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 this day in history.   

1951  On this day in history rafael Altamira Crevea, Spanish lawyer/historian, dies at 85   

1952  On this day in history east Germany closes its links with West   

1952  John Dewey, US philosopher (Common Faith), dies at 92 on June - 01.   

1955  On June - 01 f Melius Christiansen, composer, dies at 84   

1958  Charles de Gaulle becomes premier of France on this day in history.   

1958  General De Gaulle named the premier of France on this day in history.   

1959  On June - 01 constitution of Tunisia promulgated (National Day)   

1960  Lester Patrick NHL coach/star, dies at 76 on June - 01.   

1960  On June - 01 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 June - 01 king Victor Emmanual III of Italy, becomes Emperor of Ethiopia   

1964  On June - 01 rutkowski Bronislaw, composer, dies at 66   

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

1965  On this day in history explosion at Fukuoka, Japan kills 237 coal miners   

1966  2,400 persons attend White House Conference on Civil Rights on June - 01.   

1966  On this day in history george Harrison is impressed by Ravi Shankar's concert in London   

1967  On June - 01 beatles release Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band in US & goes gold   

1967  On this day in history mayor-council form of government instituted for Washington, DC   

1968  Helen Keller blind & deaf, dies at 87 on June - 01.   

1968  On June - 01 simon & Garfunkel's "Mrs Robinson" hits #1   

1968  On this day in history helen Keller, blind & deaf/author (Let us Have Faith), dies at 87   

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

1971  On this day in history perth Observatory discovers asteroid #2167 Erin   

1971  Reinhold Niebuhr, US theologist (Nature & Destiny of Man), dies at 78 on June - 01.   

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

1973  Paul McCartney & Wings release "Live & Let Die" on June - 01.   

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 June - 01.   

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 June - 01 birth of wilhelm von Grumbach, German lt col   

1549  Allesandre Spontone, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1611  Felician Schwab, composer was born on this day in history.   

1633  Geminiano Montanari, Italian astronomer (d. 1687) was born on June - 01.   

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

1434  Jagiello, King of Lithuania/Poland, dies on this day in history.   

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

1571  On this day in history death of john Story, English Catholic   

1616  Death of Tokugawa Ieyasu (b. 1543) on June - 01.   

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