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Notable anniversaries in history for today: June 1
- 250th: 1774 - British government orders Port of Boston closed.
- 90th: 1934 - Birth of Pat Boone in Florida, USA; singer/actor (April Love, Cross and Switchblade).
- 90th: 1934 - Birth of Peter Masterson in Texas, USA; actor (Ambush Bay).
- 80th: 1944 - Birth of Robert Powell in England; actor (Jigsaw Man, Shaka Zulu, Secrets).
- 50th: 1974 - Massive explosion and fire in caprolactam plant at Flixborough, England, kills 28, injures 36 onsite, and 53 outside the works perimeter. The explosion damages 1821 houses, 167 shops and factories.
- 50th: 1974 - Brenda Ball disappears from Burien, Washington (Ted Bundy victim).
- 40th: 1984 - Birth of Taylor Handley; actor (Hidden Palms, The O.C.).
- 40th: 1984 - Weightlifter Alexander Gunyashev of USSR snatches a record 211kg.
- 40th: 1984 - Paramount releases the film Star Trek II: The Search for Spock to theaters.
- 30th: 1994 - Death of Frances Heflin at age 70 of lung cancer; actress (Mona Kane Tyler - All My Children TV show).
- 25th: 1999 - The Napster peer-to-peer file-sharing network debuts.
- 15th: 2009 - Air France Airbus A330-300 flight AF447 from Rio, Brazil, to Paris, France, crashes in the Atlantic Ocean, 650km off Brazil's coast. All 228 people on board are killed, the worst loss of life in Air France's history.
- 15th: 2009 - American car-maker General Motors files for bankruptcy, the third-largest in U.S. history and the largest ever in U.S. manufacturing. The U.S. government will provide US$30 billion of additional taxpayer funds to restructure.
- 15th: 2009 - New USA requirement goes into effect for passports or other approved identification to be shown at all entry points.
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