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  On June - 01 vasily Mikhaylovich Metallov, composer, dies at 64  

1927  On June - 01 colleen McCullough, writer  

1928  Bob Monkhouse, Kent England, comedian (Bonkers) on June - 01.  

1929  Yehudi Wyner, composer on June - 01.  

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

1930  Edward Woodward, Croydon England, actor (Breaker Morant, Wickerman) on June - 01.  

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

1932  On June - 01 lunteren soccer team forms in Lunteren  

1932  Francis Cameron, cricketer (NZ pace bowler took 61 wickets 1961-65) on June - 01.  

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

1933  On June - 01 alan "the Horse" Ameche, Wisc, NFL fullback (Baltimore Colts)  

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

1935  On June - 01 james George, US, weightlifter (Olympic-silver-1960/bronze-1956)  

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 June - 01.  

1938  On this day in history superman Comics launched  

1939  British sub "Thetis" sinks in Liverpool Bay with all 99 aboard on June - 01.  

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

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

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 this day in history.  

1941  On this day in history hugh S Walpole, British writer (Killer & the Slain), dies  

1942  On this day in history treblinka opens.  

1942  Ernest Pingoud, composer, dies at 53 on this day in history.  

1943  On this day in history 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.  

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

1946  Ion Antonescu, fascist premier/dictator of Romania, executed on June - 01.  

1947  The OPA, which issued WW II rationing coupons, disbands on this day in history.  

1948  On June - 01 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  

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1076  Mstislav I of Kiev (d. 1132) was born on this day in history.  

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

1480  On June - 01 birth of tiedemann Giese, Polish Catholic bishop (d. 1550)  

1503  Wilhelm von Grumbach, German lt col was born on June - 01.  

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 this day in history.  

1611  On this day in history birth of felician Schwab, composer  

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

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

1191  On this day in history philips van de Elzas, count of Vlanderen, dies  

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

1434  On June - 01 jagiello, King of Lithuania/Poland, dies  

1568  On June - 01 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)