1533
493 years ago
On this day: 1 June
160 things happened on 1 June, from 195 BC to 2018. UK stories come first, then the rest of the world.
In the UK 9
UK history first: stories from England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
1648
378 years ago
UK story
The Roundheads defeat the Cavaliers at the Battle of Maidstone in the Second English Civil War.
1670
356 years ago
UK story
Charles II and Louis XIV signed a secret treaty, requiring England to aid France in its war against the Dutch Republic and the future conversion of Charles to Catholicism, in return for Louis making large payments to Charles and promising to aid him if there was a rebellion in England.
1679
347 years ago
UK story
The Scottish Covenanters defeat John Graham of Claverhouse at the Battle of Drumclog.
1794
232 years ago
UK story
French Revolutionary Wars: A British fleet captured six French ships of the line in a naval battle off Ushant that came to be known as the Glorious First of June.
1812
214 years ago
UK story
War of 1812: U.S. President James Madison asks the Congress to declare war on the United Kingdom.
1831
195 years ago
UK story
James Clark Ross becomes the first European at the North Magnetic Pole.
1854
172 years ago
UK story
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.
1922
104 years ago
UK story
The Royal Ulster Constabulary is founded.
Around the world 38
1252
774 years ago
Alfonso X is proclaimed king of Castile and León.
1298
728 years ago
Residents of Riga and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania defeat the Livonian Order in the Battle of Turaida.
1412
614 years ago
The Treaty of Lubowla between the kingdoms of Hungary and Poland is confirmed with one of the largest and magnificent royal meetings and feasts ever held in Buda. King Sigismund of Hungary host king Władysław II Jagiełło while several thousand nobles attend.
1494
532 years ago
A monk, John Cor, records the first known batch of Scotch whisky.
1649
377 years ago
Start of the Sumuroy Revolt: Filipinos in Northern Samar led by Agustin Sumuroy revolt against Spanish colonial authorities.
1779
247 years ago
The court-martial for malfeasance of Benedict Arnold, a general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, begins.
1792
234 years ago
Kentucky is admitted as the 15th state of the United States.
1796
230 years ago
Tennessee was admitted as the 16th state of the United States.
1796
230 years ago
Tennessee is admitted as the 16th state of the United States.
1815
211 years ago
Napoleon promulgates a revised Constitution after it passes a plebiscite.
1849
177 years ago
Territorial Governor Alexander Ramsey declared the Territory of Minnesota officially established.
1855
171 years ago
The American adventurer William Walker conquers Nicaragua.
1857
169 years ago
Charles Baudelaire's Les Fleurs du mal is published.
1857
169 years ago
The Revolution of the Ganhadores, the first general strike in Brazil, began in Salvador, Bahia.
1862
164 years ago
American Civil War: Peninsula Campaign: The Battle of Seven Pines (or the Battle of Fair Oaks) ends inconclusively, with both sides claiming victory.
1868
158 years ago
The Navajo and the U.S. government signed the Treaty of Bosque Redondo, which allowed those interned at Fort Sumner to return to their ancestral lands.
1890
136 years ago
The United States Census Bureau begins using Herman Hollerith's tabulating machine to count census returns.
1913
113 years ago
The Greek–Serbian Treaty of Alliance is signed, paving the way for the Second Balkan War.
1916
110 years ago
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.
1918
108 years ago
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.
1919
107 years ago
Prohibition comes into force in Finland.
1929
97 years ago
The 1st Conference of the Communist Parties of Latin America is held in Buenos Aires.
1939
87 years ago
First flight of the German Focke-Wulf Fw 190 fighter aircraft.
1941
85 years ago
World War II: The Battle of Crete ends as Crete capitulates to Germany.
1950
76 years ago
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.
1951
75 years ago
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.
1958
68 years ago
Charles de Gaulle comes out of retirement to lead France by decree for six months.
1961
65 years ago
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.
1975
51 years ago
The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan was founded by Jalal Talabani, Nawshirwan Mustafa, Fuad Masum and others.
1978
48 years ago
The first international applications under the Patent Cooperation Treaty are filed.
