Historical Events In June - 01

1925  Lou Gehrig replaces Wally Pipp (1st of record 2130 consec games) on this day in history.  

1925  On this day in history richard Erdman, Enid Ok, actor (Stalag 17, Anything Goes)  

1926  On June - 01 the birth of Andy Griffith, American film and television actor  

1926  The birth of Marilyn Monroe, American film actress on June - 01.  

1926  On June - 01 ignacy Mocicki elected president of Poland  

1926  On June - 01 andy Griffith, Mount Airy NC, actor (Andy Griffith Show, Matlock)  

1926  Vasily Mikhaylovich Metallov, composer, dies at 64 on June - 01.  

1927  Colleen McCullough, writer on this day in history.  

1928  On this day in history bob Monkhouse, Kent England, comedian (Bonkers)  

1929  Yehudi Wyner, composer on June - 01.  

1930  On this day in history 6th French Mens Tennis: Henri Cochet beats Bill Tilden (36 86 63 61)  

1930  On this day in history edward Woodward, Croydon England, actor (Breaker Morant, Wickerman)  

1931  Rozenburg soccer team forms in Rozenburg on this day in history.  

1932  Lunteren soccer team forms in Lunteren on this day in history.  

1932  Francis Cameron, cricketer (NZ pace bowler took 61 wickets 1961-65) on this day in history.  

1933  Century of Progress world's fair opens in Chicago on this day in history.  

1933  On this day in history alan "the Horse" Ameche, Wisc, NFL fullback (Baltimore Colts)  

1934  On June - 01 pat Boone, Florida, singer/actor (April Love, Cross & Switchblade)  

1935  On this day in history james George, US, weightlifter (Olympic-silver-1960/bronze-1956)  

1935  On this day in history alberto Cametti, composer, dies at 64  

1937  On June - 01 the birth of Morgan Freeman, American film actor ('Driving Miss Daisy')  

1938  On this day in history superman Comics launched  

1939  British sub "Thetis" sinks in Liverpool Bay with all 99 aboard on this day in history.  

1939  On June - 01 the first televised heavyweight boxing match-Max Baer vs Lou Nova  

1941  31.98 cm (12.59") rainfall, Burlington, Kansas (state 24-hr record) on June - 01.  

1941  On this day in history germany bans all Catholic publications  

1941  On this day in history hMS CALCUTTA (AA)sunk in the Eastern Mediterranean, north west of Alexandria, Egypt by 2 bombs from German Ju88 bombers.255 survivors  

1941  On June - 01 hugh S Walpole, British writer (Killer & the Slain), dies  

1942  On June - 01 treblinka opens.  

1942  On June - 01 ernest Pingoud, composer, dies at 53  

1943  Actor Leslie Howard dies today when a civilian flight from Lisbon to London is shot down by the Germans during WWII, killing all on board on this day in history.  

1943  Leslie Howard, actor (Romeo & Juliet), Nazis shot down his plane at 50 on June - 01.  

1946  On June - 01 ion Antonescu, fascist premier/dictator of Romania, executed  

1947  The OPA, which issued WW II rationing coupons, disbands on June - 01.  

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

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  Robert Cecil, Earl of Salisbury, English prime minister (1598-1612) was born on June - 01.  

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

1633  Geminiano Montanari, Italian astronomer (d. 1687) was born on June - 01.  

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

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 this day in history.  

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

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