Historical Events In June - 01

1948  Sonny Boy Williamson, [John Lee], blues player, dies at 34 on this day in history.  

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 June - 01.  

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

1952  East Germany closes its links with West on this day in history.  

1952  John Dewey, US philosopher (Common Faith), dies at 92 on this day in history.  

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

1958  On June - 01 charles de Gaulle becomes premier of France  

1958  On this day in history general De Gaulle named the premier of France  

1959  Constitution of Tunisia promulgated (National Day) on this day in history.  

1960  Lester Patrick NHL coach/star, dies at 76 on this day in history.  

1960  Lester Patrick, NHL coach/star, dies at 76 on this day in history.  

1962  On June - 01 oscar 2 (ham radio satellite) launched into Earth orbit  

1962  On June - 01 uSAF Maj Robert M White takes X-15 to 40,420 m  

1963  On this day in history king Victor Emmanual III of Italy, becomes Emperor of Ethiopia  

1964  On this day in history rutkowski Bronislaw, composer, dies at 66  

1965  On June - 01 a Penzias & R Wilson detect 3ø K primordial background radiation  

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 this day in history george Harrison is impressed by Ravi Shankar's concert in London  

1967  Beatles release Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band in US & goes gold on this day in history.  

1967  Mayor-council form of government instituted for Washington, DC on June - 01.  

1968  Helen Keller blind & deaf, dies at 87 on June - 01.  

1968  On this day in history simon & Garfunkel's "Mrs Robinson" hits #1  

1968  On this day in history helen Keller, blind & deaf/author (Let us Have Faith), dies at 87  

1969  On this day in history tobacco advertising is banned on Canadian radio & TV  

1970  Soyuz 9 launched into Earth orbit for 18 days on this day in history.  

1970  On this day in history g Ungaretti, writer, dies at 82  

1971  Ed Sullivan's final TV show on this day in history.  

1971  On this day in history perth Observatory discovers asteroid #2167 Erin  

1971  On this day in history reinhold Niebuhr, US theologist (Nature & Destiny of Man), dies at 78  

1973  On June - 01 greece becomes a republic, scrapping its monarchy  

1973  Paul McCartney & Wings release "Live & Let Die" on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1503  On this day in history birth of wilhelm von Grumbach, German lt col  

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  On this day in history 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 June - 01.  

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

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

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

1571  Death of John Story, English Catholic on this day in history.  

1616  On this day in history death of tokugawa Ieyasu (b. 1543)  

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