On This Day — June 1

Famous events, births, and deaths from June 1 in history, plus the public holidays, religious observances, sports, and national days happening on this date today.

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58 events · 207 births · 106 deaths recorded for June 1.

🕰️ Notable Events on June 1

2015 — A ship carrying 458 people capsizes on Yangtze river in China's Hubei province, killing 400 people. Wikipedia ↗
2011 — A rare tornado outbreak occurs in New England; a strong EF3 tornado strikes Springfield, Massachusetts, during the event, killing four people. Wikipedia ↗
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. Wikipedia ↗
2009 — General Motors files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. It is the fourth largest United States bankruptcy in history. Wikipedia ↗
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. Wikipedia ↗
2001 — Nepalese royal massacre: Crown Prince Dipendra of Nepal shoots and kills several members of his family including his father and mother. Wikipedia ↗
2001 — Dolphinarium discotheque massacre: A Hamas suicide bomber kills 21 at a disco in Tel Aviv. Wikipedia ↗
1999 — American Airlines Flight 1420 slides and crashes while landing at Little Rock National Airport, killing 11 people on a flight from Dallas to Little Rock. Wikipedia ↗
1993 — Dobrinja mortar attack: Thirteen are killed and 133 wounded when Serb mortar shells are fired at a soccer game in Dobrinja, west of Sarajevo. Wikipedia ↗
1990 — George H. W. Bush and Mikhail Gorbachev sign a treaty to end chemical weapon production. Wikipedia ↗
1988 — The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty comes into effect. Wikipedia ↗
1980 — Cable News Network (CNN) begins broadcasting. Wikipedia ↗
1979 — The first black-led government of Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) in 90 years takes power. Wikipedia ↗
1978 — The first international applications under the Patent Cooperation Treaty are filed. Wikipedia ↗
1974 — The Heimlich maneuver for rescuing choking victims is published in the journal Emergency Medicine. Wikipedia ↗
1967 — The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band was released. Wikipedia ↗
1962 — Adolf Eichmann is hanged in Israel. Wikipedia ↗
1961 — The Canadian Bank of Commerce and Imperial Bank of Canada merge to form the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, the largest bank merger in Canadian history. Wikipedia ↗
1958 — Charles de Gaulle comes out of retirement to lead France by decree for six months. Wikipedia ↗
1946 — Ion Antonescu, "Conducator" ("Leader") of Romania during World War II, is executed. Wikipedia ↗
1943 — BOAC Flight 777 is shot down over the Bay of Biscay by German Junkers Ju 88s, killing British actor Leslie Howard and leading to speculation that it was actually an attempt to kill British Prime Minister Winston Churchill. Wikipedia ↗
1941 — World War II: The Battle of Crete ends as Crete capitulates to Germany. Wikipedia ↗
1939 — First flight of the German Focke-Wulf Fw 190 fighter-bomber airplane. Wikipedia ↗
1929 — The 1st Conference of the Communist Parties of Latin America is held in Buenos Aires. Wikipedia ↗
1922 — The Royal Ulster Constabulary is founded. Wikipedia ↗
1918 — World War I: Western Front: Battle of Belleau Wood: Allied Forces under John J. Pershing and James Harbord engage Imperial German Forces under Wilhelm, German Crown Prince. Wikipedia ↗
1916 — Louis Brandeis becomes the first Jew appointed to the United States Supreme Court. Wikipedia ↗
1913 — The Greek-Serbian Treaty of Alliance is signed, paving the way for the Second Balkan War. Wikipedia ↗
1910 — Robert Falcon Scott's second South Pole expedition leaves Cardiff. Wikipedia ↗
1890 — The United States Census Bureau begins using Herman Hollerith's tabulating machine to count census returns. Wikipedia ↗
1879 — Napoléon Eugène, the last dynastic Bonaparte, is killed in the Anglo-Zulu War. Wikipedia ↗
1868 — The Treaty of Bosque Redondo is signed, allowing the Navajo to return to their lands in Arizona and New Mexico. Wikipedia ↗
1862 — American Civil War: Peninsula Campaign: The Battle of Seven Pines (or the Battle of Fair Oaks) ends inconclusively, with both sides claiming victory. Wikipedia ↗
