What happened this day in history June 1

What are the important events that happened on June 1? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.

June 1: Facts & Myths About This Day

June 1 is the 153rd day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 213 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Saturday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is May 19, 2024 – a Saturday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 1,717,200,000 seconds has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.

Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘hectapentacontatrigon’ day.

Gemini is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Pearl is the modern birthstone for this month. Moonstone is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 242 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.

The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,180 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.

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June 1 Historical Events

  • 1215
    Zhongdu (now Beijing), then under the control of the Jurchen ruler Emperor Xuanzong of Jin, is captured by the Mongols under Genghis Khan, ending the Battle of Zhongdu.
  • 1252
    Alfonso X is elected King of Castile and León.
  • 1298
    Residents of Riga and Grand Duchy of Lithuania defeated the Livonian Order in the Battle of Turaida.
  • 1533
    Anne Boleyn is crowned Queen of England.
  • 1679
    The Scottish Covenanters defeat John Graham of Claverhouse at the Battle of Drumclog.
  • 1796
    Tennessee is admitted as the 16th state of the United States.
  • 1913
    The Greek-Serbian Treaty of Alliance is signed, paving the way for the Second Balkan War.
  • 1918
    World War I, Western Front: Battle for Belleau Wood – Allied Forces under John J. Pershing and James Harbord engage Imperial German Forces under Wilhelm, German Crown Prince.
  • 1958
    Charles de Gaulle comes out of retirement to lead France by decree for six months.
  • 1963
    Kenya gains internal self-rule (Madaraka Day).

Who were born on June 1?

  • 1134
    Geoffrey, Count of Nantes, brother of Henry II of England (d. 1158)
  • 1924
    William Sloane Coffin, American clergyman (d. 2006)
  • 1928
    Georgi Dobrovolski, Soviet cosmonaut (d. 1971)
  • 1940
    René Auberjonois, American actor
  • 1960
    Simon Gallup, English bassist (The Cure)
  • 1974
    Alanis Morissette, Canadian singer-songwriter
  • 1980
    Oliver James, British actor
  • 1982
    Justine Henin (formerly Henin-Hardenne), Belgian tennis player
  • 1983
    Jake Silbermann, American actor
  • 1985
    Mário Hipólito, Angolan footballer

Who died on June 1?

  • 1625
    Honoré d'Urfé, French writer (b. 1568)
  • 1830
    Swaminarayan, Indian Hindu figure (b. 1781)
  • 1941
    Hans Berger, German neuroscientist (b. 1873)
  • 1948
    Alex Gard, Russian-born caricaturist (b. 1900)
  • 1953
    Emanuel Vidović, painter and graphic artist from Split, Croatia (b. 1870)
  • 1955
    Kathleen, Duchess of Newcastle, British duchess (b. 1872)
  • 1971
    Reinhold Niebuhr, American theologian (b. 1892)
  • 1996
    Neelam Sanjiva Reddy, Fifth President of India (b. 1913)
  • 2001
    Hank Ketcham, American cartoonist (b. 1920)
  • 2001
    Queen Aiswarya of Nepal (b. 1949)

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