Historical Events
Film & TV History
American actor Woody Harrelson is arrested in Lee County, Kentucky, after he symbolically planted four hemp seeds to challenge the state law which did not distinguish between industrial hemp and marijuana
- H. D. Deve Gowda becomes Prime Minister of India, serving until April 1997
- Sony does not renew lease on megatron in Times Square
Famous Birthdays
Tom Holland (27 years old)
English stage and film actor (Billy Elliot, Spider-man), born in Kingston upon Thames, England
Famous Weddings
David Cameron
Future British Prime Minister David Cameron (29) weds businesswoman Samantha Sheffield (25) at the Church of St. Augustine of Canterbury in East Hendred, Oxfordshire
Famous Deaths
- Alan Blakley, British guitarist and record producer (The Tremeloes - "Here Comes My Baby"; "Silence Is Golden"), dies of cancer at 54
- Don Grolnick, American jazz pianist, composer and session musician (Brecker Brothers; Linda Ronstadt; James Taylor), dies of non-Hodgkin lymphoma at 48
- Fernand Schokweiler, judge, dies at 60
- Michael Fox, American actor (Perry Mason, Quincy, Dallas, Bold & the Beautiful), dies at 75
- Robert Arthur Hughes, English surgeon and Presbyterian missionary, dies at 85
- Sanjiva Reddy, Indian politician, sixth President of India (1977-82), dies at 83
- Stephen Jones, English art historian, dies of cancer at 41
Died in 1996 1996 Highlights
About June 1, 1996
Day of the Week: Saturday
How Long Ago? 27 years, 10 months and 19 days
Leap Year: Yes
Generation: Millennial
Chinese Zodiac: Rat
Star Sign: Gemini
Music Charts
#1 Song: Tha Crossroads - Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
#1 Song: Three Lions (The Official Song Of The England Football Team) - Baddiel & Skinner & Lightning Seeds
