June 1, 1762Birth in Callan, Co. Kilkenny of Edmund Ignatius Rice, Educator, Philanthropist, and the Founder of the Irish Christian Brothers Order
June 1, 1843Dr Henry Faulds, Who Established the Uniqueness of Fingerprints, Born in Beith, Ayrshire.
June 1, 1878First Tay Rail Bridge Opens. It Was to Collapse, 18 Months Later in the Tay Bridge Disaster.
June 1, 1919Eamon DeValera Begins His Tour of the USA to Raise Money and Support for the IRAs War Against England
June 1, 1957First Premium Bond Prizes Were Drawn by the Computer Ernie (Electronic Random Number Indicator Equipment).