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On This Day · The 152nd day of the year

June 1

As calendar dates go, June 1 keeps a short memory — its record stays close to the present. Most of the weight falls in the 20th century, where conflict is a recurring thread.

♊ZodiacGemini ◈BirthstonePearl ❀Birth flowerRose

Gemini is the sign for June 1 — read more on the Gemini page, or see June's birthstone & birth flower.

Compiled & reviewed by · Last reviewed September 6, 2026

What happened on June 1?

June 1 is the 152nd day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between 1796 and 2015. Famous people born on June 1 include Marilyn Monroe, Antonietta Di Martino and Yarisley Silva.

Released on June 1

Movies, games, albums & shows

2026

  • Game Deer & Boy
  • TV Doctor on the Edge

2025

  • Game Popucom

2024

  • TV Laughter Chefs Unlimited Entertainment

2023

  • Game Astrune Academy
  • TV LEGO Ninjago: Dragons Rising

2022

  • Game Silt

Release data from TMDB & IGDB.

Events

10 notable moments
  1. 1796

    Tennessee

  2. 1812

    War of 1812

  3. 1857

    Revolution of the Ganhadores

  4. 1918

    World War I

  5. 1941

    World War II

  6. 1988

    Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty

  7. 1994

    South Africa

  8. 2007

    Cyclone Gonu

  9. 2008

    2008 Universal Studios fire

  10. 2015

    Sinking of Dongfang zhi Xing

Famous birthday twins

Born on June 1

Marilyn Monroe

b. 1926

Antonietta Di Martino

b. 1978

Yarisley Silva

b. 1987

Justine Henin

b. 1982

Ben Smith (rugby union)

b. 1986

Brian Cox (actor)

b. 1946

Ferdinand Raimund

b. 1790

Simon Gallup

b. 1960

Deaths

  • 1968Helen Keller
  • 1962Adolf Eichmann
  • 1868James Buchanan
  • 1660Mary Dyer
  • 193Didius Julianus
  • -195Emperor Gaozu of Han

Holidays & observances

  • —Children's Day (International), and its related observances: The Day of Protection of Children Rights (Armenia)
  • —Children's Day (International), and its related observances: Mothers' and Children's Day (Mongolia)
  • —Christian feast day: Blessed Alfonso Navarrete
  • —Christian feast day: Annibale Maria di Francia
  • —Christian feast day: Crescentinus
  • —Christian feast day: Fortunatus of Spoleto
  • —Christian feast day: Herculanus of Piegaro
  • —Christian feast day: Íñigo of Oña

The factual record above — event titles, dates, names, and observances — is drawn from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) license. DateLore adds curation, structure, and original editorial commentary. DateLore is not affiliated with the Wikimedia Foundation.

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