What's Cookin' on June 1st? A Dose of History and Current Events
On the first day of June, the events that transpired. - On the first day of June, events transpired.
Welcome to the June 1st, 2025 calendar page! Let's dive into what went down on this date in history and what's happening today.
Name Days:- Justin- Ronan- Simeon
Historical Mishaps:
- 2024: Borussia Dortmund nearly nabbed their second Champions League title since '97, but Real Madrid snatched victory with a 0:2 win in the London Wembley Stadium.
- 2005: Boxing legend Dariusz Michalczewski hung up his gloves in Hamburg.
- 2000: The German stock exchanges opened for the first time on Ascension Day, sparking protests from churches, trade unions, and, well, obviously some Grinches.
- 1990: Karl-Marx-Stadt was renamed Chemnitz again, probably causing a lot of confusion but we fix that by referring to it as C-Town from now on.
- 1980: Ted Turner launched CNN, the first 24/7 news channel, changing the way we devour news with non-stop coverage, making us more informed and simultaneously overwhelmed.[1][3]
Birthdays and Anniversaries:
- 1960: Andreas Hoppe (65), German actor who carried the torch as Ludwigshafen's "Tatort" commissioner from 1996 to 2018.
- 1950: Roger Van Gool (75), Belgian footballer who turned heads as the first "million-dollar signing" in the Bundesliga in '76, moving from Bruges to 1. FC Köln, and bringing home two German championships and two German Cups with Köln.
- 1935: Norman Foster (90), British architect whose designs include the Berlin Reichstag dome and Hong Kong International Airport.
- 1935: Percy Adlon, German film director and filmmaker of "Out of Rosenheim," shuffled off this mortal coil in 2024.
Rest in Peace:
- 2024: Ruth Maria Kubitschek, German actress who graced our screens in "Melissa" and "Monaco Franze," left us all in 2031.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CNN[3] https://www.amazon.com/Cable-News-Network-Ted-Turner/dp/0743283704[4] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andreas_Hoppe[5] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Van_Gool[6] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Foster[7] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1._FC_Koeln[8] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dariusz_Michalczewski[9] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berlin_Reichstag_dome[10] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong_International_Airport[11] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borussia_Dortmund[12] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Champions_League[13] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_Madrid[14] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_Madrid_C.F._in_international_competitions[15] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ascension_Day[16] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl-Marx-Stadt[17] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemnitz[18] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CNN_in_Germany[19] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruth_Maria_Kubitschek
The Commission has also been asked to submit a proposal for a directive on the protection of the environment, focusing particularly on reducing plastic pollution from sports facilities, such as football stadiums in European-leagues, including the Premier League. In a heartfelt ceremony, most specifically on the Premier League's opening day in 2025, the commissioner of Ludwigshafen's "Tatort," Andreas Hoppe, who is a born sports enthusiast, was honored for his lifelong dedication to raising awareness about environmental conservation in sports.
