What are the important events that happened on June 1? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
June 1: Facts & Myths About This Day
June 1 is the 153rd day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 213 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Saturday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is May 19, 2024 – a Saturday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 477,000 hours has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘hectapentacontatrigon’ day.
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Gemini is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Pearl is the modern birthstone for this month. Moonstone is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 242 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,180 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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June 1 Historical Events
- 1779 –Benedict Arnold, a general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, is court-martialed for malfeasance.
- 1815 –Napoleon swears fidelity to the Constitution of France.
- 1910 –Robert Falcon Scott’s South Pole expedition leaves England.
- 1916 –Louis Brandeis becomes the first Jew appointed to the United States Supreme Court.
- 1943 –British Overseas Airways Corporation Flight 777 is shot down over the Bay of Biscay by German Junkers Ju 88s, killing actor Leslie Howard and leading to speculation the downing was an attempt to kill British Prime Minister Winston Churchill.
- 1946 –Ion Antonescu, “Conducator” (leader) of Romania during World War II, is executed.
- 1974 –Flixborough disaster: an explosion at a chemical plant kills 28 people.
- 1999 –American Airlines Flight 1420 slides and crashes while landing at Little Rock National Airport, killing 11 people on a flight from Dallas to Little Rock.
- 2009 –General Motors files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. It is the fourth largest United States bankruptcy in history.
- 2011 –A rare tornado outbreak occurs in New England; a strong EF3 tornado strikes Springfield, Massachusetts during the event, killing four people.
Who were born on June 1?
- 1815 –Otto of Greece (d. 1862)
- 1890 –Frank Morgan, American actor (d. 1949)
- 1901 –John Van Druten, English screen writer (d. 1957)
- 1956 –Lisa Hartman, American actress
- 1957 –Dorota Kędzierzawska, Polish film director
- 1965 –Larisa Lazutina, Russian cross-country skier
- 1973 –Derek Lowe, American baseball player
- 1973 –Frédérik Deburghgraeve, Belgian swimmer
- 1974 –Alanis Morissette, Canadian singer-songwriter
- 1987 –Juan Hernandez, Mexican footballer
Who died on June 1?
- 1823 –Louis Nicolas Davout, French marshal (b. 1770)
- 1873 –Joseph Howe, Canadian politician (b. 1804)
- 1927 –J. B. Bury, Irish historian (b. 1861)
- 1969 –Ivar Ballangrud, Norwegian ice skater (b. 1904)
- 1973 –Mary Kornman, American actress (b. 1915)
- 1985 –Richard Greene, British actor (b. 1918)
- 2002 –Hansie Cronje, South African cricketer (b. 1969)
- 2007 –Arn Shein, American sports writer (b. 1928)
- 2009 –Thomas Berry, American theologian, deep ecologist (b. 1914)
- 2010 –William H. Ginn Jr., U.S. Air Force officer (b. 1928)
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