Birthdays occurring on June, 1

1780

Karl von Clausewitz was born on June 1, 1780 Pursue one great decisive aim with force and determination. More quotations from Karl von Clausewitz

1801

Brigham Young was born on June 1, 1801 American religious leader, 2nd president of the Mormon church, and colonizer who significantly influenced the development of the American West. 1801-1877 There is no knowledge, no light, no wisdom that you are in possession of, but what you have received it from some source. More quotations from Brigham Young

1878

John Masefield was born on June 1, 1878 British poet, 1878-1967 I must go down to the sea again, to the lonely sea and the sky; and all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by. More quotations from John Masefield

1882

John Drinkwater was born on June 1, 1882 English poet and critic remembered as a typical man of letters of the Georgian age of the 1910s and 1920s. 1882-1937 And not a girl goes walking, Along the Cotswold lanes; But knows men's eyes in April, Are quicker than their brains More quotations from John Drinkwater

Deaths occurring on June, 1

1868

James Buchanan died on June 1, 1868 American 15th US president (1857-61). 1791-1868 The test of leadership is not to put greatness into humanity, but to elicit it, for the greatness is already there More quotations from James Buchanan

1912

Daniel H. Burnham died on June 1, 1912 American architect and urban planner 1846-1912 Make no little plans; they have no magic to stir men's blood.... Make big plans... aim high in hope and work. More quotations from Daniel H. Burnham

1941

Hugh Walpole, Sr. died on June 1, 1941 British dramatist, novelist and critic, 1884-1941 The most wonderful of all things in life, I believe, is the discovery of another human being with whom one's relationship has a growing depth, beauty, and joy as the years increase. This inner progressiveness of love between two human beings is a most marvelous thing; it cannot be found by looking for it or by passionately wishing for it. It is a sort of divine accident, and the most wonderful of all things in life. More quotations from Hugh Walpole, Sr.

1943

Leslie Howard died on June 1, 1943 Yesterday I put on my Confederate uniform for the first time and looked like a fairy doorman at the Beverly Wiltshire - a fine thing at my age. More quotations from Leslie Howard