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Berlin.The current calendar sheet for Wednesday, June 1st, 2022: What happened today, who was born, who died? The events at a glance.
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Calendar sheet: Wednesday, June 1, 2022
- 22nd calendar week, 152nd day of the year, 213 days until the end of the year
- Star sign Gemini
- Name Day: Justin, Ronan, Simeon
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History: What happened on June 1st?
2021 – The European Public Prosecutor’s Office in Luxembourg begins its work under the leadership of Romanian Laura Codruţa Kövesi. The new investigative authority is primarily to pursue the misuse of EU funds.
2017 – The US withdraws from the Paris climate agreement. President Donald Trump justified the move by putting American interests first.
2007 – For the first time in more than seven years, the most important German stock market index, the Dax, climbs back above the 8000 point mark.
1982 – Record-breaking national soccer player Franz Beckenbauer gives his farewell game in Hamburg.
1972 – The RAF terrorists Andreas Baader, Holger Meins and Jan-Carl Raspe are arrested after a shootout in Frankfurt am Main.
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1962 – Former SS-Obersturmbannfuhrer Adolf Eichmann is executed in Israel. As head of department in the Reich Security Main Office, he shared responsibility for the murder of millions of Jews.
1942 – The United States Marine Corps recruits African American soldiers for the first time in its history. African Americans have been enlisted in the army and navy since 1863.
1927 – The 11.2 km long Hindenburgdamm, which connects the island of Sylt with the mainland, is opened. It is used exclusively for rail traffic.
1882 – The Swiss Gotthard Railway begins scheduled traffic after the completion of what was then the world’s longest railway tunnel at 15 kilometers.
Celebrity Birthdays: Who Was Born On June 1st?
1952 – Sylvia Schenk (70), German sports official, track and field athlete and lawyer, President of the Federation of German Cyclists (BDR) 2001-2004, Chairwoman of Transparency International Germany 2007-2010
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1947 – Konstantin Wecker (75), German singer-songwriter and actor
1947 – Ron Wood (75), British rock musician, guitarist for the Rolling Stones
1942 – Julius H. Schoeps (80), German political scientist and historian, author and editor of various books on German-Jewish relations
1937 – Morgan Freeman (85), American actor (“Miss Daisy and Her Chauffeur”, “Amistad”), Oscar for supporting role in “Million Dollar Baby”
Celebrity Death Days: Who Died on June 1st?
2017 – Alois Mock, Austrian politician, Foreign Minister 1987-1995, born 1934
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2017 – Tankred Dorst, German playwright and writer (“Karlos”); Gerhart Hauptmann Prize 1964, Georg Büchner Prize 1990, born 1925
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