June 1 is the 152nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (153rd in leap years), with 213 days remaining.
Events:
- 1792 - Kentucky became the 15th state in the United States of America.
- 1796 - Tennessee became the 16th state in the United States of America.
- 1922 - official founding of the Royal Ulster Constabulary
Births:
- 1765 - Christiane Vulpius, Goethe's wife (+ 1816)
- 1780 - Carl von Clausewitz, general (+ 1831)
- 1801 - Brigham Young, Mormon church leader, settler
- 1826 - Carl Bechstein, piano manufacturer (+ 1900)
- 1898 - Molly Picon, actress (+ 1992)
- 1908 - Peter de Mendelssohn, author (+ 1982)
- 1912 - Wolfgang Büttner
- 1921 - Nelson Riddle, band leader (+ 1985)
- 1926 - Andy Griffith, actor
- 1926 - Marilyn Monroe, actress, model (+ 1962)
- 1934 - Pat Boone, singer
- 1937 - Morgan Freeman, actor) in Memphis, Tennessee
- 1947 - Ron Wood, guitarist
- 1974 - Alanis Morissette, singer
Deaths:
- 1943 - Leslie Howard, actor
- 1948 - Sonny Boy Williamson
- 1968 - Helen Keller
- 2000 - Tito Puente, musician
- 2001 - Hank Ketcham, 81, creator of Dennis, the Menace
- 2001 - King Birendra and Queen Aiswarya of Nepal, (shot, possibly murdererd)
- 2002 - Hansie Cronje
Holidays and observances:
- Commemoration of Justin Martyr (Anglican)
- Roman Empire - Festival in honor of Carna
See Also:
May 31 - June 2 - May 1 - July 1 -- listing of all days
January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December