1979
47 years ago
The first black-led government of Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) in 90 years takes power.
1980
46 years ago
Cable News Network (CNN) begins broadcasting.
1988
38 years ago
The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty was ratified, banning all American and Soviet land-based missiles with a range of 500 to 5,500 km (310 to 3,420 mi).
1988
38 years ago
Group representation constituencies were introduced to the parliament of Singapore.
1994
32 years ago
Republic of South Africa becomes a republic in the Commonwealth of Nations.
2009
17 years ago
General Motors files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. It is the fourth largest United States bankruptcy in history.
2011
15 years ago
Space Shuttle Endeavour makes its final landing after 25 flights.
2018
8 years ago
For the first time since its transition to democracy, the Congress of Deputies in Spain passed a motion of no confidence against the government.
Quick quiz
Every answer is somewhere on this page. Have a go, then check!
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In which year did this happen: “Charles II and Louis XIV signed a secret treaty, requiring England to aid”?
- 1854
- 1794
- 1670
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C: 1670. 1670 — that’s 356 years ago. Find it on the page
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In which year did this happen: “French Revolutionary Wars: A British fleet captured six French ships of the”?
- 1648
- 1670
- 1794
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C: 1794. 1794 — that’s 232 years ago. Find it on the page
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Which of these happened first?
- French Revolutionary Wars: A British fleet captured six French ships of the
- Anne Boleyn is crowned Queen of England
- Charles II and Louis XIV signed a secret treaty, requiring England to aid
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B: Anne Boleyn is crowned Queen of England. 1794: French Revolutionary Wars: A British fleet captured six French ships of the · 1533: Anne Boleyn is crowned Queen of England · 1670: Charles II and Louis XIV signed a secret treaty, requiring England to aid Find it on the page
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“Anne Boleyn is crowned Queen of England” happened in 1533. How many years ago was that?
- 483 years
- 493 years
- 503 years
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B: 493 years. 2026 − 1533 = 493. Find it on the page
Born on this day 40
Famous people whose birthday is 1 June.
- 1926 Marilyn Monroe — American model and actress (died 1962) Read more about Marilyn Monroe on Wikipedia
- 1996 Tom Holland — English actor UK Read more about Tom Holland on Wikipedia
- 1937 Morgan Freeman — American actor and producer Read more about Morgan Freeman on Wikipedia
- 1935 Norman Foster — Baron Foster of Thames Bank, English architect, founded Foster and Partners UK Read more about Norman Foster on Wikipedia
- 1946 Brian Cox — Scottish actor UK Read more about Brian Cox on Wikipedia
- 1947 Jonathan Pryce — Welsh actor UK Read more about Jonathan Pryce on Wikipedia
- 1961 Yevgeny Prigozhin — Russian oligarch, mercenary chief and restaurateur (died 2023) Read more about Yevgeny Prigozhin on Wikipedia
- 1965 Nigel Short — English chess grandmaster UK Read more about Nigel Short on Wikipedia
- 1947 Ronnie Wood — English guitarist, songwriter, and producer UK Read more about Ronnie Wood on Wikipedia
- 1907 Frank Whittle — English airman and engineer, developed the jet engine (died 1996) UK Read more about Frank Whittle on Wikipedia
- 1974 Alanis Morissette — Canadian-American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actress Read more about Alanis Morissette on Wikipedia
- 1878 John Masefield — English author and poet (died 1967) UK Read more about John Masefield on Wikipedia
- 1973 Heidi Klum — German-American model, fashion designer, and producer Read more about Heidi Klum on Wikipedia
- 1796 Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot — French physicist and engineer (died 1832) Read more about Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot on Wikipedia
- 1804 Mikhail Glinka — Russian composer (died 1857) Read more about Mikhail Glinka on Wikipedia
- 1959 Martin Brundle — English racing driver and sportscaster UK Read more about Martin Brundle on Wikipedia
- 1947 Ron Dennis — English businessman, founded the McLaren Group UK Read more about Ron Dennis on Wikipedia
- 1959 Alan Wilder — English singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer UK Read more about Alan Wilder on Wikipedia
