1500s / 16th century history on the 1st of June
1533 : Anne Boleyn was crowned Queen of England. She was the second wife of King Henry VIII.
1700s / 18th century history on the 1st of June
1792 : Kentucky was admitted as the 15th state of the United States. Official websites : Kentucky.gov | KentuckyTourism.com
1800s / 19th century history on the 1st of June
1890 : Herman Hollerith’s tabulating machine was used to count census returns for the first time, at the United States Census Bureau.
1900s / 20th century history on the 1st of June
1926 : Andy Griffith the American actor was born in Mount Airy, North Carolina, USA (died in 2012 aged 86).
1926 : Marilyn Monroe the American actress and model was born Norma Jeane Mortenson in Los Angeles, California, USA (died in 1962 aged 36). Official website : MarilynMonroe.com
1934 : Pat Boone the American singer and actor was born in Jacksonville, Florida, USA. Official website : PatBoone.com
1937 : Morgan Freeman the American actor and director was born in Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
1937 : Colleen McCullough the Australian author was born in Wellington, New South Wales, Australia (died in 2015 aged 77).
1947 : Ronnie Wood the English rock musician was born in Hillingdon, Middlesex, England. He is best known as a member of The Rolling Stones. Official websites : RonnieWood.com | RollingStones.com
1950 : The Chinchaga fire ignited and burnt for over 4 months, until October, when it became the largest single fire on record in North America.
1968 : Jason Donovan the Australian actor and singer was born in Malvern, Victoria, Australia. Official website : JasonDonovan.com
1968 : Helen Keller the American author and disability rights activist died aged 87 (born in 1880).
1973 : Adam Garcia the Australian actor was born in Wahroonga, New South Wales, Australia.
1974 : Alanis Morissette the Canadian-American singer was born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Official website : Alanis.com
1973 : Heidi Klum the German-American model and tv host was born in Bergisch Gladbach, West Germany. Official website : HeidiKlum.de
1974 : The Heimlich maneuver instructions for rescuing someone from choking was published in the Emergency Medicine journal.
1980 : CNN : Cable News Network started broadcasting, as the world’s first 24-hour television news network. The network signed on at 6pm EST from its headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia. Today CNN is seen in more than 89 million American households and over 160 million homes internationally. Official website : CNN.com
2000s / 21st century history on the 1st of June
2008 : Yves Saint Laurent the French fashion designer and founder of Saint Laurent Paris died aged 71 (born in 1936).
2009 : Air France Flight 447 crashed off the coast of Brazil, in the Atlantic Ocean, while on a flight from Rio de Janeiro to Paris, France. All of the 228 passengers and crew are killed in the crash.
2009 : General Motors filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, making it the 4th largest bankruptcy in the United States.
2011 : Space Shuttle Endeavour made its final landing, after completing 25 flights.
2014 : Ann B. Davis the American actress died aged 88 (born in 1926). She was best known as Alice in The Brady Bunch from 1969 to 1974.
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