Historical Events In June - 01

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  Rafael Altamira Crevea, Spanish lawyer/historian, dies at 85 on this day in history.   

1952  On June - 01 east Germany closes its links with West   

1952  On June - 01 john Dewey, US philosopher (Common Faith), dies at 92   

1955  F Melius Christiansen, composer, dies at 84 on this day in history.   

1958  Charles de Gaulle becomes premier of France on June - 01.   

1958  On June - 01 general De Gaulle named the premier of France   

1959  Constitution of Tunisia promulgated (National Day) on June - 01.   

1960  On June - 01 lester Patrick NHL coach/star, dies at 76   

1960  Lester Patrick, NHL coach/star, dies at 76 on June - 01.   

1962  On this day in history oscar 2 (ham radio satellite) launched into Earth orbit   

1962  USAF Maj Robert M White takes X-15 to 40,420 m on June - 01.   

1963  King Victor Emmanual III of Italy, becomes Emperor of Ethiopia on June - 01.   

1964  Rutkowski Bronislaw, composer, dies at 66 on June - 01.   

1965  A Penzias & R Wilson detect 3ø K primordial background radiation on June - 01.   

1965  Explosion at Fukuoka, Japan kills 237 coal miners on June - 01.   

1966  On June - 01 2,400 persons attend White House Conference on Civil Rights   

1966  On June - 01 george Harrison is impressed by Ravi Shankar's concert in London   

1967  On this day in history beatles release Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band in US & goes gold   

1967  On June - 01 mayor-council form of government instituted for Washington, DC   

1968  On this day in history helen Keller blind & deaf, dies at 87   

1968  Simon & Garfunkel's "Mrs Robinson" hits #1 on this day in history.   

1968  Helen Keller, blind & deaf/author (Let us Have Faith), dies at 87 on June - 01.   

1969  On June - 01 tobacco advertising is banned on Canadian radio & TV   

1970  On June - 01 soyuz 9 launched into Earth orbit for 18 days   

1970  G Ungaretti, writer, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1971  Ed Sullivan's final TV show on June - 01.   

1971  On June - 01 perth Observatory discovers asteroid #2167 Erin   

1971  Reinhold Niebuhr, US theologist (Nature & Destiny of Man), dies at 78 on June - 01.   

1973  On this day in history greece becomes a republic, scrapping its monarchy   

1973  On June - 01 paul McCartney & Wings release "Live & Let Die"   

1973  Harvey S Firestone Jr, US tire manufacturer, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

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

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

1549  Allesandre Spontone, composer was born on June - 01.   

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

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 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 June - 01.   

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  On this day in history death of duke of Alva, & 18 nobles, beheaded   

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

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

1625  Death of Honoré d'Urfé, French writer (b. 1568) on June - 01.