Monday 3 June is the 155th day of the Gregorian calendar, 211 days left until the end of the year.
Saint of the day: San Morando
June Proverb
In June, for better or worse, there is always a storm
It happened today
1927 – Ottavio Bottecchia, cyclist, is found dying by a farmer along a road in Peonis. He dies after 12 days
1928 – A Russian radio amateur hears the SOS launched by the survivors of the Italia airship, following the accident that occurred during the mission near the North Pole
1935 – The Blue Ribbon is awarded to the Normandie ship, for the fastest westward crossing of the Atlantic Ocean, surpassing the previous record of the Rex
1944 – Charles de Gaulle becomes Prime Minister of France
1950 – A French expedition led by Maurice Herzog makes the first ascent of Annapurna, the tenth highest peak in the world
1955 – The treaty with France for the recognition of Tunisia is signed, supported by Habib Bourguiba
1956 – Abolition of third class on European railways
1963 – Vatican City: Pope John XXIII dies after 5 years of pontificate
1968 – Martin Luther King Jr. and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference organize the Poor People’s March to Washington to demand an increase in the minimum wage for the benefit of the lower classes
1972 – Pink Floyd release the album Obscured by Clouds, soundtrack to the French film La Vallée
1992 – The Sanitopoli case breaks out in Italy: over 300 doctors under investigation, the name of Bettino Craxi is mentioned
1998 – In Eschede, between Munich and Hamburg, the ICE 884 Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen high-speed train derails and hits a pylon at 200 km/h. The carriages are scattered along 2 km of line: 101 dead and 88 injured in the most serious train accident in German history
2006 – Montenegro gains independence from Serbia and Montenegro
2017 – Accident in Turin in Piazza San Carlo: over 1500 injured and one dead in the crowd following a false alarm attack during the screening of the Champions League final between Juventus and Real Madrid
Birthdays
Maurizio Mattioli – Italian actor and voice actor (3 June 1950)
Enrico Papi – Italian television presenter (3 June 1965)
Checco Zalone – pseudonym of Luca Pasquale Medici, is an Italian cabaret artist, comedian, musician, singer-songwriter, imitator and actor (3 June 1977)
Elisabetta Gardini – Italian actress, television presenter and politician (3 June 1956)
