In this article, we are providing Worldwide June 1st Events and Birthdays of Important Personalities. You can also get information about Historical facts of the day June 1st in the areas like military, Politics, Science, Music, Sports, Arts, Entertainment, Births and Deaths and more information in this article.Many people want to know What is special about today. The Interesting Historical Facts that occurred around the world are mentioned. You can also find What happened in History Today in this article.
Also see – May 31st in History & June 2nd in History
June 1st | What Happened In History Today?
This Day in History | |
1533 | Henry VIII’s new queen, Anne Boleyn was crowned. |
1774 | The Port of Boston closed by the orders of The British Government. |
1789 | The first U.S. Congressional act became law on administering oaths. |
1792 | Kentucky became the 15th state of the U.S. |
1796 | Tennessee became the 16th state of the U.S. |
1861 | At the Fairfax Courthouse, Virginia, The first skirmish of the U.S. Civil War took place. |
1869 | For electronic voting machine, Thomas Edison received a patent. |
1877 | American Artists Society was formed. |
1880 | The first pay phone was installed. |
1892 | After the merging of the Edison General Electric and the Thomson-Houston Electric companies, The General Electric Company (GE) began operations. |
1915 | Germany conducted the first zeppelin air raid over England. |
1916 | By 450,000 men, The National Defense Act increased the strength of the U.S. National Guard |
1921 | 85 people were killed in a race riot erupted in Tulsa, OKlahoma. |
1935 | The company had produced 2.5 million Mickey Mouse watches during its 2-year association with Disney is reported by The Ingersoll-Waterbury Company. |
1938 | For the first time Baseball helmets were worn. |
1939 | From Chicago to New York, The Douglas DC-4 made its first passenger flight. |
1941 | As the Allied evacuation ended, The German Army completed the capture of Crete. |
1942 | To the Soviet Union,The U.S. began sending Lend-Lease materials. |
1943 | Germans shot down a civilian flight from Lisbon to London, during World War II. |
1944 | The government of Mexico abolished Siesta. |
1954 | Linus’ security blanket made its debut in the Peanuts comic strip. |
1958 | 1958 – Charles de Gaulle became the premier of France. 1958 – IBM ended its design of machines that contained electronic tubes. |
1961 | To FM multiplex stereo broadcasting, Radio listeners in New York, California, and Illinois were introduced. A year later the FCC made this a standard. |
1963 | Governor George Wallace vowed to defy an injunction that ordered the integration of the University of Alabama. |
1970 | Zimbabwe came into existence. It was formerly known as Rhodesia. |
1972 | The western-owned Iraq Petroleum Company in Iraq is nationalized by the Ba’athist government and turned operations over to the Iraq National Oil Company. |
1977 | The Soviet Union formally charged Jewish human rights activist Anatoly Shcharansky with treason. He was imprisoned until 1986. |
1978 | The U.S. reported the finding of wiretaps in the American embassy in Moscow. |
1979 | The government-controlled ceiling on oil prices ends in the U.S. The control was phased out over 28 months. |
1980 | Cable News Network (CNN) made its debut as the first all-news station. |
1989 | Disney World “Typhoon Lagoon” opened. |
1995 | At Disneyland Paris, the attraction “Space Mountain: From The Earth to the Moon” opened. |
1998 | The FDA approved a urine-only test for the AIDS virus in the U.S. |
2008 | The Phoenix Mars Lander became the first NASA spacecraft to scoop Martian soil. |
2009 | The first event, a George Strait concert, was held at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, TX. Today in Texas History |
2009 | General Motors filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy. The filing made GM the largest U.S. industrial company to enter bankruptcy protection. |
Famous People Born on June 1
Today Famous Birthdays. The famous people who celebrate their Birthday on 1st June are listed in below table. The following table includes the celebrities like Actors, Actresses, Models, Authors, Singers, Athletes, Musicians, Rappers and Producers in Chronological order. Read below list to know about celebrities who born on this day and Find out which celebrity is blowing the birthday candles along with you today.
Today Famous Birthdays | |
1801 | Brigham Young |
1863 | Hugo Münsterberg- Psychologist, pioneer of applied psychology |
1921 | Nelson Riddle |
1925 | Richard Erdman |
1926 | Andy Griffith- Actor Norma Jeane Mortenson (Marilyn Monroe) 1926 – Actress |
1930 | Pat Corley Edward Woodard |
1934 | Pat Boone – Singer Peter Masterson |
1937 | Morgan Freeman- Actor |
1939 | Cleavon Little |
1940 | Rene Auberjonois – Actor |
1945 | Frederica von Stade |
1946 | Brian Cox |
1947 | Jonathan Pryce Ron Wood- Guitarist (Rolling Stones) |
1948 | Tom Sneva-Race car Driver |
1949 | Mike Levine- Bassist (Triumph) |
1950 | Gemma Craven – Actress Graham Russell – Musician (Air Supply) |
1953 | Ronnie Dunn – Musician (Brooks and Dunn) |
1956 | Lisa Hartman Black – Actress |
1960 | Simon Gallup- Musician (The Cure) |
1961 | Richard Comeaux- Musician (River Road) |
1961 | Paul Coffey- Hockey player |
1963 | Mike Joyce- Musician (Smiths) |
1968 | Jason Donovan- Actor, singer |
1969 | Teri Polo- Actress |
1973 | Derek Lowe- Baseball player Heidi Klum- Model, television host (“Project Runway”) |
1974 | Alanis Morissette – Musician |
1977 | Sarah Anne Wayne Callies – Actress (TV: “The Walking Dead”) |
1979 | Morena Baccarin – Actress (“V”) Santana Moss -football player |
1980 | Damien Fahey – Television host (“Total Request Live”) |
1982 | Justine Henin- Tennis player |
What happened in India Today?
After listing out the Today Famous Birthdays, now we are providing the information of What happened in India Today. Many events have occurred on this day in History. The Historical facts that are important and occurred in India on June 1st are listed below. The famous Historic events, famous peoples births, and deaths that are occurred in India are listed in below table. The list of Today In Indian History in the below table are listed in Chronological Order.
Today in Indian History | |
1842 | Bengali officer and literateur, Satyendranath Tagore was born. |
1874 | East India Company was dissolved. |
1916 | Lokmanya Tilak roared ”Freedom (Swaraj) is my birthright” at Ahmednagar. |
1929 | Nargis, one of the leading actresses of Indian cinema, was born as Fatima Rashid. |
1930 | The first Indian luxurious fast train ‘Deccan Queen’ started from Victoria Terminus (CST) to Pune. |
1945 | Tata Fundamental Research Institute was established. |
1964 | Nava Paisa, established in 1947, was renamed as ‘Paisa’. |
1972 | Space Commission and Department of Space was set up. Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) brought under Department of Space (DOS). |
1985 | Dinesh Karthik, Indian cricketer was born. |
1987 | Khwaja Ahmad Abbas, Indian film director and screenwriter, passed away. |
1993 | Prem Kumar Sharma, MLA of Bharatiya Janata Party, was assassinated. |
1996 | Neelam Sanjiva Reddy, sixth President of India, passed away. |
1997 | Ghulam Rasool Wani, National Conference leader, was kidnapped and shot dead by militants at Kaskot in Doda district, Jammu. |
