King Philip Augustus of France conquers Rouen. Philip II Augustus (Philippe Auguste ( 21 August[[ 165]] &ndash 14 July 1223) was the King of France from 1180 until his death Rouen (ʁwɑ̃ in French) is the historical capital city of Normandy, in northwestern France on the River Seine, and currently the capital
• 1215 - Beijing, then under the control of the Jurchen ruler Emperor Xuanzong of Jin, is captured by the Mongols under Genghis Khan, ending the Battle of Beijing. The Jurchens ( were a Tungus people who inhabited the region of Manchuria ( Northeast China) until the 17th century when they adopted the name Manchu Emperor Xuanzong of Jin (r 1213-1223 was emperor of the Jin Dynasty which ruled most of northern China in the 12th and 13th centuries Genghis Khan ( or;, Chinggis Khaan, ʧiŋgɪs χaːŋ Činggis Qaɣan; 1162–1227 born (meaning "ironworker" was the Mongol founder The Battle of Beijing (Zhongdu was a battle in 1215 between the Mongols and the Jurchen Jin Dynasty, which controlled northern
• 1252 - Alfonso X is elected King of Castile and León. Alfonso X (November 23 1221 Toledo Spain &ndash April 4 1284 Seville Spain) was a Spanish monarch who ruled as the King of Castile, This is a list of counts kings and queens of Castile. It is in part a continuation of the List of Asturian monarchs and the List of Leonese monarchs In the reign of Ordoño I of Asturias ( 850 - 866) the kingdom began to be known as that of León.
• 1283 - Treaty of Rheinfelden: Duke Rudolph II of Austria waives his right to the Duchies of Austria and Styria. The Treaty of Rheinfelden was concluded on June 1, 1283 in Rheinfelden. A duke is a member of the Nobility, historically of highest rank below the Sovereign, and historically controlled a Duchy or a Dukedom Duke Rudolph II of Austria, titular Duke of Swabia (1270&ndash May 10, 1290) was the younger son of Rudolph of Habsburg, from 1273 A duchy is a territory fief, or domain ruled by a Duke or Duchess. Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich The Duchy of Styria (Herzogtum Steiermark Vojvodina Štajerska Stájerország was a duchy located in modern-day southern Austria and northern Slovenia.
• 1485 - Matthias of Hungary takes Vienna from Frederick III
• 1495 - Friar John Cor records the first known batch of scotch whisky. Matthias Corvinus ( Matthias the Just; February 23 1443 &ndash April 6 1490) was King of Hungary and Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic Vienna ( in Wien; see also other names) is the Capital of Austria, and is also one of the nine States of Austria. Frederick III of Habsburg ( September 21 1415 &ndash August 19, 1493) was elected as German King as the successor of A Friar is a member of one of the Mendicant orders. Friars and monks Friars differ from Monks in that they are called to a life of poverty in service John Cor is the name of the Friar who recorded the first known written reference to a batch of Scotch Whisky on June 1, 1494. Scotch whisky is Whisky made in Scotland. In Britain the term whisky is usually taken to mean Scotch unless otherwise specified
• 1533 - Anne Boleyn is crowned Queen of England. Anne Boleyn (1501 or 1507 – 19 May 1536 was the Queen of England as the second wife of Henry VIII of England. A queen consort is the title given to the wife of a reigning king. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland
• 1660 - Mary Dyer is hanged for defying a law banning Quakers from the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Mary Barrett Dyer (c 1611 – June 1 1660) was an English Puritan turned Quaker who was hanged in Boston Massachusetts The Massachusetts Bay Colony (sometimes called the Massachusetts Bay Company, for the institution that founded it was an English settlement on the east coast of North America
• 1779 - American Revolutionary War: Benedict Arnold is court-martialed for malfeasance. Year 1779 ( MDCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common In this article the inhabitants of the thirteen colonies that supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as "Americans" with occasional references to "Patriots" Benedict Arnold V ( – June 14, 1801) was a General during the American Revolutionary War who originally fought for the American Continental A court-martial (plural courts-martial) is a Military court. These military courts can determine Punishments for members of the Military subject The expressions misfeasance and nonfeasance, and occasionally malfeasance, are used in English law with reference to the discharge of public obligations
• 1792 - Kentucky is admitted as the 15th state of the United States. Year 1792 ( MDCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year The Commonwealth of Kentucky ( is a state located in the East Central United States of America. A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
• 1794 - The battle of the Glorious First of June is fought. Year 1794 ( MDCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The Glorious First of June (also known as the Third Battle of Ushant, and in France as the fr ''Bataille du 13 prairial an 2'' or fr ''Combat de Prairial''
• 1796 - Tennessee is admitted as the 16th state of the United States. Year 1796 ( MDCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Tennessee ( is a state located in the Southern United States. A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
• 1812 - War of 1812: U.S. President James Madison asks the Congress to declare war on the United Kingdom. Year 1812 ( MDCCCXII) a leap year started on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year The War of 1812 was fought between the United States of America and the British Empire, particularly Great Britain and her North American colonies The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by James Madison Jr (March 16 1751 – June 28 1836 was an American Politician, the fourth President of the United States (1809–1817 and one of the Founding The United States Congress is the bicameral Legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located
• 1813 - James Lawrence, the mortally-wounded commander of the USS Chesapeake, cries out "Don't give up the ship!"
• 1815 - Napoleon swears fidelity to the Constitution of France. Year 1813 ( MDCCCXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common James Lawrence ( October 1, 1781 &ndash June 4, 1813) was an American naval officer Early service She was launched 2 December 1799 by Gosport Navy Yard, where Josiah Fox had served as her Master Constructor and commissioned Year 1815 ( MDCCCXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Napoleon Bonaparte (15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821 was a French military and political leader who had a significant impact on the History of Europe. The current Constitution of France was adopted on October 4, 1958.
• 1831 - James Clark Ross discovers the North Magnetic Pole. Year 1831 ( MDCCCXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Sir James Clark Ross ( April 15, 1800 &ndash April 3, 1862) was a British naval officer and explorer. The North Pole, also known as the Geographic North Pole or Terrestrial North Pole, is subject to the caveats explained below defined as the point in the northern
• 1855 - American adventurer William Walker conquers Nicaragua. Year 1855 ( MDCCCLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year The United States of America —commonly referred to as the An adventurer or adventuress is a term that usually takes one of three meanings One whose travels are unusual and often exotic though not so unique as to qualify William Walker ( May 8, 1824 &ndash September 12, 1860) was an American filibuster, adventurer and Mercenary Nicaragua (ˌnɪkəˈrɑgwə officially the Republic of Nicaragua () is a representative democratic republic and the largest nation in Central America
• 1857 - Charles Baudelaire's Fleurs du mal is published. Click here for Indian Rebellion of 1857 Year 1857 ( MDCCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the Les Fleurs du mal (literal trans "The Flowers of Evil" is a volume of French Poetry by Charles Baudelaire.
• 1862 - American Civil War, Peninsula Campaign: Battle of Seven Pines (or the Battle of Fair Oaks) ends inconclusively, with both sides claiming victory. Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South The Peninsula Campaign (also known as the Peninsular Campaign) of the American Civil War was a major Union operation launched in southeastern Background Johnston withdrew his 60000-man army from the Virginia Peninsula as McClellan's army pursued him and approached the Confederate capital of Richmond
• 1868 - Treaty of Bosque Redondo is signed allowing the Navajos to return to their lands in Arizona and New Mexico. Year 1868 ( MDCCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap The Long Walk of the Navajo, also called the Long Walk to Bosque Redondo, was a journey many Navajos made in 1863 to and from a reservation in southeastern The Navajo or Diné people (also spelled Navaho) of the Southwestern United States The State of Arizona ( is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. New Mexico ( is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States of America.
