What happened on June 1 ?

1076 - Prince Mstislav of Kiev (d. 1132)

1300 - Thomas of Brotherton, 1st Earl of Norfolk, son of Edward I of England (d. 1338)

1480 - Tiedemann Giese, Polish Catholic bishop (d. 1550)

1503 - Wilhelm von Grumbach, German adventurer (d. 1567)

1563 - Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury, English statesman and spymaster (d. 1612)

1633 - Geminiano Montanari, Italian astronomer (d. 1687)

1653 - Georg Muffat, French composer (d. 1704)

1675 - Francesco Scipione, marchese di Maffei, Italian archaeologist (d. 1755)

1771 - Ferdinando Paer, Italian composer (d. 1839)

1780 - Carl von Clausewitz, Prussian general (d. 1831)

1790 - Ferdinand Raimund, Austrian playwright (d. 1836)

1796 - Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot, French mathematician (d. 1832)

1801 - Brigham Young, Mormon church leader and American western settler (d. 1877)

1815 - Philip Kearny, American general (d. 1862)

1815 - King Otto of Greece (d. 1862)

1831 - John Bell Hood, American Confederate general (d. 1879)

1843 - Dr. Henry Faulds, Scottish fingerprinting pioneer (d. 1930)

1878 - John Masefield, English novelist and poet (d. 1967)

1881 - Charles Kay Ogden, English writer and linguist (d. 1957)

1890 - Frank Morgan, American actor (d. 1949)

1898 - Molly Picon, American actress (d. 1992)

1899 - Edward Charles Titchmarsh, English mathematician (d. 1963)

1901 - John Van Druten, English screen writer (d. 1957)

1901 - Hap Day, NHL player and manager (d. 1990)

1915 - John Randolph, American actor (d. 2004)

1917 - William S. Knowles, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate

1921 - Nelson Riddle, American orchestra leader and arranger (d. 1985)

1922 - Povel Ramel , Swedish musician

1924 - Dr. William Sloane Coffin, Jr., American clergyman

1926 - Andy Griffith, American actor

1926 - Marilyn Monroe, American actress (d. 1962)

1928 - Georgi Dobrovolski, cosmonaut

1928 - Bob Monkhouse, English comedian and game show host (d. 2003)

1930 - Edward Woodward, English actor

1933 - Charles Wilson, American politician

1934 - Pat Boone (Charles Eugene Boone), American singer

1936 - Gerald Scarfe, British cartoonist and illustrator

1937 - Morgan Freeman, American actor

1937 - Colleen McCullough, Australian novelist

1939 - Cleavon Little, American actor (d. 1992)

1939 - Jackie Stewart, British race car driver

1940 - René Auberjonois, American actor

1940 - Kip Thorne, American physicist

1945 - Frederica von Stade, American mezzo-soprano

1945 - Linda Scott, American pop signer

1946 - Brian Cox, Scottish actor

1947 - Jonathan Pryce, British actor

1947 - Ron Wood, English guitarist, (Jeff Beck Group, The Faces, and The Rolling Stones)

1953 - Ronnie Dunn, American musician (Brooks & Dunn)

1956 - Lisa Hartman, American actress

1957 - Dorota K?dzierzawska, Polish film director

1958 - Ahron Bregman, Author and Journalist, Arab-Israeli conflict

1959 - Martin Brundle, British race car driver

1959 - Alan Wilder, British electronic musician, (Depeche Mode, Recoil)

1960 - Simon Gallup, English bass guitarist, (The Cure)

1961 - Paul Coffey, Canadian hockey player

1963 - Mike Joyce, drummer, The Smiths

1964 - Mark Curry, American comedian and actor

1965 - Larisa Lazutina, Russian cross-country skier

1965 - Nigel Short, English chess player

1967 - Roger Sanchez, Dance DJ

1968 - Jason Donovan, Australian actor

1968 - Jeff Hackett, NHL goaltender

1969 - Teri Polo, American actress

1970 - Alexi Lalas, American football player

1970 - Karen Mulder, Dutch supermodel

1973 - Adam Garcia, Australian actor

1973 - Heidi Klum, German model

1973 - Derek Lowe, American baseball player

1974 - Alanis Morissette, Canadian singer

1975 - James Storm, American professional wrestler

1977 - Danielle Harris, American voice actress

1980 - Oliver James, British actor

1981 - Smush Parker, American basketball player

1981 - Carlos Zambrano, Venezuelan Major League Baseball player

1982 - Justine Henin-Hardenne, Belgian tennis player

1988 - Gabriel Bonfá Sacho, Brazilian soccer player