Historical Events In June - 01

1926  Ignacy Mocicki elected president of Poland on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1929  Yehudi Wyner, composer on this day in history.  

1930  On June - 01 6th French Mens Tennis: Henri Cochet beats Bill Tilden (36 86 63 61)  

1930  On June - 01 edward Woodward, Croydon England, actor (Breaker Morant, Wickerman)  

1931  On June - 01 rozenburg soccer team forms in Rozenburg  

1932  Lunteren soccer team forms in Lunteren on June - 01.  

1932  On this day in history francis Cameron, cricketer (NZ pace bowler took 61 wickets 1961-65)  

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

1933  Alan "the Horse" Ameche, Wisc, NFL fullback (Baltimore Colts) on June - 01.  

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 June - 01.  

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

1938  On June - 01 superman Comics launched  

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

1941  On this day in history germany bans all Catholic publications  

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

1942  On June - 01 treblinka opens.  

1942  Ernest Pingoud, composer, dies at 53 on June - 01.  

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  On June - 01 the OPA, which issued WW II rationing coupons, disbands  

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  S Arend discovers asteroids #1592 Mathieu & #1593 Fagnes on June - 01.  

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 June - 01.  

1300  Thomas of Brotherton, 1st Earl of Norfolk, son of Edward I of England (d. 1338) was born on this day in history.  

1480  Tiedemann Giese, Polish Catholic bishop (d. 1550) was born on this day in history.  

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

1549  On June - 01 birth of allesandre Spontone, composer  

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

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

1340  Jan III van Diest, bishop of Utrecht (1322-40), dies on this day in history.  

1434  Jagiello, King of Lithuania/Poland, dies on this day in history.  

1568  Death of Duke of Alva, & 18 nobles, beheaded on June - 01.  

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

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

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