What are the important events that happened on June 1, 2009? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
June 1, 2009: Facts & Myths About This Day
June 1, 2009 is the 152nd day of the year 2009 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 213 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Monday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is May 19, 2009 – a Monday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 1,243,814,400 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 ‘hectapentacontadigon’ day.
If a person born on this day saved a dollar every day starting at age 7, then by now that person has accumulated $2,886.00. (Assuming this person is still alive today.)
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.
Ox is the mythical animal and Earth is the element for this person if we consider the very old art of Chinese astrology.
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June 1, 2009 Historical Events
- 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.
- 2009 –General Motors files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. It is the fourth largest United States bankruptcy in history.
Who died on June 1, 2009?
- 2009 –Thomas Berry, American theologian, deep ecologist (b. 1914)
- 2009 –Vincent O'Brien, Irish horse trainer (b.1917)
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