1831: James Clark Ross became the first European at the North Magnetic Pole.
1874: East India Company was finally dissolved.
1945: Establishment of the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research.
1955: India’s Untouchability (Offence) Act was implemented.
1980: Cable News Network (CNN) was launched.
1984: Operation Blue Star to remove Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale and his followers began with CRPF and BSF firing at the Guru Ram Das Langar building in the vicinity of Golden Temple.
1996: H. D. Deve Gowda became the 11th Prime Minister of India.
2001: The infamous Nepalese royal massacre happened inside Narayanhity Royal Palace. This tragic incident left nine members of the royal family dead including King Birendra and Queen Aishwarya.
2004: Ramesh Chandra Lahoti took over as the 35th Chief Justice of India.
Famous Birthdays – June 1
1842: Satyendranath Tagore, the first Indian to join the Indian Civil Service and author.
1926: Marilyn Monroe, an American actress, model, and singer.
1929: Nargis Dutt, an Indian film actress.
1937: Morgan Freeman, an American actor, director, and narrator.
1970: R. Madhavan, an Indian actor, writer, and film producer.
1985: Dinesh Karthik, an Indian cricketer.
Death Anniversaries - June 1
1868: James Buchanan Jr., the 15th president of the United States.
1944: Mahadev Vishwanath Dhurandhar, an Indian painter.
1968: Helen Keller, an American author, political activist, and lecturer. She was the first deaf-blind person to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree.
1987: K. A. Abbas, an Indian film director, screenwriter, novelist, and journalist.
1996: Neelam Sanjiva Reddy, the sixth President of India.
2002: Hansie Cronje, a South African international cricketer.