• 1869 - Thomas Edison receives a patent for his electric voting machine. Year 1869 ( MDCCCLXIX) is a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Voting machines are the total combination of mechanical electromechanical or electronic equipment (including Software, Firmware, and documentation required to program
• 1879 - Napoleon Eugene is killed in the Anglo-Zulu War. Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common This article refers to the son of Napoleon III For the stepson of Napoleon I see Eugène de Beauharnais Biography At the outbreak of the The Anglo-Zulu War was fought in 1879 between the British Empire and the Zulu Empire.
• 1886 - The railroads of the Southern United States convert 11,000 miles of track from a five foot rail gauge to standard gauge, beginning May 31. Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Southern United States &mdashcommonly referred to as the American South, Dixie, or simply the South &mdashconstitutes a large distinctive Rail gauge is the distance between the inner sides of the two parallel rails that make up a railway track. The standard gauge (also named the Stephenson gauge after George Stephenson, or Normal gauge) is a widely-used Rail gauge.
• 1890 - The United States Census Bureau begins using Herman Hollerith's tabulating machine to count census returns. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census Herman Hollerith ( February 29, 1860 &ndash November 17, 1929) was a German-American statistician who developed a See also Unit record equipment The tabulating machine was a machine designed to assist in Tabulations. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population
• 1910 - Robert Falcon Scott's South Pole expedition leaves England. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting The South Pole, also known as the Geographic South Pole or Terrestrial South Pole, is the southernmost point on the surface of the Earth. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland
• 1918 - World War I Western Front: Battle for Belleau Wood - Allied Forces under John J. Pershing and James Harbord engage Imperial German Forces under Wilhelm, German Crown Prince. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All Following the outbreak of World War I in 1914 the German army opened the Western Front by first invading Luxembourg and Belgium, then gaining The Battle of Belleau Wood ( June 1 - June 26, 1918) occurred during the German 1918 Spring Offensive in World War I, near the John Joseph "Black Jack" Pershing, GCB ( September 13, 1860 – July 15, 1948) was an officer in the United States Army James Guthrie Harbord ( March 21, 1866 – August 20, 1947) was a Lieutenant General in the United States Army and President This article is about the Crown Prince Wilhelm For German ships of the same name please see the Kronprinz Wilhelm or SMS Kronprinz Wilhelm.
• 1920 - Adolfo de la Huerta becomes president of Mexico. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Felipe Adolfo de la Huerta Marcor ( 26 May 1881 &ndash 9 July 1955) was a Mexican politician and interim President of Mexico The Constitutional Citizen President of the United Mexican States (the official title in Spanish is Ciudadano Presidente Constitucional de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos
• 1921 - Tulsa Race Riot: civil unrest in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar The Tulsa race riot, also known as the 1921 race riot, The night that Tulsa died, the Tulsa Race War, or the Greenwood riot, was a massacre Civil disorder, also known as civil unrest, is a broad term that is typically used by law enforcement to describe one or more forms of disturbance caused by a group of people
• 1922 - Royal Ulster Constabulary is founded. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The Royal Ulster Constabulary GC was the name of the Police force in Northern Ireland from 1922 to 2001
• 1925 - Lou Gehrig plays the first game in his streak of 2,130 consecutive games; it was the longest such streak until broken by Cal Ripken Jr. in 1995. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Henry Louis "Lou" Gehrig ( June 19 1903  – June 2 1941) born Ludwig Heinrich Gehrig, was an American Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995
• 1935 - The first driving tests are introduced in the United Kingdom. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located
• 1939 - Maiden flight of the Focke-Wulf Fw 190 Würger (D-OPZE) fighter aeroplane
• 1940 - The Leninist Communist Youth League of the Karelo-Finnish SSR holds its first congress. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Focke-Wulf Flugzeugbau AG was a German manufacturer of civil and military aircraft during World War II. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout A fighter aircraft is a Military aircraft designed primarily for air-to-air combat with other Aircraft, as opposed to a Bomber, which is designed Overview Fixed-wing aircraft range from small training and recreational aircraft to Wide-body aircraft and military cargo aircraft. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
• 1941 - World War II: Battle of Crete ends as Crete capitulates to Germany. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Battle of Crete ( German Luftlandeschlacht um Kreta; Greek Μάχη της Κρήτης) was a battle during World War II Crete ( Greek: Κρήτη transliteration: Krētē, modern transliteration Kriti) is the largest of the Greek islands and the Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.
• 1941 - The Farhud, a pogrom in Iraqi Jews, takes place in Baghdad. Farhud (translation from Arabic: " Pogrom " "violent dispossession" was a violent Pogrom against the Jews of Baghdad
• 1942 - World War II: the Warsaw paper Liberty Brigade publishes the first news of the concentration camps. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Warsaw (Warszawa; also known by other names) is the Capital and Largest city of Poland.
• 1943 - British Overseas Airways Corporation Flight 777 is shot down over the Bay of Biscay by German Junkers Ju 88s, killing actor Leslie Howard and leading to speculation the downing was an attempt to kill British Prime Minister Winston Churchill. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. BOAC Flight 777, a scheduled British Overseas Airways Corporation civilian Airline flight on 1 June 1943 from Portela Airport in Cantabrian Sea redirects here Not to be confused with Biscay Bay Newfoundland and Labrador or Biscayne Bay. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Leslie Howard ( April 3, 1893 - June 1, 1943) was an English stage and Academy Award nominated Film The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located This article is about the government position For other uses see Prime Minister (disambiguation. Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, KG, OM, CH, TD, FRS, PC, PC (Can ( 30 November 1874
• 1946 - Ion Antonescu is executed. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "Antonescu" redirects here For other persons with that surname see Antonescu (surname.
• 1956 - First international flight (to YUL) from the Atlanta Municipal Airport (ATL; now Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, and currently the world's busiest airport)
• 1958 - Charles de Gaulle is brought out of retirement to lead France by decree for six months. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. World's busiest airport is a claim that is fiercely fought over by the owners of the world's largest Airports The definition of busiest has been specified by the Airports Council Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle ( ( 22 November 1890 – 9 November 1970) was a French General and statesman who led the Free French This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
• 1962 - Adolf Eichmann is hanged in Israel. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics.