1861 — American Civil War: The Battle of Fairfax Court House is fought. Wikipedia ↗
1857 — Charles Baudelaire's Les Fleurs du mal is published. Wikipedia ↗
1855 — The American adventurer William Walker conquers Nicaragua. Wikipedia ↗
1849 — Territorial Governor Alexander Ramsey declared the Territory of Minnesota officially established. Wikipedia ↗
1831 — James Clark Ross becomes the first European at the North Magnetic Pole. Wikipedia ↗
1815 — Napoleon promulgates a revised Constitution after it passes a plebiscite. Wikipedia ↗
1813 — James Lawrence, the mortally-wounded commander of the USS Chesapeake, gives his final order: "Don't give up the ship!" Wikipedia ↗
1812 — War of 1812: U.S. President James Madison asks the Congress to declare war on the United Kingdom. Wikipedia ↗
1796 — Tennessee is admitted as the 16th state of the United States. Wikipedia ↗
1794 — The battle of the Glorious First of June is fought, the first naval engagement between Britain and France during the French Revolutionary Wars. Wikipedia ↗
1792 — Kentucky is admitted as the 15th state of the United States. Wikipedia ↗
1779 — Benedict Arnold, a general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, is court-martialed for malfeasance. Wikipedia ↗
1773 — Wolraad Woltemade rescues 14 sailors at the Cape of Good Hope from the sinking ship De Jonge Thomas by riding his horse into the sea seven times. He drowned on his eighth attempt. Wikipedia ↗
1679 — The Scottish Covenanters defeat John Graham of Claverhouse at the Battle of Drumclog. Wikipedia ↗
1670 — In Dover, England, Charles II of England and Louis XIV of France sign the Secret Treaty of Dover, which will force England into the Third Anglo-Dutch War. Wikipedia ↗
1660 — Mary Dyer is hanged for defying a law banning Quakers from the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Wikipedia ↗
1649 — Start of the Sumuroy Revolt: Filipinos in Northern Samar led by Agustin Sumuroy revolt against Spanish colonial authorities. Wikipedia ↗
1648 — The Roundheads defeat the Cavaliers at the Battle of Maidstone in the Second English Civil War. Wikipedia ↗
1535 — Combined forces loyal to Charles V attack and expel the Ottomans from Tunis during the Conquest of Tunis. Wikipedia ↗
1533 — Anne Boleyn is crowned Queen of England. Wikipedia ↗
1495 — A monk, John Cor, records the first known batch of Scotch whisky. Wikipedia ↗
1298 — Residents of Riga and Grand Duchy of Lithuania defeated the Livonian Order in the Battle of Turaida. Wikipedia ↗
1252 — Alfonso X is proclaimed king of Castile and León. Wikipedia ↗
1215 — Zhongdu (now Beijing), then under the control of the Jurchen ruler Emperor Xuanzong of Jin, is captured by the Mongols under Genghis Khan, ending the Battle of Zhongdu. Wikipedia ↗
193 — The Roman emperor Didius Julianus is assassinated. Wikipedia ↗

🎂 Notable Births on June 1

1996 — Tom Holland, English actor Wikipedia ↗
1995 — Carlos Castro García, Spanish footballer Wikipedia ↗
1994 — Kagayaki Taishi, Japanese sumo wrestler Wikipedia ↗
1992 — Kira Plastinina, Russian fashion designer Wikipedia ↗
1991 — Tyrone Roberts, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
1990 — Kennie Chopart, Danish footballer Wikipedia ↗
1990 — Carlota Ciganda, Spanish golfer Wikipedia ↗
1990 — Martin Pembleton, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
1990 — Bianca Perie, Romanian hammer thrower Wikipedia ↗
1989 — Sammy Alex Mutahi, Kenyan runner Wikipedia ↗
1988 — Javier Hernández, Mexican footballer Wikipedia ↗
1987 — Zoltán Harsányi, Slovakian footballer Wikipedia ↗
1987 — Jerel McNeal, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
1987 — Yarisley Silva, Cuban pole vaulter Wikipedia ↗
1986 — Moses Ndiema Masai, Kenyan runner Wikipedia ↗
1986 — Chinedu Obasi, Nigerian footballer Wikipedia ↗
1986 — Ben Smith, New Zealand rugby player Wikipedia ↗
1985 — Tirunesh Dibaba, Ethiopian runner Wikipedia ↗
1985 — Mário Hipólito, Angolan footballer Wikipedia ↗
1985 — Dinesh Karthik, Indian cricketer Wikipedia ↗
1985 — Nick Young, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
1985 — Sam Young, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
1984 — David Neville, American sprinter Wikipedia ↗
