History of Today in India – 01 June

Explore the history of today 01 June in India, including important events, famous personalities, and milestones for UPSC SSC,Banking & PSC exams.

Last updated on 01 June 2026, 10:00 AM

📜 Important Events on 01 June in World History

• 01 Jun 2015: A ship carrying 458 people capsizes in the Yangtze river in China's Hubei province, killing 442 people. Read more
• 01 Jun 2011: A rare tornado outbreak occurs in New England; a strong EF3 tornado strikes Springfield, Massachusetts, during the event, killing four people. Read more
• 01 Jun 2011: Space Shuttle Endeavour makes its final landing after 25 flights. Read more
• 01 Jun 2009: Air France Flight 447 crashes into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Brazil on a flight from Rio de Janeiro to Paris. All 228 passengers and crew are killed. Read more
• 01 Jun 2009: General Motors files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. It is the fourth largest United States bankruptcy in history. Read more
• 01 Jun 2008: A fire on the back lot of Universal Studios breaks out, destroying the attraction King Kong Encounter and a large archive of master tapes for music and film, the full extent of which was not revealed until 2019. Read more
• 01 Jun 2007: Cyclone Gonu develops from an area of convection in the Arabian Sea, becoming the worst recorded natural disaster in Oman. Read more
• 01 Jun 2004: Oklahoma City bombing co-conspirator Terry Nichols is sentenced to 161 consecutive life terms without the possibility of parole. Read more
• 01 Jun 2001: Nepalese royal massacre: Crown Prince Dipendra of Nepal shoots and kills several members of his family including his father and mother. Read more
• 01 Jun 2001: Dolphinarium discotheque massacre: A Hamas suicide bomber kills 21 at a disco in Tel Aviv. Read more
• 01 Jun 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. Read more
• 01 Jun 1994: Republic of South Africa becomes a republic in the Commonwealth of Nations. Read more
• 01 Jun 1993: Dobrinja mortar attack: Thirteen are killed and 133 wounded when Serb mortar shells are fired at a soccer game in Dobrinja, west of Sarajevo. Read more
• 01 Jun 1990: Cold War: George H. W. Bush and Mikhail Gorbachev sign a treaty to end chemical weapon production. Read more
• 01 Jun 1988: The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty comes into effect. Read more
• 01 Jun 1980: Cable News Network (CNN) begins broadcasting. Read more
• 01 Jun 1979: The first black-led government of Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) in 90 years takes power. Read more
• 01 Jun 1978: The first international applications under the Patent Cooperation Treaty are filed. Read more
• 01 Jun 1976: Aeroflot Flight 418 crashes in Bioko, Equatorial Guinea, killing 46. Read more
• 01 Jun 1975: The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan was founded by Jalal Talabani, Nawshirwan Mustafa, Fuad Masum and others. Read more
• 01 Jun 1974: The Heimlich maneuver for rescuing choking victims is published in the journal Emergency Medicine. Read more
• 01 Jun 1962: Adolf Eichmann, former SS officer in Nazi Germany, is hanged in Israel for having committed crimes against humanity, war crimes, and other offenses. Read more
• 01 Jun 1961: The Canadian Bank of Commerce and Imperial Bank of Canada merge to form the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, the largest bank merger in Canadian history. Read more
• 01 Jun 1958: Charles de Gaulle comes out of retirement to lead France by decree for six months. Read more
• 01 Jun 1951: Washington State Ferries, the largest ferry system in the United States, begins operation under state ownership after a buyout of the Puget Sound Navigation Company. Read more
• 01 Jun 1950: The Declaration of Conscience speech, by U.S. Senator from Maine, Margaret Chase Smith, is delivered in response to Joseph R. McCarthy's speech at Wheeling, West Virginia. Read more
• 01 Jun 1950: The Chinchaga fire ignites. By September, it would become the largest single fire on record in North America. Read more
• 01 Jun 1946: Ion Antonescu, "Conducator" ("Leader") of Romania during World War II, is executed. Read more
• 01 Jun 1943: BOAC Flight 777 is shot down over the Bay of Biscay by German Junkers Ju 88s, killing British actor Leslie Howard and leading to speculation that it was actually an attempt to kill British Prime Minister Winston Churchill. Read more
• 01 Jun 1941: World War II: The Battle of Crete ends as Crete capitulates to Germany. Read more
• 01 Jun 1941: The Farhud, a massive pogrom in Iraq, starts and as a result, many Iraqi Jews are forced to leave their homes. Read more
• 01 Jun 1939: First flight of the German Focke-Wulf Fw 190 fighter aircraft. Read more
• 01 Jun 1929: The 1st Conference of the Communist Parties of Latin America is held in Buenos Aires. Read more
• 01 Jun 1922: The Royal Ulster Constabulary is founded. Read more
• 01 Jun 1919: Prohibition comes into force in Finland. Read more
• 01 Jun 1918: World War I: Western Front: Battle of Belleau Wood: Allied Forces under John J. Pershing and James Harbord engage Imperial German Forces under Wilhelm, German Crown Prince. Read more
• 01 Jun 1916: The United States Senate confirms the appointment of Louis Brandeis to the United States Supreme Court, making him the first Jew to be an Associate Justice. Read more
• 01 Jun 1913: The Greek–Serbian Treaty of Alliance is signed, paving the way for the Second Balkan War. Read more
• 01 Jun 1890: The United States Census Bureau begins using Herman Hollerith's tabulating machine to count census returns. Read more
• 01 Jun 1879: Napoléon Eugène, the last dynastic Bonaparte, is killed in the Anglo-Zulu War. Read more
• 01 Jun 1868: The Treaty of Bosque Redondo is signed, allowing the Navajo to return to their lands in Arizona and New Mexico. Read more
• 01 Jun 1862: American Civil War: Peninsula Campaign: The Battle of Seven Pines (or the Battle of Fair Oaks) ends inconclusively, with both sides claiming victory. Read more
• 01 Jun 1861: American Civil War: The Battle of Fairfax Court House is fought. Read more
• 01 Jun 1857: Charles Baudelaire's Les Fleurs du mal is published. Read more
• 01 Jun 1857: The Revolution of the Ganhadores begins in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. Read more
• 01 Jun 1855: The American adventurer William Walker conquers Nicaragua. Read more
• 01 Jun 1854: Åland War: The British navy destroys merchant ships and about 16,000 tar barrels of the wholesale stocks area in Oulu, Grand Duchy of Finland. Read more
• 01 Jun 1849: Territorial Governor Alexander Ramsey declared the Territory of Minnesota officially established. Read more
• 01 Jun 1831: James Clark Ross becomes the first European at the North Magnetic Pole. Read more
• 01 Jun 1815: Napoleon promulgates a revised Constitution after it passes a plebiscite. Read more
• 01 Jun 1813: Capture of USS Chesapeake. Read more
• 01 Jun 1812: War of 1812: U.S. President James Madison asks the Congress to declare war on the United Kingdom. Read more

🎂 Important Births on 01 June in World History

• 01 Jun 1999: Technoblade, American YouTuber and streamer (died 2022) Alexander, known online as Technoblade, was an American YouTuber known for his Minecraft videos, livestreams, and involvement in the Dream SMP. Technoblade registered his main channel on YouTube in 2013. His videos consisted primarily of Minecraft gameplay, particularly on the minigame server Hypixel. After rising to popularity in 2019 for his performances in player versus player (PvP) events, Technoblade was invited to the Dream SMP Minecraft server in 2020, further increasing his following. Read more
• 01 Jun 1999: Dmytro Udovychenko, Ukrainian violinist Dmytro Udovychenko is a Ukrainian classical violinist who won the 2023 Montreal International Musical Competition and the 2024 Queen Elisabeth Competition. Read more
• 01 Jun 1996: Edvinas Gertmonas, Lithuanian footballer Edvinas Gertmonas is a Lithuanian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Swiss Super League club Servette and the Lithuania national team. Read more
• 01 Jun 1996: Tom Holland, English actor Thomas Stanley Holland is an English actor. He is the recipient of numerous accolades, including a BAFTA Award and three Saturn Awards. Holland's films as a lead actor have grossed over $9.9 billion worldwide, making him one of the highest-grossing film actors of all time. He was featured on the Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe list of 2019. Read more
• 01 Jun 1994: Kagayaki Taishi, Japanese sumo wrestler Kagayaki Taishi is a Japanese professional sumo wrestler. He wrestles for Takadagawa stable and made his professional debut in May 2010. Kagayaki reached the top division for the first time in 2016. His highest rank is maegashira 3. Read more
• 01 Jun 1991: Zazie Beetz, German-American actress Zazie Olivia Beetz is a German-American actress. She is known for her role as Van in the FX comedy-drama series Atlanta (2016–2022), for which she received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. She starred in the Netflix anthology series Easy (2016–2019) and has voiced Amber Bennett in the adult animated superhero series Invincible since 2021. Read more
• 01 Jun 1991: Tyrone Roberts, Australian rugby league player Tyrone Roberts is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays for the Ballina Seagulls in the NRRRL as a halfback or five-eighth. Read more
• 01 Jun 1990: Miller Bolaños, Ecuadoran footballer Miller Alejandro Bolaños Reasco is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays as a striker for Ecuadorian Serie B club 9 de Octubre. Read more
• 01 Jun 1990: Carlota Ciganda, Spanish golfer Carlota Ciganda Machiñena is a professional golfer from Spain who plays on the Ladies European Tour and the LPGA Tour. She won the LET's Order of Merit in her debut season in 2012, and was also named Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year. Read more
• 01 Jun 1989: Nataliya Goncharova, Ukrainian/Russian volleyball player Nataliya Olegovna Goncharova, from 2012 to 2016 Obmochaeva, is a Russian volleyball player. She played for the Ukraine women's national volleyball team until 2010 when she became part of the Russia women's national volleyball team. Read more
• 01 Jun 1989: Sammy Alex Mutahi, Kenyan runner Sammy Alex Mutahi is a Kenyan long-distance runner who specializes in the 5000 metres. Read more
• 01 Jun 1988: Javier Hernández, Mexican footballer Javier Hernández Balcázar, commonly known by the nickname Chicharito, is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a striker. He is known for his clinical finishing, pace, and technical ability. He is widely considered among the greatest Mexican players of all time, and regarded as one of the best North American players of all time. Read more
• 01 Jun 1987: Zoltán Harsányi, Slovak footballer Zoltán Harsányi is a Slovak footballer who plays for OFK Rapid Ohrady. Read more
• 01 Jun 1987: Yarisley Silva, Cuban pole vaulter Yarisley Silva Rodríguez is a Cuban pole vaulter. She won the silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics – the first Latin American athlete to win an Olympic medal in that event. Read more
• 01 Jun 1986: Moses Ndiema Masai, Kenyan runner Moses Ndiema Masai is a Kenyan runner who specializes in the 10,000 metres. Read more
• 01 Jun 1986: Chinedu Obasi, Nigerian footballer Chinedu Ogbuke Obasi is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a forward. Read more
• 01 Jun 1986: Ben Smith, New Zealand rugby player Benjamin Robert Smith is a retired New Zealand rugby union player, currently working for Super Rugby side Highlanders' management team. He formerly played for the Highlanders in the Super Rugby competition, Otago in the ITM Cup, Pau in the Top 14 and Kobelco Steelers in the Japan Rugby League One. Read more
• 01 Jun 1985: Dinesh Karthik, Indian cricketer Krishnakumar Dinesh Karthik is an Indian cricket commentator, coach and former international cricketer. Karthik played for the India national cricket team and also captained Tamil Nadu in domestic cricket. He is currently the mentor and batting coach for Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the Indian Premier League and London Spirit in The Hundred. Read more
• 01 Jun 1985: Nick Young, American basketball player Nicholas Aaron Young, nicknamed "Swaggy P", is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the USC Trojans and was a two-time first-team all-conference selection in the Pac-10. Young was selected by the Washington Wizards in the first round of the 2007 NBA draft with the 16th overall pick. He won an NBA championship with the Golden State Warriors in 2018. Read more
• 01 Jun 1985: Sam Young, American basketball player Samuel David Young is an American former professional basketball player who played four seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), among other leagues worldwide. He played college basketball for the Pittsburgh Panthers. Read more
• 01 Jun 1984: Jean Beausejour, Chilean footballer Jean André Emanuel Beausejour Coliqueo is a Chilean former professional footballer who played as a left-sided wing-back. Read more
• 01 Jun 1984: Olivier Tielemans, Dutch racing driver Olivier Tielemans is a Dutch racing driver. Read more
• 01 Jun 1984: Nikki Glaser, American comedian Nicole Rene Glaser is an American stand-up comedian and actress. She has had four television stand-up specials, hosted numerous award shows, and performed at numerous televised roasts, gaining significant popularity for her set on The Roast of Tom Brady. Previously, she hosted the television talk show Not Safe with Nikki Glaser, which premiered on Comedy Central in 2016. She starred in the 2022 reality show Welcome Home Nikki Glaser? on E! She hosted the reality TV dating shows Blind Date (2019) on Bravo and FBoy Island (2021–2023) on HBO Max and The CW and its spinoff Lovers and Liars on The CW. She also hosted the 2025 and 2026 Golden Globe Awards, which made her the first solo female host in Golden Globes history. Read more
• 01 Jun 1982: Justine Henin, Belgian tennis player Justine Henin is a Belgian former professional tennis player. She was ranked as the world No. 1 in women's singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for 117 weeks, including as the year-end No. 1 in 2003, 2006 and 2007. Henin won 43 WTA Tour-level singles titles, including seven majors, as well as an Olympic gold medal at the 2004 Athens Games and two Tour Finals titles. Coming from a country with little success in the sport, Henin helped establish Belgium as a leading force in women's tennis, leading the country to its first Fed Cup crown in 2001. As of 2026, she is still the most recent female player to have reached the finals of all four grand slam tournaments within the same calendar year. Read more
