Historical Events In June - 01

1952  East Germany closes its links with West on this day in history.  

1952  John Dewey, US philosopher (Common Faith), dies at 92 on this day in history.  

1955  F Melius Christiansen, composer, dies at 84 on June - 01.  

1958  On June - 01 charles de Gaulle becomes premier of France  

1958  General De Gaulle named the premier of France on June - 01.  

1959  On June - 01 constitution of Tunisia promulgated (National Day)  

1960  Lester Patrick NHL coach/star, dies at 76 on this day in history.  

1960  Lester Patrick, NHL coach/star, dies at 76 on June - 01.  

1962  Oscar 2 (ham radio satellite) launched into Earth orbit on June - 01.  

1962  USAF Maj Robert M White takes X-15 to 40,420 m on June - 01.  

1963  On this day in history king Victor Emmanual III of Italy, becomes Emperor of Ethiopia  

1964  On this day in history rutkowski Bronislaw, composer, dies at 66  

1965  A Penzias & R Wilson detect 3ø K primordial background radiation on this day in history.  

1965  On June - 01 explosion at Fukuoka, Japan kills 237 coal miners  

1966  2,400 persons attend White House Conference on Civil Rights on this day in history.  

1966  George Harrison is impressed by Ravi Shankar's concert in London on June - 01.  

1967  Beatles release Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band in US & goes gold on June - 01.  

1967  Mayor-council form of government instituted for Washington, DC on this day in history.  

1968  Helen Keller blind & deaf, dies at 87 on this day in history.  

1968  On this day in history simon & Garfunkel's "Mrs Robinson" hits #1  

1968  Helen Keller, blind & deaf/author (Let us Have Faith), dies at 87 on this day in history.  

1969  Tobacco advertising is banned on Canadian radio & TV on this day in history.  

1970  Soyuz 9 launched into Earth orbit for 18 days on this day in history.  

1970  On this day in history g Ungaretti, writer, dies at 82  

1971  On June - 01 ed Sullivan's final TV show  

1971  On June - 01 perth Observatory discovers asteroid #2167 Erin  

1971  On this day in history reinhold Niebuhr, US theologist (Nature & Destiny of Man), dies at 78  

1973  Greece becomes a republic, scrapping its monarchy on June - 01.  

1973  On this day in history paul McCartney & Wings release "Live & Let Die"  

1973  Harvey S Firestone Jr, US tire manufacturer, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

1974  Bundy victim Brenda Ball disappears from Burien, Wash on this day in history.  

1975  Calif Angel Nolan Ryan 4th no-hitter beats Balt Orioles, 1-0 on June - 01.  

1975  On this day in history ron Woods replaces Mick Taylor as Rolling Stone guitarist  

1975  On June - 01 steve Prefontaine, 5K (Olympics-4-1972), dies at 25  

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1076  On June - 01 birth of mstislav I of Kiev (d. 1132)  

1300  On June - 01 birth of thomas of Brotherton, 1st Earl of Norfolk, son of Edward I of England (d. 1338)  

1480  Tiedemann Giese, Polish Catholic bishop (d. 1550) was born on June - 01.  

1503  On this day in history birth of wilhelm von Grumbach, German lt col  

1549  Allesandre Spontone, composer was born on June - 01.  

1563  On this day in history birth of robert Cecil, Earl of Salisbury, English prime minister (1598-1612)  

1611  On June - 01 birth of felician Schwab, composer  

1633  On June - 01 birth of geminiano Montanari, Italian astronomer (d. 1687)  

0193  On June - 01 death of didius Julianus, ship owner/emperor of Rome (193), murdered at 61  

1191  Philips van de Elzas, count of Vlanderen, dies on June - 01.  

1340  On June - 01 jan III van Diest, bishop of Utrecht (1322-40), dies  

1434  Jagiello, King of Lithuania/Poland, dies on June - 01.  

1568  Death of Duke of Alva, & 18 nobles, beheaded on this day in history.  

1571  On this day in history death of john Story, English Catholic  

1616  On this day in history death of tokugawa Ieyasu (b. 1543)  

1625  Death of Honoré d'Urfé, French writer (b. 1568) on this day in history.