Historical Events In June - 01

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

1949  On June - 01 the first magazine on microfilm offered to subscribers (Newsweek)   

1951  S Arend discovers asteroids #1592 Mathieu & #1593 Fagnes on June - 01.   

1951  On June - 01 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  On this day in history f Melius Christiansen, composer, dies at 84   

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  On June - 01 constitution of Tunisia promulgated (National Day)   

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

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

1962  Oscar 2 (ham radio satellite) launched into Earth orbit on this day in history.   

1962  USAF Maj Robert M White takes X-15 to 40,420 m on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1965  Explosion at Fukuoka, Japan kills 237 coal miners on this day in history.   

1966  2,400 persons attend White House Conference on Civil Rights on this day in history.   

1966  On June - 01 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  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  Tobacco advertising is banned on Canadian radio & TV on June - 01.   

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

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

1971  On this day in history ed Sullivan's final TV show   

1971  Perth Observatory discovers asteroid #2167 Erin on June - 01.   

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

1973  Greece becomes a republic, scrapping its monarchy on June - 01.   

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  On June - 01 birth of mstislav I of Kiev (d. 1132)   

1300  On this day in history 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  Allesandre Spontone, composer was born on this day in history.   

1563  Robert Cecil, Earl of Salisbury, English prime minister (1598-1612) was born on this day in history.   

1611  Felician Schwab, composer was born on June - 01.   

1633  On this day in history birth of geminiano Montanari, Italian astronomer (d. 1687)   

0193  Death of Didius Julianus, ship owner/emperor of Rome (193), murdered at 61 on June - 01.   

1191  Philips van de Elzas, count of Vlanderen, dies on this day in history.   

1340  On June - 01 jan III van Diest, bishop of Utrecht (1322-40), dies   

1434  On this day in history jagiello, King of Lithuania/Poland, dies   

1568  On this day in history death of duke of Alva, & 18 nobles, beheaded   

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

1616  On June - 01 death of tokugawa Ieyasu (b. 1543)   

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