• 1963 - Kenya gains internal self-rule (Madaraka Day). Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Republic of Kenya is a country in East Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia to the north Somalia to the northeast Tanzania to the south Madaraka Day, 1 June, commemorates the day that Kenya attained internal self-rule in 1963 preceding full independence on 12 December 1963
• 1967 - The groundbreaking Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album by The Beatles is released
• 1974 - Flixborough disaster: an explosion at a chemical plant kills 28 people. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is the eighth studio album by the British rock band The Beatles. The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. The Flixborough disaster was an Explosion at a chemical plant close to the village of Flixborough (near Scunthorpe) North Lincolnshire,
• 1974 - The Heimlich maneuver for rescuing choking victims is published in the journal Emergency Medicine. Henry Jay Heimlich MD (born Henry Judah Heimlich, 3 February 1920 is an American Physician credited as the inventor of abdominal thrusts known as the
• 1978 - The FIFA World Cup kicks off in Argentina with a match held in Buenos Aires between cup holder West Germany and Poland
• 1978 - The first international applications under the Patent Cooperation Treaty are filed. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) The FIFA World Cup, occasionally called the Football World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international Association football For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. Buenos Aires is the Capital and largest city of Argentina. It is geographically located on the southern shore of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern West Germany ( Inf German: Westdeutschland or West-Deutschland) was the common English name for the Federal Republic of Germany ( Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) The Patent Cooperation Treaty ( PCT) is an International Patent Law Treaty, concluded in 1970
• 1979 - Vizianagaram district is formed in Andhra Pradesh, India. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Vizianagaram district (also Vijayanagaram district) is one of the northern coastal districts of Andhra Pradesh, India. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country
• 1979 - The first black-led government of Rhodesia in 90 years takes power. Rhodesia was the name adopted when the formerly British colony of Southern Rhodesia declared itself independent ( Unilateral Declaration of Independence
• 1980 - Cable News Network (CNN) begins broadcasting. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Cable News Network, usually referred to by its Initialism CNN, is a major English language Television network founded in 1980 by Ted Turner For the band see Broadcast (band Broadcasting is the distribution of audio and/or Video signals which transmit
• 1985 - Alan García is proclaimed President of Peru. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Alan Gabriel Ludwig García Pérez (born May 23 1949 in Lima) is the current President of Peru, having won the 2006 elections on June 4 2006 in a run-off Established in the Constitution of 1993 the President of Peru, officially the President of the Republic ( Presidente de la República) is the Chief of
• 1990 - George H. W. Bush and Mikhail Gorbachev sign a treaty to end chemical weapon production. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) George Herbert Walker Bush (born June 12 1924 served as the forty-first President of the United States from 1989 to 1993 Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev ( Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachyov;; born 2 March 1931 in Privolnoye Stavropol Krai) is a Russian politician A Treaty is an agreement under International law entered into by actors in international law namely States and International organizations. Chemical warfare involves using the toxic properties of Chemical substances to kill injure or incapacitate an enemy.
• 1997 - Hugo Banzer wins the Presidential elections in Bolivia. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Hugo Banzer Suárez ( May 10, 1926 &ndash May 5, 2002) was a politician military general and President of Bolivia. The Republic of Bolivia (República de Bolivia) named after Simón Bolívar, is a Landlocked country in central South America.
• 2000 - The Patent Law Treaty (PLT) is signed. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar.
• 2001 - Dipendra of Nepal slaughters his family during dinner. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Dipendra Bir Bikram Shah ( June 27 1971 &ndash June 4 2001) was King of Nepal from June 1 to June 4 The Nepalese royal massacre occurred on Friday June 1, 2001, at the Narayanhity Royal Palace, the former residence of the Nepalese monarchy,
• 2001 - Dolphinarium massacre: an Hamas suicide bomber kills 21 at a disco in Tel Aviv. The Dolphinarium discotheque suicide bombing refers to the Suicide bombing and Mass murder, carried out by a Palestinian militant of twenty-one civilians Ḥamas (ar حركة حماس acronym ar حركة المقاومة Tel Aviv-Yafo (תֵּל ־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ تل أبيب Tal ʾAbīb) (usually Tel Aviv) is the second-largest city in Israel
• 2003 - The People's Republic of China begins filling the reservoir behind the Three Gorges Dam. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES A reservoir is most broadly a place or hollow vessel where Fluid is kept in Reserve, for later use Zh-yue三峽大壩 The Three Gorges Dam ( is a hydroelectric River Dam that spans the Yangtze River in Sandouping,
• 2005 - The Dutch referendum on the European Constitution results in its rejection. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Dutch referendum on the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe was a consultative Referendum that was held on 1 June 2005 to decide if the
• 2005 - The longest oil/natural gas explosion in the Houston, Texas area occurs in Crosby, Texas. Crosby is a Census-designated place (CDP in Harris County, Texas, United States. The drill was owned by the Louisiana Oil and Gas Company.
• 2007 - Jack Kevorkian is released from prison after serving eight years of his 10-25 year prison term for second-degree murder in the 1998 death of Thomas Youk, 52, of Oakland County, Michigan. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Jack Kevorkian (kɛˈvɔrkiːɛn (born on May 26, 1928) is an Armenian-American Oakland County is a county in the US state of Michigan. As of 2007, the population was estimated at 1206089
• 2008 - A fire at the backlot of Universal Studios Hollywood destroys several icons from movies, such as Courthouse Square, the clock tower from Back to The Future, and the King Kong exhibit on the studio tour. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Universal Studios Hollywood is a Movie studio in the Universal City community of unincorporated Los Angeles County, California, Back to the Future is a 1985 science fiction Comedy film directed by Robert Zemeckis and produced by Steven Spielberg. King Kong is the name of a fictional giant ape from the fictional Skull Island, who has appeared in several works since 1933

Births

• 1076 - Mstislav I of Kiev (d. Mstislav I Vladimirovich the Great (Мстислав Владимирович Великий ( June 1, 1076, Turiv &ndash April 14, 1132)
• 1300 - Thomas of Brotherton, 1st Earl of Norfolk, son of Edward I of England (d. Thomas of Brotherton 1st Earl of Norfolk ( June 1, 1300 &ndash August 4, 1338) was the son of Edward I of England and Marguerite Edward I (17 June 1239 – 7 July 1307 popularly known as Longshanks, was a King of England who achieved historical fame by conquering large parts of Wales and almost 1338)
• 1480 - Tiedemann Giese, Polish Catholic bishop (d. Tiedemann Giese ( June 1, 1480 – October 23, 1550, Heilsberg) was a member of the patrician Giese family of Danzig (Gdańsk 1550)
• 1503 - Wilhelm von Grumbach, German adventurer (d. Wilhelm von Grumbach ( June 1, 1503 – April 18, 1567) was a German adventurer chiefly known through his connection with the so-called 1567)
• 1563 - Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury, English statesman and spymaster (d. Robert Cecil 1st Earl of Salisbury, KG, PC ( 1 June 1563 &ndash 24 May 1612) son of William Cecil 1st Baron Burghley 1612)
• 1633 - Geminiano Montanari, Italian astronomer (d. Geminiano Montanari ( June 1 1633 - October 13 1687) was an Italian astronomer, lens -maker and proponent of the 1687)
• 1637 - Jacques Marquette, French Jesuit missionary and explorer (d. Father Jacques Marquette ( June 1, 1637 &ndash May 18, 1675) was a French Missionary who founded Michigan 1675)
