Historical Events For June - 01

1952  On June - 01 east Germany closes its links with West  

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  On this day in history general De Gaulle named the premier of France  

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  On this day in history lester Patrick, NHL coach/star, dies at 76  

1962  On June - 01 oscar 2 (ham radio satellite) launched into Earth orbit  

1962  USAF Maj Robert M White takes X-15 to 40,420 m on this day in history.  

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1963  On June - 01 king Victor Emmanual III of Italy, becomes Emperor of Ethiopia  

1964  Rutkowski Bronislaw, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

1965  On this day in history a Penzias & R Wilson detect 3ø K primordial background radiation  

1965  Explosion at Fukuoka, Japan kills 237 coal miners on this day in history.  

1966  2,400 persons attend White House Conference on Civil Rights on June - 01.  

1966  George Harrison is impressed by Ravi Shankar's concert in London on this day in history.  

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

1967  On this day in history mayor-council form of government instituted for Washington, DC  

1968  Helen Keller blind & deaf, dies at 87 on June - 01.  

1968  Simon & Garfunkel's "Mrs Robinson" hits #1 on June - 01.  

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  On June - 01 soyuz 9 launched into Earth orbit for 18 days  

1970  On June - 01 g Ungaretti, writer, dies at 82  

1971  On this day in history ed Sullivan's final TV show  

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

1971  Reinhold Niebuhr, US theologist (Nature & Destiny of Man), dies at 78 on this day in history.  

1973  On this day in history greece becomes a republic, scrapping its monarchy  

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

1973  On June - 01 harvey S Firestone Jr, US tire manufacturer, dies at 75  

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 this day in history.  

1975  On June - 01 ron Woods replaces Mick Taylor as Rolling Stone guitarist  

1975  Steve Prefontaine, 5K (Olympics-4-1972), dies at 25 on June - 01.  

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1076  Mstislav I of Kiev (d. 1132) was born on June - 01.  

1300  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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

1549  Allesandre Spontone, composer was born on this day in history.  

1563  On June - 01 birth of robert Cecil, Earl of Salisbury, English prime minister (1598-1612)  

1611  Felician Schwab, composer was born on June - 01.  

1633  Geminiano Montanari, Italian astronomer (d. 1687) was born on this day in history.  

0193  On this day in history death of didius Julianus, ship owner/emperor of Rome (193), murdered at 61  

1191  Philips van de Elzas, count of Vlanderen, dies on this day in history.  

1340  On this day in history 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 June - 01.  

1571  On June - 01 death of john Story, English Catholic  

1616  Death of Tokugawa Ieyasu (b. 1543) on June - 01.  

1625  On June - 01 death of honoré d'Urfé, French writer (b. 1568)