- 1930 Edward Woodward — English actor (died 2009) UK Read more about Edward Woodward on Wikipedia
- 1988 Javier Hernández — Mexican footballer Read more about Javier Hernández on Wikipedia
- 1944 Robert Powell — English actor UK Read more about Robert Powell on Wikipedia
- 1940 Kip Thorne — American physicist, astronomer, and academic Read more about Kip Thorne on Wikipedia
- 1563 Robert Cecil — 1st Earl of Salisbury, English politician, Secretary of State for England (died 1612) UK Read more about Robert Cecil on Wikipedia
- 1982 Justine Henin — Belgian tennis player Read more about Justine Henin on Wikipedia
- 1889 Charles Kay Ogden — English linguist and philosopher (died 1957) UK Read more about Charles Kay Ogden on Wikipedia
- 1936 Gerald Scarfe — English illustrator and animator UK Read more about Gerald Scarfe on Wikipedia
- 1976 Marlon Devonish — English sprinter and coach UK Read more about Marlon Devonish on Wikipedia
- 1979 Markus Persson — Swedish game designer, founded Mojang Read more about Markus Persson on Wikipedia
- 1887 Clive Brook — English actor (died 1974) UK Read more about Clive Brook on Wikipedia
- 1960 Simon Gallup — English musician UK Read more about Simon Gallup on Wikipedia
- 1815 Otto of Greece Read more about Otto of Greece on Wikipedia
- 1905 Robert Newton — English-American actor (died 1956) UK Read more about Robert Newton on Wikipedia
- 1977 Sarah Wayne Callies — American actress Read more about Sarah Wayne Callies on Wikipedia
- 1843 Henry Faulds — Scottish physician and missionary, developed fingerprinting (died 1930) UK Read more about Henry Faulds on Wikipedia
- 1937 Colleen McCullough — Australian neuroscientist and author (died 2015) Read more about Colleen McCullough on Wikipedia
- 1300 Thomas of Brotherton — 1st Earl of Norfolk, English politician, Lord Marshal of England (died 1338) UK Read more about Thomas of Brotherton on Wikipedia
- 1917 William Standish Knowles — American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2012) Read more about William Standish Knowles on Wikipedia
- 1929 Nargis — Indian actress (died 1981) Read more about Nargis on Wikipedia
- 1926 Johnny Berry — English footballer (died 1994) UK Read more about Johnny Berry on Wikipedia
- 1984 Jean Beausejour — Chilean footballer Read more about Jean Beausejour on Wikipedia
Remembering 20
Well-known people who died on 1 June.
- 1968 Helen Keller — American author and activist (born 1880) Read more about Helen Keller on Wikipedia
- 1868 James Buchanan — American lawyer and politician, 15th President of the United States (born 1791) Read more about James Buchanan on Wikipedia
- AD 193 Marcus Didius Julianus — Roman Emperor (born 133) Read more about Marcus Didius Julianus on Wikipedia
- 1952 John Dewey — American psychologist and philosopher (born 1859) Read more about John Dewey on Wikipedia
- 1846 Pope Gregory XVI Read more about Pope Gregory XVI on Wikipedia
- 1943 Leslie Howard — English actor, director, and producer (born 1893) UK Read more about Leslie Howard on Wikipedia
- 1616 Tokugawa Ieyasu — Japanese shogun (born 1543) Read more about Tokugawa Ieyasu on Wikipedia
- 1660 Mary Dyer — English-American martyr (born 1611) UK Read more about Mary Dyer on Wikipedia
- 2008 Yves Saint Laurent — French fashion designer, founded Saint Laurent Paris (born 1936) Read more about Yves Saint Laurent on Wikipedia
- 1941 Hugh Walpole — New Zealand-English author (born 1884) UK Read more about Hugh Walpole on Wikipedia
- 1434 Władysław II Jagiełło Read more about Władysław II Jagiełło on Wikipedia
- 1999 Christopher Cockerell — English engineer, invented the hovercraft (born 1910) UK Read more about Christopher Cockerell on Wikipedia
- 1983 Prince Charles — Count of Flanders (born 1903) UK Read more about Prince Charles on Wikipedia
- 195 BC Emperor Gaozu of Han Read more about Emperor Gaozu of Han on Wikipedia
- 2015 Charles Kennedy — Scottish journalist and politician (born 1959) UK Read more about Charles Kennedy on Wikipedia
- 1841 David Wilkie — Scottish painter and academic (born 1785) UK Read more about David Wilkie on Wikipedia
- 1983 Anna Seghers — German writer (born 1900) Read more about Anna Seghers on Wikipedia
- 1985 Richard Greene — English actor and soldier (born 1918) UK Read more about Richard Greene on Wikipedia
- 1934 Sir Alfred Rawlinson — 3rd Baronet, English colonel and polo player (born 1867) UK Read more about Sir Alfred Rawlinson on Wikipedia
- 1872 James Gordon Bennett — Sr., American publisher, founded the New York Herald (born 1795) UK Read more about James Gordon Bennett on Wikipedia
Special days 24
Festivals, holidays and saints’ days celebrated on 1 June somewhere in the world.