• 01 Jun 1981: Brandi Carlile, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Brandi Marie Carlile is an American singer-songwriter and producer. Her music spans multiple genres, including folk rock, alternative country, Americana, and classic rock. During her career, she has received eleven Grammy Awards and two Emmy Awards, in addition to being nominated for an Academy Award. In 2026, she was named one of Time's Women of the Year. Read more
• 01 Jun 1981: Amy Schumer, American comedian and actress Amy Beth Schumer is an American stand-up comedian, actress, writer, producer, and director. Schumer ventured into comedy in the early 2000s before appearing as a contestant on the fifth season of the NBC reality competition series Last Comic Standing in 2007. From 2013 to 2016, she was the creator, co-producer, co-writer, and star of the Comedy Central sketch comedy series Inside Amy Schumer, for which she received a Peabody Award and was nominated for five Primetime Emmy Awards, winning Outstanding Variety Sketch Series in 2015. Read more
• 01 Jun 1981: Carlos Zambrano, Venezuelan baseball player Carlos Alberto Zambrano Matos, nicknamed "Big Z" or "El Toro", is a Venezuelan former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 2001 to 2012 for the Chicago Cubs and Miami Marlins. Zambrano, who stands 6 feet 4 inches (1.93 m) and weighs 275 pounds (125 kg), was signed by the Cubs as a free agent in 1997 and made his debut in 2001. Read more
• 01 Jun 1981: Aleksei Mikhailovich Uvarov, Russian footballer Aleksei Mikhailovich Uvarov is a Russian former professional footballer. Read more
• 01 Jun 1979: Santana Moss, American football player Santana Terrell Moss is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for 14 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Miami Hurricanes, earning consensus All-American honors. Moss was selected by the New York Jets in the first round of the 2001 NFL draft, where he spent four seasons with the team, before playing for the Washington Redskins for 10 seasons. Moss was selected as an All-Pro in 2005. Read more
• 01 Jun 1979: Markus Persson, Swedish game designer, founded Mojang Markus Alexej Persson, known by the pseudonym Notch, is a Swedish video game programmer and designer. He is the creator of Minecraft, the best-selling video game in history. He founded the video game development company Mojang Studios in 2009. Read more
• 01 Jun 1978: Antonietta Di Martino, Italian high jumper Antonietta Di Martino is a retired Italian high jumper. She currently holds the Italian national women's high jump record at 2.03 metres for outdoor events and 2.04 metres for indoor events. She also currently holds the women's all-time highest jump-differential, meaning she has jumped the highest more than her own height. Read more
• 01 Jun 1977: Arsen Gitinov, Russian and Kyrgyzstani freestyle wrestler Arsen Gitinov is a Russian and Kyrgyzstani male freestyle wrestler from Dagestan. He participated in Men's freestyle 74 kg at 2008 Summer Olympics. After defeating Krystian Brzozowski and Ibrahim Aldatov in the preliminary rounds, he was eliminated in the quarterfinals by Kiril Terziev. Read more
• 01 Jun 1977: Danielle Harris, American actress Danielle Harris is an American actress and filmmaker. She is known as a "scream queen" for her roles in multiple horror films, including four entries in the Halloween franchise: Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988) and Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989) as Jamie Lloyd, and Halloween (2007) and Halloween II (2009) as Annie Brackett. Other such roles include Tosh in Urban Legend (1998), Belle in Stake Land (2010), and Marybeth Dunston in the Hatchet series (2010–17). In 2012, she was inducted into the Fangoria Hall of Fame. Read more
• 01 Jun 1977: Brad Wilkerson, American baseball player and coach Stephen Bradley Wilkerson is an American former professional baseball outfielder and first baseman who played eight seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). Read more
• 01 Jun 1977: Sarah Wayne Callies, American actress Sarah Wayne Callies is an American actress. She is known for starring as Sara Tancredi in Fox's Prison Break, Lori Grimes in AMC's The Walking Dead, and more recently, as Birdie Nicolletti in ABC's The Company You Keep. She has also starred as Katie Bowman in USA Network's Colony and Robin Perry in NBC's Council of Dads and has had film roles in Whisper (2007), Black Gold (2011), and The Show (2017). Read more
• 01 Jun 1976: Marlon Devonish, English sprinter and coach Marlon Ronald Devonish, is an English former sprinter who competed in the 100 metres and 200 metres. A prodigious relay runner with particular strength as a 'bend' runner, Devonish ran the third leg for the Great Britain quartet which won the 4 × 100 metres at the 2004 Olympic Games, and won four World Championship medals in the same event in 1999, 2005, 2007 and 2009. Read more
• 01 Jun 1975: Michal Grošek, Czech-Swiss ice hockey player and coach Michal Grošek is a Czech former professional ice hockey right winger. He played in the National Hockey League for 11 seasons, from 1993 to 2004. Read more
• 01 Jun 1975: Frauke Petry, German politician Frauke Petry is a German far right politician who chaired the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party from July 2015 to September 2017. A chemist by training and with a professional background as a businesswoman, some political scientists described Petry as a representative of the national conservative wing of that party. Read more
• 01 Jun 1974: Alanis Morissette, Canadian-American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actress Alanis Nadine Morissette is a Canadian and American singer-songwriter and record producer. Regarded as the "Queen of Alt-Rock Angst", she became a cultural phenomenon in the 1990s, gaining international fame for her emotive mezzo-soprano voice and confessional songwriting. She has sold more than 60 million records worldwide. Her accolades include a Brit Award, seven Grammy Awards, fourteen Juno Awards, and nominations for two Golden Globe Awards and a Tony Award. Read more
• 01 Jun 1974: Michael Rasmussen, Danish cyclist Michael Rasmussen is a Danish retired professional cyclist who competed in road racing and mountain biking. His most notable victories include four stages of the Tour de France, and one stage of the Vuelta a España. He also won the best climber classification in the 2005 and 2006 Tour de France. Read more
• 01 Jun 1974: Sarah Teather, English politician Sarah Louise Teather, Baroness Teather is a British politician and advocate who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Brent Central, previously Brent East, from 2003 to 2015, and as Minister of State for Children and Families from 2010 to 2012. A member of the Liberal Democrats, she founded the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Guantanamo Bay and was chairman of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Refugees. On stepping down as an MP, she joined the Jesuit Refugee Service as an advocacy adviser and was appointed as country director of the Service in the UK in December 2015. Read more
• 01 Jun 1973: Frédérik Deburghgraeve, Belgian swimmer Frédérik Edouard Robert "Fred" Deburghgraeve is a former Belgian swimmer who won the gold medal in the 100 m breaststroke and set a world record during the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia. After his retirement from competitive swimming he became a salesman. He was born in Roeselare, where he still lives. Deburghgraeve was trained by a Dutchman, named Ronald Gaastra. Read more
• 01 Jun 1973: Adam Garcia, Australian actor Adam Garcia is an Australian actor who is best known for lead roles in musicals such as Saturday Night Fever and Kiss Me, Kate. He is also a trained tap dancer and singer. Garcia has been nominated twice at the Laurence Olivier Awards in 1999 and 2013. Read more
• 01 Jun 1973: Heidi Klum, German-American model, fashion designer, and producer Heidi Klum is a German and American model, television host, actress, producer, and businesswoman. She appeared on the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue in 1998 and was the first German model to become a Victoria's Secret Angel. Read more
• 01 Jun 1973: Derek Lowe, American baseball player Derek Christopher Lowe is an American former professional baseball pitcher. During his career, he played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners, Boston Red Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers, Atlanta Braves, Cleveland Indians, New York Yankees, and Texas Rangers. Read more
• 01 Jun 1971: Mario Cimarro, Cuban-American actor and singer Mario Antonio Cimarro Paz is a Cuban actor. His television career began in the late 1990s and solidified in the early 2000s with leading roles in dramatic productions. Read more
• 01 Jun 1970: Alexi Lalas, American soccer player, manager, and sportscaster Panayotis Alexander Lalas is an American former soccer player who played as a centre-back. He is best known for his participation with the United States national team in the 1994 FIFA World Cup, where his appearance made him a standout player on the team with his distinctive long beard and hair. After the World Cup, he went on to become the first American in Italy's Serie A as a member of Calcio Padova. Read more
• 01 Jun 1970: Alison Hinds, British-Barbadian soca singer Alison Amanda Hinds is a British-born Bajan soca singer based in Barbados. She is often referred to as the Bajan "Queen of Soca" as a result of her impact on the genre. Read more
• 01 Jun 1969: Luis García Postigo, Mexican footballer Luis García Postigo is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a forward. Read more
• 01 Jun 1969: Teri Polo, American actress Theresa Elizabeth Polo is an American actress. She starred as Pamela Martha Focker in the Meet the Parents franchise, Helen Santos in The West Wing, Christine Daaé in Phantom of the Opera (1990), and played the role of police officer Stef Adams Foster in the Freeform series The Fosters (2013–2018) and its spinoff Good Trouble (2019–2024). Read more
• 01 Jun 1968: Jason Donovan, Australian actor and singer Jason Sean Donovan is an Australian actor and singer. He initially achieved fame in the Australian soap Neighbours, playing Scott Robinson, before beginning a career in music. In 1988 Jason was signed to PWL and has sold estimated 3 million records. His debut album Ten Good Reasons was the highest-selling album in the UK in 1989, with sales of over 1.5 million. He has had four UK No. 1 singles. He has also appeared in several stage musicals, most prominently in the lead role of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat in the early 1990s. Read more
• 01 Jun 1968: Mathias Rust, German aviator Mathias Rust is a German aviator. In 1987, as a teenage amateur pilot, he flew from Helsinki, Finland, to Moscow, without authorization. According to Russian claims, he was tracked several times by Soviet Air Defence Forces and civilian air traffic controllers, as well as Soviet Air Force interceptor aircraft. The Soviet fighters did not receive permission to shoot him down, and his aeroplane was mistaken for a friendly aircraft several times. Also, 28 May 1987 was Border Guards Day, leaving many guards distracted. He landed on Bolshoy Moskvoretsky Bridge, next to Red Square near the Kremlin in the capital of the USSR. Read more
• 01 Jun 1966: Greg Schiano, American football player and coach Gregory Edward Schiano is an American football coach. He is currently the head football coach at Rutgers University, a position he held from 2001 to 2011 and resumed before the 2020 season. Schiano has the most wins in program history as head football coach of the Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team. He also served as the head coach for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL) from 2012 to 2013. Read more
• 01 Jun 1965: Larisa Lazutina, Russian skier Larisa Yevgenyevna Lazutina is a Russian former professional cross-country skier. Read more
• 01 Jun 1965: Olga Nazarova, Russian sprinter Olga Vladimirovna Nazarova is a Russian former track and field athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres. She represented the Soviet Union. She won two Olympic gold medals in the 4 × 400 metres relay, in 1988 and 1992. Her 1988 split time of 47.8, remains one of the fastest relay splits of all-time. She also won World Championship gold (1991) and silver (1987) in the relay, and a 1988 Olympic bronze medal in the 400 metres. Read more
• 01 Jun 1965: Nigel Short, English chess grandmaster Nigel David Short is an English chess grandmaster, columnist, coach and commentator who has been the FIDE Director for Chess Development since September 2022. Short earned the title of grandmaster at the age of 19 and was ranked third in the world by FIDE from July 1988 to July 1989. In 1993, he became the first English player to play a World Chess Championship match, when he qualified to play Garry Kasparov in the PCA world championship in London, where Kasparov won 12½ to 7½. Read more
• 01 Jun 1963: Vital Borkelmans, Belgian footballer Vital Philomene Borkelmans is a Belgian football coach and a former left fullback who mainly played for Club Brugge, in the Belgian First Division. Read more
• 01 Jun 1963: Miles J. Padgett, Scottish physicist and academic Miles John Padgett is a Royal Society Research Professor of Optics in the School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Glasgow. He has held the Kelvin Chair of Natural Philosophy since 2011 and served as Vice Principal for research at Glasgow from 2014 to 2020. Read more
• 01 Jun 1963: David Rudman, American puppeteer ("Sesame Street", "The Muppets") David Rudman is an American puppeteer, puppet builder, writer, director, and producer. He performs the roles of Scooter, Janice, and Beaker for The Muppets, as well as Cookie Monster and Baby Bear on Sesame Street. Read more
• 01 Jun 1963: David Westhead, English actor and producer David William Logan Westhead is an English actor. Read more
• 01 Jun 1961: Paul Coffey, Canadian ice hockey player Paul Patrick Coffey is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played for nine teams over 21 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1980 to 2000. Coffey ranks second all-time among NHL defencemen in goals, assists, and points, behind only Ray Bourque. He won the James Norris Memorial Trophy as the NHL's best defenceman three times and was voted to eight end-of-season All-Star teams. He holds the record for the most goals by a defenceman in one season, 48 in 1985–86, and is the only defenceman to have scored 40 goals more than once, also doing it in 1983–84. He is also one of two defencemen to score 100 points in a season more than once, as he did it five times; Bobby Orr did it six times. Coffey holds or shares 33 NHL records in the regular season and playoffs. Read more
