Public Holidays on June 1

• 🌍 Azores Day (Portugal)
• 🌍 Hari Keputeraan Rasmi Seri Paduka Baginda Yang di-Pertuan Agong (Malaysia)
• 🌍 Hari Lahir Pancasila (Indonesia)
• 🌍 June Bank Holiday (Ireland)
• 🌍 June Holiday (Ireland)
• 🌍 King's Birthday (New Zealand)
• 🌍 Madaraka Day (Kenya)
• 🌍 Pancasila Day (Indonesia)
• 🌍 Reconciliation Day (Australia)
• 🌍 Vesak Day (observed) (Singapore)
• 🌍 Western Australia Day (Australia)
• 🌍 Whit Monday (Greece)
• 🌍 Δευτέρα του Αγίου Πνεύματος (Greece)
• 🌍 ชดเชยวันวิสาขบูชา (Thailand)

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On This Day in History — June 1

• 2015 — A ship carrying 458 people capsizes on Yangtze river in China's Hubei province, killing 400 people.
• 2011 — A rare tornado outbreak occurs in New England; a strong EF3 tornado strikes Springfield, Massachusetts, during the event, killing four people.
• 2009 — Air France Flight 447 crashes into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Brazil on a flight from Rio de Janeiro to Paris. All 228 passengers and crew are killed.
• 2009 — General Motors files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. It is the fourth largest United States bankruptcy in history.
• 2004 — Oklahoma state prosecutors sentence Oklahoma City bombing co-conspirator Terry Nichols to 161 consecutive life terms without the possibility of a parole breaking a Guinness World Record.
• 2001 — Nepalese royal massacre: Crown Prince Dipendra of Nepal shoots and kills several members of his family including his father and mother.

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Notable Births on June 1

• 1996 — Tom Holland, English actor
• 1995 — Carlos Castro García, Spanish footballer
• 1994 — Kagayaki Taishi, Japanese sumo wrestler
• 1992 — Kira Plastinina, Russian fashion designer
• 1991 — Tyrone Roberts, Australian rugby league player
• 1990 — Kennie Chopart, Danish footballer

Notable Deaths on June 1

• 2015 — Charles Kennedy, Scottish journalist and politician (b. 1959)
• 2015 — Joan Kirner, Australian educator and politician, 42nd Premier of Victoria (b. 1938)
• 2015 — Nicholas Liverpool, Dominican lawyer and politician, 6th President of Dominica (b. 1934)
• 2015 — Jacques Parizeau, Canadian economist and politician, 26th Premier of Quebec (b. 1930)
• 2015 — Jean Ritchie, American singer-songwriter (b. 1922)
• 2014 — Ann B. Davis, American actress (b. 1926)

Sports on June 1

• MLB: Detroit Tigers @ Tampa Bay Rays — 22:40 UTC Scheduled
• MLB: Miami Marlins @ Washington Nationals — 22:45 UTC Scheduled
• MLB: Kansas City Royals @ Cincinnati Reds — 23:10 UTC Scheduled
• MLB: Chicago White Sox @ Minnesota Twins — 23:40 UTC Scheduled
• MLB: San Francisco Giants @ Milwaukee Brewers — 23:40 UTC Scheduled
• MLB: Texas Rangers @ St. Louis Cardinals — 23:45 UTC Scheduled

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Public Holidays on June 2

• 🌍 Cuti Hari Wesak (Malaysia)
• 🌍 Festa della Repubblica (Italy)
• 🌍 Republic Day (Italy)

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On This Day in History — June 2

• 2014 — Telangana officially becomes the 29th state of India.
• 2012 — Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is sentenced to life imprisonment for his role in the killing of demonstrators during the 2011 Egyptian revolution.
• 2003 — Europe launches its first voyage to another planet, Mars. The European Space Agency's Mars Express probe launches from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan.
• 1997 — In Denver, Timothy McVeigh is convicted on 15 counts of murder and conspiracy for his role in the 1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, in which 168 people died. He was executed four...
• 1990 — The Lower Ohio Valley tornado outbreak spawns 66 confirmed tornadoes in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio, killing 12.
• 1983 — After an emergency landing because of an in-flight fire, twenty-three passengers aboard Air Canada Flight 797 are killed when a flashover occurs as the plane's doors open. Because of this incident, numerous new...

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Notable Births on June 2

• 1993 — Adam Taggart, Australian footballer
• 1992 — Pajtim Kasami, Swiss footballer
• 1989 — Freddy Adu, Ghanaian-American footballer
• 1989 — Steven Smith, Australian cricketer
• 1988 — Sergio Agüero, Argentinian footballer
• 1988 — Patrik Berglund, Swedish ice hockey player

Notable Deaths on June 2

• 2017 — Peter Sallis, English actor (b. 1921)
• 2015 — Fernando de Araújo, East Timorese politician, President of East Timor (b. 1963)
• 2015 — Irwin Rose, American biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1926)
• 2014 — Ivica Brzić, Serbian footballer and manager (b. 1941)
• 2014 — Anjan Das, Indian director and producer (b. 1951)
• 2014 — Gennadi Gusarov, Russian footballer and manager (b. 1937)

Sports on June 2

• NHL: Vegas Golden Knights @ Colorado Avalanche — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• WNBA: Seattle Storm @ Dallas Wings — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• MLB: Colorado Rockies @ Los Angeles Angels — 01:38 UTC Scheduled
• MLB: Los Angeles Dodgers @ Arizona Diamondbacks — 01:40 UTC Scheduled
• MLB: New York Mets @ Seattle Mariners — 01:40 UTC Scheduled
• WNBA: Minnesota Lynx @ Phoenix Mercury — 02:00 UTC Scheduled

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