Historical Events In June - 01

1926  Ignacy Mocicki elected president of Poland on June - 01.  

1926  Andy Griffith, Mount Airy NC, actor (Andy Griffith Show, Matlock) on June - 01.  

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 this day in history.  

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  On this day in history lunteren soccer team forms in Lunteren  

1932  On June - 01 francis Cameron, cricketer (NZ pace bowler took 61 wickets 1961-65)  

1933  On this day in history century of Progress world's fair opens in Chicago  

1933  Alan "the Horse" Ameche, Wisc, NFL fullback (Baltimore Colts) on this day in history.  

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

1935  James George, US, weightlifter (Olympic-silver-1960/bronze-1956) on June - 01.  

1935  Alberto Cametti, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

1937  The birth of Morgan Freeman, American film actor ('Driving Miss Daisy') on this day in history.  

1938  Superman Comics launched on June - 01.  

1939  On June - 01 british sub "Thetis" sinks in Liverpool Bay with all 99 aboard  

1939  The first televised heavyweight boxing match-Max Baer vs Lou Nova on June - 01.  

1941  31.98 cm (12.59") rainfall, Burlington, Kansas (state 24-hr record) on this day in history.  

1941  Germany bans all Catholic publications on this day in history.  

1941  HMS CALCUTTA (AA)sunk in the Eastern Mediterranean, north west of Alexandria, Egypt by 2 bombs from German Ju88 bombers.255 survivors on June - 01.  

1941  Hugh S Walpole, British writer (Killer & the Slain), dies on this day in history.  

1942  Treblinka opens on June - 01.  

1942  On this day in history 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 June - 01.  

1943  On June - 01 leslie Howard, actor (Romeo & Juliet), Nazis shot down his plane at 50  

1946  On this day in history ion Antonescu, fascist premier/dictator of Romania, executed  

1947  On this day in history the OPA, which issued WW II rationing coupons, disbands  

1948  On this day in history sonny Boy Williamson, [John Lee], blues player, dies at 34  

1949  On June - 01 the first magazine on microfilm offered to subscribers (Newsweek)  

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

1951  On this day in history rafael Altamira Crevea, Spanish lawyer/historian, dies at 85  

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Next Page »

1076  On June - 01 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  On this day in history birth of tiedemann Giese, Polish Catholic bishop (d. 1550)  

1503  Wilhelm von Grumbach, German lt col was born on this day in history.  

1549  On this day in history birth of allesandre Spontone, composer  

1563  Robert Cecil, Earl of Salisbury, English prime minister (1598-1612) was born on June - 01.  

1611  Felician Schwab, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

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 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  Death of John Story, English Catholic on this day in history.  

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

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