Historical Events In June - 01

1925  On June - 01 lou Gehrig replaces Wally Pipp (1st of record 2130 consec games)   

1925  On this day in history richard Erdman, Enid Ok, actor (Stalag 17, Anything Goes)   

1926  The birth of Andy Griffith, American film and television actor on this day in history.   

1926  The birth of Marilyn Monroe, American film actress on June - 01.   

1926  On June - 01 ignacy Mocicki elected president of Poland   

1926  Andy Griffith, Mount Airy NC, actor (Andy Griffith Show, Matlock) on this day in history.   

1926  On June - 01 vasily Mikhaylovich Metallov, composer, dies at 64   

1927  On this day in history colleen McCullough, writer   

1928  On this day in history bob Monkhouse, Kent England, comedian (Bonkers)   

1929  Yehudi Wyner, composer on June - 01.   

1930  On June - 01 6th French Mens Tennis: Henri Cochet beats Bill Tilden (36 86 63 61)   

1930  On this day in history edward Woodward, Croydon England, actor (Breaker Morant, Wickerman)   

1931  On June - 01 rozenburg soccer team forms in Rozenburg   

1932  Lunteren soccer team forms in Lunteren on June - 01.   

1932  On this day in history francis Cameron, cricketer (NZ pace bowler took 61 wickets 1961-65)   

1933  On this day in history century of Progress world's fair opens in Chicago   

1933  On June - 01 alan "the Horse" Ameche, Wisc, NFL fullback (Baltimore Colts)   

1934  Pat Boone, Florida, singer/actor (April Love, Cross & Switchblade) on this day in history.   

1935  James George, US, weightlifter (Olympic-silver-1960/bronze-1956) on June - 01.   

1935  Alberto Cametti, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1937  The birth of Morgan Freeman, American film actor ('Driving Miss Daisy') on June - 01.   

1938  On June - 01 superman Comics launched   

1939  On June - 01 british sub "Thetis" sinks in Liverpool Bay with all 99 aboard   

1939  On this day in history the first televised heavyweight boxing match-Max Baer vs Lou Nova   

1941  31.98 cm (12.59") rainfall, Burlington, Kansas (state 24-hr record) on June - 01.   

1941  Germany bans all Catholic publications on June - 01.   

1941  HMS CALCUTTA (AA)sunk in the Eastern Mediterranean, north west of Alexandria, Egypt by 2 bombs from German Ju88 bombers.255 survivors on June - 01.   

1941  On this day in history hugh S Walpole, British writer (Killer & the Slain), dies   

1942  On this day in history treblinka opens.   

1942  On this day in history ernest Pingoud, composer, dies at 53   

1943  Actor Leslie Howard dies today when a civilian flight from Lisbon to London is shot down by the Germans during WWII, killing all on board on this day in history.   

1943  Leslie Howard, actor (Romeo & Juliet), Nazis shot down his plane at 50 on this day in history.   

1946  Ion Antonescu, fascist premier/dictator of Romania, executed on this day in history.   

1947  The OPA, which issued WW II rationing coupons, disbands on June - 01.   

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1076  On this day in history birth of mstislav I of Kiev (d. 1132)   

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 June - 01.   

1503  Wilhelm von Grumbach, German lt col was born on June - 01.   

1549  Allesandre Spontone, composer was born on June - 01.   

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 this day in history.   

1633  Geminiano Montanari, Italian astronomer (d. 1687) was born on this day in history.   

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

1191  Philips van de Elzas, count of Vlanderen, dies on June - 01.   

1340  On this day in history 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  Death of Tokugawa Ieyasu (b. 1543) on June - 01.   

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