• 01 Jun 1961: Mark Curry, American actor Marcus G. Curry, known professionally as Mark Curry, is an American actor, comedian, and television host. He is best known for his role as Mark Cooper, ex–basketball player turned teacher on the ABC sitcom Hangin' with Mr. Cooper which originally aired from 1992 to 1997. Curry also served as one of the various hosts of the syndicated series It's Showtime at the Apollo during the early 1990s. Curry co-starred in all three seasons of See Dad Run, Nick at Nite's first original live-action family comedy series, from 2012 to 2015. Read more
• 01 Jun 1961: Werner Günthör, Swiss shot putter and bobsledder Werner Günthör is a former Swiss track and field athlete, who was the best shot putter in the history of Swiss track and field. Read more
• 01 Jun 1961: John Huston, American golfer Johnny Ray Huston is an American professional golfer who won seven PGA Tour events and currently plays on the PGA Tour Champions. Read more
• 01 Jun 1961: Peter Machajdík, Slovak-German pianist and composer Peter Machajdík is a Slovak composer of classical music, performer and sound artist. He was born and grew up in Bratislava, Slovakia. He has received critical acclaim for his chamber, orchestral, electronic, choral, and theatre works. Read more
• 01 Jun 1961: Yevgeny Prigozhin, Russian oligarch, mercenary chief and restaurateur (died 2023) Yevgeny Viktorovich Prigozhin was a Russian mercenary leader, rebel commander, and oligarch. He led the Wagner Group, a private military company, and was a close confidant of Russian president Vladimir Putin until he launched a one-day rebellion in June 2023. Prigozhin was sometimes referred to as "Putin's chef" because he owned restaurants and catering businesses that provided services to the Kremlin. Once a convict in the Soviet Union, Prigozhin controlled a network of influential companies whose operations, according to a 2020 investigation, were "tightly integrated with Russia's Defence Ministry and its intelligence arm, the GRU". Read more
• 01 Jun 1960: Simon Gallup, English musician Simon Johnathon Gallup is an English musician who is best known as bassist for The Cure, which he first joined in 1979 and for which he has played through most of the band's history. Gallup is the second-longest-serving member of the band, after vocalist and leader Robert Smith. Read more
• 01 Jun 1960: Vladimir Krutov, Russian ice hockey player and coach (died 2012) Vladimir Yevgenyevich Krutov, nicknamed "The Tank", was a Russian professional ice hockey forward. Together with Igor Larionov and Sergei Makarov, he was part of the famed "KLM Line". He is considered one of the best ice hockey wingers of the 1980s. Read more
• 01 Jun 1960: Sergey Kuznetsov, Russian footballer and manager Sergey Ivanovich Kuznetsov is a former Russian professional footballer. Read more
• 01 Jun 1960: Giorgos Lillikas, Cypriot politician, 8th Cypriot Minister of Foreign Affairs Giorgos Lillikas is a Cypriot politician. Following the election of Tassos Papadopoulos as president in 2003, Lillikas became minister of commerce and industry. He was subsequently the foreign minister from 2006 to 2007. He was an independent candidate at the 2013 Cypriot presidential election. Read more
• 01 Jun 1960: Lucy McBath, American politician Lucia Kay McBath is an American politician who has served in the United States House of Representatives from a district in the suburbs of Atlanta, Georgia, since 2019. She represented Georgia's 6th congressional district from 2019 to 2023 and since 2025, and represented the neighboring 7th district from 2023 to 2025. McBath is a member of the Democratic Party. Read more
• 01 Jun 1960: Elena Mukhina, Russian gymnast (died 2006) Elena Vyacheslavovna Mukhina was a Soviet gymnast who won the all-around title at the 1978 World Championships in Strasbourg, France. Her career was on the rise, and she was widely touted as the next great gymnastics star until 1979, when she broke a leg and missed several competitions. The rushed recovery from that injury, combined with pressure to master a dangerous and difficult tumbling move caused her to break her neck two weeks before the opening of the 1980 Summer Olympics, leaving her permanently quadriplegic. Read more
• 01 Jun 1959: Martin Brundle, English racing driver and sportscaster Martin John Brundle is a British former racing driver and broadcaster who competed in Formula One from 1984 to 1996. In endurance racing, Brundle won the World Sportscar Championship in 1988 and the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1990, both with Jaguar; he also won the 24 Hours of Daytona in 1988 with Jaguar. Since retiring from racing, Brundle has been a commentator for ITV, the BBC, and Sky. Read more
• 01 Jun 1959: Alan Wilder, English singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer Alan Charles Wilder is an English musician, composer, arranger, and record producer. A classically trained musician, Wilder was a member of the English electronic band Depeche Mode from 1982 to 1995. After his departure from Depeche Mode, the musical project Recoil—which began as a side project in 1986—became Wilder's primary musical enterprise. Wilder has also provided production and remixing services to the bands Nitzer Ebb and Curve. In 2020, Wilder was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Depeche Mode. Read more
• 01 Jun 1958: Nambaryn Enkhbayar, Mongolian lawyer and politician, 3rd President of Mongolia Nambaryn Enkhbayar is a Mongolian politician who served as the prime minister of Mongolia from 2000 to 2004, as the chairman of the State Great Khural from 2004 to 2005, and as the third president of Mongolia from 2005 to 2009. He is the first person to have held all three top positions in the Mongolian government. Enkhbayar was also the chairman of the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party from 1997 to 2005 and the head of the splinter party with the same name, the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party, from 2010 to 2021. Due to his corruption scandal, he is regarded by the public media as the "godfather" of corruption in Mongolian politics. Read more
• 01 Jun 1958: Gennadiy Valyukevich, Belarusian triple jumper (died 2019) Gennadiy Valyukevich was a triple jumper who represented the USSR and later Belarus. He won three medals at the European Indoor Championships. Read more
• 01 Jun 1957: Jeff Hawkins, American neuroscientist and engineer Jeffrey Hawkins is an American businessman, computer scientist, neuroscientist and engineer. He co-founded Palm Computing where he co-created the PalmPilot, the Palm Treo and Handspring. Read more
• 01 Jun 1956: Patrick Besson, French writer and journalist Patrick Besson is a French writer and journalist. Read more
• 01 Jun 1956: Petra Morsbach, German author Petra Morsbach is a German author. Read more
• 01 Jun 1955: Chiyonofuji Mitsugu, Japanese sumo wrestler (died 2016) Chiyonofuji Mitsugu , born Mitsugu Akimoto , was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler and the 58th yokozuna of the sport. Read more
• 01 Jun 1955: Lorraine Moller, New Zealand runner Lorraine Mary Moller is a former athlete from New Zealand, who competed in track athletics and later specialised in the marathon. Moller's international career lasted over 20 years and included winning a silver medal in the marathon at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh and a bronze medal in the marathon at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona at the age of 37. A four-time Olympian, she also completed the marathon at the 1984, 1988 and 1996 games. Her other marathon victories included the 1984 Boston Marathon and being a three-time winner of the Osaka International Ladies Marathon. Read more
• 01 Jun 1955: Tony Snow, American journalist, 26th White House Press Secretary (died 2008) Robert Anthony Snow was an American journalist, political commentator, anchor, columnist, musician, and the 25th White House press secretary under President George W. Bush, from May 2006 until his resignation in September 2007. Snow also worked for the President George H. W. Bush as chief speechwriter and Deputy Assistant of Media Affairs, from 1991 to 1993. Read more
• 01 Jun 1954: Jill Black, Lady Black of Derwent, English lawyer and judge Jill Margaret Black, Lady Black of Derwent, is a former Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom. Read more
• 01 Jun 1953: Ronnie Dunn, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Ronald Gene Dunn is an American country music singer-songwriter and record executive. Starting in 2011, Dunn has worked as a solo artist following the temporary dissolution of Brooks & Dunn. He released his self-titled debut album for Arista Nashville on June 7, 2011, reaching the Top 10 with its lead-off single, "Bleed Red". After leaving Arista Nashville in 2012, Dunn founded Little Will-E Records. On April 8, 2014, Ronnie Dunn released his second solo album, Peace, Love, and Country Music through Little Will-E Records. On November 11, 2016, he released his third album Tattooed Heart on NASH Icon label. His fourth album Re-Dunn was released on January 10, 2020. Read more
• 01 Jun 1953: Ted Field, American entrepreneur and race car driver Frederick Woodruff "Ted" Field is an American media mogul, record executive, entrepreneur and film producer. Read more
• 01 Jun 1953: David Berkowitz, American serial killer and arsonist: 73 David Richard Berkowitz, also known as the Son of Sam, the .44 Caliber Killer and the Phantom of the Bronx, is an American serial killer, serial arsonist and former United States Army soldier who committed a stabbing and a series of shootings in New York City between 1975 and 1977, killing six people and wounding eleven others. Armed with a .44 caliber Bulldog revolver during most of his crimes, Berkowitz terrorized New York City with letters mocking police and promising further crimes, leading to possibly the biggest manhunt in the city's history. Read more
• 01 Jun 1952: Şenol Güneş, Turkish footballer and manager Şenol Güneş is a Turkish football manager and former player who is currently the director of professional football for Süper Lig club Trabzonspor. His most notable managerial achievements to date include coaching the Turkey national team to third place in the 2002 FIFA World Cup and winning two Süper Lig titles; both of them with Beşiktaş. He is also noted for stints in his boyhood club Trabzonspor. His playing career there saw the club win six of their seven Süper Lig titles. Read more
• 01 Jun 1952: Mihaela Loghin, Romanian shot putter Mihaela Loghin is a shot putter from Romania. She won a silver medal at the 1984 Olympics, one centimetre behind Claudia Losch, and a bronze medal at the 1986 European Indoor Championships. Read more
• 01 Jun 1950: Perrin Beatty, Canadian businessman and politician Henry Perrin Beatty is a Canadian corporate executive and former politician, who served as a Progressive Conservative of the House of Commons from 1972 to 1993, and as a cabinet minister from 1979 to 1980 and again from 1984 to 1993. Read more
• 01 Jun 1950: Charlene, American singer-songwriter Charlene Marilynn Oliver, better known by the artist mononym Charlene, is an American easy-listening and R&B singer famous for the song "I've Never Been to Me", which, after its unsuccessful 1977 debut release, became a worldwide hit upon a re-release in 1982 and has remained an enduring adult contemporary music staple. Charlene is also a songwriter, record producer, and author. Read more
• 01 Jun 1950: Jean Lambert, English educator and politician Jean Denise Lambert is an English politician who served as a Member of the European Parliament for the London Region between 1999 and 2019. Read more
• 01 Jun 1950: Michael McDowell, American author and screenwriter (died 1999) Michael McEachern McDowell was an American novelist and screenwriter. He was described by Stephen King as "the finest writer of paperback originals in America today." His best-known work is the screenplay for the Tim Burton film Beetlejuice. Read more
• 01 Jun 1948: Powers Boothe, American actor (died 2017) Powers Allen Boothe was an American actor known for his commanding character actor roles on film and television. He received a Primetime Emmy Award and nominations for two Screen Actors Guild Awards. Read more
• 01 Jun 1948: Tomáš Halík, Czech Roman Catholic priest, philosopher, theologian and scholar Tomáš Halík, born 1 June 1948, is a Czech Catholic priest, philosopher, and theologian. He is a professor of sociology at the Charles University in Prague, pastor of the Academic Parish by St. Salvator Church in Prague, and president of the Czech Christian Academy. Read more
• 01 Jun 1948: Michel Plasse, Canadian ice hockey player (died 2006) Michel Pierre Plasse was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. He played in the National Hockey League from 1970 to 1982. He was selected first overall in the 1968 NHL Amateur Draft by the Montreal Canadiens. Read more
• 01 Jun 1947: Ron Dennis, English businessman, founded the McLaren Group Sir Ronald Dennis is a British businessman and motorsport executive. From 1981 to 2009, Dennis served as team principal, CEO and co-owner of McLaren in Formula One, winning seven World Constructors' Championship titles between 1984 and 1998; he also served as founder, chairman and owner of McLaren Group between 1985 and 2017, where he founded McLaren Automotive in 2010. Read more
• 01 Jun 1947: Jonathan Pryce, Welsh actor and singer Sir Jonathan Pryce is a Welsh actor. He is known for his performances on stage and in film and television. He has received numerous awards, including two Tony Awards and two Laurence Olivier Awards as well as nominations for an Academy Award, three BAFTA Awards, and five Emmy Awards. He was honored with a knighthood for services to drama in 2021. Read more
• 01 Jun 1947: Ronnie Wood, English guitarist, songwriter, and producer Ronald David Wood is an English rock musician, best known as a member of the Rolling Stones since 1975, and a member of Faces and the Jeff Beck Group. Read more
• 01 Jun 1946: Brian Cox, Scottish actor Brian Denis Cox is a Scottish actor. A classically trained Shakespearean actor, he is known for his work on stage and screen. His numerous accolades include two Laurence Olivier Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Golden Globe Award as well as two nominations for a British Academy Television Award. In the 2003 New Year Honours, he was appointed to the Order of the British Empire at the rank of Commander. Read more
