657 – St Eugene I ends his reign as Catholic Pope
1615 – First Récollet missionaries arrive at Quebec City, from Rouen, France
1619 – England and the Netherlands sign treaty about trading in the Indies
1625 – Prince Frederick Henry sworn in as viceroy of Holland/Zealand
1930 – Sarah Dickson becomes 1st woman Presbyterian elder in US, Cincinnati
1933 – WNJ-AM in Newark NJ goes off the air
1952 – Maurice Olley of General Motors begins designing the Corvette
1973 – French Open Women’s Tennis: Margaret Court of Australia beats American teenager Chris Evert 6-7, 7-6, 6-4 for her 5th and last French singles crown
1995 – John Valentin hits 3 HRs
2018 – Socialist Pedro Sánchez is sworn in as Spanish Prime Minister
Author: gil7
Today in History for 2nd June 2023
Historical Events
1901 – Benjamin Adams arrested for playing golf on Sunday (NY)
1932 – Fisherman George W. Perry catches the world record largemouth bass, weighing in at 22 pounds, 4 ounces, at Lake Montgomery, Georgia
1943 – German assault on Sebastopol, Crimea, begins
1947 – Monte Carlo and Alma Sanders’ musical “Louisiana Lady” opens at Century Theater, NYC; runs for 4 performances
1990 – “Turtle Power” by Partners In Kryme hits #13
1991 – Three Andrettis finished 1-2-3 in the Miller 200 at Wisconsin
Famous Birthdays
1802 – Adrian van der Hoop Jr, Dutch poet and critic (d. 1841)
1936 – Sally Kellerman, American actress (M*A*S*H (film); Back to School; The Player), and singer, born in Long Beach, California (d. 2022)
1943 – Maarten B Engwirda, Dutch 2nd Chamber member (D66)
1956 – Malcolm Garrett, English graphic designer
1963 – Norm Lewis, American stage and screen actor and singer, born in Tallahassee, Florida
1972 – Wayne Brady, American actor and comedian (The Wayne Brady Show, Whose Line Is It Anyway?), born in Columbus, Georgia
Famous Deaths
1873 – François George-Hainl, French cellist and composer, dies at 65
1940 – Willem Roelofs, Dutch painter and cartoonist, dies at 66
1974 – Hiroshi Kazato, Japanese racing driver, dies at 25
1988 – Horace Hildreth, American politician (Gov-Maine, 1945-49) and U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan (1953-57), dies at 85
1990 – Robert Noyce, American inventor (co-founded Fairchild Semiconductor in 1957 and Intel Corporation in 1968), dies at 62
2013 – John Gilbert, British politician and Minister (Labour), dies at 86
Famous Deaths for 1st June 2023
1660 – Mary Dyer, English Quaker (martyred) – hanged for defying a law banning Quakers from the Massachusetts Bay Colony
1841 – David Wilkie, British painter, dies at 55
1927 – Lizzie Borden, American woman acquitted of the murder of her parents (gave her mother forty whacks), dies of pneumonia at 66
1943 – Wilfrid B. Israel, Jewish activist
1948 – Alex Gard, Russian-born caricaturist (b. 1900)
1970 – Giuseppe Ungaretti, Italian poet (Hermeticism) and journalist, dies at 82
1976 – Pierre Balledux, Dutch stage manager and resistance fighter, dies at 89
1996 – Alan Blakley, British guitarist and record producer (The Tremeloes – “Here Comes My Baby”; “Silence Is Golden”), dies of cancer at 54
2001 – Hank Ketcham, American cartoonist (Dennis the Menace), dies of prostate cancer at 81
2021 – Adnan Al Sharqi, Lebanese soccer manager (Lebanon 1974–76, 1987–93, 2006–08; Ansar 11 x league titles), dies from cancer at 79
Historical Events for 1st June 2023
193 – Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is assassinated
1808 – 1st US land-grant university founded as Ohio University in Athens, Ohio
1861 – US and Confederacy simultaneously stop mail interchange
1941 – 12.59″ (31.98 cm) rainfall, in Burlington, Kansas (state 24-hr record)
1945 – WLB-AM in Minneapolis Minn changes call letters to KUOM
1947 – OPA, which issued WW II rationing coupons, disbands
1952 – French Championships Women’s Tennis: Doris Hart beats fellow American Shirley Fry 6-4, 6-4 for her 2nd French singles title
1970 – “Everything Is Beautiful” by Ray Stevens hits #1
1997 – Hugo Banzer wins the Presidential elections in Bolivia.