• 1653 - Georg Muffat, French composer (d. Georg Muffat (baptized June 1 1653 - February 23 1704 was a Baroque Composer. 1704)
• 1675 - Francesco Scipione, marchese di Maffei, Italian archaeologist (d. Year 1704 ( MDCCIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Francesco Scipione marchese di Maffei {{IPA|ʃ}}i'pjone mar'keze di maf'f{{IPA|ɛ}}i ( Verona, 1 June 1675 — 11 February 1755) was 1755)
• 1762 - Edmund Ignatius Rice, Irish founder of the Christian Brothers and Presentation Brothers (d. Year 1755 ( MDCCLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Year 1762 ( MDCCLXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Blessed Edmund Ignatius Rice (Iognáid Rís 1 June, 1762 – 29 August, 1844) was a Roman Catholic missionary and The Congregation of Christian Brothers (officially in Latin: Congregatio Fratrum Christianorum) is a world-wide community of religious brothers within The Congregation of Presentation Brothers is an international Catholic congregation of laymen founded in 1802 1844)
• 1771 - Ferdinando Paer, Italian composer (d. Year 1844 ( MDCCCXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1771 ( MDCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Ferdinando Paer ( July 1, 1771 - May 3, 1839) was an Italian composer 1839)
• 1780 - Carl von Clausewitz, Prussian general and military theorist (d. Year 1839 ( MDCCCXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1780 ( MDCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Carl Philipp Gottlieb von Clausewitz (ˈklaʊzəvɪts ( July 1, 1780 – November 16, 1831) was a Prussian soldier military historian 1831)
• 1790 - Ferdinand Raimund, Austrian playwright (d. Year 1831 ( MDCCCXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Year 1790 ( MDCCXC) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Ferdinand Raimund (June 1 1790 – September 5 1836 was an Austrian Actor and Dramatist. 1836)
• 1796 - Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot, French mathematician (d. Year 1836 ( MDCCCXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Year 1796 ( MDCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot (1 June 1796 &ndash 24 August 1832 was a French Physicist and Military engineer who in his 1824 Reflections 1832)
• 1800 - Edward Deas Thomson, Australian politician (d. Year 1832 ( MDCCCXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Year -of the Julian calendar. The Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar until Friday, but 12 days ahead since Saturday. Sir Edward Deas Thomson, KCMG, ( 1 June 1800 – 16 July 1879) was an Australian administrator Politician and 1879)
• 1801 - Brigham Young, Mormon church leader (d. Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1801 ( MDCCCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Tuesday Brigham Young (June 1 1801 &ndash August 29 1877 was an American leader in the Latter Day Saint movement. 1877)
• 1804 - Mikhail Glinka, Russian composer (d. Year 1877 ( MDCCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1804 ( MDCCCIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka (Михаи́л Ива́нович Гли́нка ( –) was the first Russian composer to gain wide recognition inside his own country 1857)
• 1815 - Philip Kearny, American general (d. Click here for Indian Rebellion of 1857 Year 1857 ( MDCCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the Year 1815 ( MDCCCXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Philip Kearny Jr, ( June 2 1815 &ndash September 1 1862) was a United States Army officer notably in the Mexican-American 1862)
• 1815 - Otto of Greece (d. Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday Otto of Greece (Όθων Βασιλεύς της Ελλάδος Othon Vasileus tis Ellados) (1 June 1815 – 26 July 1867 was made the first modern king of Greece 1862)
• 1831 - John Bell Hood, American Confederate general (d. Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday Year 1831 ( MDCCCXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a John Bell Hood ( June 1 or June 29, 1831 &ndash August 30, 1879) was a Confederate general during the American Civil War The War Department was established by the Confederate Congress in an act on February 21, 1861. 1879)
• 1833 - John Marshall Harlan, Justice of the U. Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1833 ( MDCCCXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common This is about the pre-World-War-I US Supreme Court justice for his grandson the mid-20th century holder of the same position see John Marshall Harlan II. S. Supreme Court (d. 1911)
• 1843 - Henry Faulds, Scottish fingerprinting pioneer (d. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1843 ( MDCCCXLIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Dr Henry Faulds ( 1 June 1843 – 19 March 1930) was a Scottish scientist who is noted for the development of Fingerprinting 1930)
• 1844 - John J. Toffey, American Civil War hero (d. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1844 ( MDCCCXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year John James Toffey (June 1 1844 &ndash March 13 1911 was a United States Union Army officer during the American Civil War who was awarded the Medal of Honor Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South 1911)
• 1878 - John Masefield, English novelist and poet (d. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common John Edward Masefield, OM, ( 1 June 1878 &ndash 12 May 1967) was an English poet and writer and Poet Laureate 1967)
• 1881 - Charles Kay Ogden, English writer and linguist (d. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common For the children's book writer see Charles Ogden (children's writer. 1957)
• 1890 - Frank Morgan, American actor (d. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Frank Morgan ( June 1, 1890 – September 18, 1949) was an American Character actor best known for his portrayal of the title 1949)
• 1898 - Molly Picon, American actress (d. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Molly Picon ( Yiddish:מאָלי פּיקאָן ( June 1, 1898 – April 5, 1992) was an American star of stage 1992)
• 1899 - Edward Charles Titchmarsh, English mathematician (d. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Edward Charles ("Ted" Titchmarsh (born 1 June 1899 in Newbury died 18 January, 1963 at Oxford) was a leading 1963)
• 1901 - John Van Druten, English screen writer (d. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting 1957)
• 1901 - Hap Day, Canadian hockey player and manager (d. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Clarence Henry "Happy" Day ( June 1, 1901 – February 17, 1990) later known as Hap Day, was a Canadian 1990)
• 1903 - Blessed Vasyl Velychkovsky C. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Blessed Vasyl Velychkovsky ( June 1, 1903, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine - June 30, 1973, Winnipeg, Canada Ss. R Bishop and Martyr (d. The term martyr ( Greek μάρτυς martys "witness" is most commonly used today to describe an individual who sacrifices their life (or personal freedom 1973)
• 1907 - Frank Whittle, English inventor of the jet engine. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Air Commodore Sir Frank Whittle, OM, KBE, FRS, Hon FRAeS (1 June 1907 &ndash 9 August 1996 was an English Royal specific --->A jet engine is a Reaction engine that discharges a fast moving jet of Fluid to (d. 1996)
• 1909 - Hans Vogt, Norwegian linguist (d. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Hans Vogt ( June 1, 1903 – September 25, 1986) was a Norwegian linguist specialized in the Caucasian languages, especially 1986)
• 1913 - Bill Deedes, British journalist (d. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common William Francis Deedes Baron Deedes, KBE, MC, PC, DL (1 June 1913 &ndash 17 August 2007 was a British journalist and politician 2007)
• 1915 - John Randolph, American actor (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year John Randolph ( June 1, 1915 - February 24, 2004) His stepfather was Joseph Lippman and as a result Randolph was briefly known as Mortimer Lippman 2004)
• 1917 - William S. Knowles, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1921 - Nelson Riddle, American bandleader and arranger (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year William S Knowles (born June 1, 1917) is an American Chemist. The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Nelson Smock Riddle Jr ( June 1, 1921 &ndash October 6, 1985) was a well-known American bandleader arranger and 1985)
• 1922 - Povel Ramel, Swedish entertainer (d. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. 2007)