• 01 Jun 1945: Linda Scott, American singer Linda Scott is an American pop singer and actress who was active from the late 1950s to the early 1970s. Her biggest hit was the 1961 million-selling single "I've Told Every Little Star"., recorded and released when Scott was just 15. An occasional songwriter, Scott self-penned her second biggest hit, "Don't Bet Money Honey", which was also a top 10 US success in 1961. She went on to place twelve songs on the charts over the next four years, the last being "Who’s Been Sleeping In My Bed," inspired by the film and written by Hal David and Burt Bacharach. In 1962, she portrayed a fictionalized version of herself in the musical film Don't Knock the Twist. She retired from performing in her early twenties, later going into teaching. Read more
• 01 Jun 1945: Lydia Shum, Chinese-Hong Kong actress (died 2008) Lydia Shum Din-ha or Lydia Sum Tin-ha was a Hong Kong comedian, emcee, actress and singer. Known for her portly figure, signature dark-rimmed glasses and bouffant hairstyle, she was affectionately known to peers and fans as Fei-fei or Fei Jie. Read more
• 01 Jun 1945: Frederica von Stade, American soprano and actress Frederica von Stade is an American former classical singer. Best known for her work in opera, she was also a recitalist and concert artist, and she recorded more than a hundred albums and videos. She is especially associated with operas by Mozart and Rossini, and also with music by French and American composers, particularly Jake Heggie. A Chevalier of France's Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, twice the winner of a Grand Prix du Disque and nominated nine times for a Grammy award, she is widely regarded as the pre-eminent lyric mezzo-soprano of her generation. Read more
• 01 Jun 1944: Colin Blakemore, British neurobiologist (died 2022) Sir Colin Blakemore was a British neurobiologist, specialising in vision and the development of the brain. He was Yeung Kin Man Professor of Neuroscience and senior fellow of the Hong Kong Institute for Advanced Study at City University of Hong Kong. He was a distinguished senior fellow in the Institute of Philosophy, School of Advanced Study, University of London and Emeritus Professor of Neuroscience at the University of Oxford and a past Chief Executive of the British Medical Research Council (MRC). He was best known to the public as a communicator of science but also as the target of a long-running animal rights campaign. According to The Observer, he was both "one of the most powerful scientists in the UK" and "a hate figure for the animal rights movement". Read more
• 01 Jun 1944: Robert Powell, English actor Robert Thomas Powell is an English actor who is known for the title roles in Mahler (1974) and Jesus of Nazareth (1977), and for his portrayal of secret agent Richard Hannay in The Thirty Nine Steps (1978) and its subsequent spinoff television series. Other major screen roles have included Tobias "Toby" Wren in the BBC science-fiction programme Doomwatch (1970), David Briggs in the sitcom The Detectives (1993–1997) with Jasper Carrott, and Mark Williams in the medical drama Holby City (2005–2011). Read more
• 01 Jun 1943: Orietta Berti, Italian singer and actress Orietta Galimberti, known professionally as Orietta Berti, is an Italian folk-pop singer and television personality. Read more
• 01 Jun 1943: Richard Goode, American pianist Richard Goode is an American classical pianist who is especially known for his interpretations of Mozart and Beethoven. Read more
• 01 Jun 1943: Lorrie Wilmot, South African cricketer (died 2004) Anthony Lorraine "Lorrie" Wilmot was a South African first-class cricketer from Cape Province who played from 1960–61 to 1988–89. Read more
• 01 Jun 1942: Parveen Kumar, Pakistani-English physician and academic Dame Parveen June Kumar is a British- Indian doctor who is a Professor of Medicine and Education at Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry. She worked in the NHS for over 40 years as a consultant gastroenterologist and physician at Barts and the London Hospitals and the Homerton University Hospital. She was the President of the British Medical Association in 2006, of the Royal Society of Medicine from 2010 to 2012, of the Medical Women's Federation from 2016 to 2018 and of the Royal Medical Benevolent Fund from 2013 to 2020. She was also Vice President of the Royal College of Physicians from 2003 to 2005. In addition, she was a founding non-executive director of the National Institute of Clinical Excellence, chaired the Medicines Commission UK until 2005, and also chaired the BUPA Foundation Charity for Research until 2013. Read more
• 01 Jun 1941: Dean Chance, American baseball player and manager (died 2015) Wilmer Dean Chance was an American professional baseball player. A right-handed pitcher, he played in 11 Major League Baseball seasons for the Los Angeles / California Angels, Minnesota Twins, Cleveland Indians, New York Mets and Detroit Tigers. With a touch of wildness and the habit of never looking at home plate once he received the sign from his catcher, Chance would turn his back fully towards the hitter in mid-windup before spinning and unleashing a good fastball, sinker or sidearm curveball. Read more
• 01 Jun 1941: Toyo Ito, Japanese architect, designed the Torre Realia BCN and Hotel Porta Fira Toyo Ito is a Japanese architect known for creating conceptual architecture, in which he seeks to simultaneously express the physical and virtual worlds. He is a leading exponent of architecture that addresses the contemporary notion of a "simulated" city, and has been called "one of the world's most innovative and influential architects." Read more
• 01 Jun 1941: Alexander V. Zakharov, Russian physicist and astronomer Alexander Valentinovich Zakharov is a Soviet and Russian chief scientist and astronomer serving at the Russian Space Research Institute (IKI). Read more
• 01 Jun 1940: René Auberjonois, American actor (died 2019) René Marie Murat Auberjonois was an American actor. He was a Tony Award and Drama Desk Award winner, and a three-time Emmy Award nominee, among other accolades. Read more
• 01 Jun 1940: Katerina Gogou, Greek writer and actress (died 1993) Katerina Gogou was a Greek poet, author and actress. Read more
• 01 Jun 1940: Kip Thorne, American physicist, astronomer, and academic Kip Stephen Thorne is an American astrophysicist and author. He shared the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physics with Rainer Weiss and Barry C. Barish "for decisive contributions to the LIGO detector and the observation of gravitational waves". Read more
• 01 Jun 1939: Cleavon Little, American actor and comedian (died 1992) Cleavon Jake Little was an American actor. He began his career in the late 1960s on the stage. In 1970, he starred in the Broadway production of Purlie, for which he earned both a Tony Award and a Drama Desk Award. His first leading television role was that of the irreverent Dr. Jerry Noland on the ABC sitcom Temperatures Rising (1972–1974). While starring in the sitcom, Little appeared in what has become his signature role, portraying Sheriff Bart in the 1974 Mel Brooks comedy film Blazing Saddles. Read more
• 01 Jun 1937: Morgan Freeman, American actor and producer Morgan Freeman is an American actor, producer, and narrator. In a career spanning six decades, he has received numerous accolades, including an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award, as well as a nomination for a Grammy Award and a Tony Award. He was honored with the Kennedy Center Honor in 2008, an AFI Life Achievement Award in 2011, the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2012, and Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award in 2018. In a 2022 readers' poll by Empire, he was voted one of the 50 greatest actors of all time. Read more
• 01 Jun 1937: Rosaleen Linehan, Irish actress Rosaleen Philomena Linehan is an Irish stage, screen, and television actress. Read more
• 01 Jun 1937: Colleen McCullough, Australian neuroscientist and author (died 2015) Colleen McCullough was an Australian author. Raised in Sydney, she trained as a neurophysiologist and spent her early career working at hospitals and universities in Australia and overseas. In 1974, while working as a research assistant at the Yale School of Medicine, she published her first novel Tim. Her second novel, The Thorn Birds, was published in 1977 and became an international bestseller. It sold more than 30 million copies worldwide and was adapted into a successful television miniseries. Read more
• 01 Jun 1936: Anatoly Albul, Soviet and Russian wrestler (died 2013) Anatoly Mikhaylovich Albul was a Russian wrestler. He was born in Leningrad. He was Olympic bronze medalist in Freestyle wrestling in 1960, competing for the Soviet Union. He won a silver medal at the 1963 World Wrestling Championships. Read more
• 01 Jun 1936: André Bourbeau, Canadian politician (died 2018) André Bourbeau, was a Canadian politician. A member of the Quebec Liberal Party, Bourbeau served as member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Laporte serving from 1981 until 2003. Read more
• 01 Jun 1936: Bekim Fehmiu, Bosnian actor (died 2010) Bekim Fehmiu was a Yugoslav theater and film actor. He was the first Eastern European actor to star in Hollywood during the Cold War, and one of the internationally best-known ethnic Albanian actors. Read more
• 01 Jun 1936: Gerald Scarfe, English illustrator and animator Gerald Anthony Scarfe is an English satirical cartoonist and illustrator. He has worked as editorial cartoonist for The Sunday Times and illustrator for The New Yorker. Read more
• 01 Jun 1935: Norman Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank, English architect, founded Foster and Partners Norman Robert Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank, is an English architect. Closely associated with the development of high-tech architecture, Lord Foster is recognised as a key figure in British modernist architecture. His firm, Foster + Partners, first founded in 1967 as Foster Associates, is the largest in the United Kingdom, and operates internationally. He also serves as president of the Norman Foster Foundation, established to "promote interdisciplinary thinking and research to help new generations of architects, designers and urbanists anticipate the future". The foundation, which opened in June 2017, is based in Madrid and operates globally. Foster received the Pritzker Prize in 2000. Read more
• 01 Jun 1935: Reverend Ike, American minister and television host (died 2009) Frederick J. Eikerenkoetter II, better known as Reverend Ike, was an American minister and evangelist based in New York City. He was known for the slogan "You can't lose with the stuff I use!" Though his preaching is considered a form of prosperity theology, Reverend Ike diverged from traditional Christian theology and taught what he called "Science of Living". Read more
• 01 Jun 1935: Jack Kralick, American baseball player (died 2012) John Francis Kralick was an American professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from 1959 to 1967. He participated in 235 games in the course of an eight-year career that included stints with the Washington Senators / Minnesota Twins and Cleveland Indians. During that time, he earned 67 wins and 65 losses, accumulating a record of 668 strikeouts, with an ERA of 3.56 in 125 games and 1,218 innings pitched. Read more
• 01 Jun 1935: John C. Reynolds, American computer scientist and academic (died 2013) John Charles Reynolds was an American computer scientist. Read more
• 01 Jun 1934: Pat Boone, American singer-songwriter and actor Patrick Charles Eugene Boone is an American singer, songwriter, actor, author, television personality, radio host, and philanthropist. One of the best-selling American recording artists of the 1950s and early 1960s, he has sold nearly 50 million records, charted 38 Top 40 hits in the United States, and appeared in numerous feature films. Read more
• 01 Jun 1934: Peter Masterson, American actor, director, producer and screenwriter (died 2018) Peter Masterson was an American actor, director, producer, and writer. He made his Broadway debut in November 1967 in The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald, playing the title character. Although he got good notices, the play closed after nine performances. Read more
• 01 Jun 1934: Doris Buchanan Smith, American author (died 2002) Doris Buchanan Smith was an American author of award-winning Children's books, including A Taste of Blackberries. Read more
• 01 Jun 1933: Haruo Remeliik, Palauan politician, 1st President of Palau (died 1985) Haruo Ignacio Remeliik was the first President of Palau from 2 March 1981 until his assassination on 30 June 1985. He is buried at Kloulklubed in his home state of Peleliu. Remeliik was of mixed Japanese and Palauan descent. Read more
• 01 Jun 1932: Frank Cameron, New Zealand cricketer (died 2023) Francis James Cameron was a New Zealand cricketer who played 19 Tests for New Zealand as a fast bowler. Read more
• 01 Jun 1932: Christopher Lasch, American historian and critic (died 1994) Robert Christopher Lasch was an American historian and social critic who was a history professor at the University of Rochester. Lasch's books, including The New Radicalism in America (1965), Haven in a Heartless World (1977), The Culture of Narcissism (1979), The True and Only Heaven (1991), and The Revolt of the Elites and the Betrayal of Democracy were widely discussed and reviewed. The Culture of Narcissism became a surprise best-seller and won the National Book Award in the category Current Interest (paperback). Read more
• 01 Jun 1931: Walter Horak, Austrian footballer (died 2019) Walter Horak was an Austrian football player. Read more
• 01 Jun 1930: Matt Poore, New Zealand cricketer (died 2020) Matt Beresford Poore was a New Zealand cricketer who played 14 Test matches for New Zealand in the 1950s. He was born in Christchurch. Read more
• 01 Jun 1930: Edward Woodward, English actor (died 2009) Edward Albert Arthur Woodward was an English actor and singer. He began his career on stage, appearing in productions in both the West End of London and on Broadway in New York City. He came to wider attention in the title role of the British television spy drama Callan (1967—72), which earned him the 1970 British Academy Television Award for Best Actor. Read more
• 01 Jun 1929: Nargis, Indian actress (died 1981) Nargis Dutt, known mononymously as Nargis, was an Indian actress and politician who worked in Hindi cinema. Regarded as one of the greatest actresses in the history of Hindi cinema, Nargis often portrayed sophisticated and independent women in a range of genres, from screwball comedy to literary drama. She was among the highest paid actresses of the 1950s and 1960s. Read more
• 01 Jun 1929: James H. Billington, American academic and Thirteenth Librarian of Congress (died 2018) James Hadley Billington was an American academic and author who taught history at Harvard and Princeton before serving for 42 years as CEO of four federal cultural institutions. He served as the 13th Librarian of Congress after being nominated by President Ronald Reagan in 1987, and his appointment was approved unanimously by the U.S. Senate. He retired as Librarian on September 30, 2015. Read more
