1 June in Hindu history

1 June 1830

Bhagwan Swaminarayan leaves the body at Gadhada

Sahajanand Swami passes away at Gadhada in Saurashtra. By then he had built the first Swaminarayan mandirs at Ahmedabad, Bhuj, Vadtal and other towns.

1 June 2001

Nepal’s royal family killed at Narayanhiti

King Birendra, Queen Aishwarya and eight other members of the royal family are shot dead in the palace; the official inquiry names Crown Prince Dipendra.