1998 – European Central Bank is founded in Brussels to define and execute the European Union’s monetary policy
Today in History for 1st June 2023
Historical Events
1848 – Revolutionary newspaper “Neue Rheinische Zeitung” founded by Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels and the Communist League in Cologne
1923 – New York Giants rout Philadelphia Phillies, 22-5 at the Baker Bowl; first time in 20th century a MLB team has scored in every inning
1939 – Retired German Colonel-general Gerd von Runstedt returns to service
1943 – Germany shoots down a civilian flight from Lisbon to London, 13 passengers, included actor Leslie Howard, and 4 crew die
1953 – WDAY TV channel 6 in Fargo, ND (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting
2022 – Turkey officially changes its name to Türkiye at the United Nations and internationally
Famous Birthdays
1503 – Wilhelm von Grumbach, German adventurer (tried to incite German Knights against Holy Roman Empire), born in Rimpar (d. 1567)
1833 – John Marshall Harlan, American lawyer and Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1877-1911), born in Boyle County, Kentucky (d. 1911)
1892 – Samuel L M Barlow II, American composer (Mon Ami Pierrot), born in NYC, New York (d. 1982)
1917 – William S. Knowles, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate, (d. 2012)
1979 – Markus Persson, Swedish video game programmer (Mojang; Minecraft), born in Stockholm, Sweden
1981 – Carlos Zambrano, Venezuelan baseball pitcher (MLB All Star 2004, 06, 08; NL wins leader 2006; no-hitter 2008), born in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela
Famous Deaths
1935 – Alberto Cametti, Italian composer, dies at 64
1943 – Leslie Howard [Stainer], British actor (Gone With The Wind; Of Human Bondage), dies after Nazis shoot down his plane at 50
1952 – John Dewey, American philosopher (Common Faith), dies at 92
1968 – [Johan] Erik Lindegren, Swedish poet/interpreter, dies at 57
1969 – Michiyo Tsujimura, Japanese agricultural scientist and biochemist (components of green tea), dies at 81
1997 – Nikolai Tikhonov, Soviet politician (Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union 1980-85), dies at 92
Famous Deaths for 31st May 2023
1567 – Guido de Bres, Belgian theologian (b. 1522)
1955 – Raoul Gunsbourg, French composer, impresario and opera director (Opéra de Monte-Carlo, 1892-1951), dies at 95
1955 – Bill Vukovich, American auto racer (Indianapolis 500 1953-4), dies in a car crash at 36 while competing in the Indianapolis 500
1960 – Willem Elsschot [Alfons Josephus de Ridder], Flemish writer (Kas), dies at 78
1986 – Jane Frank, American artist, dies at 67
2000 – Tito Puente, American mambo and Latin jazz bandleader (“Oye Como Va”), dies at 77
2010 – Benjamin Lees [Lisniansky], American composer (Kalmar Nyckel; Memorial Candles), dies at 86
2013 – Tim Samaras, American tornado chaser, dies from tornado injuries at 55
2019 – Niara Sudarkasa [Gloria Albertha Marshall], American educator and anthropologist (Lincoln College), dies at 80
2020 – Bob Bennett, American College Baseball Hall of Fame coach (Fresno State 1970-2002; record 1,302-759-4), dies at 86
Historical Events for 31st May 2023
1659 – Netherlands, England and France sign Treaty of The Hague
1902 – Boer War Ends; Treaty of Unity signed, Britain annexes Transvaal
1931 – French Championships Men’s Tennis: Jean Borotra wins his only home title; beats fellow Frenchman Christian Boussus 2-6, 6-4, 7-5, 6-4
1934 – The Barmen Declaration is published by a group of
church leaders in Germany including Karl Barth to help Christians withstand the challenges of the Nazi party
1935 – 7.7 magnitude earthquake destroys Quetta in Balochistan, British India (now Pakistan) killing an estimated 40,000 people
