June 1 in History

Historical Events on June 1

1796 Tennessee is admitted as the 16th state of the United States.

1812 War of 1812: U.S. President James Madison asks the Congress to declare war on the United Kingdom.

1815 Napoleon promulgates a revised Constitution after it passes a plebiscite.

1861 American Civil War: The Battle of Fairfax Court House is fought.

1918 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.

1941 World War II: The Battle of Crete ends as Crete capitulates to Germany.

1946 Ion Antonescu, "Conducator" ("Leader") of Romania during World War II, is executed.

1958 Charles de Gaulle comes out of retirement to lead France by decree for six months.

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.

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Famous Birthdays on June 1

1926 Marilyn Monroe

1937 Morgan Freeman

1945 Frederica von Stade

1946 Brian Cox (actor)

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Famous Deaths on June 1

1616 Tokugawa Ieyasu

1868 James Buchanan

1946 Ion Antonescu

1952 John Dewey

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