1984 — Olivier Tielemans, Dutch race car driver Wikipedia ↗
1983 — Tetyana Hamera-Shmyrko, Ukrainian runner Wikipedia ↗
1983 — Tõnis Sahk, Estonian long jumper Wikipedia ↗
1982 — Justine Henin, Belgian tennis player Wikipedia ↗
1981 — Brandi Carlile, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
1981 — Smush Parker, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
1981 — Amy Schumer, American comedian, actress, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
1981 — Carlos Zambrano, Venezuelan-American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
1979 — Santana Moss, American football player Wikipedia ↗
1979 — Markus Persson, Swedish game designer, founded Mojang Wikipedia ↗
1978 — Antonietta Di Martino, Italian high jumper Wikipedia ↗
1978 — Matthew Hittinger, American poet and author Wikipedia ↗
1977 — Brad Wilkerson, American baseball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
1976 — Marlon Devonish, English sprinter and coach Wikipedia ↗
1976 — Kōhei Murakami, Japanese actor Wikipedia ↗
1975 — Michal Grošek, Czech-Swiss ice hockey player and coach Wikipedia ↗
1975 — Frauke Petry, German politician Wikipedia ↗
1975 — Ēriks Rags, Latvian javelin thrower Wikipedia ↗
1974 — Alanis Morissette, Canadian-American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actress Wikipedia ↗
1974 — Michael Rasmussen, Danish cyclist Wikipedia ↗
1974 — Sarah Teather, English politician Wikipedia ↗
1974 — Akis Zikos, Greek footballer and coach Wikipedia ↗
1973 — Frédérik Deburghgraeve, Belgian swimmer Wikipedia ↗
1973 — Adam Garcia, Australian actor Wikipedia ↗
1973 — Derek Lowe, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
1973 — Heidi Klum, German-American model, fashion designer, and producer Wikipedia ↗
1971 — Mario Cimarro, Cuban-American actor and singer Wikipedia ↗
1970 — Alexi Lalas, American soccer player, manager, and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
1969 — Teri Polo, American actress Wikipedia ↗
1969 — Richard Murrian, American photographer
1968 — Jason Donovan, Australian actor and singer Wikipedia ↗
1968 — Jeff Hackett, Canadian ice hockey player and coach Wikipedia ↗
1968 — Susan Jones, Welsh politician Wikipedia ↗
1968 — Mathias Rust, German aviator Wikipedia ↗
1966 — Greg Schiano, American football player and coach Wikipedia ↗
1965 — Larisa Lazutina, Russian skier Wikipedia ↗
1965 — Olga Nazarova, Russian sprinter Wikipedia ↗
1965 — Nigel Short, English chess player and journalist Wikipedia ↗
1963 — Mike Joyce, English drummer Wikipedia ↗
1963 — Miles J. Padgett, Scottish physicist and academic Wikipedia ↗
1963 — David Westhead, English actor and producer Wikipedia ↗
1961 — Paul Coffey, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
1961 — Mark Curry, American actor Wikipedia ↗
1961 — Werner Günthör, Swiss shot putter and bobsledder Wikipedia ↗
1961 — John Huston, American golfer Wikipedia ↗
1961 — Peter Machajdík, Slovakian-German pianist and composer Wikipedia ↗
1960 — Simon Gallup, English musician (The Cure) Wikipedia ↗
1960 — Vladimir Krutov, Russian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
1960 — Sergey Kuznetsov, Russian footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
1960 — Giorgos Lillikas, Cypriot politician, 8th Cypriot Minister of Foreign Affairs Wikipedia ↗
1959 — Martin Brundle, English race car driver and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
1959 — John Pullinger, English statistician and librarian Wikipedia ↗
1959 — Alan Wilder, English singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer Wikipedia ↗
1958 — Ahron Bregman, Israeli-English political scientist and journalist Wikipedia ↗
1958 — Nambaryn Enkhbayar, Mongolian lawyer and politician, 3rd President of Mongolia Wikipedia ↗
1958 — Gennadiy Valyukevich, Belarusian triple jumper Wikipedia ↗
1957 — Dorota Kędzierzawska, Polish director and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
1956 — Lisa Hartman Black, American actress Wikipedia ↗
1955 — Chiyonofuji Mitsugu, Japanese sumo wrestler (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
1955 — Lorraine Moller, New Zealand runner Wikipedia ↗
1955 — Tony Snow, American journalist, 26th White House Press Secretary (d. 2008) Wikipedia ↗
1954 — Jill Black, English lawyer and judge Wikipedia ↗
