June 1 in history
Events on June 1
Notable events that happened on June 1 in past years.
- 2015
A ship carrying 458 people capsizes in the Yangtze river in China's Hubei province, killing 442 people.
Wikipedia article: Sinking of Dongfang zhi Xing - 2008
A fire on the back lot of Universal Studios breaks out, destroying the attraction King Kong Encounter and a large archive of master tapes for music and film, the full extent of which was not revealed until 2019.
Wikipedia article: 2008 Universal Studios fire - 1999
American Airlines Flight 1420 slides and crashes while landing at Little Rock National Airport, killing 11 people on a flight from Dallas to Little Rock.
Wikipedia article: American Airlines Flight 1420 - 1980
Cable News Network (CNN) begins broadcasting.
Wikipedia article: CNN - 1975
The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan was founded by Jalal Talabani, Nawshirwan Mustafa, Fuad Masum and others.
Wikipedia article: Patriotic Union of Kurdistan - 1951
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.
Wikipedia article: Washington State Ferries - 1941
World War II: The Battle of Crete ends as Crete capitulates to Germany.
Wikipedia article: World War II - 1919
Prohibition comes into force in Finland.
Wikipedia article: Prohibition - 1879
Napoléon Eugène, the last dynastic Bonaparte, is killed in the Anglo-Zulu War.
Wikipedia article: Louis-Napoléon, Prince Imperial - 1857
The Revolution of the Ganhadores begins in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.
Wikipedia article: Revolution of the Ganhadores - 1815
Napoleon promulgates a revised Constitution after it passes a plebiscite.
Wikipedia article: Napoleon - 1794
The battle of the Glorious First of June is fought, the first naval engagement between Britain and France during the French Revolutionary Wars.
Wikipedia article: Glorious First of June - 1676
Battle of Öland: allied Danish-Dutch forces defeat the Swedish navy in the Baltic Sea, during the Scanian War (1675–79).
Wikipedia article: Battle of Öland - 1533
Anne Boleyn is crowned Queen of England.
- 193
The Roman Senate passes a motion proclaiming Septimius Severus emperor, awards divine honours to Pertinax, and sentences current emperor Didius Julianus to death.
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