Today in History
1 June
204 births · 114 deaths · 69 events recorded
Notable Births
All 204 ›
Technoblade
b. 1999
American internet personality (1999–2022)
Alanis Morissette
b. 1974
Canadian and American musician (born 1974)
Paul Coffey
b. 1961
Canadian ice hockey player (born 1961)
Morgan Freeman
b. 1937
American actor and producer (born 1937)
Marilyn Monroe
b. 1926
American actress and model (1926–1962)
William Sloane Coffin
b. 1924
American clergyman and peace activist (1924–2006)
John Hunt Morgan
b. 1825
Confederate Army general of the American Civil War (1825–1864)
Brigham Young
b. 1801
American religious leader (1801–1877)
Notable Deaths
All 114 ›
Jonathan Joss
d. 2025
American actor and musician (1965–2025)
Tin Oo
d. 2024
Burmese general and politician (1927–2024)
Ani Yudhoyono
d. 2019
First Lady of Indonesia
Charles Kennedy
d. 2015
British politician (1959–2015)
Joan Kirner
d. 2015
Premier of Victoria from 1990 to 1992
Nicholas Liverpool
d. 2015
President of Dominica
George Mikan
d. 2005
American basketball player (1924–2005)
Adolf Eichmann
d. 1962
German SS officer and war criminal (1906–1962)
On This Day in History
All 69 ›2015
A ship carrying 458 people capsizes in the Yangtze river in China's Hubei province, killing 442 people.
Sinking of Dongfang zhi Xing
2011
A rare tornado outbreak occurs in New England; a strong EF3 tornado strikes Springfield, Massachusetts, during the event, killing four people.
2011 Springfield tornado
2011
Space Shuttle Endeavour makes its final landing after 25 flights.
Space Shuttle Endeavour
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.
Air France Flight 447
2009
General Motors files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. It is the fourth largest United States bankruptcy in history.
General Motors
2008
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.
2008 Universal Studios fire
2007
Cyclone Gonu develops from an area of convection in the Arabian Sea, becoming the worst recorded natural disaster in Oman.
Cyclone Gonu
2004
Oklahoma City bombing co-conspirator Terry Nichols is sentenced to 161 consecutive life terms without the possibility of parole.
Oklahoma City bombing