• 01 Jun 1928: Georgy Dobrovolsky, Soviet Ukrainian pilot and astronaut (died 1971) Georgy Timofeyevich Dobrovolsky was a Soviet cosmonaut who commanded the three-man crew of the Soyuz 11 spacecraft. They became the world's first space station crew aboard Salyut 1, but died of asphyxiation because of an accidentally opened valve. They were the first and only humans to have died in space. Read more
• 01 Jun 1928: Steve Dodd, Australian actor and composer (died 2014) Steve Dodd was an Aboriginal Australian actor, notable for playing Aboriginal characters across seven decades of Australian film. After beginning his working life as a stockman and rodeo rider, Dodd was given his first film roles by prominent Australian actor Chips Rafferty. His career was interrupted by six years in the Australian Army during the Korean War, and limited by typecasting. Read more
• 01 Jun 1928: Bob Monkhouse, English actor and screenwriter (died 2003) Robert Alan Monkhouse was an English comedian, television presenter, writer and actor. He was the host of television game shows including The Golden Shot, Celebrity Squares, Family Fortunes and Wipeout. Read more
• 01 Jun 1928: K. W. Lee, American journalist (died 2025) Kyung Won Lee was an American journalist who worked for mainstream daily publications in the continental United States. Lee was also the founding president of the Korean American Journalists Association. Read more
• 01 Jun 1926: Johnny Berry, English footballer (died 1994) Reginald John Berry, also listed as John James Berry, was an English footballer. Berry joined Manchester United from Birmingham City in 1951. Despite his diminutive stature, he was a natural right winger with technique and pace. One of the Busby Babes, the February 1958 Munich air disaster brought his career to an end. Read more
• 01 Jun 1926: Andy Griffith, American actor, singer, producer, and screenwriter (died 2012) Andy Samuel Griffith was an American actor, comedian, television producer, singer, and writer whose career spanned seven decades in music and television. Known for his Southern drawl, his characters with a folksy-friendly personality, as well as his gruff but friendly voice, Griffith was a Tony Award nominee for two roles. He gained prominence in the starring role in director Elia Kazan's film A Face in the Crowd (1957) and No Time for Sergeants (1958) before he became better known for his television roles, playing the lead roles of Andy Taylor in the sitcom The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968) and Ben Matlock in the legal drama Matlock (1986–1995). Read more
• 01 Jun 1926: Marilyn Monroe, American model and actress (died 1962) Marilyn Monroe was an American actress and model. Known for playing comic "Blonde bombshell" characters, she became one of the most popular sex symbols of the 1950s and early 1960s, as well as an emblem of the era's sexual revolution. She was a top-billed actress for a decade, and her films grossed $200 million by her death in 1962. Read more
• 01 Jun 1926: George Robb, English international footballer and teacher (died 2011)

  George Robb was a footballer who played outside left for Tottenham Hotspur and England. Robb represented Great Britain at the 1952 Olympic Games. He also had a career as a schoolteacher. He died on Christmas Day 2011 following a long-term illness. Read more

• 01 Jun 1926: Richard Schweiker, American soldier and politician, 14th United States Secretary of Health and Human Services (died 2015) Richard Schultz Schweiker was an American businessman and politician who served as the 14th U.S. secretary of health and human services under President Ronald Reagan from 1981 to 1983. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as a U.S. representative from 1961 to 1969 and a U.S. senator from 1969 to 1981 from Pennsylvania. Schweiker was Reagan's running mate during his unsuccessful 1976 presidential campaign. Read more
• 01 Jun 1925: Dilia Díaz Cisneros, Venezuelan teacher (died 2017) Dilia Elena Díaz Cisneros was a Venezuelan teacher and poet born in El Hatillo, Miranda and married Victor Guillermo Ramos Rangel in 1947. She was the founder of the public schools "Bogotá", "Los Jardines" and "Caracciolo Parra León" in Caracas. Díaz Cisneros died of natural causes at the age of 92 in Caracas. Read more
• 01 Jun 1924: William Sloane Coffin, American minister and activist (died 2006) William Sloane Coffin Jr. was an American Christian clergyman and peace activist. He was ordained in the Presbyterian Church, and later received ministerial standing in the United Church of Christ. In his younger days he was an athlete, a talented pianist, a CIA officer, and later chaplain of Yale University, where the influence of H. Richard Niebuhr's social philosophy led him to become a leader in the civil rights movement and peace movements of the 1960s and 1970s. He also was a member of the secret society Skull and Bones. He went on to serve as senior minister at Riverside Church in New York City and President of SANE/Freeze, the nation's largest peace and social justice group, and prominently opposed United States military interventions in conflicts, from the Vietnam War to the Iraq War. He was also an ardent supporter of gay rights. Read more
• 01 Jun 1922: Joan Caulfield, American model and actress (died 1991) Beatrice Joan Caulfield was an American actress and model. After being discovered by Broadway producers, she began a stage career in 1943 that eventually led to signing as an actress with Paramount Pictures. Read more
• 01 Jun 1922: Povel Ramel, Swedish singer-songwriter and pianist (died 2007) Baron Povel Karl Henric Ramel was a Swedish entertainer. Ramel was a singer, pianist, vaudeville artist, author and a novelty song composer. His style was characterized by imaginative wit, both verbal and musical. He took inspiration from US and UK 'crazy' style humor and created his own personal Swedish version, unusual combinations of lyrics and music, word play, pastiche and general unexpectedness. He wrote approximately 1700 songs, skits and monologues, and he is regarded as a legend and an institution in Swedish entertainment. Read more
• 01 Jun 1921: Nelson Riddle, American composer and bandleader (died 1985) Nelson Smock Riddle Jr. was an American arranger, composer, bandleader and orchestrator whose career stretched from the late 1940s to the mid-1980s. He worked with many vocalists at Capitol Records, including Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Nat King Cole, Judy Garland, Dean Martin, Peggy Lee, Johnny Mathis, Rosemary Clooney and Keely Smith. He scored and arranged music for many films and television shows, earning an Academy Award and three Grammy Awards. He found commercial and critical success with a new generation in the 1980s, in a trio of platinum albums with Linda Ronstadt. Read more
• 01 Jun 1920: Robert Clarke, American actor and producer (died 2005) Robert Irby Clarke was an American actor best known for his cult classic science fiction films of the 1950s. In succeeding decades he appeared in more conventional television, and in The King Family Show, a variety show based on the family of which his wife Alyce King Clarke was a member. Read more
• 01 Jun 1917: William Standish Knowles, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2012) William Standish Knowles was an American chemist. He was born in Taunton, Massachusetts. Knowles was one of the recipients of the 2001 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. He split half the prize with Ryōji Noyori for their work in asymmetric synthesis, specifically for his work in hydrogenation reactions. The other half was awarded to K. Barry Sharpless for his work in oxidation reactions. Read more
• 01 Jun 1915: John Randolph, American actor (died 2004) Emanuel Hirsch Cohen, better known by the stage name John Randolph, was an American film, television and stage actor. Read more
• 01 Jun 1913: Bill Deedes, English journalist and politician (died 2007) William Francis Deedes, Baron Deedes, was a British Conservative politician, army officer and journalist. He was the first person in Britain to have been both a member of the Cabinet and the editor of a major daily newspaper, The Daily Telegraph. Read more
• 01 Jun 1912: Herbert Tichy, Austrian geologist, author, and mountaineer (died 1987) Herbert Tichy was an Austrian writer, geologist, journalist and climber. Read more
• 01 Jun 1910: Gyula Kállai, Hungarian communist leader, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the People's Republic of Hungary (died 1996) Gyula Kállai was a Hungarian communist politician who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1949 to 1951, Chairman of the Council of Ministers from 1965 to 1967 and Speaker of the National Assembly from 1967 to 1971. He was also President of the National Council of the Patriotic People's Front from 1957 to 1989. Read more
• 01 Jun 1909: Yechezkel Kutscher, Slovak-Israeli philologist and linguist (died 1971) Edward Yechezkel Kutscher or Yechezkel Kutscher was an Israeli philologist and Hebrew linguist. Read more
• 01 Jun 1907: Jan Patočka, Czech philosopher (died 1977) Jan Patočka was a Czech philosopher. Having studied in Prague, Paris, Berlin, and Freiburg, he was one of the last pupils of Edmund Husserl and Martin Heidegger. In Freiburg he also developed a lifelong philosophical friendship with Husserl's assistant Eugen Fink. Patočka worked in the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic for almost his entire career, but never joined the Communist Party and was affected by persecution, which ended in his death as a dissident spokesperson of Charter 77. Read more
• 01 Jun 1907: Frank Whittle, English airman and engineer, developed the jet engine (died 1996) Air Commodore Sir Frank Whittle was an English engineer, inventor and Royal Air Force (RAF) air officer. He is credited with co-creating the turbojet engine. A patent was submitted by Maxime Guillaume in 1921 for a similar invention which was technically unfeasible at the time. Whittle's jet engines were developed some years earlier than those of Germany's Hans von Ohain, who designed the first-to-fly turbojet engine as well as Austria’s Anselm Franz. Read more
• 01 Jun 1905: Robert Newton, English-American actor (died 1956) Robert Guy Newton was an English actor. Along with Errol Flynn, Newton was one of the more popular actors among the male juvenile audience of the 1940s and early 1950s, especially with British boys. Known for his hard-living life, he was cited as a role model by the actor Oliver Reed and the Who's drummer Keith Moon. Read more
• 01 Jun 1903: Vasyl Velychkovsky, Ukrainian-Canadian bishop and martyr (died 1973) Vasyl Vsevolod Velychkovsky, CSsR was a Ukrainian religious priest of the Redemptorists and a prelate of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. He is considered a martyr in the Catholic Church, due to his death in 1973 of injuries sustained while imprisoned by the Soviet Union for his faith. He was beatified by Pope John Paul II in 2001. Read more
• 01 Jun 1903: Hans Vogt, Norwegian linguist and academic (died 1986) Hans Kamstrup Vogt was a Norwegian linguist who specialized in the Caucasian languages, especially Georgian. He also did significant early work on the Kalispel language and produced an interesting dictionary of the Ubykh language. Read more
• 01 Jun 1901: Hap Day, Canadian ice hockey player, referee, and manager (died 1990) Clarence Henry "Happy" Day was a Canadian professional hockey player who played 14 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Toronto Maple Leafs and New York Americans. Day spent 33 years in the NHL as a player, referee, coach and assistant general manager, 28 of which were spent in various capacities with the Maple Leafs. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1961. Read more
• 01 Jun 1901: Tom Gorman, Australian rugby league player (died 1978) John Thomas Gorman was an Australian rugby league footballer. He was a centre for the Australian national team. He played in 10 Tests between 1924 and 1930 as captain on 7 occasions. Read more
• 01 Jun 1901: John Van Druten, English-American playwright and director (died 1957) John William Van Druten was an English playwright and theatre director. He began his career in London, and later moved to America, becoming a U.S. citizen. He was known for his plays of witty and urbane observations of contemporary life and society. Read more
• 01 Jun 1896: Sydney Kyte, British bandleader (died 1981) Sydney Bernard Kyte was a British dance band leader and violinist who became known in the 1930s, when he led the resident band at The Piccadilly Hotel in London's West End. Kyte made numerous recordings, and remained active into the 1950s. Read more
• 01 Jun 1892: Amanullah Khan, sovereign of the Kingdom of Afghanistan, (died 1960) Ghazi Amanullah Khan Barakzai was Emir of Afghanistan from 1919 to 1926, and then King of Afghanistan from 1926 until his abdication in 1929. After the end of the Third Anglo-Afghan War in August 1919, Afghanistan was able to relinquish its protected state status to proclaim independence and pursue an independent foreign policy free from the influence of the United Kingdom. Read more
• 01 Jun 1890: Frank Morgan, American actor (died 1949) Francis Phillip Wuppermann, known professionally as Frank Morgan, was an American character actor. He was best known for his appearances in films starting in the silent era in 1916, and then numerous sound films throughout the 1930s and 1940s, with a career spanning 35 years mostly as a contract player at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. He was also briefly billed early in his career as Frank Wupperman and Francis Morgan. Read more
• 01 Jun 1889: Charles Kay Ogden, English linguist and philosopher (died 1957) Charles Kay Ogden was a British linguist, philosopher, and writer. Described as a polymath but also an eccentric and outsider, he took part in many ventures related to literature, politics, the arts, and philosophy, having a broad effect particularly as an editor, translator, and activist on behalf of a reformed version of the English language. He is typically defined as a linguistic psychologist, and is now mostly remembered as the inventor and propagator of Basic English. Read more
• 01 Jun 1887: Clive Brook, English actor (died 1974) Clifford Hardman "Clive" Brook was an English stage and film actor. Read more
• 01 Jun 1879: Max Emmerich, American triathlete and gymnast (died 1956) Max Philip Emmerich was an American track and field athlete and gymnast who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics. He was born and died in Indianapolis, Indiana. Read more