1953 — Ronnie Dunn, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
1953 — Ted Field, American entrepreneur and racing driver Wikipedia ↗
1952 — Şenol Güneş, Turkish footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
1952 — David Lan, South African-English director and playwright Wikipedia ↗
1952 — Mihaela Loghin, Romanian shot putter Wikipedia ↗
1951 — Lola Young, Baroness Young of Hornsey, English actress and author Wikipedia ↗
1950 — Perrin Beatty, Canadian businessman and politician Wikipedia ↗
1950 — Charlene, American singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
1950 — Jean Lambert, English educator and politician Wikipedia ↗
1950 — Michael McDowell, American author and screenwriter (d. 1999) Wikipedia ↗
1950 — Wayne Nelson, American singer-songwriter and bass player Wikipedia ↗
1948 — Powers Boothe, American actor (d. 2017) Wikipedia ↗
1948 — Michel Plasse, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2006) Wikipedia ↗
1948 — Tom Sneva, American race car driver and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
1948 — Juhan Viiding, Estonian poet and actor (d. 1995) Wikipedia ↗
1947 — Ron Dennis, English businessman, founded the McLaren Group Wikipedia ↗
1947 — Jonathan Pryce, Welsh actor and singer Wikipedia ↗
1947 — Ronnie Wood, English guitarist, songwriter, and producer Wikipedia ↗
1946 — Brian Cox, Scottish actor Wikipedia ↗
1945 — Jim McCarty, American blues rock guitarist Wikipedia ↗
1945 — Linda Scott, American singer Wikipedia ↗
1945 — Lydia Shum, Chinese-Hong Kong actress (d. 2008) Wikipedia ↗
1945 — Kerry Vincent, Australian chef and author Wikipedia ↗
1945 — Frederica von Stade, American soprano and actress Wikipedia ↗
1944 — Robert Powell, English actor Wikipedia ↗
1943 — Richard Goode, American pianist Wikipedia ↗
1943 — Lorrie Wilmot, South African cricketer (d. 2004) Wikipedia ↗
1942 — Bruce George, Welsh politician Wikipedia ↗
1942 — Parveen Kumar, Pakistani-English physician and academic Wikipedia ↗
1941 — Dean Chance, American baseball player and manager (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
1941 — Toyo Ito, Japanese architect, designed the Torre Realia BCN and Hotel Porta Fira Wikipedia ↗
1941 — Alexander V. Zakharov, Russian physicist and astronomer Wikipedia ↗
1940 — René Auberjonois, American actor Wikipedia ↗
1940 — Kip Thorne, American physicist, astronomer, and academic Wikipedia ↗
1939 — Cleavon Little, American actor and comedian (d. 1992) Wikipedia ↗
1937 — Morgan Freeman, American actor and producer Wikipedia ↗
1937 — Rosaleen Linehan, Irish actress Wikipedia ↗
1937 — Colleen McCullough, Australian neuroscientist and author (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
1936 — André Bourbeau, Canadian politician Wikipedia ↗
1936 — Bekim Fehmiu, Bosnian actor (d. 2010) Wikipedia ↗
1936 — Gerald Scarfe, English illustrator and animator Wikipedia ↗
1935 — Norman Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank, English architect, founded Foster and Partners Wikipedia ↗
1935 — Reverend Ike, American minister and television host (d. 2009) Wikipedia ↗
1935 — Jack Kralick, American baseball player (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
1935 — John C. Reynolds, American computer scientist and academic (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
1934 — Pat Boone, American singer-songwriter and actor Wikipedia ↗
1934 — Peter Masterson, American actor, director, producer and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
1934 — Doris Buchanan Smith, American author (d. 2002) Wikipedia ↗
1933 — Haruo Remeliik, Palauan politician, 1st President of Palau (d. 1985) Wikipedia ↗
1933 — Charles Wilson, American lieutenant and politician (d. 2010) Wikipedia ↗
1932 — Frank Cameron, New Zealand cricketer Wikipedia ↗
1932 — Christopher Lasch, American historian and critic (d. 1994) Wikipedia ↗
1930 — John Lemmon, English logician and philosopher (d. 1966) Wikipedia ↗
1930 — Richard Levins, American ecologist and geneticist (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
1930 — Matt Poore, New Zealand cricketer Wikipedia ↗
1930 — Edward Woodward, English actor (d. 2009) Wikipedia ↗
1929 — Nargis, Indian actress (d. 1981) Wikipedia ↗