June 1 has produced turning points in politics, science, culture, war, law, and technology. This timeline collects notable events recorded for this calendar day.
The list below is generated from public historical datasets and refreshed automatically by date.
Timeline for June 1
2015Sinking of Dongfang zhi Xing
A ship carrying 458 people capsizes in the Yangtze river in China's Hubei province, killing 442 people.
20112011 Springfield tornado
A rare tornado outbreak occurs in New England; a strong EF3 tornado strikes Springfield, Massachusetts, during the event, killing four people.
2011Space Shuttle Endeavour
Space Shuttle Endeavour makes its final landing after 25 flights.
2009Air France Flight 447
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.
2009General Motors
General Motors files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. It is the fourth largest United States bankruptcy in history.
20082008 Universal Studios fire
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.
2007Cyclone Gonu
Cyclone Gonu develops from an area of convection in the Arabian Sea, becoming the worst recorded natural disaster in Oman.
2004Oklahoma City bombing
Oklahoma City bombing co-conspirator Terry Nichols is sentenced to 161 consecutive life terms without the possibility of parole.
2001Nepalese royal massacre
Nepalese royal massacre: Crown Prince Dipendra of Nepal shoots and kills several members of his family including his father and mother.
2001Dolphinarium discotheque bombing
Dolphinarium discotheque massacre: A Hamas suicide bomber kills 21 at a disco in Tel Aviv.
1999American Airlines Flight 1420
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.
1994South Africa
Republic of South Africa becomes a republic in the Commonwealth of Nations.
1993Dobrinja mortar attack
Dobrinja mortar attack: Thirteen are killed and 133 wounded when Serb mortar shells are fired at a soccer game in Dobrinja, west of Sarajevo.
1990Cold War
Cold War: George H. W. Bush and Mikhail Gorbachev sign a treaty to end chemical weapon production.
1988Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty
The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty comes into effect.
1980CNN
Cable News Network (CNN) begins broadcasting.
1979Rhodesia
The first black-led government of Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) in 90 years takes power.
1978Patent Cooperation Treaty
The first international applications under the Patent Cooperation Treaty are filed.
1976Aeroflot Flight 418
Aeroflot Flight 418 crashes in Bioko, Equatorial Guinea, killing 46.
1975Patriotic Union of Kurdistan
The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan was founded by Jalal Talabani, Nawshirwan Mustafa, Fuad Masum and others.
1974Heimlich maneuver
The Heimlich maneuver for rescuing choking victims is published in the journal Emergency Medicine.
1962Adolf Eichmann
Adolf Eichmann, former SS officer in Nazi Germany, is hanged in Israel for having committed crimes against humanity, war crimes, and other offenses.
1961Canadian Bank of Commerce
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.
1958Charles de Gaulle
Charles de Gaulle comes out of retirement to lead France by decree for six months.
1951Washington State Ferries
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.
1950Declaration of Conscience
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.
1950Chinchaga fire
The Chinchaga fire ignites. By September, it would become the largest single fire on record in North America.
1946Ion Antonescu
Ion Antonescu, "Conducator" ("Leader") of Romania during World War II, is executed.
1943BOAC Flight 777
BOAC Flight 777 is shot down over the Bay of Biscay by German Junkers Ju 88s, killing British actor Leslie Howard and leading to speculation that it was actually an attempt to kill British Prime Minister Winston Churchill.
1941World War II
World War II: The Battle of Crete ends as Crete capitulates to Germany.
1941Farhud
The Farhud, a massive pogrom in Iraq, starts and as a result, many Iraqi Jews are forced to leave their homes.
1939Focke-Wulf Fw 190
First flight of the German Focke-Wulf Fw 190 fighter aircraft.
19291st Conference of the Communist Parties of Latin America
The 1st Conference of the Communist Parties of Latin America is held in Buenos Aires.
1922Royal Ulster Constabulary
The Royal Ulster Constabulary is founded.
1919Prohibition
Prohibition comes into force in Finland.
1918World War I
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.
1916United States Senate
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.
1913Greek–Serbian Alliance of 1913
The Greek–Serbian Treaty of Alliance is signed, paving the way for the Second Balkan War.
1890United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau begins using Herman Hollerith's tabulating machine to count census returns.
1879Louis-Napoléon, Prince Imperial
Napoléon Eugène, the last dynastic Bonaparte, is killed in the Anglo-Zulu War.
1868Treaty of Bosque Redondo
The Treaty of Bosque Redondo is signed, allowing the Navajo to return to their lands in Arizona and New Mexico.
1862Peninsula campaign
American Civil War: Peninsula Campaign: The Battle of Seven Pines (or the Battle of Fair Oaks) ends inconclusively, with both sides claiming victory.
1861American Civil War
American Civil War: The Battle of Fairfax Court House is fought.
1857Charles Baudelaire
Charles Baudelaire's Les Fleurs du mal is published.
1857Revolution of the Ganhadores
The Revolution of the Ganhadores begins in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.
1855Adventure
The American adventurer William Walker conquers Nicaragua.
1854Åland War
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.
1849Alexander Ramsey
Territorial Governor Alexander Ramsey declared the Territory of Minnesota officially established.
1831James Clark Ross
James Clark Ross becomes the first European at the North Magnetic Pole.
1815Napoleon
Napoleon promulgates a revised Constitution after it passes a plebiscite.
1813Capture of USS Chesapeake
Capture of USS Chesapeake.
1812War of 1812
War of 1812: U.S. President James Madison asks the Congress to declare war on the United Kingdom.
1796Tennessee
Tennessee is admitted as the 16th state of the United States.
1794Glorious First of June
The battle of the Glorious First of June is fought, the first naval engagement between Britain and France during the French Revolutionary Wars.
1792Kentucky
Kentucky is admitted as the 15th state of the United States.
1779Court-martial
The court-martial for malfeasance of Benedict Arnold, a general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, begins.
1773Wolraad Woltemade
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.
1679Covenanters
The Scottish Covenanters defeat John Graham of Claverhouse at the Battle of Drumclog.
1676Battle of Öland
Battle of Öland: allied Danish-Dutch forces defeat the Swedish navy in the Baltic Sea, during the Scanian War (1675–79).
1670Dover
In Dover, England, Charles II of England and Louis XIV of France sign the Secret Treaty of Dover, which will force England into the Third Anglo-Dutch War.
1649Philippine revolts against Spain
Start of the Sumuroy Revolt: Filipinos in Northern Samar led by Agustin Sumuroy revolt against Spanish colonial authorities.
1648Roundhead
The Roundheads defeat the Cavaliers at the Battle of Maidstone in the Second English Civil War.
1535Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
Combined forces loyal to Charles V attack and expel the Ottomans from Tunis during the Conquest of Tunis.
1533Anne Boleyn
Anne Boleyn is crowned Queen of England.
1495Monk
A monk, John Cor, records the first known batch of Scotch whisky.
1412Treaty of Lubowla
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 Wladyslaw II Jagiello while several thousand nobles attend.
1298Riga
Residents of Riga and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania defeat the Livonian Order in the Battle of Turaida.
1252Alfonso X of Castile
Alfonso X is proclaimed king of Castile and León.
193Roman Senate
The Roman Senate passes a motion proclaiming Septimius Severus emperor, awards divine honours to Pertinax, and sentences current emperor Didius Julianus to death.