1937 – Second largest crowd in Polo Grounds history (61,756) sees Brooklyn Dodgers beat NY Giants, 10-3, ending Carl Hubbell’s record consecutive-game winning streak at 24
1941 – German occupiers forbids Jews access to beach and swimming pools
1967 – Bayern Munchen of West Germany wins 7th European Cup Winner’s Cup against Rangers of Scotland 1-0 in Nuremberg
1982 – “Best Little Whorehouse in Texas” opens at Eugene O’Neill Theater NYC for 63 performances
2018 – Uganda’s parliament imposes tax on social media to stop gossip
Today in History for 31st May 2023
Historical Events
1868 – 1st Memorial Day parade held in Ironton, Ohio
1880 – League of American Wheelmen (1st US bicycle association), forms in Newport, Rhode Island
1953 – Lebanese president Camille Shamun disbands government
1961 – US President John F. Kennedy visits Charles de Gaulle in Paris
1992 – 46th Tony Awards: “Dancing at Lughnasa” (play) and “Crazy For You” (musical) win
2018 – Danish government bans garments that cover the face, including the niqab and burqa
Famous Birthdays
1921 – Robert Arthur Ley, English sci-fi author (Telepath, Power of X) (d. 1968)
1955 – Joe Longthorne, English singer, impressionist, and television presenter, born in Kingston upon Hull, England (d. 2019)
1962 – Sebastian Koch, German actor
1983 – David Hernandez, American pop singer (American Idol), born in Phoenix, Arizona
1984 – Nate Robinson, American basketball player (first three-time slam dunk champion), born in Seattle, Washington
1986 – Sopho Khalvashi, Georgian pop-electronic singer, born in Batumi, Adjara, Georgian SSR
Famous Deaths
1848 – Eugénie de Guérin, French writer (b. 1805)
1981 – Barbara Ward, English economist and writer (Only One Earth), dies at 67
2010 – William A. Fraker, American cinematographer (b. 1923)
2010 – Merata Mita, New Zealander filmmaker (Mauri, Patu!), dies at 67
2013 – Tim Samaras, American tornado chaser, dies from tornado injuries at 55
2020 – Bob Bennett, American College Baseball Hall of Fame coach (Fresno State 1970-2002; record 1,302-759-4), dies at 86
Famous Deaths for 30th May 2023
1864 – James Barbour Terrill, US attorney/Confederate brigadier general, dies at 26
1870 – Gustave Vogt, French composer, dies at 89
1901 – Victor D’Hondt, Belgian mathematician, dies at 60
1945 – Irma Laplasse, Flemish farmer/nazi collaborator, executed
1964 – Eddie Sachs, American auto racer (b. 1927)
1969 – John Cipollini, guitarist, dies of ephysema at 45
1976 – Vic Ghezzi, American golfer (PGA C’ship 1941), dies of cancer at 65
2017 – Elena Verdugo, American actress (Little Giant, Cavalier of the West), dies at 92
2020 – Bobby Dimond, Australian rugby league winger (24 Tests; NSW, Western Suburbs), dies at 89
2022 – David Holford, West Indian cricket all-rounder (24 Tests, 1 x 100, HS 105no, 51 wickets, BB 5/23; Barbados), dies at 82
Historical Events for 30th May 2023
1848 – William G Young patents ice cream freezer
1908 – Paris advocate E Archdeacon is 1st passenger in a airplane
1924 – Socialist Matteotti falls in Italian parliament by fascists
1938 – New York Yankees sweep arch rival Boston Red Sox, 10-0 and 5-4 in front of 83,533 at Yankee Stadium
1949 – NPS/VHP win 1st general election in Suriname
1958 – Indianapolis 500: Jimmy Bryan wins a race best known for a massive first-lap, 15-car pileup that results in death of fan-favourite driver Pat O’Connor
1962 – 69 killed in bus crash (Ahmedabad India)
1987 – Tony Tucker TKOs Buster Douglas in 10 for heavyweight boxing title
1987 – North American Philips Company unveils compact disc video
1999 – Super Rugby Final, Carisbrook, Dunedin: Canterbury Crusaders retain title with a 24-19 win over Otago Highlanders; flyhalf Andrew Mehrtens kicks 3 penalties, a conversion and dropped goal for the winners