What Happened on June 1?
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EVENTS ON JUNE 1
Charles Baudelaire
Year:
1857
Charles Baudelaire's Les Fleurs du mal is published.
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American Civil War
Year:
1861
American Civil War: The Battle of Fairfax Court House is fought.
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Åland War
Year:
1854
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.
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Alexander Ramsey
Year:
1849
Territorial Governor Alexander Ramsey declared the Territory of Minnesota officially established.
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Napoleon
Year:
1815
Napoleon promulgates a revised Constitution after it passes a plebiscite.
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James Clark Ross
Year:
1831
James Clark Ross becomes the first European at the North Magnetic Pole.
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Peninsula campaign
Year:
1862
American Civil War: Peninsula Campaign: The Battle of Seven Pines (or the Battle of Fair Oaks) ends inconclusively, with both sides claiming victory.
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Treaty of Bosque Redondo
Year:
1868
The Treaty of Bosque Redondo is signed, allowing the Navajo to return to their lands in Arizona and New Mexico.
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World War I
Year:
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.
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Prohibition
Year:
1919
Prohibition comes into force in Finland.
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BIRTHS ON JUNE 1
Edward Woodward
Year of birth:
1930
Edward Woodward, English actor (died 2009)
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Nargis
Year of birth:
1929
Nargis, Indian actress (died 1981)
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James H. Billington
Year of birth:
1929
James H. Billington, American academic and Thirteenth Librarian of Congress (died 2018)
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Georgy Dobrovolsky
Year of birth:
1928
Georgy Dobrovolsky, Soviet Ukrainian pilot and astronaut (died 1971)
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Matt Poore
Year of birth:
1930
Matt Poore, New Zealand cricketer (died 2020)
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Walter Horak
Year of birth:
1931
Walter Horak, Austrian footballer (died 2019)
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Doris Buchanan Smith
Year of birth:
1934
Doris Buchanan Smith, American author (died 2002)
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Haruo Remeliik
Year of birth:
1933
Haruo Remeliik, Palauan politician, 1st President of Palau (died 1985)
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Charlie Wilson (Texas politician)
Year of birth:
1933
Charles Wilson, American lieutenant and politician (died 2010)
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Christopher Lasch
Year of birth:
1932
Christopher Lasch, American historian and critic (died 1994)
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DEATHS ON JUNE 1
Thomas R. Marshall
Year of death:
1925
Thomas R. Marshall, American politician, 28th Vice President of the United States (born 1854)
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Allen Butler Talcott
Year of death:
1908
Allen Butler Talcott, American painter (born 1867)
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J. B. Bury
Year of death:
1927
J. B. Bury, Irish historian, philologist, and scholar (born 1861)
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Lizzie Borden
Year of death:
1927
Lizzie Borden, American accused murderer (born 1860)
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Sir Alfred Rawlinson, 3rd Baronet
Year of death:
1934
Sir Alfred Rawlinson, 3rd Baronet, English colonel and polo player (born 1867)
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Louis-Napoléon, Prince Imperial
Year of death:
1879
Napoléon, Prince Imperial of France (born 1856)
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Hristo Botev
Year of death:
1876
Hristo Botev, Bulgarian poet and journalist (born 1848)
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Hong Xiuquan
Year of death:
1864
Hong Xiuquan, Chinese rebel, led the Taiping Rebellion (born 1812)
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James Buchanan
Year of death:
1868
James Buchanan, American lawyer and politician, 15th President of the United States (born 1791)
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James Gordon Bennett Sr.
Year of death:
1872
James Gordon Bennett, Sr., American publisher, founded the New York Herald (born 1795)
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HOLIDAYS ON JUNE 1
June 1 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast day: June 1 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
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Pamphilus of Caesarea
Christian feast day: Pamphilus of Caesarea (Roman Catholic only): 256
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Madaraka Day
Madaraka Day (Kenya)
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Public holidays in Mexico
National Maritime Day (Mexico)
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World Milk Day
World Milk Day (International)
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Arbor Day
National Tree Planting Day (Cambodia)
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Ronan of Locronan
Christian feast day: Ronan of Locronan
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Gawai Dayak
Gawai Dayak, harvest festival in the state of Sarawak (Malaysia)
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Justin Martyr
Christian feast day: Justin Martyr (Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Anglican, Lutheran)
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Annibale Maria di Francia
Christian feast day: Annibale Maria di Francia
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