- National Tree Planting Day (Cambodia) Read more about Arbor Day on Wikipedia
- World Milk Day (International) Read more about World Milk Day on Wikipedia
- Global Day of Parents (International) Read more about Parents' Day on Wikipedia
- Children's Day (International), and its related observances: The Day of Protection of Children Rights (Armenia) Read more about Public holidays in Armenia on Wikipedia
- Pancasila Day (Indonesia) Read more about Public holidays in Indonesia on Wikipedia
- Madaraka Day (Kenya) Read more about Madaraka Day on Wikipedia
- National Maritime Day (Mexico) Read more about Public holidays in Mexico on Wikipedia
- Children's Day (International), and its related observances: Mothers' and Children's Day (Mongolia) Read more about Public holidays in Mongolia on Wikipedia
- Gawai Dayak, harvest festival in the state of Sarawak (Malaysia) Read more about Gawai Dayak on Wikipedia
- Victory Day (Tunisia) Read more about Public holidays in Tunisia on Wikipedia
- President's Day (Palau) Read more about Public holidays in Palau on Wikipedia
- National Technology Day (Libya) Read more about National Technology Day (Libya) on Wikipedia
- The beginning of Crop over, celebrated until the first Monday of August. (Barbados) Read more about Crop Over on Wikipedia
- Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Samoa from New Zealand in 1962. Read more about Public holidays in Samoa on Wikipedia
- Christian saints’ and feast days: Blessed John Story, Blessed Alfonso Navarrete, Pamphilus of Caesarea (Roman Catholic only): 256, Annibale Maria di Francia, Íñigo of Oña, Crescentinus, Ronan of Locronan, Herculanus of Piegaro, Fortunatus of Spoleto, June 1 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics).
For older readers 29 Show stories about war, disasters, crime and other difficult history
Content note: these entries mention things like war, violence, deaths, disasters or crime. They are part of history, but they can be upsetting. Grown-ups and teachers: you may want to read them first. They come straight from Wikipedia and have not been rewritten for children.
