Historical Events In June - 01

1948  Sonny Boy Williamson, [John Lee], blues player, dies at 34 on this day in history.   

1949  The first magazine on microfilm offered to subscribers (Newsweek) on this day in history.   

1951  On this day in history s Arend discovers asteroids #1592 Mathieu & #1593 Fagnes   

1951  On June - 01 rafael Altamira Crevea, Spanish lawyer/historian, dies at 85   

1952  East Germany closes its links with West on June - 01.   

1952  John Dewey, US philosopher (Common Faith), dies at 92 on June - 01.   

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

1958  On this day in history charles de Gaulle becomes premier of France   

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

1959  Constitution of Tunisia promulgated (National Day) on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1962  On June - 01 uSAF Maj Robert M White takes X-15 to 40,420 m   

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

1966  On June - 01 george Harrison is impressed by Ravi Shankar's concert in London   

1967  Beatles release Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band in US & goes gold on this day in history.   

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  On June - 01 helen Keller, blind & deaf/author (Let us Have Faith), dies at 87   

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  G Ungaretti, writer, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1971  Ed Sullivan's final TV show on this day in history.   

1971  Perth Observatory discovers asteroid #2167 Erin on this day in history.   

1971  Reinhold Niebuhr, US theologist (Nature & Destiny of Man), dies at 78 on June - 01.   

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

1973  On June - 01 paul McCartney & Wings release "Live & Let Die"   

1973  Harvey S Firestone Jr, US tire manufacturer, dies at 75 on June - 01.   

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1076  On this day in history birth of mstislav I of Kiev (d. 1132)   

1300  Thomas of Brotherton, 1st Earl of Norfolk, son of Edward I of England (d. 1338) was born on June - 01.   

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  On this day in history birth of allesandre Spontone, composer   

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  On this day in history birth of geminiano Montanari, Italian astronomer (d. 1687)   

0193  Death of Didius Julianus, ship owner/emperor of Rome (193), murdered at 61 on June - 01.   

1191  On June - 01 philips van de Elzas, count of Vlanderen, dies   

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

1434  On this day in history jagiello, King of Lithuania/Poland, dies   

1568  On this day in history death of duke of Alva, & 18 nobles, beheaded   

1571  Death of John Story, English Catholic on June - 01.   

1616  On June - 01 death of tokugawa Ieyasu (b. 1543)   

1625  On this day in history death of honoré d'Urfé, French writer (b. 1568)