• 1922 - Joan Caulfield, American actress (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Joan Caulfield ( June 1 1922 - June 18 1991) was an American actress and former fashion model 1991)
• 1922 - Joan Copeland, American actress
• 1924 - William Sloane Coffin, American clergyman (d. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Joan Copeland (born June 1 1922 in New York City and later returned to the series to play Selma Hanen in 1995 Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Rev William Sloane Coffin Jr ( June 1, 1924 – April 12, 2006) was a liberal Christian clergyman and long-time 2006)
• 1926 - Andy Griffith, American actor
• 1926 - Marilyn Monroe, American actress (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Andy Samuel Griffith (born June 1, 1926) is an American Actor, producer, Writer, director Marilyn Monroe (born Norma Jeane Mortenson, June 1 1926 &ndash August 5 1962 baptized Norma 1962)
• 1928 - Georgi Dobrovolski, Soviet cosmonaut (d. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Georgiy Timofeyevich Dobrovolskiy ( Russian: Георгий Тимофеевич Добровольский June 1, 1928, Odessa, Ukrainian 1971)
• 1928 - Bob Monkhouse, English comedian (d. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Robert Alan Monkhouse OBE (1 June 1928 – 29 December 2003 was an English Entertainer. 2003)
• 1930 - John Lemmon, English logician (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Edward John Lemmon ( 1 June 1930 – 29 July 1966) was a Logician and Philosopher born in Sheffield, 1966)
• 1930 - Edward Woodward, English actor
• 1933 - Charles Wilson, American politician
• 1934 - Pat Boone, American singer
• 1935 - Reverend Ike, American televangelist
• 1936 - Gerald Scarfe, British illustrator
• 1937 - Morgan Freeman, American actor
• 1937 - Rosaleen Linehan, Irish actress
• 1937 - Colleen McCullough, Australian novelist (The Thorn Birds)
• 1939 - Cleavon Little, American actor (d. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Edward Albert Arthur Woodward OBE (born June 1, 1930 Croydon) is an English Actor and Singer. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Charles Nesbitt Wilson (born June 1, 1933) is a former United States naval officer and former Democratic United States Representative Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Charles Eugene "Pat" Boone (born June 1 1934) is an American Singer whose smooth style made him a popular performer of the 1950s Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Reverend Ike, formally the Right Reverend Dr Frederick J Eikerenkoetter II ( June 1 1935, Ridgeland South Carolina -) Th Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gerald Anthony Scarfe, CBE (born 1 June, 1936 in St John's Wood, London) is an English Cartoonist and Illustrator Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Morgan Porterfield Freeman Jr (born June 1 1937 is an Academy Award -winning American actor Film director and Narrator. Rosaleen Linehan (born Rosaleen Philomena McMenamin on 1 June 1937 in Dublin) is veteran stage and screen actress Colleen McCullough AO (born 1 June 1937 is an internationally acclaimed Australian author The Thorn Birds is a 1977 best-selling Novel by Colleen McCullough, an Australian author Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Cleavon Jake Little ( June 1, 1939 – October 22, 1992) was an American film and theatre actor, best known 1992)
• 1940 - René Auberjonois, American actor
• 1940 - Kip Thorne, American physicist
• 1944 - Robert Powell, English actor
• 1945 - Frederica von Stade, American mezzo-soprano
• 1945 - Linda Scott, American singer
• 1946 - Brian Cox, Scottish actor
• 1947 - Jonathan Pryce, British actor
• 1947 - Ron Dennis, CBE, F1 team principal (McLaren)
• 1947 - Ronnie Wood, English guitarist (Rolling Stones)
• 1948 - Tomáš Halík, Czech priest and public intellectual
• 1948 - Michel Plasse, French Canadian ice hockey player (d. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. René Murat Auberjonois (born June 1 1940) is a American actor known for portraying Father Kip Stephen Thorne (born June 1, 1940) is an American theoretical physicist, known for his prolific contributions in gravitation physics Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robert Powell (born 1 June 1944) is a well-known English television and film Actor, probably most famous for his title role in Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Frederica von Stade ( June 1, 1945) is an American Mezzo-soprano. Linda Scott (born Linda Joy Sampson June 1, 1945) was a Pop singer active in the early to mid 1960s Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Brian Denis Cox, CBE (born June 1, 1946) is a BAFTA - and Emmy Award -winning Golden Globe -nominated British Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jonathan Pryce (born 1 June 1947 is a Welsh award-winning stage and Film actor/singer Ron Dennis CBE (born June 1, 1947) is the Chairman, CEO and 15% owner of the McLaren Group. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. McLaren, founded in 1963 by New Zealander Bruce McLaren (1937&ndash1970 is a Formula One team based in Woking, Surrey, UK Ronald David "Ronnie" Wood (born 1 June 1947 in Hillingdon London) is an English rock Guitarist and Bassist best known Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Tomáš Halík (born June 1, 1948 in Prague) is a Czech Public intellectual, Roman Catholic Priest, and Michel Pierre Plasse (June 1 1948 in Montreal, Quebec – December 30 2006 in Île du Pas Quebec) was a Canadian professional Ice hockey 2006)
• 1948 - Tom Sneva, American race car driver and Indianapolis 500 winner
• 1950 - Wayne Nelson, American musician (Little River Band)
• 1953 - Ronnie Dunn, American musician (Brooks & Dunn)
• 1953 - David Berkowitz, American serial killer (Son of Sam)
• 1955 - Ralph Morse, British actor, singer and writer of historical dramas
• 1956 - Lisa Hartman, American actress
• 1957 - Dorota Kędzierzawska, Polish film director
• 1958 - Ahron Bregman, Israeli journalist
• 1959 - Martin Brundle, British race car driver and F1 television commentator
• 1959 - Alan Wilder, British musician (Depeche Mode and Recoil)
• 1960 - Simon Gallup, English bassist (The Cure)
• 1961 - Paul Coffey, Canadian hockey player
• 1963 - Mike Joyce, English drummer (The Smiths)
• 1964 - Mark Curry, American comedian and actor
• 1965 - Larisa Lazutina, Russian cross-country skier
• 1965 - Nigel Short, English chess player
• 1966 - Greg Schiano, American football coach
• 1967 - Roger Sanchez, American disc jockey
• 1968 - Jason Donovan, Australian actor and singer
• 1968 - Jeff Hackett, Canadian hockey player
• 1969 - Teri Polo, American actress
• 1970 - Alexi Lalas, American soccer player
• 1970 - Karen Mulder, Dutch supermodel
• 1970 - R. Madhavan, Indian actor
• 1971 - Mario Cimarro, Cuban actor
• 1972 - Daniel Casey, English actor
• 1973 - Adam Garcia, Australian actor
• 1973 - Derek Lowe, American baseball player
• 1973 - Heidi Klum, German supermodel
• 1974 - Alanis Morissette, Canadian singer-songwriter
• 1974 - Michael Rasmussen, Danish cyclist
• 1974 - Melissa Sagemiller, American actress
• 1974 - Akis Zikos, Greek footballer
• 1975 - James Storm, American professional wrestler
• 1975 - Michal Grosek, Czech hockey player
• 1977 - Veronika Vařeková, Czech supermodel
• 1977 - Danielle Harris, American actress
• 1977 - Sarah Wayne Callies, American actress
• 1977 - Brad Wilkerson, American baseball player
• 1977 - Richard Williams, British racing driver
• 1979 - Santana Moss, American football player
• 1980 - Oliver James, British actor
• 1981 - Carlos Zambrano, Venezuelan Major League Baseball player
• 1982 - Justine Henin (formerly Henin-Hardenne), Belgian tennis player
• 1983 - Jake Silbermann, American actor
• 1984 - Oliver Tielemans, Dutch racing driver
• 1985 - Mário Hipólito, Angolan footballer
• 1985 - Nick Young, American basketball player
• 1987 - Zoltán Harsányi, Slovakian footballer
• 1988 - Nami Tamaki, Japanese pop singer

Deaths

• 195 BC - Gaozu of Han of China
