* Astronomy

The Battle of the Beanfield took place over several hours on the afternoon of Saturday 1 June 1985 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Beanfield

Durham University's Royal Charter was granted on 1 June 1837
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durham_University

The Tay Bridge was opened for passenger services on 1 June 1878
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tay_Bridge_disaster

The Republic of Zimbabwe Rhodesia was an unrecognised state that existed from 1 June 1979 to 12 December 1979. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t43133421/zimbabwe-rhodesia/

The Czech Republic became the first nation to outlaw excess outdoor light in 2002
http://www.nature.com/news/2002/020531/full/news020527-14.html

Sir James Clark Ross located the position of the North Magnetic Pole on 1 June 1831 on the Boothia Peninsula
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Clark_Ross

Gennadi Mikhailovich Manakov is a former cosmonaut who commanded two Soyuz flights.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gennadi_Manakov

Georgiy Timofeyevich Dobrovolsky (June 1, 1928 - June 30, 1971) was a Soviet cosmonaut who died in outer space.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t49401686/georgiy-timofeyevich-dobrovolsky-1928-1971/

Air Commodore Sir Frank Whittle (1 June 1907 - 9 August 1996) was a British Royal Air Force engineer officer. 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Whittle

Anatoli A. Blagonravov (1895 - 1975) was a Russian space scientist and diplomat.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anatoli_Blagonravov

Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot (1 June 1796 - 24 August 1832) was a French military engineer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolas_L%C3%A9onard_Sadi_Carnot

Kip Stephen Thorne (born June 1, 1940) is an American theoretical physicist
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t43144703/kip-thorne/

Brian Denis Cox, CBE (born 1 June 1946) is a Scottish actor. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t49401648/brian-denis-cox/

Miles John Padgett is Professor of Optics in the School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Glasgow. 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miles_J._Padgett

Alexander Valentinovich Zakharov (born June 1, 1941) is a Soviet and Russian scientist and astronomer 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_V._Zakharov

Geminiano Montanari (June 1, 1633 - October 13, 1687) was an Italian astronomer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geminiano_Montanari

John Ellard Gore (1845-1910) was an Irish amateur astronomer 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t48519432/john-ellard-gore/

Happy birthday ERNIE. (the first draw happened on Saturday 1 June 1957)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Premium_Bond#ERNIE

Janet Horne (died 1727) was a Scottish alleged witch, the last person to be executed for witchcraft in Great Britain.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janet_Horne

Messier 13 was discovered by Edmond Halley in 1714, and catalogued by Charles Messier on June 1, 1764.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t22867354/messier-13/

Messier 14 was discovered by French astronomer Charles Messier on June 1, 1764.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t52390319/messier-14/

NGC 6101 was discovered by Scottish astronomer James Dunlop on the 1st June 1826. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57714076/ngc-6101/