June 1st, 1979
Werner Forssmann, German physician, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (born in 1904) dies on June 01, 1979. Read about how to open files in Open File Database.
Events around June 01, 1979
| June 3rd, 1979 | Event | A blowout at the Ixtoc I oil well in the southern Gulf of Mexico causes at least 600,000 tons (176,400,000 gallons) of oil to be spilled into the waters, the worst oil spill to date. |
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