About June 1

June 1, 2023 is the 152nd day of the year 2023 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 213 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Thursday.

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Gemini is the sun sign of a person born on this day. Pearl is the modern birthstone for this month. Moonstone is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 254 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.

What Happened On June 1

  • 193
    Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is assassinated.
  • 1204
    King Philip Augustus of France conquers Rouen.
  • 1252
    Alfonso X is elected King of Castile and León.
  • 1660
    Mary Dyer is hanged for defying a law banning Quakers from the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
  • 1792
    Kentucky is admitted as the 15th state of the United States.
  • 1815
    Napoleon swears fidelity to the Constitution of France.
  • 1855
    American adventurer William Walker conquers Nicaragua.
  • 1862
    American Civil War, Peninsula Campaign: Battle of Seven Pines (or the Battle of Fair Oaks) ends inconclusively, with both sides claiming victory.
  • 1913
    The Greek-Serbian Treaty of Alliance is signed, paving the way for the Second Balkan War.
  • 1918
    World War I, Western Front: Battle for Belleau Wood – Allied Forces under John J. Pershing and James Harbord engage Imperial German Forces under Wilhelm, German Crown Prince.
  • 1921
    Tulsa Race Riot: civil unrest in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
  • 1922
    The Royal Ulster Constabulary is founded.
  • 1941
    World War II: Battle of Crete ends as Crete capitulates to Germany.
  • 1962
    The Pilkington Committee on Broadcasting concludes, among other things, that the British public did not want commercial radio broadcasting.
  • 1974
    Flixborough disaster: an explosion at a chemical plant kills 28 people.
  • 1974
    The Heimlich maneuver for rescuing choking victims is published in the journal Emergency Medicine.
  • 1978
    The first international applications under the Patent Cooperation Treaty are filed.
  • 1980
    Cable News Network (CNN) begins broadcasting.
  • 1993
    Dobrinja mortar attack: 13 are killed and 133 wounded when Serb mortar shells are fired at a soccer game in Dobrinja, west of Sarajevo.
  • 2011
    A rare tornado outbreak occurs in New England; a strong EF3 tornado strikes Springfield, Massachusetts during the event, killing four people.

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