Birthday June 01, 1563 Robert Cecil, Earl of Salisbury, English chief minister (1598-1625)
Birthday June 01, 1801 Brigham Young, Mormon church leader, polygamist
Birthday June 01, 1804 Mikhail Glinka, Russian composer
Birthday June 01, 1878 John Masefield, English poet
Birthday June 01, 1898 Molly Picon, Actress
Birthday June 01, 1907 Frank Whittle, inventor of a jet engine
Birthday June 01, 1921 Nelson Riddle, musical conductor
Birthday June 01, 1926 Marilyn Monroe born
Birthday June 01, 1926 Andy Griffith, (Matlock, sheriff of Mayberry)
Birthday June 01, 1926 Marilyn Monroe, (Norma Jean Baker), Actress (Some Like It Hot)
Birthday June 01, 1928 Georgi T. Dobrovolsky, Soviet cosmonaut (Soyuz 11)
Birthday June 01, 1934 Pat Boone singer
Birthday June 01, 1939 Cleavon Little, Actor
Birthday June 01, 1945 Linda Scott
Birthday June 01, 1945 Frederica von Stade, opera singer
Birthday June 01, 1947 Ron Wood, rock guitarist (Faces/Rolling Stones)
Birthday June 01, 1948 Tom Sneva, US auto racer
Birthday June 01, 1955 Chiyonofuji, sumo wrestler
History June 01, 1638 1st earthquake recorded in U.S. - at Plymouth - Mass
History June 01, 1779 Benedict Arnold is court-martialed
History June 01, 1792 Kentucky becomes 15th state
History June 01, 1796 Tennessee becomes 16th state
History June 01, 1809 Coleridge begins to publish The Friend
History June 01, 1813 Capt John Lawrence utters Navy motto 'Don't give up the ship'
History June 01, 1845 Homing pigeon completes 11 -000 km trip (Namibia-London) in 55 days
History June 01, 1861 US & Confederacy simultaneously stop mail interchange
History June 01, 1864 Battle of Cold Harbor begins
History June 01, 1865 US adventurer Wm. Walker conquers Nicaragua - reestablishes slavery
History June 01, 1866 Renegade Irish Fenians invade Fort Erie Ontario from US
History June 01, 1871 John Wesley Hardin arrives in Abilene
History June 01, 1877 U.S. troops authorized to pursue bandits into Mexico
History June 01, 1900 Future President Hoover caught in Boxer Rebellion
History June 01, 1916 Germans launch attack on British lines in Ypres Salient
History June 01, 1918 Yanks turn triple play - beat Tigers 5-4
History June 01, 1925 Lou Gehrig replaces Wally Pipp starts 2130 game streak
History June 01, 1933 Century of Progress world's fair opens in Chicago
History June 01, 1934 Nissan Motor Company founded
History June 01, 1935 Yanks set solo HR record with 6 beat Boston 7-2
History June 01, 1939 1st TV heavyweight boxing match - Max Baer vs Lou Nova
History June 01, 1941 Crete falls to German forces
History June 01, 1942 News of death camp killings becomes public for first time
History June 01, 1949 1st magazine on microfilm offered to subscribers - Newsweek
History June 01, 1951 1st self-contained titanium plant opened Henderson Nevada
History June 01, 1957 1st US runner breaks 4 minute mile - Don Bowden
History June 01, 1958 De Gaulle reassumes French leadership
History June 01, 1959 constitution of Tunisia promulgated (National Day)
History June 01, 1964 Top U.S. officials meet in Honolulu
History June 01, 1965 Coal mine explosion kills 236 in Japan
History June 01, 1965 A Penzias and R. Wilson detect 3 degree Kelvin primordial background
History June 01, 1967 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - by the Beatles - is released
History June 01, 1967 Beatles release "Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"
History June 01, 1967 The Beatles release Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
History June 01, 1968 Helen Keller dies
History June 01, 1970 Soyuz 9 launched into earth orbit for 18 days
History June 01, 1971 Vietnam Veterans group announces support for Nixon
History June 01, 1971 Ed Sullivan's final show
History June 01, 1977 Soviets charge Shcharansky with treason
