June 1 in History
1 June in History – 76 years ago

East Asia 1949: Crossing the Yangtze
Peace negotiations broke down in April and the Communists resumed their advance. On the... SEE MORE…
Ending on 1 June 1904
All Events on 1 June
ends
2004
US occupation of Haiti
starts
2004
Renewed Kurdish insurgency against Turkey
starts
1976
Syria intervenes in Lebanese Civil War
starts
1973
Greece transitions to a democratic republic
starts
1961
British Cameroons divided between Nigeria & Cameroon
ends
1942
Japanese submarines attack Diégo Suarez
ends
1941
Germans conquer Crete
ends
1941
Germany intervenes in Balkans, conquering Greece and Yugoslavia
ends
1919
Flu pandemic hits China, spreads across world*
ends
1916
Battle of Jutland
ends
1904
Japan overruns Korea
starts
1866
Niagara Raid
starts
1852
Raousset invades Sonora
starts
1840
Rio Grande rebels reinvade Mexico
ends
193
Didius Julianus briefly rules Roman Empire
starts
193
Septimius Severus rules Roman Empire
ends
163
Romans expel Parthians from Armenia*
ends
68
Vindex revolts against Nero in Gaul
*Actual date uncertain; set to 1 June for purposes of Omniatlas
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