• 01 Jun 1878: John Masefield, English author and poet (died 1967) John Edward Masefield, OM was an English poet and writer. He was Poet Laureate from 1930 until his death in 1967, during which time he lived at Burcot, Oxfordshire, near Abingdon-on-Thames. Among his best known works are the children's novels The Midnight Folk and The Box of Delights, and the poems "The Everlasting Mercy" and "Sea-Fever". Shortly after his death his house burned down and was later replaced by a Cheshire Home named after him. Read more
• 01 Jun 1878: Sam Dreben, American soldier and mercenary (died 1925) Samuel Dreben, sometimes misspelled "Drebben" or "Drebin", and known as "The Fighting Jew", was a highly decorated soldier in the US Army and a mercenary who fought in a variety of wars and revolutions. Read more
• 01 Jun 1874: Yury Nikolaevich Voronov, Russian botanist (died 1931) Yury Nikolaevitch Voronov was a Russian botanist. He worked at the Botanical Garden in Leningrad. Read more
• 01 Jun 1873: Elena Alistar, Bessarabian politician (died 1955) Elena Alistar-Romanescu was a Bessarabian physician and politician who was part of Sfatul Țării from Bessarabia. Read more
• 01 Jun 1869: Richard Wünsch, German philologist (died 1915) Richard Wünsch was a German classical philologist. Read more
• 01 Jun 1843: Henry Faulds, Scottish physician and missionary, developed fingerprinting (died 1930) Henry Faulds was a Scottish doctor, missionary and scientist who is noted for the development of fingerprinting. Read more
• 01 Jun 1833: John Marshall Harlan, American lawyer, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, and politician; Attorney General of Kentucky (died 1911) John Marshall Harlan was an American lawyer and politician who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1877 until his death in 1911. He is often called "The Great Dissenter" due to his many dissents in cases that restricted civil liberties, including the Civil Rights Cases, Plessy v. Ferguson, and Giles v. Harris. Many of Harlan's views expressed in his notable dissents would become the official view of the Supreme Court starting from the 1950s Warren Court and onward. Read more
• 01 Jun 1831: John Bell Hood, American general (died 1879) John Bell Hood was a Confederate general during the American Civil War. Read more
• 01 Jun 1825: John Hunt Morgan, American general (died 1864) John Hunt Morgan was a Confederate general in the American Civil War. In April 1862, he raised the 2nd Kentucky Cavalry Regiment, fought at Shiloh, and then launched a costly raid in Kentucky, which encouraged Braxton Bragg's invasion of that state. He also attacked General William Rosecrans's supply lines. In July 1863, he set out on a 1,000-mile raid into Indiana and Ohio, taking hundreds of prisoners. But after most of his men had been intercepted by U.S. Navy gunboats, including the USS Moose, Morgan surrendered at Salineville, Ohio, the northernmost point ever reached by uniformed Confederates. Morgan carried out the diversionary "Morgan's Raid" against orders, which gained no tactical advantage for the Confederacy while losing the regiment. Morgan escaped prison, but his credibility was so low that he was restricted to minor operations. He was killed at Greeneville, Tennessee, in September 1864. Morgan was the brother-in-law of Confederate general A. P. Hill. Various schools and a memorial are dedicated to him. Read more
• 01 Jun 1822: Clementina Maude, Viscountess Hawarden, English portrait photographer (died 1865) Clementina Maude, Viscountess Hawarden, commonly known as Lady Clementina Hawarden, was a Scottish amateur portrait photographer of the Victorian era. She produced over 800 photographs mostly of her adolescent daughters. Read more
• 01 Jun 1819: Francis V, Duke of Modena (died 1875) Francis V, Duke of Modena, Reggio and Guastalla, Archduke of Austria-Este, Royal Prince of Hungary and Bohemia, Duke of Mirandola and of Massa, Prince of Carrara was a reigning prince. He was Duke of Modena, Reggio, and Mirandola, Duke of Guastalla from 1847 and Duke of Massa and Prince of Carrara from 1846 to 1859. His parents were Francis IV of Modena and Princess Maria Beatrice of Savoy. He was the last reigning duke of Modena before the duchy was incorporated into the Kingdom of Italy. Read more
• 01 Jun 1815: Otto of Greece (died 1862) Otto was King of Greece from the establishment of the Kingdom of Greece on 7 May 1832, under the Convention of London, until he was deposed in October 1862. Read more
• 01 Jun 1808: Henry Parker, English-Australian politician, 3rd Premier of New South Wales (died 1881) Sir Henry Watson Parker, was Premier of New South Wales. He fitted into colonial society and politics in the era before responsible government, but his style was not suited to the democratic politics that began to develop in 1856. Read more
• 01 Jun 1804: Mikhail Glinka, Russian composer (died 1857) Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka was the first Russian composer to gain wide recognition within his own country and is often regarded as the fountainhead of Russian classical music. His compositions were an important influence on other Russian composers, notably the members of The Five, who produced a distinctive Russian style of music. Read more
• 01 Jun 1801: Brigham Young, American religious leader, 2nd President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (died 1877) Brigham Young was an American religious leader and politician. He was the second president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1847 until his death in 1877. He also served as the first governor of the Utah Territory from 1851 until his resignation in 1858. Read more
• 01 Jun 1800: Edward Deas Thomson, Australian educator and politician, Chief Secretary of New South Wales (died 1879) Sir Edward Deas Thomson was a Scotsman who became an administrator and politician in Australia, and was chancellor of the University of Sydney. Read more

🕊️ Important Deaths on 01 June in World History

• 01 Jun 2025: Jonathan Joss, American actor (born 1965) Jonathan Joss Gonzales was an American actor and musician of Native American ancestry. He was best known for his role as Chief Ken Hotate in Parks and Recreation and providing the voice of John Redcorn in King of the Hill. Read more
• 01 Jun 2024: Tin Oo, Burmese general and politician (born 1927) Tin Oo, often referred to as U Tin Oo, was a Burmese politician, activist, and general in the Armed Forces who was one of the founders of the National League for Democracy (NLD) in Myanmar, the country's largest pro-democracy political party. Read more
• 01 Jun 2019: Ani Yudhoyono, Indonesian politician, 6th First Lady of Indonesia. (born 1952) Kristiani Herrawati better known as Ani Yudhoyono was an Indonesian political and female activist, who was the wife of former Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and First Lady of Indonesia from 2004 until 2014. She was also the daughter of Sarwo Edhie Wibowo. Read more
• 01 Jun 2015: Charles Kennedy, Scottish journalist and politician (born 1959) Charles Peter Kennedy was a Scottish politician who served as Leader of the Liberal Democrats from 1999 to 2006, and was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Ross, Skye and Lochaber from 1983 to 2015. Read more
• 01 Jun 2015: Joan Kirner, Australian educator and politician, 42nd Premier of Victoria (born 1938) Joan Elizabeth Kirner was an Australian politician who was the 42nd Premier of Victoria, serving from 1990 to 1992. A Labor Party member of the Parliament of Victoria from 1982 to 1994, she was a member of the Legislative Council before later winning a seat in the Legislative Assembly. Kirner was a minister and briefly deputy premier in the government of John Cain Jr., and succeeded him as premier following his resignation. She was Australia's third female head of government and second female premier, Victoria's first, and held the position until her party was defeated in a landslide at the 1992 state election. Read more
• 01 Jun 2015: Nicholas Liverpool, Dominican lawyer and politician, 6th President of Dominica (born 1934) Nicholas Joseph Orville Liverpool was a politician and jurist from Dominica who served as the sixth President of Dominica from 2 October 2003 to 17 September 2012. Read more
• 01 Jun 2015: Jacques Parizeau, Canadian economist and politician, 26th Premier of Quebec (born 1930) Jacques Parizeau was a Canadian politician and economist who served as the 26th premier of Quebec from September 26, 1994, to January 29, 1996. Read more
• 01 Jun 2015: Jean Ritchie, American singer-songwriter (born 1922) Jean Ruth Ritchie was an American folk singer, songwriter, and Appalachian dulcimer player, called by some the "Mother of Folk". In her youth she learned hundreds of folk songs in the traditional way, many of which were Appalachian variants of centuries-old British, Scottish and Irish songs, including dozens of Child Ballads. In adulthood, she shared these songs with wide audiences, as well as writing some of her own songs using traditional foundations. Read more
• 01 Jun 2014: Ann B. Davis, American actress (born 1926) Ann Bradford Davis was an American actress. She achieved prominence for her role in the NBC situation comedy The Bob Cummings Show (1955–1959), for which she twice won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, but she was best known for playing the part of Alice Nelson, the housekeeper in ABC's The Brady Bunch (1969–1974). Read more
• 01 Jun 2014: Valentin Mankin, Ukrainian sailor (born 1938) Valentin Grigoryevich Mankin was a Soviet/Ukrainian sailor from Kyiv, three times Olympic champion for the USSR team. Read more
• 01 Jun 2014: Timofei Moșneaga, Moldovan physician and politician, Moldovan Minister of Health (born 1932) Timofei Moșneaga was a Moldovan and Soviet physician and politician who served as Minister of Health of Moldova from 1994 to 1997. He was the Director of the Republican Clinical Hospital for over forty years (1960–2003). As of 2017, the hospital is named after him. Read more
• 01 Jun 2013: James Kelleher, Canadian lawyer and politician, 33rd Solicitor General of Canada (born 1930) James Francis Kelleher was a Canadian politician and retired senator. Read more
• 01 Jun 2012: Faruq Z. Bey, American saxophonist and composer (born 1942) Faruq Z. Bey was an American jazz saxophonist and composer from Detroit, Michigan. Bey was known for his work with Griot Galaxy, which played distinct compositions, often by Bey. Odd meters and polyrhythms were a frequent feature of the group's tunes, which would give way to free sections. Originally started in 1972, Griot Galaxy settled into its most stable line-up around 1980, when Bey was joined by saxophonists David McMurray and Anthony Holland, as well as bassist Jaribu Shahid and drummer Tani Tabbal. Griot Galaxy played at the 1983 Detroit Montreux Jazz Festival, and toured Europe in the mid-1980s. Read more
• 01 Jun 2012: Pádraig Faulkner, Irish educator and politician, 19th Irish Minister of Defence (born 1918) Pádraig Faulkner was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as Ceann Comhairle of Dáil Éireann from 1980 to 1981, Minister for Defence 1979 to 1980, Minister for Posts and Telegraphs and Minister for Tourism and Transport from 1977 to 1979, Minister for Education from 1969 to 1973, Minister for the Gaeltacht and Minister for Lands from 1968 to 1969 and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for the Gaeltacht from 1965 to 1968. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Louth constituency from 1957 to 1987. Read more
• 01 Jun 2012: Milan Gaľa, Slovak politician (born 1953)
  Milan Gaľa was a Slovak politician and Member of the European Parliament (MEP) with the Slovenská demokraticka a krestanska unia, part of the European People's Party and sat on the European Parliament's Committee on Culture and Education. Read more
• 01 Jun 2011: Haleh Sahabi, Iranian humanitarian and activist (born 1957) Haleh Sahabi was an Iranian humanitarian and democracy activist. She was the daughter of former Iranian MP and veteran opposition figure Ezzatollah Sahabi, and the granddaughter of Yadollah Sahabi. She died at her father's funeral from cardiac arrest, the cause of her cardiac arrest however is disputed. Read more
• 01 Jun 2010: Kazuo Ohno, Japanese dancer (born 1906) Kazuo Ohno was a Japanese dancer who became a guru and inspirational figure in the dance form known as Butoh. He is the author of several books on Butoh, including The Palace Soars through the Sky, Dessin, Words of Workshop, and Food for the Soul. The latter two were published in English as Kazuo Ohno's World: From Without & Within (2004). Read more
• 01 Jun 2010: Andrei Voznesensky, Russian poet (born 1933) Andrei Andreyevich Voznesensky was a Soviet and Russian poet and writer who had been referred to by Robert Lowell as "one of the greatest living poets in any language." He was one of the "Children of the '60s," a new wave of iconic Soviet intellectuals led by the Khrushchev Thaw. Read more
• 01 Jun 2009: Vincent O'Brien, Irish horse trainer (born 1917) Michael Vincent O'Brien was an Irish race horse trainer from Churchtown, County Cork, Ireland. In 2003 he was voted the greatest influence in horse racing history in a worldwide poll hosted by the Racing Post. In earlier Racing Post polls he was voted the best ever trainer of national hunt and of flat racehorses. He trained six horses to win the Epsom Derby, won three Grand Nationals in succession and trained the only British Triple Crown winner, Nijinsky, since the Second World War. He was twice British champion trainer in flat racing and also twice in national hunt racing; the only trainer in history to have been champion under both rules. Aidan O'Brien took over the Ballydoyle stables after his retirement. Read more
• 01 Jun 2008: Tommy Lapid, Israeli journalist and politician, 17th Justice Minister of Israel (born 1931) Joseph "Tommy" Lapid was a Yugoslav-born Israeli radio and television presenter, playwright, journalist, politician and government minister known for his sharp tongue and acerbic wit. Lapid headed the secular-liberal Shinui party from 1999 to 2006. He fiercely opposed the ultra-Orthodox political parties and actively sought to exclude any religious observance from the legal structure of the Israeli State. He was the father of Yair Lapid, who served as the 14th Prime Minister of Israel in 2022. Read more
• 01 Jun 2008: Yves Saint Laurent, French fashion designer, founded Saint Laurent Paris (born 1936) Yves Henri Donat Mathieu-Saint-Laurent, better known as Yves Saint Laurent or YSL, was a French fashion designer who founded his eponymous fashion label in 1962. He is widely regarded as one of the foremost designers of the 20th century. Read more