- 1943 Eight German Junkers Ju 88s shot down British Overseas Airways Corporation Flight 777 over the Bay of Biscay off the coast of Spain and France, killing actor Leslie Howard and several other notable passengers. Read more about Junkers Ju 88 on Wikipedia
- 2001 A Hamas-affiliated Islamist militant blew himself up outside a nightclub in Tel Aviv, Israel, killing 21 people, most of whom were teenage girls. Read more about Hamas on Wikipedia
- 1813 War of 1812: Mortally wounded, U.S. Navy captain James Lawrence ordered his crew "Don't give up the ship!" as USS Chesapeake was captured by HMS Shannon off the coast of Boston. Read more about War of 1812 on Wikipedia
- 1990 Cold War: George H. W. Bush and Mikhail Gorbachev sign a treaty to end chemical weapon production. Read more about Cold War on Wikipedia
- 1942 World War II: The crews of three Japanese submarines scuttled their vessels and committed suicide after entering Sydney Harbour and launching a failed attack. Read more about Port Jackson on Wikipedia
- 1660 Mary Dyer was hanged in Boston for repeatedly defying a law banning Quakers from the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Read more about Mary Dyer on Wikipedia
- 1676 Scanian War: The Swedish warship Kronan, one of the largest ships in the world at the time, sank at the Battle of Öland (depicted) with the loss of around 800 men. Read more about Scanian War on Wikipedia
- 1974 In an informal article in a medical journal, Henry Heimlich introduced the concept of abdominal thrusts, commonly known as the Heimlich maneuver, to treat victims of choking. Read more about Henry Heimlich on Wikipedia
- AD 193 The Roman Senate passes a motion proclaiming Septimius Severus emperor, awards divine honours to Pertinax, and sentences current emperor Didius Julianus to death. Read more about AD 193 on Wikipedia
- 1535 Combined forces loyal to Charles V attack and expel the Ottomans from Tunis during the Conquest of Tunis. Read more about Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor on Wikipedia
- 1999 On landing at Little Rock National Airport in the U.S. state of Arkansas, American Airlines Flight 1420 overran the runway and crashed (wreckage pictured), resulting in 11 deaths. Read more about Clinton National Airport on Wikipedia
- 2015 The river cruise ship Dongfang zhi Xing capsized in the Yangtze, resulting in 442 deaths in China's worst peacetime maritime disaster. Read more about Sinking of Dongfang zhi Xing on Wikipedia
- 2008 A fire on the back lot of Universal Studios Hollywood destroyed the King Kong Encounter and a large archive of music and film master recordings. Read more about Universal Studios Hollywood on Wikipedia
- 2007 Cyclone Gonu develops from an area of convection in the Arabian Sea, later becoming the worst recorded natural disaster in Oman. Read more about Cyclone Gonu on Wikipedia
- 1861 The first land battle of the American Civil War after Fort Sumter took place in the village of Fairfax, Virginia. Read more about Battle of Fairfax Court House (1861) on Wikipedia
- 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 about Adolf Eichmann on Wikipedia
- 1946 Ion Antonescu, "Conducator" ("Leader") of Romania during World War II, is executed. Read more about Ion Antonescu on Wikipedia
- 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 about Air France Flight 447 on Wikipedia
- 1879 Napoléon Eugène, the last dynastic Bonaparte, is killed in the Anglo-Zulu War. Read more about Louis-Napoléon, Prince Imperial on Wikipedia
- 2001 Nepalese royal massacre: Crown Prince Dipendra of Nepal shoots and kills several members of his family including his father and mother. Read more about Nepalese royal massacre on Wikipedia
- 1941 The Farhud, a massive pogrom in Iraq, starts and as a result, many Iraqi Jews are forced to leave their homes. Read more about Farhud on Wikipedia
- 2004 Oklahoma City bombing co-conspirator Terry Nichols is sentenced to 161 consecutive life terms without the possibility of parole. Read more about Terry Nichols on Wikipedia
- 1976 Aeroflot Flight 418 crashes in Bioko, Equatorial Guinea, killing 46. Read more about Aeroflot Flight 418 on Wikipedia
- 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 about Dobrinja mortar attack on Wikipedia
- 1773 Wolraad Woltemade rescues 14 sailors at the Cape of Good Hope from the sinking ship De Jonge Thomas by riding his horse into the sea seven times. Both he and his horse, Vonk, are drowned on his eighth attempt. Read more about Wolraad Woltemade on Wikipedia
- 1950 The Chinchaga fire ignites. By September, it would become the largest single fire on record in North America. Read more about Chinchaga fire on Wikipedia
- 2011 A rare tornado outbreak occurs in New England; a strong EF3 tornado strikes Springfield, Massachusetts, during the event, killing four people. Read more about 2011 Springfield tornado on Wikipedia
- — Christian feast day: Justin Martyr (Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Anglican, Lutheran) Read more about Justin Martyr on Wikipedia
- 1962 Died: Adolf Eichmann, German Nazi SS-Obersturmbannführer, key organizer of the Holocaust (born 1906) Read more about Adolf Eichmann on Wikipedia
Where these facts come from
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