• 193 - Marcus Severus Didius Julianus, Roman Emperor (b. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Tom Sneva (born Thomas E Sneva: June 1, 1948) is a former Indy Car driver that was named to the prestigious Motorsports Hall of Fame of The Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, often shortened to Indianapolis 500 or Indy 500, and historically known simply as "The 500" is an American Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Wayne Nelson (born June 1, 1950 in Kansas City Missouri) is an American Musician best known for being a member of the famed Australian Little River Band is an Australian rock band formed in Melbourne in 1975 and named after a road sign for the Victorian township of Little Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ronnie Dunn (born Ronald Gene Dunn, June 1 1953 in Coleman Texas, USA is an American Country music Singer-songwriter. Brooks & Dunn are an American Country music duo consisting of Singer-songwriters Kix Brooks (born Leon Eric Brooks III May 12, 1955 A serial killer is a person who Murders usually three or more people with a "cooling off" period between each murder and whose motivation for killing is largely based Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Dr Ralph Morse (born June 1 1955) is an English actor singer teacher guitarist and writer of historically-based Dramas Biography Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lisa Hartman (born June 1, 1956 in Houston Texas) is an actress. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Dorota Kędzierzawska (born June 1, 1957 in Łódź) is a Polish director of feature and documentary films Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ahron (Ronnie Bregman (אהרון ברגמן born 1958 in Israel) is a British-Israeli Political scientist, writer and journalist specialising on the The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Career Early Formula One career His Formula One career began with Tyrrell in 1984 Alan Charles Wilder is a British musician formerly of Depeche Mode. Depeche Mode (dəˌpɛʃˈmoʊd are an English Electronic music band formed in 1980 in Basildon, Essex. Recoil is a musical project created by former Depeche Mode member Alan Wilder. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Simon Jonathon Gallup (born 1 June 1960 in Duxhurst Surrey) is an English musician and bassist of the post-punk band The Cure. The Cure are an English rock band that formed in Crawley, West Sussex in 1976 Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Paul Douglas Coffey (born June 1 1961 in York, Ontario) is a retired professional Ice hockey defenceman in the National Hockey League Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mike Joyce (born Michael Joyce, 1 June, 1963, Fallowfield, Manchester) is an English Drummer. The Smiths were an English rock band formed in Manchester in 1982 Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Mark G Curry (born June 1 1964) is an African-American Actor and Comedian known as the star of the ABC Sitcom Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Larisa Yevgenyevna Lazutina ( Лариса Евгеньевна Лазутина; born Larisa Ptitsyna on June 1, 1965 in Nigel David Short MBE (born June 1, 1965 in Leigh, Lancashire) is often regarded as the strongest British Chess Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Gregory Edward Schiano (b June 1, 1966 in Wyckoff New Jersey) is the Head coach and Defensive coordinator for the Rutgers University Also known as Roger S and The S Man (born on June 1, 1967, in Queens, New York) is a popular Dominican-American house Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jason Sean Donovan (born 1 June 1968, Malvern, Melbourne) is an Australian Actor and Singer. Jeff Hackett (born June 1, 1968 in London, Ontario) is a retired Canadian professional Ice hockey Goaltender. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Teri Polo (born June 1, 1969) is an American actress known for her role of Pamela Martha Byrnes in the movie Meet the Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Panayotis Alexander (Alexi Lalas (born June 1 1970 Birmingham Michigan) is a retired American soccer defender, who became one of the most Karen Mulder, (born June 1, 1970 in Vlaardingen, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands) is a former Dutch model. A supermodel is a highly-paid élite fashion model who usually has a worldwide reputation and often a background in Haute couture and commercial modeling R Madhavan (born June 1 1970 as Madhavan Ranganathan) is a Filmfare Award-winning Indian actor Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Mario Cimarro (born Mario Antonio Cimarro Paz on June 1, 1971 in Havana, Cuba) is a Cuban actor Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Daniel Casey (born June 1, 1972) is a English Actor best known for playing Sgt Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Adam Garcia (born 1 June 1973 in Wahroonga, New South Wales, Australia) born Adam Gabriel Garcia, is an Australian Actor Derek Christopher Lowe (born June 1, 1973 in Dearborn Michigan) is a Major League Baseball Pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers Heidi Klum (ˈklʊm born June 1 1973 is a German model, actress TV presenter, Fashion designer, Television producer and occasional singer A supermodel is a highly-paid élite fashion model who usually has a worldwide reputation and often a background in Haute couture and commercial modeling Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Alanis Nadine Morissette (born June 1 1974 is a Canadian-born Singer-songwriter, Record producer, and Actress. Michael Rasmussen (born June 1 1974 in Tølløse) is a Danish professional Road bicycle racer who last rode for the Dutch Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Melissa Sagemiller (born June 1 1974 is an American Television and Film actress. Andreas Vassilis "Akis" Zikos (born June 1 1974 in Athens) is a retired Greek international football player who played Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. James Allan Black (born June 1, 1975) In wrestling Finishing and signature moves * Michal Grošek (born June 1, 1975 in Vyškov, Czechoslovakia) is a Professional Ice hockey right winger who currently Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Veronika Vařeková (born June 19 1977) is a Czech model. Her name in the English-language press is often given as Veronica Varekova A supermodel is a highly-paid élite fashion model who usually has a worldwide reputation and often a background in Haute couture and commercial modeling Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Danielle Andrea Harris (born June 1, 1977) is an American Television and Film Actress, perhaps best known for her roles Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Sarah Wayne Callies (born Sarah Anne Callies on June 1, 1977 in La Grange Illinois) is an American actress who is best known for Stephen Bradley Wilkerson (born June 1, 1977 in Owensboro, Kentucky) is an Outfielder and First baseman for the Richard Williams is a British Motor racing competitor born June 1 1977, and living in Tunbridge Wells. Santana Terrell Moss (born June 1, 1979 in Miami, Florida) is an American football player who currently plays Wide receiver American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Oliver James (born June 1, 1980) is an English Musician, Singer, Songwriter and Actor. Carlos Alberto Zambrano (born June 1 1981 in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela) popularly known as "Big Z" or "El Toro", is a right-handed Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Jake Silbermann ( born on June 1, 1983) is an American Actor. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Olivier Tielemans (born 1 June 1984 in Weert) is a Dutch race car driver Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Mário Hipólito Damião, often called just Mário (born June 1, 1985 in Luanda, Angola) is an Angolan football Goalkeeper Nick Young (born June 1 1985, in Los Angeles California) is an American professional Basketball player who current plays for Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Zoltán Harsányi (born June 1, 1987 in Senec) is a Slovak footballer (ethnic Hungarian) currently playing for Bolton Wanderers Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) is a Japanese pop singer known for her young age and her powerful dancing Events By place Carthage Because of his administrative and constitutional reforms in Carthage, Hannibal becomes unpopular with Early life Liú Bāng was born into a lower class farming family in Pei (present Pei County in Jiangsu Province) Events By Place Roman Empire January 1 — Pertinax is proclaimed Roman Emperor. Marcus Didius Severus Julianus (133 or 137–193 was briefly Roman Emperor from 28 March 193 to 1 June 193. The Roman Emperor was the ruler of the Roman State during the imperial period (starting at about 27 BC 133)
• 1434 - Wladislaus II of Poland
• 1571 - John Story, English Catholic
• 1616 - Tokugawa Ieyasu (b. Jogaila, later Władysław II Jagiełło (b about 1362 d 1 June 1434 was Grand Duke of Lithuania and King of Poland. Blessed John Story (or Storey ( 1504 - June 1, 1571) English Roman Catholic Martyr, born in Northern England  was the founder and first Shogun  of the Tokugawa shogunate 1543)
