Historical Events on June 1
1812
War of 1812: U.S. President James Madison asks the Congress to declare war on the United Kingdom.
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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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Ion Antonescu, "Conducator" ("Leader") of Romania during World War II, is executed.
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Charles de Gaulle comes out of retirement to lead France by decree for six months.
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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.
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Famous Birthdays on June 1
- 1926
Marilyn Monroe
- 1937
Morgan Freeman
- 1945
Frederica von Stade
- 1946
Brian Cox (actor)
Famous Deaths on June 1
- 1616
Tokugawa Ieyasu
- 1868
James Buchanan
- 1946
Ion Antonescu
- 1952
John Dewey