What are the important events that happened on June 1? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
June 1: Facts & Myths About This Day
June 1 is the 152nd day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 213 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Sunday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is May 19, 2025 – a Sunday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 29,145,600 minutes has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘hectapentacontadigon’ day.
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Gemini is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Pearl is the modern birthstone for this month. Moonstone is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 261 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,545 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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June 1 Historical Events
- 1204 –King Philip Augustus of France conquers Rouen.
- 1252 –Alfonso X is elected King of Castile and León.
- 1495 –Friar John Cor records the first known batch of scotch whisky.
- 1779 –Benedict Arnold, a general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, is court-martialed for malfeasance.
- 1831 –James Clark Ross discovers the North Magnetic Pole.
- 1913 –The Greek-Serbian Treaty of Alliance is signed, paving the way for the Second Balkan War.
- 1941 –World War II: Battle of Crete ends as Crete capitulates to Germany.
- 1963 –Kenya gains internal self-rule (Madaraka Day).
- 1974 –Flixborough disaster: an explosion at a chemical plant kills 28 people.
- 2011 –A rare tornado outbreak occurs in New England; a strong EF3 tornado strikes Springfield, Massachusetts during the event, killing four people.
Who were born on June 1?
- 1675 –Francesco Scipione, marchese di Maffei, Italian archaeologist (d. 1755)
- 1901 –John Van Druten, English screen writer (d. 1957)
- 1903 –Vasyl Velychkovsky, Ukrainian bishop (d. 1973)
- 1940 –Katerina Gogou, Greek actress and poet (d. 1993)
- 1947 –Ron Dennis, F1 team principal (McLaren)
- 1955 –Tony Snow, American news anchor, former White House Press Secretary for George W. Bush (d. 2008)
- 1965 –Larisa Lazutina, Russian cross-country skier
- 1969 –René Liu, Taiwanese actress and singer
- 1985 –Ari Herstand, American Singer/Songwriter
- 1988 –Nami Tamaki, Japanese pop singer
Who died on June 1?
- 193 –Marcus Severus Didius Julianus, Roman Emperor (b. 133)
- 1795 –Pierre-Joseph Desault, French anatomist (b. 1744)
- 1815 –Louis Alexandre Berthier, French marshal (b. 1753)
- 1868 –James Buchanan, 15th President of the United States (b. 1791)
- 1943 –Wilfrid B. Israel, German-Jewish activist (b. 1899)
- 1952 –John Dewey, American philosopher and educational theorist (b. 1859)
- 1955 –Kathleen, Duchess of Newcastle, British duchess (b. 1872)
- 1980 –Arthur Nielsen, American market analyst (b. 1897)
- 2007 –Arn Shein, American sports writer (b. 1928)
- 2008 –Yves Saint Laurent, French fashion designer (b. 1936)
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