• 1625 - Honoré d'Urfé, French writer (b. Honoré d'Urfé marquis de Valromey comte de Châteauneuf ( February 11, 1568 - June 1, 1625) was a French Novelist and 1568)
• 1639 - Melchior Franck, German composer
• 1660 - Mary Dyer, English Quaker (martyred)
• 1710 - David Mitchell, British admiral (b. Melchior Franck (c 1579 &ndash June 1, 1639) was a German composer of the late Renaissance and early Baroque eras Mary Barrett Dyer (c 1611 – June 1 1660) was an English Puritan turned Quaker who was hanged in Boston Massachusetts Year 1710 ( MDCCX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year Sir David Mitchell (c 1642 – 1 June 1710) was a Scottish admiral 1642)
• 1740 - Samuel Werenfels, Swiss theologian (b. Year 1740 ( MDCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap Samuel Werenfels ( March 1, 1657 &ndash June 1, 1740) was a Swiss Theologian. 1657)
• 1769 - Edward Holyoke, President of Harvard University (b. Year 1769 ( MDCCLXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Edward Holyoke ( June 26, 1689 &ndash June 1, 1769) was an early American clergyman and educator 1689)
• 1795 - Pierre-Joseph Desault, French anatomist (b. Year 1795 ( MDCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Pierre-Joseph Desault ( Magny-Vernois ( Haute-Saône) February 6, 1744, &ndash June 1 1795, Paris) was 1744)
• 1815 - Louis Alexandre Berthier, French marshal (b. Year 1744 ( MDCCXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1815 ( MDCCCXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Louis Alexandre Berthier, 1st Duc de Wagram, 1st Duc de Valengin, 1st Sovereign Prince de Neuchâtel ( February 1853)
• 1823 - Louis Nicolas Davout, French marshal (b. Year 1853 ( MDCCCLIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1823 ( MDCCCXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Louis-Nicolas d'Avout ( May 10, 1770 &ndash June 1, 1823) better known as Davout, 1st Duc d' Auerstaedt 1770)
• 1826 - Jean Frédéric Oberlin, Alsatian pastor (b. Year 1770 ( MDCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Friday For the game see 1826 (board game. Year 1826 ( MDCCCXXVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display J F Oberlin ( August 31, 1740 &ndash June 1, 1826) was an Alsatian Pastor and Philanthropist. 1740)
• 1830 - Sahajanand Swami, believed to be an incarnation of god by his followers, leaves his mortal body. Year 1740 ( MDCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap For the game see 1830 (board game. Year 1830 ( MDCCCXXX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display (b. 1781)
• 1841 - David Wilkie, Scottish artist (b. Year 1781 ( MDCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common For the game see 1841 (board game. Year 1841 ( MDCCCXLI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link Sir David Wilkie may refer to Sir David Wilkie (artist (1785-1841 Scottish painter Sir David Wilkie (surgeon (1882-1938 British 1785)
• 1846 - Pope Gregory XVI (b. Year 1785 ( MDCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common For the game see 1846 (board game. Year 1846 ( MDCCCXLVI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display Pope Gregory XVI ( September 18 1765 &ndash June 1 1846) born Bartolomeo Alberto Cappellari, named Mauro as a member of 1765)
• 1864 - Hong Xiuquan, Chinese rebel (b. Year 1765 ( MDCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Hóng Xiùquán ( January 1 1814 &ndash June 1 1864 born Hong Renkun (洪仁坤 Courtesy name Huoxiu (火秀 was a Hakka Chinese who 1812)
• 1868 - James Buchanan, 15th President of the United States (b. Year 1812 ( MDCCCXII) a leap year started on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1868 ( MDCCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap James Buchanan Jr (April 23 1791 – June 1 1868 was the fifteenth President of the United States (1857–1861 The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by 1791)
• 1872 - James Gordon Bennett, Sr., American newspaper publisher (b. Year 1791 ( MDCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1872 ( MDCCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year James Gordon Bennett ( 1 September 1795 &ndash 1 June 1872) was the founder editor and publisher of the New York Herald 1795)
• 1873 - Joseph Howe, Canadian politician (b. Year 1795 ( MDCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Joseph Howe, PC ( December 13, 1804 – June 1, 1873) was a Nova Scotia journalist politician and public servant 1804)
• 1876 - Hristo Botev, Bulgarian revolutionary (b. Year 1804 ( MDCCCIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Hristo Botev (Христо Ботев also transliterated as Hristo Botyov) ( January 6, 1848  – June 2, 1876) born 1848)
• 1879 - Napoléon Eugène, Prince Imperial son of Emperor Napoleon III (b. Year 1848 ( MDCCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common This article refers to the son of Napoleon III For the stepson of Napoleon I see Eugène de Beauharnais Biography At the outbreak of the Napoléon III, also known as Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte (full name Charles Louis Napoléon Bonaparte) (20 April 1808 9 January 1873 was the first President 1856)
• 1927 - J. B. Bury, Irish historian (b. Year 1856 ( MDCCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Bagnell Bury ( 16 October 1861 &ndash 1 June 1927) known as J 1861)
• 1941 - Hans Berger, German neuroscientist (b. Year 1861 ( MDCCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hans Berger ( May 21, 1873 – June 1, 1941) was born in Neuses near Coburg, Thuringia, Germany 1873)
• 1943 - Leslie Howard, English actor (b. Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Leslie Howard ( April 3, 1893 - June 1, 1943) was an English stage and Academy Award nominated Film 1893)
• 1943 - Wilfrid B. Israel, Jewish activist
• 1946 - Ion Antonescu, Prime Minister of Romania (b. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Wilfrid B Israel was a British -born member of an important Berlin Jewish family and a strong supporter of Zionism. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "Antonescu" redirects here For other persons with that surname see Antonescu (surname. The Prime Minister of Romania is the head of the Government of Romania. 1882)
• 1948 - Sonny Boy Williamson I, American musician (b. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sonny Boy Williamson ( John Lee Curtis Williamson, 30 March 1914 &mdash 1 June 1948) was an American Blues 1914)
• 1948 - Alex Gard, Russian-born caricaturist (b. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Alex Gard ( 1900 - June 1, 1948) born Alexis Kremkoff in Kazan, Russia was a cartoonist 1900)
• 1954 - Martin Andersen Nexø, Danish writer (b. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Martin Andersen Nexø ( June 26, 1869 - June 1, 1954) was a Danish Writer. 1869)
• 1959 - Sax Rohmer, English author (b. Year 1869 ( MDCCCLXIX) is a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Arthur Henry Sarsfield Ward ( 15 February 1883 - 1 June 1959) better known as Sax Rohmer, was a prolific English Novelist 1883)
• 1960 - Lester Patrick, Canadian hockey player (b. Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Curtis Lester "The Silver Fox" Patrick ( December 30, 1883 – June 1, 1960) born in Drummondville Quebec Canada, was a 1883)
• 1960 - Paula Hitler, sister of Adolf Hitler. Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Paula Hitler ( January 21, 1896 – June 1, 1960) was the younger sister of Adolf Hitler, and the last child of Alois Hitler Hi and welcome to Wikipedia! Please understand that this article is frequently vandalized and vandalism is reverted immediately (b. 1896)
• 1962 - Adolf Eichmann, Nazi official (by execution; b. Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Capital punishment, the death penalty or execution, is the Killing of a person by judicial process as Punishment. 1906)
• 1965 - Earl "Curly" Lambeau, American football coach (b. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Earl Louis "Curly" Lambeau ( April 9, 1898 &ndash June 1, 1965) was the founder a player and the first coach of the Green Bay 1898)
• 1966 - Papa Jack Laine, American musician (b. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. George Vital Laine aka Papa Jack ( September 21, 1873 – June 1, 1966) was the most busy and perhaps the most important band leader 1873)
• 1968 - Helen Keller, American humanitarian (b. Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Helen Adams Keller (June 27 1880 – June 1 1968 was an American Author, Activist and lecturer 1880)
• 1968 - André Laurendeau, French Canadian writer, journalist and politician (b. Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year André Laurendeau ( March 21 1912 in Montreal — June 1 1968 in Ottawa) was a novelist playwright essay writer journalist 1912)
