Every yearJune 1
Everything June 1 celebrates
8 national, international, and world observances are on the calendar for June 1 every year, and 2 more land on it in some years.
| # | Observance | Category | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Dinosaur DayLead | Kids & Family | |
| 02 | Global Day of Parents | Community | |
| 03 | International Children's Day | Kids & Family | |
| 04 | National Hazelnut Cake Day | Food | |
| 05 | National Olive Day | Food |
| 06 | National Pen Pal Day | Books | |
| 07 | Oscar The Grouch Day | Kids & Family | |
| 08 | World Milk Day | Food |
These are set by a rule rather than a fixed date, so they only land on June 1 in some years.
National Doughnut Day — 2029 and 2035
Pentecost — 2031
Born on June 1
Historic figures
- Marilyn Monroe1926–1962American model and actress
- Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot1796–1832French physicist and engineer
- Otto of Greece1815–1867King of Greece from 1832 to 1862
- Brigham Young1801–1877American religious leader
- Colleen McCullough1937–2015Australian neuroscientist and author
- Amanullah Khan1892–1960sovereign of the Kingdom of Afghanistan
- William Standish Knowles1917–2012American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
- Nargis1929–1981Indian actress
- René Auberjonois1940–2019American actor
- Frank Whittle1907–1996English airman and engineer, developed the jet engine
Celebrities & public figures
- Tom Hollandb. 1996English actor
- Morgan Freemanb. 1937American actor and producer
- Alanis Morissetteb. 1974Canadian-American singer-songwriter
- Heidi Klumb. 1973German-American model
- Javier Hernándezb. 1988Mexican footballer
- Brian Coxb. 1946Scottish actor
- Markus Perssonb. 1979Swedish game designer
- Jonathan Pryceb. 1947Welsh actor
- Kip Thorneb. 1940American physicist
- Sarah Wayne Calliesb. 1977American actress
Birth dates from Wikidata; names link to Wikipedia.
This page covers June 1 in any year. For one year in particular — the weekday, and which moveable observances landed on it — see June 1, 2027.
Today Celebrates tracks daily national, international and world observances all year.