• 01 Jun 2007: Tony Thompson, American singer and songwriter (born 1975) Anthony Ulysses Thompson, Jr. was an American singer–songwriter. Thompson was best known as the lead vocalist of the American R&B quintet Hi-Five, which had hit singles such as "I Like the Way " and "I Can't Wait Another Minute". After the group disbanded in 1994, Thompson found solo success the following year with his debut album Sexsational in 1995. Read more
• 01 Jun 2005: Hilda Crosby Standish, American physician (born 1902) Hilda Crosby Standish was a pioneer in the birth control movement in the state of Connecticut. In 1935, she became medical director of the Maternal Health Center in Hartford, the state's first birth control clinic. Dr. Standish was inducted into the Connecticut Women's Hall of Fame in 1994. Read more
• 01 Jun 2005: George Mikan, American basketball player and coach (born 1924) George Lawrence Mikan Jr., nicknamed "Mr. Basketball", was an American professional basketball player for the Chicago American Gears of the National Basketball League (NBL) and the Minneapolis Lakers of the NBL, the Basketball Association of America (BAA) and the National Basketball Association (NBA). Invariably playing with thick, round spectacles, the 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m), 245 lb (111 kg) Mikan was one of the pioneers of professional basketball. Through his size and play, he redefined basketball as a game dominated in his day by "big men". His prolific rebounding, shot blocking, and ability to shoot over smaller defenders with his ambidextrous hook shot all helped to change the game. He also used the underhanded free-throw shooting technique long before Rick Barry made it his signature shot. Read more
• 01 Jun 2004: William Manchester, American historian and author (born 1922) William Raymond Manchester was an American author, biographer, and historian. He was the author of 18 books which have been translated into over 20 languages. He was awarded the National Humanities Medal and the Abraham Lincoln Literary Award. Read more
• 01 Jun 2002: Hansie Cronje, South African cricketer (born 1969) Wessel Johannes "Hansie" Cronje was a South African international cricketer and captain of the South Africa national cricket team in the 1990s. A right-handed all-rounder, as captain Cronje led his team to victory in 27 Test matches and 99 One Day Internationals. Cronje also led South Africa to win the 1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy, the first major ICC title the country has won in international cricket. In the 1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy Final, Cronje played a major role with the bat with his 61 not out, leading the team to victory by 4 wickets. He was voted the 11th-greatest South African in 2004 despite having been banned from cricket for life due to his role in a match-fixing scandal. In 2002, he died in a plane crash while travelling in a commercial plane from Johannesburg to George. Read more
• 01 Jun 2001: Hank Ketcham, American cartoonist, created Dennis the Menace (born 1920) Henry King Ketcham was an American cartoonist who created the Dennis the Menace comic strip, writing and drawing it from 1951 to 1994, when he retired from drawing the daily cartoon and took up painting full-time in his home studio. In 1953, he received the Reuben Award for the strip, which continues today in the hands of other cartoonists. Read more
• 01 Jun 2001: notable victims of the Nepalese royal massacre Aishwarya Rajya Lakshmi Devi Shah was Queen of Nepal from 1972 until her assassination in 2001. She played a significant role as the consort of King Birendra and was a prominent figure in the royal family throughout her lifetime. Read more
• 01 Jun 2001: notable victims of the Nepalese royal massacre Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev was the King of Nepal from 1972 until his assassination in the 2001 Nepalese royal massacre. Read more
• 01 Jun 2001: notable victims of the Nepalese royal massacre Prince Dhirendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev of Nepal was the youngest son of King Mahendra of Nepal and his first wife, Crown Princess Indra. Read more
• 01 Jun 2001: notable victims of the Nepalese royal massacre Prince Nirajan Bir Bikram Shah Dev was a prince of Nepal, the younger son of King Birendra and Queen Aishwarya of Nepal. He and his parents were killed during the 1 June 2001 Nepalese royal massacre. Read more
• 01 Jun 2001: notable victims of the Nepalese royal massacre Princess Shruti Rajya Lakshmi Devi Shah of Nepal was the daughter of King Birendra and Queen Aishwarya, and sister of King Dipendra and Prince Nirajan.
  Princess Shruti was widely regarded by the public as a compassionate and approachable figure, earning her the affectionate nickname of 'the people's princess' in Nepal. Read more
• 01 Jun 2000: Tito Puente, American drummer, composer, and producer (born 1923) Ernest Anthony Puente Jr., commonly known as Tito Puente, was an American musician, songwriter, bandleader, timbalero, vibraphonist and record producer. He composed dance-oriented mambo and Latin jazz music. He was also known as “El Rey de los Timbales,” or “The King of the Timbales.” Read more
• 01 Jun 1999: Christopher Cockerell, English engineer, invented the hovercraft (born 1910) Sir Christopher Sydney Cockerell was an English engineer, best known as the inventor of the hovercraft. Read more
• 01 Jun 1996: Neelam Sanjiva Reddy, Indian politician, 6th President of India (born 1913) Neelam Sanjiva Reddy was an Indian politician who served as the president of India from 1977 to 1982. Beginning a long political career with the Indian National Congress in the independence movement, he went on to hold several key offices in independent India – as deputy chief minister of Andhra state and the chief minister of Andhra Pradesh, a two-time Speaker of the Lok Sabha and a Union Minister— before becoming the Indian president. Read more
• 01 Jun 1991: David Ruffin, American singer-songwriter (born 1941) David Eli Ruffin was an American soul singer most famous for his work as one of the lead singers of the Temptations (1964–1968) during the group's "Classic Five" period as it was later known. Ruffin was the lead voice on such famous songs as "My Girl" and "Ain't Too Proud to Beg". He later scored two top 10 singles as a solo artist, "My Whole World Ended " and "Walk Away from Love". Read more
• 01 Jun 1989: Aurelio Lampredi, Italian engineer, designed the Ferrari Lampredi engine (born 1917) Aurelio Lampredi was an Italian automobile and aircraft engine designer. Read more
• 01 Jun 1988: Herbert Feigl, Austrian philosopher from the Vienna Circle (born 1902) Herbert Feigl was an Austrian-American philosopher and an early member of the Vienna Circle. He coined the term "nomological danglers". Read more
• 01 Jun 1987: Rashid Karami, Lebanese lawyer and politician, 32nd Prime Minister of Lebanon (born 1921) Rashid Karami was a Lebanese statesman. He is considered one of the most important political figures in Lebanon for more than 30 years, including during much of the Lebanese Civil War (1975–1990), and served as prime minister eight times, according to the Guinness Book of World Records this would make him the most elected democratic prime minister in history. He was assassinated in 1987. Read more
• 01 Jun 1986: Jo Gartner, Austrian racing driver (born 1958) Josef Anton Gartner was a Formula One and sports car endurance driver from Austria. After a successful lower formula career, including a win in the Formula Two Pau Grand Prix, he participated in eight Formula One Grands Prix for Osella during the 1984 season, scoring no points. He was killed in an accident at the 1986 24 Hours of Le Mans. Read more
• 01 Jun 1985: Richard Greene, English actor and soldier (born 1918) Richard Marius Joseph Greene was a noted English film and television actor. A matinée idol who appeared in more than 40 films, he was perhaps best known for the lead role in the long-running British TV series The Adventures of Robin Hood, which ran for 143 episodes from 1955 to 1959. Read more
• 01 Jun 1983: Prince Charles, Count of Flanders (born 1903) Prince Charles, Count of Flanders was a member of the Belgian royal family who served as regent of Belgium from 1944 until 1950, while a judicial commission investigated his elder brother, King Leopold III of Belgium, as to whether he betrayed the Allies of World War II by an allegedly premature surrender in 1940 and collaboration with the Nazis during the occupation of Belgium. Charles' regency ended when Leopold was allowed to return to Belgium. Shortly after returning and resuming his monarchical duties, Leopold abdicated in favour of his son, Baudouin. Read more
• 01 Jun 1983: Anna Seghers, German writer (born 1900) Anna Reiling, known by the pen name Anna Seghers, was a German writer. She was notable for exploring and depicting the moral experience of the Second World War. Born into a Jewish family and married to a Hungarian Communist, Seghers escaped Nazi-controlled territory through wartime France. She was granted a visa and gained ship's passage to Mexico, where she lived in Mexico City (1941–47). Read more
• 01 Jun 1981: Carl Vinson, American lawyer and politician (born 1883) Carl Vinson was an American politician who served in the U.S. House of Representatives for over 50 years and was influential in the 20th century expansion of the U.S. Navy. He was a member of the Democratic Party and represented Georgia in the House from 1914 to 1965. He was known as "The Father of the Two-Ocean Navy". He is the longest-serving member of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Georgia. From 1961 to 1965, he served as the dean of the US House of Representatives as the longest serving member of the body. Read more
• 01 Jun 1980: Arthur Nielsen, American businessman, founded the ACNielsen company (born 1897) Arthur Charles Nielsen Sr. was an American businessman, electrical engineer and market research analyst who created and tracked the Nielsen ratings for television as founder of the A.C. Nielsen Company. Read more
• 01 Jun 1979: Werner Forssmann, German physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1904) Werner Theodor Otto Forßmann was a German researcher and physician from Germany who shared the 1956 Nobel Prize in Medicine for developing a procedure that allowed cardiac catheterization. In 1929, he put himself under local anesthesia and inserted a catheter into a vein of his arm. Not knowing if the catheter might pierce a vein, he put his life at risk. Forssmann was nevertheless successful; he safely passed the catheter into his heart. Read more
• 01 Jun 1971: Reinhold Niebuhr, American theologian and academic (born 1892) Karl Paul Reinhold Niebuhr was an American Reformed theologian, ethicist, commentator on politics and public affairs, and professor at Union Theological Seminary for more than 30 years. Niebuhr was one of America's leading public intellectuals for several decades of the 20th century and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1964. A public theologian, he wrote and spoke frequently about the intersection of religion, politics, and public policy, with his most influential books including Moral Man and Immoral Society and The Nature and Destiny of Man. Read more
• 01 Jun 1969: Ivar Ballangrud, Norwegian speed skater (born 1904) Ivar Eugen Ballangrud was a Norwegian speed skater, a four-time Olympic champion in speed skating. As the only triple gold medalist at the 1936 Winter Olympics, Ballangrud was the most successful athlete there. Read more
• 01 Jun 1968: Helen Keller, American author and activist (born 1880) Helen Adams Keller was an American author, disability rights advocate, political activist and lecturer. Born in West Tuscumbia, Alabama, she lost her sight and her hearing after a bout of illness when she was 19 months old. She then communicated primarily using home signs until the age of seven, when she met her first teacher and life-long companion Anne Sullivan. Sullivan taught Keller language, including reading and writing. After an education at both specialist and mainstream schools, Keller attended Radcliffe College of Harvard University and became the first deafblind person in the United States to earn a college diploma. Read more
• 01 Jun 1968: André Laurendeau, Canadian playwright, journalist, and politician (born 1912) Joseph-Edmond-André Laurendeau was a journalist, politician, co-chair of the Royal Commission on Bilingualism and Biculturalism, and playwright in Quebec, Canada. He is usually referred to as André Laurendeau. He was active in Québécois life, in various spheres and capacities, for three decades. Laurendeau's career also "spanned the most turbulent periods in the history of Canada". Read more
• 01 Jun 1966: Papa Jack Laine, American drummer and bandleader (born 1873) George Vitelle "Papa Jack" Laine was an American musician and a pioneering band leader in New Orleans in the years from the Spanish–American War to World War I. He was often credited for training many musicians who would later become successful in jazz music. Read more
• 01 Jun 1965: Curly Lambeau, American football player and coach, founded the Green Bay Packers (born 1898) Earl Louis "Curly" Lambeau was an American professional football player and coach in the National Football League (NFL). Lambeau, along with his friend and fellow Green Bay, Wisconsin settler, George Whitney Calhoun, founded the Green Bay Packers in 1919. He served as team captain in the team's first year before becoming player-coach in 1920. As a player, Lambeau lined up as a halfback, which in the early years of the NFL was the premier position. He was the team's primary runner and passer, accounting for 35 touchdowns in 77 games. He won an NFL championship in 1929 and subsequently retired from playing. Read more
• 01 Jun 1963: Walter Lee, Australian politician, 24th Premier of Tasmania (born 1874) Sir Walter Henry Lee KCMG was an Australian politician and member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. He was Premier of Tasmania on three occasions: from 15 April 1916 to 12 August 1922; from 14 August 1923 to 25 October 1923; and from 15 March 1934 to 22 June 1934. Read more
• 01 Jun 1962: Adolf Eichmann, a German Nazi SS-Obersturmbannführer (born 1906) Otto Adolf Eichmann was a German-Austrian official of the Nazi Party, an officer of the Schutzstaffel (SS), a convicted war criminal, and one of the major organizers of the Holocaust. He participated in the January 1942 Wannsee Conference, at which the implementation of the genocidal Final Solution to the Jewish Question was planned. Following this, he was tasked by SS-Obergruppenführer Reinhard Heydrich with facilitating and managing the logistics involved in the mass deportation of millions of Jews to Nazi ghettos and Nazi extermination camps across German-occupied Europe. He was captured and detained by the Allies in 1945, but escaped and eventually settled in Argentina. In May 1960, he was tracked down and abducted by Israel's Mossad intelligence agency, and put on trial before the Supreme Court of Israel. The highly publicised Eichmann trial resulted in his conviction in Jerusalem, following which he was executed by hanging in 1962. Read more