History June 01, 1984 weightlifter Alexander Gunyashev of USSR snatches a record 211 kg
History June 01, 1990 Superpowers to destroy chemical weapons
History June 01, 2004 Opening statements begin in Scott Peterson murder trial
History June 01, 2005 George Mikan dies
June 01, 1563 Robert Cecil, Earl of Salisbury, English chief minister (1598-1625)
June 01, 1801 Brigham Young, Mormon church leader, polygamist
June 01, 1804 Mikhail Glinka, Russian composer
June 01, 1878 John Masefield, English poet
June 01, 1898 Molly Picon, Actress
June 01, 1907 Frank Whittle, inventor of a jet engine
June 01, 1921 Nelson Riddle, musical conductor
June 01, 1926 Marilyn Monroe born
June 01, 1926 Andy Griffith, (Matlock, sheriff of Mayberry)
June 01, 1926 Marilyn Monroe, (Norma Jean Baker), Actress (Some Like It Hot)
June 01, 1928 Georgi T. Dobrovolsky, Soviet cosmonaut (Soyuz 11)
June 01, 1934 Pat Boone singer
June 01, 1939 Cleavon Little, Actor
June 01, 1945 Linda Scott
June 01, 1945 Frederica von Stade, opera singer
June 01, 1947 Ron Wood, rock guitarist (Faces/Rolling Stones)
June 01, 1948 Tom Sneva, US auto racer
June 01, 1955 Chiyonofuji, sumo wrestler
June 01, 1638 1st earthquake recorded in U.S. - at Plymouth - Mass
June 01, 1779 Benedict Arnold is court-martialed
June 01, 1792 Kentucky becomes 15th state
June 01, 1796 Tennessee becomes 16th state
June 01, 1809 Coleridge begins to publish The Friend
June 01, 1813 Capt John Lawrence utters Navy motto 'Don't give up the ship'
June 01, 1845 Homing pigeon completes 11 -000 km trip (Namibia-London) in 55 days
June 01, 1861 US & Confederacy simultaneously stop mail interchange
June 01, 1864 Battle of Cold Harbor begins
June 01, 1865 US adventurer Wm. Walker conquers Nicaragua - reestablishes slavery
June 01, 1866 Renegade Irish Fenians invade Fort Erie Ontario from US
June 01, 1871 John Wesley Hardin arrives in Abilene
June 01, 1877 U.S. troops authorized to pursue bandits into Mexico
June 01, 1900 Future President Hoover caught in Boxer Rebellion
June 01, 1916 Germans launch attack on British lines in Ypres Salient
June 01, 1918 Yanks turn triple play - beat Tigers 5-4
June 01, 1925 Lou Gehrig replaces Wally Pipp starts 2130 game streak
June 01, 1933 Century of Progress world's fair opens in Chicago
June 01, 1934 Nissan Motor Company founded
June 01, 1935 Yanks set solo HR record with 6 beat Boston 7-2
June 01, 1939 1st TV heavyweight boxing match - Max Baer vs Lou Nova
June 01, 1941 Crete falls to German forces
June 01, 1942 News of death camp killings becomes public for first time
June 01, 1949 1st magazine on microfilm offered to subscribers - Newsweek
June 01, 1951 1st self-contained titanium plant opened Henderson Nevada
June 01, 1957 1st US runner breaks 4 minute mile - Don Bowden
June 01, 1958 De Gaulle reassumes French leadership
June 01, 1959 constitution of Tunisia promulgated (National Day)
June 01, 1964 Top U.S. officials meet in Honolulu
June 01, 1965 Coal mine explosion kills 236 in Japan
June 01, 1965 A Penzias and R. Wilson detect 3 degree Kelvin primordial background
June 01, 1967 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - by the Beatles - is released
June 01, 1967 Beatles release "Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"
June 01, 1967 The Beatles release Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
June 01, 1968 Helen Keller dies
June 01, 1970 Soyuz 9 launched into earth orbit for 18 days
June 01, 1971 Vietnam Veterans group announces support for Nixon
June 01, 1971 Ed Sullivan's final show
June 01, 1977 Soviets charge Shcharansky with treason
June 01, 1984 weightlifter Alexander Gunyashev of USSR snatches a record 211 kg
June 01, 1990 Superpowers to destroy chemical weapons
June 01, 2004 Opening statements begin in Scott Peterson murder trial
June 01, 2005 George Mikan dies