Historical Events In June - 01

1926  On this day in history ignacy Mocicki elected president of Poland  

1926  Andy Griffith, Mount Airy NC, actor (Andy Griffith Show, Matlock) on this day in history.  

1926  Vasily Mikhaylovich Metallov, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

1927  Colleen McCullough, writer on June - 01.  

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

1929  On June - 01 yehudi Wyner, composer  

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

1930  On June - 01 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  On June - 01 century of Progress world's fair opens in Chicago  

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

1934  On this day in history 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  Alberto Cametti, composer, dies at 64 on June - 01.  

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

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  Germany bans all Catholic publications on this day in history.  

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

1942  On June - 01 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  On this day in history ion Antonescu, fascist premier/dictator of Romania, executed  

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

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

1949  On this day in history the first magazine on microfilm offered to subscribers (Newsweek)  

1951  S Arend discovers asteroids #1592 Mathieu & #1593 Fagnes on this day in history.  

1951  On June - 01 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  On June - 01 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 June - 01.  

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

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

1563  On this day in history birth of robert Cecil, Earl of Salisbury, English prime minister (1598-1612)  

1611  On June - 01 birth of felician Schwab, composer  

1633  On June - 01 birth of geminiano Montanari, Italian astronomer (d. 1687)  

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

1191  Philips van de Elzas, count of Vlanderen, dies on this day in history.  

1340  On June - 01 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 June - 01.  

1571  On this day in history death of john Story, English Catholic  

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)