Historical Events In June - 01

1948  On June - 01 sonny Boy Williamson, [John Lee], blues player, dies at 34   

1949  The first magazine on microfilm offered to subscribers (Newsweek) on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history f Melius Christiansen, composer, dies at 84   

1958  On this day in history charles de Gaulle becomes premier of France   

1958  On June - 01 general De Gaulle named the premier of France   

1959  On this day in history constitution of Tunisia promulgated (National Day)   

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

1960  On this day in history lester Patrick, NHL coach/star, dies at 76   

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

1962  On this day in history 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  Rutkowski Bronislaw, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1965  A Penzias & R Wilson detect 3ø K primordial background radiation on this day in history.   

1965  On June - 01 explosion at Fukuoka, Japan kills 237 coal miners   

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

1966  George Harrison is impressed by Ravi Shankar's concert in London on June - 01.   

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 this day in history.   

1968  On this day in history helen Keller blind & deaf, dies at 87   

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

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 June - 01.   

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

1971  Ed Sullivan's final TV show on June - 01.   

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

1971  On June - 01 reinhold Niebuhr, US theologist (Nature & Destiny of Man), dies at 78   

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

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

1973  On June - 01 harvey S Firestone Jr, US tire manufacturer, dies at 75   

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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  Allesandre Spontone, composer was born on June - 01.   

1563  On June - 01 birth of robert Cecil, Earl of Salisbury, English prime minister (1598-1612)   

1611  On this day in history birth of felician Schwab, composer   

1633  On June - 01 birth of geminiano Montanari, Italian astronomer (d. 1687)   

0193  Death of Didius Julianus, ship owner/emperor of Rome (193), murdered at 61 on this day in history.   

1191  On June - 01 philips van de Elzas, count of Vlanderen, dies   

1340  Jan III van Diest, bishop of Utrecht (1322-40), dies on June - 01.   

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

1568  Death of Duke of Alva, & 18 nobles, beheaded on this day in history.   

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

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

1625  Death of Honoré d'Urfé, French writer (b. 1568) on June - 01.