• 01 Jun 1960: Lester Patrick, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (born 1883) Curtis Lester Patrick was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and coach associated with the Victoria Aristocrats/Cougars of the Pacific Coast Hockey Association, and the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Along with his brother Frank Patrick and father Joseph Patrick, he founded the PCHA and helped develop several rules for the game of hockey. Patrick won the Stanley Cup six times as a player, coach and manager. Read more
• 01 Jun 1960: Paula Hitler, German-Austrian sister of Adolf Hitler (born 1896) Paula Hitler, also known as Paula Wolff and Paula Hitler-Wolff, was the younger sister of Adolf Hitler and the last child of Alois Hitler and his third wife, Klara Pölzl. Read more
• 01 Jun 1954: Martin Andersen Nexø, Danish-German journalist and author (born 1869) Martin Andersen Nexø was a Danish writer. He was one of the authors in the Modern Breakthrough movement in Danish art and literature. He was a socialist throughout his life and during the Second World War moved to the Soviet Union, and afterwards to Dresden in East Germany. Read more
• 01 Jun 1953: Emanuel Vidović, Croatian painter and illustrator (born 1870) Emanuel Božidar Vidović was a Croatian painter and graphic artist from Split. Read more
• 01 Jun 1952: John Dewey, American psychologist and philosopher (born 1859) John Dewey was an American philosopher, psychologist, and educational reformer. He was one of the most prominent American scholars in the first half of the twentieth century. Read more
• 01 Jun 1948: Alex Gard, Russian-American cartoonist (born 1900) Alex Gard was a Russian American cartoonist. He was a regular cartoonist for newspapers, magazines and books, but is most well known for his celebrity caricatures at Sardi's restaurant in New York City. Read more
• 01 Jun 1946: Ion Antonescu, Romanian marshal and politician, 43rd Prime Minister of Romania (born 1882) Ion Antonescu was a Romanian military officer and marshal who presided over two successive wartime dictatorships as Prime Minister and Conducător during most of World War II. Having been responsible for facilitating the Holocaust in Romania, he was overthrown in 1944, before being tried for war crimes and executed two years later in 1946. Read more
• 01 Jun 1943: Leslie Howard, English actor, director, and producer (born 1893) Leslie Howard Steiner, better known as Leslie Howard, was an English actor, director, producer, and writer. He wrote many stories and articles for The New York Times, The New Yorker, and Vanity Fair and was one of the biggest box-office draws and movie idols of the 1930s. Read more
• 01 Jun 1943: Wilfrid Israel, English-German businessman and philanthropist (born 1899) Wilfrid Berthold Jacob Israel was an Anglo-German businessman and philanthropist, born into a wealthy Anglo-German Jewish family, who was active in the rescue of Jews from Nazi Germany, and who played a significant role in the Kindertransport. Read more
• 01 Jun 1941: Hans Berger, German neurologist and academic (born 1873) Hans Berger was a German psychiatrist. He is best known as the inventor of electroencephalography (EEG) in 1924, which is a method used for recording the electrical activity of the brain, commonly described in terms of brainwaves, and as the discoverer of the alpha wave rhythm which is a type of brainwave. Alpha waves have been eponymously referred to as the "Berger wave". Read more
• 01 Jun 1941: Hugh Walpole, New Zealand-English author (born 1884) Sir Hugh Seymour Walpole, CBE was an English novelist. He was the son of an Anglican clergyman, intended for a career in the church but drawn instead to writing. Among those who encouraged him were the authors Henry James and Arnold Bennett. His skill at scene-setting and vivid plots, as well as his high profile as a lecturer, brought him a large readership in the United Kingdom and North America. He was a best-selling author in the 1920s and 1930s but has been largely neglected since his death. Read more
• 01 Jun 1938: Ödön von Horváth, Croatian-French author and playwright (born 1901) Edmund Josef von Horváth was an Austro-Hungarian playwright and novelist who wrote in German, and went by the nom de plume Ödön von Horváth. He was one of the most critically admired writers of his generation prior to his untimely death. He enjoyed a series of successes on the stage with socially poignant and romantic plays, including Revolte auf Côte 3018 (1927), Sladek (1929), Italienische Nacht (1930), Hin und Her (1934), and Der Jüngste Tag (1937). His novels include Der ewige Spießer (1930), Ein Kind unserer Zeit (1938), and Jugend ohne Gott (1937). Read more
• 01 Jun 1935: Arthur Arz von Straußenburg, Romanian-Hungarian general (born 1857) Arthur Freiherr Arz von Straußenburg was an Austro-Hungarian colonel general and last Chief of the General Staff of the Austro-Hungarian Army. At the outbreak of the First World War, he commanded the 15th Infantry Division. Soon, he was promoted to the head of the 6th Corps and the First Army. He participated on the Gorlice–Tarnów Offensive in 1915 and the countryside of Romania in 1916. In March 1917, he became Chief of the General Staff until his resignation on 3 November 1918. Read more
• 01 Jun 1934: Sir Alfred Rawlinson, 3rd Baronet, English colonel and polo player (born 1867) Colonel Sir Alfred "Toby" Rawlinson, 3rd Baronet, was an English soldier and intelligence officer, sportsman, pioneer motorist and aviator. Read more
• 01 Jun 1927: Lizzie Borden, American accused murderer (born 1860) Lizzie Andrew Borden was an American woman who was tried and acquitted of the August 4, 1892, axe murders of her father and stepmother in Fall River, Massachusetts. No one else was charged in the murders, and Borden spent the remainder of her life in Fall River. She died of pneumonia at age 66, just nine days before the death of her older sister Emma. Read more
• 01 Jun 1927: J. B. Bury, Irish historian, philologist, and scholar (born 1861) John Bagnell Bury was an Anglo-Irish historian, classical scholar, Medieval Roman historian and philologist. He objected to the label "Byzantinist" explicitly in the preface to the 1889 edition of his Later Roman Empire. He was Erasmus Smith's Professor of Modern History at Trinity College Dublin (1893–1902), before being Regius Professor of Modern History at the University of Cambridge and a Professorial Fellow of King's College, Cambridge from 1902 until his death. Read more
• 01 Jun 1925: Thomas R. Marshall, American politician, 28th Vice President of the United States (born 1854) Thomas Riley Marshall was the 28th vice president of the United States from 1913 to 1921 under President Woodrow Wilson. A prominent lawyer in Indiana, he became an active and well-known member of the Democratic Party by stumping across the state for other candidates and organizing party rallies that later helped him win election as the 27th governor of Indiana. In office, he attempted to incorporate items from his progressive agenda into the Constitution of Indiana, but was blocked by the Indiana Supreme Court. Read more
• 01 Jun 1908: Allen Butler Talcott, American painter (born 1867) Allen Butler Talcott was an American landscape painter. After studying art in Paris for three years at Académie Julian, he returned to the United States, becoming one of the first members of the Old Lyme Art Colony in Connecticut. His paintings, usually landscapes depicting the local scenery and often executed en plein air, were generally Barbizon and Tonalist, sometimes incorporating elements of Impressionism. He was especially known and respected for his paintings of trees. After eight summers at Old Lyme, he died there at the age of 41. Read more
• 01 Jun 1879: Napoléon, Prince Imperial of France (born 1856) Louis-Napoléon, Prince Imperial, also known as Louis-Napoléon, was the only child of Napoleon III, Emperor of the French, and Empress Eugénie. After his father was dethroned in 1870, he moved to England with his family. On his father's death in January 1873, he was proclaimed by the Bonapartist faction as Napoléon IV. Read more
• 01 Jun 1876: Hristo Botev, Bulgarian poet and journalist (born 1848) Hristo Botev, born Hristo Botyov Petkov was a Bulgarian revolutionary, poet and journalist. He participated in the Bulgarian revolutionary movement as a member of the Bulgarian Revolutionary Central Committee. Botev is honoured in Bulgaria. Read more
• 01 Jun 1873: Joseph Howe, Canadian journalist and politician, 5th Premier of Nova Scotia (born 1804) Joseph Howe was a Nova Scotian journalist, politician, public servant, and poet. Howe is often ranked as one of Nova Scotia's most admired politicians and his considerable skills as a journalist and writer have made him a provincial legend. Read more
• 01 Jun 1872: James Gordon Bennett, Sr., American publisher, founded the New York Herald (born 1795) James Gordon Bennett Sr. was a British-born American businessman who was the founder, editor and publisher of the New York Herald and a major figure in the history of American newspapers. Read more
• 01 Jun 1868: James Buchanan, American lawyer and politician, 15th President of the United States (born 1791) James Buchanan Jr. was the 15th president of the United States, serving from 1857 to 1861. He also served as the 17th United States secretary of state from 1845 to 1849 and represented Pennsylvania in both houses of the U.S. Congress. Buchanan was an advocate for states' rights, particularly regarding slavery, and argued for limiting the role of the federal government preceding the American Civil War. Read more
• 01 Jun 1864: Hong Xiuquan, Chinese rebel, led the Taiping Rebellion (born 1812) Hong Xiuquan, born Hong Huoxiu and with the courtesy name Renkun, was a Chinese revolutionary and religious leader who led the Taiping Rebellion against the Qing dynasty. He established the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom over large portions of southern China, with himself as its "Heavenly King". Read more
• 01 Jun 1861: John Quincy Marr, American captain (born 1825) John Quincy Marr was a Virginia militia company captain and the first Confederate States Army soldier killed by a Union army soldier in combat during the American Civil War. Marr was killed at the Battle of Fairfax Court House in Fairfax, Virginia, on June 1, 1861. Read more
• 01 Jun 1846: Pope Gregory XVI (born 1765) Pope Gregory XVI was head of the Catholic Church and leader of the Papal States from 2 February 1831 to his death in June 1846. He had adopted the name Mauro upon entering the religious order of the Camaldolese. He is the most recent pope to take the pontifical name "Gregory", the last to govern the Papal States for the whole duration of his pontificate, and the most recent not to have been a bishop when elected. Read more
• 01 Jun 1841: David Wilkie, Scottish painter and academic (born 1785) Sir David Wilkie was a Scottish painter, especially known for his genre scenes. He painted successfully in a wide variety of genres, including historical scenes, portraits, including formal royal ones, and scenes from his travels to Europe and the Middle East. His main base was in London, but he died and was buried at sea, off Gibraltar, returning from his first trip to the Middle East. He was sometimes known as the "people's painter". Read more
• 01 Jun 1833: Oliver Wolcott Jr., American lawyer and politician, 2nd United States Secretary of the Treasury, 24th Governor of Connecticut (born 1760) Oliver Wolcott Jr. was an American politician and judge. He was the second United States Secretary of the Treasury, a judge of the United States Circuit Court for the Second Circuit, and the 24th Governor of Connecticut. His adult life began with working in Connecticut, followed by participating in the U.S. federal government in the Department of Treasury, before returning to Connecticut, where he spent his life before his death. Throughout his time in politics, Wolcott's political views shifted from Federalist, to Toleration, and finally Jacksonian. Oliver Wolcott Jr. is the son to Oliver Wolcott Sr., part of the Griswold-Wolcott family. Read more
• 01 Jun 1832: Jean Maximilien Lamarque, French general and politician (born 1770) Divisional-General Jean Maximilien Lamarque was a French army officer and politician who served in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. Lamarque served with distinction in many of Napoleon's campaigns, and was known for retaking Capri from the British in 1808 and defeating French Royalists in the Vendée in 1815. The latter campaign received great praise from Napoleon, who said Lamarque had "performed wonders, and even surpassed my hopes". Read more
• 01 Jun 1830: Swaminarayan, Indian religious leader (born 1781) Swaminarayan, also known as Sahajanand Swami, was a yogi and ascetic believed by followers to be a manifestation of Krishna or the highest manifestation of Purushottama, around whom the Swaminarayan Sampradaya developed. Read more
• 01 Jun 1826: J. F. Oberlin, French pastor and philanthropist (born 1740) J. F. Oberlin was an Alsatian pastor and a philanthropist. He has been known as John Frederic(k) Oberlin in English, Jean-Frédéric Oberlin in French, and Johann Friedrich Oberlin in German. Read more
• 01 Jun 1823: Louis-Nicolas Davout, French general and politician, French Minister of War (born 1770) Louis-Nicolas d'Avout, better known as Davout, 1st Prince of Eckmühl, 1st Duke of Auerstaedt, was a French military commander and Marshal of the Empire who served during both the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. His talent for war, along with his reputation as a stern disciplinarian, earned him the nickname "The Iron Marshal". He is ranked as one of Napoleon's finest commanders, and also stands among the most outstanding military commanders of the modern era. Read more
• 01 Jun 1815: Louis-Alexandre Berthier, French general and politician, French Minister of War (born 1753) Louis-Alexandre Berthier, prince de Neuchâtel et Valangin, prince de Wagram was a French military commander who served during the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. He was twice Minister of War of France and was made a Marshal of the Empire in 1804. Berthier served as chief of staff to Napoleon Bonaparte from his first Italian campaign in 1796 until his first abdication in 1814. The operational efficiency of the Grande Armée owed much to his considerable administrative and organizational skills. Read more

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