Historical Events
#1 in the Charts
"Everything Is Beautiful" by Ray Stevens hits #1
Sports History
MLB Commissioner Bowie Kuhn reprimands Houston Astros pitcher Jim Bouton for writing memoir "Ball Four"
- Soyuz 9 launched into Earth orbit for 18 days
Famous Birthdays
- Alexi Lalas, American soccer defender (96 caps; NE Revolution, LA Galaxy), born in Birmingham, Michigan
- Joshua Compston, English art impresario, born in London, England (d. 1996)
- Karen Mulder, Dutch supermodel, born in Vlaardingen, Netherlands
- R. Madhavan, Indian actor (Run, 3 Idiots), born in Jamshedpur, India
- Rene Liu "Milk Tea", Taiwanese singer-songwriter and actress, born in Taipei, Taiwan
Famous Deaths
- Giuseppe Ungaretti, Italian poet (Hermeticism) and journalist, dies at 82
Died in 1970 1970 Highlights
About June 1, 1970
Day of the Week: Monday
How Long Ago? 53 years, 10 months and 24 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Generation X
Chinese Zodiac: Dog
Star Sign: Gemini
Holidays: June Bank Holiday (Ireland), Queen's Birthday (New Zealand)
Music Charts
#1 Song: Everything Is Beautiful - Ray Stevens
#1 Song: Yellow River - Christie