• 1969 - Ivar Ballangrud, Norwegian ice skater (b. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ivar Ballangrud ( 7 March 1904 &ndash 1 June 1969) was a Norwegian speed skater born in in Lunner, 1904)
• 1971 - Reinhold Niebuhr, American theologian (b. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Karl Paul Reinhold Niebuhr ( June 21, 1892 &ndash June 1, 1971) was an American theologian. 1892)
• 1973 - Mary Kornman, American actress (b. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Mary Kornman ( December 27, 1915 &ndash June 1, 1973) was an American Child actress who was the leading female star 1915)
• 1979 - Werner Forssmann, German physician, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Werner Forßmann, ( August 29, 1904 &ndash June 1, 1979) was a Physician from Germany. The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1904)
• 1980 - Rube Marquard, baseball player (b. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Richard William "Rube" Marquard (October 9 1886 - June 1 1980 was an American left-handed Pitcher in Major League Baseball in the 1910s 1886)
• 1980 - Arthur Nielsen, American market analyst (b. Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Arthur Charles Nielsen Sr of Winnetka IL ( September 5, 1897 &ndash June 1, 1980) was an American market analyst of 1897)
• 1981 - Carl Vinson, U. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Carl Vinson ( November 18, 1883 – June 1, 1981) was a United States Representative from Georgia. S. Congressman (b. 1883)
• 1983 - Prince Charles of Belgium (b. Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Prince Charles Count of Flanders, Prince of Belgium ( Charles Théodore Henri Antoine Meinrad ( French) or Karel Theodoor Hendrik Anton Meinrad ( 1903)
• 1985 - Richard Greene, British actor (b. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Richard Marius Joseph Greene ( 25 August, 1918 - 1 June, 1985) - some sources list his birth date as 1914 - was a noted English 1918)
• 1986 - Jo Gartner, Austrian racing driver (d. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Jo Gartner ( January 24, 1954 – June 1, 1986) was a Formula One and Sports car Endurance driver from Austria 1958)
• 1987 - Rashid Karami, Lebanese statesman (b. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Rashid Abdul Hamid Karami ( December 30 1921 &ndash June 1 1987) (رشيد كرامي was a Lebanese statesman 1921)
• 1989 - Aurelio Lampredi, Italian mechanical engineer (Ferrari; b. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Aurelio Lampredi ( June 16, 1917 in Livorno - June 1, 1989 in Livorno) was an Italian Automobile and Ferrari SpA is an Italian Sports car manufacturer based in Maranello, Italy 1917)
• 1991 - David Ruffin, American singer (The Temptations) (b. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. David Ruffin (Davis Eli Ruffin ( January 18, 1941 &ndash June 1, 1991) was an American soul singer most famous for his work The Temptations (sometimes abbreviated as The Temps or The Tempts) are a Grammy -winning vocal group that achieved fame as one of the most successful 1941)
• 1994 - Frances Heflin, American actress (b. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Frances Heflin (September 20 1920 in Oklahoma City Oklahoma &mdash – June 1 1994 New York City, New York) was an American actress 1923)
• 1996 - Neelam Sanjiva Reddy, Fifth President of India (b. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Neelam Sanjiva Reddy (నీలం సంజీవ రెడ్డి) ( May 19 1913 - June 1 1996) was an Indian statesman The President of India or Rashtrapati ( Hindi: राष्ट्रपति a Sanskrit Neologism, lit 1913)
• 1998 - Darwin Joston, American actor (b. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) F Darwin Solomon ( December 9, 1937 - June 1, 1998) was an American Actor known professionally as Darwin Joston 1937)
• 1999 - Christopher Sydney Cockerell, British engineer and inventor (b. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Sir Christopher Sydney Cockerell CBE FRS ( June 4, 1910 &ndash June 1, 1999) was an English Engineer 1910)
• 2001 - Queen Aiswarya of Nepal (b. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Aishwarya ( November 7, 1949 &ndash June 1, 2001) was the Queen of Nepal from 1972 to 2001 1949)
• 2001 - King Birendra of Nepal (b. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev (वीरेन्द्र वीर विक्रम शाह ( December 28, 1945 &ndash June 1, 2001) was 1945)
• 2001 - Hank Ketcham, American cartoonist (b. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Henry King "Hank" Ketcham ( March 14, 1920 &ndash June 1, 2001) was an American Cartoonist who created the Dennis 1920)
• 2002 - Hansie Cronje, South African cricketer (b. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Wessel Johannes "Hansie" Cronje (September 25 1969 - June 1 2002 was a South African Cricketer and captain of the South African national cricket team in 1969)
• 2003 - Johnny Hopp, baseball player (b. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. John Leonard Hopp (Cotney (born July 18, 1916, in Hastings Nebraska &ndash died June 1, 2003, in Scottsbluff Nebraska 1916)
• 2004 - William Manchester, American writer (b. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " William Raymond Manchester ( April 1, 1922 &ndash June 1, 2004) was an American Historian and Biographer, notable as the 1922)
• 2005 - George Mikan, American basketball player (b. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. George Lawrence Mikan Jr (June 18 1924 &ndash June 1 2005 nicknamed Mr 1924)
• 2006 - Rocío Jurado, Spanish singer and actress (b. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. María del Rocío Trinidad Mohedano Jurado, ( September 18 1944 &ndash June 1 2006) was a Spanish singer and actress 1944)
• 2007 - Arn Shein, American sports writer (b. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Arn Shein (1928 – June 1, 2007) was an American Sports writer and editor for the The Daily Item (Port Chester in 1928)
• 2007 - Tony Thompson, Singer in R&B group Hi-Five (b. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Tony Ulysses Thompson ( September 2, 1975 – June 1, 2007) was an American R&B/soul singer and the lead vocalist of the R&B group Hi-Five Hi-Five is an American R&B quintet based out of Waco Texas who had a #1 hit on Billboard's Hot 100 in the early 1990s with " I Like the Way 1975)
• 2008 - Tommy Lapid, Israeli journalist and politician (b. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Yosef "Tommy" Lapid (יוסף "טומי" לפיד born Tomislav Lampel (Томислав Лампел December 27, 1931 - 1931)
• 2008 - Yves Saint Laurent, French fashion designer (b. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Yves Henri Donat Mathieu-Saint-Laurent, known as Yves Saint Laurent ( August 1 1936 &ndash June 1 2008) was an Algerian 1936)

Holidays and observances

• Children's Day in some countries. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Universal Children's Day In 1954 the United Nations General Assembly suggested that all nations should observe a Universal Children's Day as a day of worldwide
• Sarawak, Borneo part of Malaysia - Gawai Dayak festival
• Kenya - Madaraka Day 1963. Sarawak is one of two Malaysian states on the Island of Borneo. Borneo is the third largest island in the world and is located at the centre of Maritime Southeast Asia. For the biogeographical region see Malesia Malaysia (məˈleɪʒə or /məˈleɪziə/ is a country that consists of thirteen states and Gawai Day or Gawai Dayak, a festival celebrated in Sarawak on 1 June every year is both a religious and social occasion The Republic of Kenya is a country in East Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia to the north Somalia to the northeast Tanzania to the south Madaraka Day, 1 June, commemorates the day that Kenya attained internal self-rule in 1963 preceding full independence on 12 December 1963 Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
• Roman Empire - Festival in honour of Carna. The Roman Empire was the post-Republican phase of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial
• Commemoration of Justin Martyr (Eastern Orthodox). Saint Justin Martyr (also Justin the Martyr, Justin of Caesarea, Justin the Philosopher, Latin Iustinus Martyr or Flavius The Eastern Orthodox Church is the second largest single Christian Communion in the world
• Saint Crescentinus
• Saint Ronan
• National Day Against Homophobia in Canada
• St. Nino’s Day (Georgian Orthodox Church)

External links

• BBC: On This Day
• The New York Times: On This Day
• On This Day in Canada

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