June 1
People born on this day are Gemini.
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Cold War: George H. W. Bush and Mikhail Gorbachev sign a treaty to end chemical weapon production.
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Republic of South Africa becomes a republic in the Commonwealth of Nations.
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American Airlines Flight 1420 slides and crashes while landing at Little Rock National Airport, killing 11 people on a flight from Dallas to Little Rock.
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Nepalese royal massacre: Crown Prince Dipendra of Nepal shoots and kills several members of his family including his father and mother.
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Dolphinarium discotheque massacre: A Hamas suicide bomber kills 21 at a disco in Tel Aviv.
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Oklahoma City bombing co-conspirator Terry Nichols is sentenced to 161 consecutive life terms without the possibility of parole.
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Cyclone Gonu develops from an area of convection in the Arabian Sea, becoming the worst recorded natural disaster in Oman.
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A fire on the back lot of Universal Studios breaks out, destroying the attraction King Kong Encounter and a large archive of master tapes for music and film, the full extent of which was not revealed until 2019.
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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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General Motors files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. It is the fourth largest United States bankruptcy in history.
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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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Space Shuttle Endeavour makes its final landing after 25 flights.
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1999Technoblade, American YouTuber and streamer (died 2022)
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1996Edvinas Gertmonas, Lithuanian footballer
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1996Tom Holland, English actor
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1994Kagayaki Taishi, Japanese sumo wrestler
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1991Zazie Beetz, German-American actress
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1991Tyrone Roberts, Australian rugby league player
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1990Miller Bolaños, Ecuadoran footballer
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1990Carlota Ciganda, Spanish golfer
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1990Roman Josi, Swiss ice hockey player
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1989Nataliya Goncharova, Ukrainian/Russian volleyball player
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1989Sammy Alex Mutahi, Kenyan runner
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1988Javier Hernández, Mexican footballer
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