June 01 Holidays & National Days & Fun Days | June 01 Calendar
June 1st Daily Holidays include:
- Atlantic Hurricane Season Starts
- Dare Day
- Dinosaur Day – June 1 and May 15
- Don’t Give Up The Ship Day
- Flip a Coin Day
- Global Day of Parents
- Heimlich Maneuver Day
- International Children’s Day
- National Go Barefoot Day
- National Hazelnut Cake Day
- National Nail Polish Day
- National Olive Day
- National Pen Pal Day
- New Year’s Resolution Recommitment Day
- Oscar the Grouch Day
- Say Something Nice Day
- Stand for Children Day
- Statehood Day in Kentucky
- Statehood Day in Tennessee
- Wear a Dress Day – June 1 and December 1
- World Milk Day
June 01: Famous Birthdays
- June 01, 1801 – Brigham Young, American religious leader, 2nd President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (d. 1877)
- June 01, 1926 – Andy Griffith, American actor, singer, producer (Andy Griffith Show, Matlock) (d. 2012)
- June 01, 1926 – Marilyn Monroe (Norma Jean Mortenson), American model, actress, and singer
- June 01, 1934 – Pat Boone, American singer, songwriter, and actor
- June 01, 1937 – Morgan Freeman, American actor, narrator and producer, (Driving Miss Daisy, The Shawshank Redemption)
- June 01, 1937 – Colleen McCullough, Australian author (The Thorn Birds)
- June 01, 1953 – Ronnie Dunn, American country music singer, songwriter (Brooks & Dunn)
- June 01, 1956 – Lisa Hartman Black, American actress and singer (Knots Landing)
- June 01, 1973 – Heidi Klum, German-American supermodel, actress, fashion designer (Project Runway)
- June 01, 1974 – Alanis Morisette, Canadian-American singer, songwriter, producer, and actress (Ironic)
June 01: Historical Events
- June 01, 1495 – John Cor, who is a monk, records the first batch of Scotch Whiskey
- June 01, 1792 – Kentucky is admitted as the 15th state of the United States
- June 01, 1796 – Tennessee is admitted as the 16th state of the United States
- June 01, 1812 – Congress is asked to declare war on the United Kingdom by the U.S. president James Madison (War of 1812)
- June 01, 1941 – During World War II, the Battle of Crete ends when they surrender to Germany
- June 01, 1974 – The medical journal Emergency Medicine publishes the procedures for the Heimlich maneuver to rescue choking victims
- June 01, 1990 – George H.W. Bush (America) and Mikhail Gorbachev (Russia) sign a treaty to end chemical weapon production
- June 01, 2009 – Air France Flight 447 on it’s way from Rio de Janeiro to Paris, crashes into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Brazil. All 228 crew and passengers are killed.
- June 01, 2009 – General Motors files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
- June 01, 2011 – An EF3 tornado strikes in Springfield, Massachusetts, killing four people
June 01: Music Events
- June 01, 1967 – The Beatles release Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
- June 01, 1978 – Darkness On The Edge Of Town is released by Bruce Springsteen
- June 01, 1985 – Sting’s first solo album, The Dream of the Blue Turtles is released
- June 01, 1993 – 10,000 Maniacs become the first act to appear twice on MTV Unplugged
- June 01, 2003 – 14 Shades of Gray by Staind hits #1 on the US album chart
June 01: Astrological Sign
The Astrological Sign for June 01 is Taurus.
June Birthstone:
What is the June Birthstone? Emerald
As the birthstone for June, the emerald, a symbol of rebirth, is believed to grant the owner foresight, good fortune, and youth.
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