Historical Events on June 2, Special Events on This Day
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What Happened on June 2nd This Day in History
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 2022 | Following a request from Ankara, the United Nations officially changed the name of the Republic of Turkey in the organization from what was previously known as "Turkey" to "Türkiye." |
| 2014 | Telangana officially becomes the 29th state of India, formed from ten districts of northwestern Andhra Pradesh. |
| 2012 | Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is sentenced to life imprisonment for his role in the killing of demonstrators during the 2011 Egyptian revolution. |
| 2003 | Europe launches its first voyage to another planet, Mars. The European Space Agency's Mars Express probe launches from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan. |
| 1997 | In Denver, Timothy McVeigh is convicted on 15 counts of murder and conspiracy for his role in the 1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, in which 168 people died. He was executed four years later. |
| 1990 | The Lower Ohio Valley tornado outbreak spawns 66 confirmed tornadoes in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio, killing 12. |
| 1983 | After an emergency landing because of an in-flight fire, twenty-three passengers aboard Air Canada Flight 797 are killed when a flashover occurs as the plane's doors open. Because of this incident, numerous new safety regulations are put in place. |
| 1979 | Pope John Paul II starts his first official visit to his native Poland, becoming the first Pope to visit a Communist country. |
| 1967 | Luis Monge is executed in Colorado's gas chamber, in the last pre-Furman execution in the United States. |
| 1967 | Protests in West Berlin against the arrival of the Shah of Iran are brutally suppressed, during which Benno Ohnesorg is killed by a police officer. His death results in the founding of the terrorist group Movement 2 June. |
| 1966 | Surveyor program: Surveyor 1 lands in Oceanus Procellarum on the Moon, becoming the first U.S. spacecraft to soft-land on another world. |
| 1964 | The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) is formed. |
| 1962 | During the FIFA World Cup, police had to intervene multiple times in fights between Chilean and Italian players in one of the most violent games in football history. |
| 1955 | The USSR and Yugoslavia sign the Belgrade declaration and thus normalize relations between the two countries, discontinued since 1948. |
| 1953 | The coronation of Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey becomes the first British coronation[7] and one of the first major international events to be televised. |
| 1946 | Birth of the Italian Republic: In a referendum, Italians vote to turn Italy from a monarchy into a Republic. After the referendum, King Umberto II of Italy is exiled. |
| 1941 | World War II: German paratroopers murder Greek civilians in the villages of Kondomari and Alikianos. |
| 1924 | U.S. President Calvin Coolidge signs the Indian Citizenship Act into law, granting citizenship to all Native Americans born within the territorial limits of the United States. |
| 1919 | Anarchists simultaneously set off bombs in eight separate U.S. cities. |
| 1910 | Charles Rolls, a co-founder of Rolls-Royce Limited, becomes the first man to make a non-stop double crossing of the English Channel by plane. |
| 1909 | Alfred Deakin becomes Prime Minister of Australia for the third time. |
| 1896 | Guglielmo Marconi applies for a patent for his wireless telegraph. |
| 1866 | The Fenians defeat Canadian forces at Ridgeway and Fort Erie, but the raids end soon after. |
| 1848 | The Slavic congress in Prague begins. |
| 1835 | P. T. Barnum and his circus start their first tour of the United States. |
| 1805 | Napoleonic Wars: A Franco-Spanish fleet recaptures Diamond Rock, an uninhabited island at the entrance to the bay leading to Fort-de-France, from the British. |
| 1793 | French Revolution: François Hanriot, leader of the Parisian National Guard, arrests 22 Girondists selected by Jean-Paul Marat, setting the stage for the Reign of Terror. |
| 1780 | The anti-Catholic Gordon Riots in London leave an estimated 300 to 700 people dead. |
| 1774 | Intolerable Acts: The Quartering Act is enacted, allowing a governor in colonial America to house British soldiers in uninhabited houses, outhouses, barns, or other buildings if suitable quarters are not provided. |
| 1763 | Pontiac's Rebellion: At what is now Mackinaw City, Michigan, Chippewas capture Fort Michilimackinac by diverting the garrison's attention with a game of lacrosse, then chasing a ball into the fort. |
| 1692 | Bridget Bishop is the first person to be tried for witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts; she was found guilty and later hanged. |
| 1676 | Franco-Dutch War: France ensured the supremacy of its naval fleet for the remainder of the war with its victory in the Battle of Palermo. |
| 1615 | The first Récollet missionaries arrive at Quebec City, from Rouen, France. |
| 1608 | London: Virginia gets new charter, extending borders from "sea to sea". |
| 1098 | First Crusade: The first Siege of Antioch ends as Crusader forces take the city; the second siege began five days later. |
| 455 | Sack of Rome: Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks. |
Famous People Born on June 2
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| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1921 | Sigmund Sternberg, Hungarian-English businessman and philanthropist (d. 2016) |
| 1943 | Crescenzio Sepe, Italian cardinal |
| 1979 | Butterfly Boucher, Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer |
| 1840 | Thomas Hardy, English novelist and poet (d. 1928) |
| 1974 | Matt Serra, American mixed martial artist |
| 1966 | Pedro Guerra, Spanish singer-songwriter |
| 1535 | Pope Leo XI (d. 1605) |
| 1952 | Gary Bettman, American commissioner of the National Hockey League |
| 1987 | Maryka Holtzhausen, South African netball player |
| 1971 | Kateřina Jacques, Czech translator and politician |
Famous People Deaths On June 2
Here is a list of some famous peope who died on June 2. For full list please click on the link above.
| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1865 | Ner Middleswarth, American judge and politician (b. 1783) |
| 1986 | Aurèle Joliat, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1901) |
| 1693 | John Wildman, English soldier and politician, Postmaster General of the United Kingdom (b. 1621) |
| 1572 | Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk (b. 1536) |
| 1806 | William Tate, English painter (b. 1747) |
| 1991 | Ahmed Arif, Turkish poet and author (b. 1927) |
| 1974 | Hiroshi Kazato, Japanese race car driver (b. 1949) |
| 1948 | Viktor Brack, German physician (b. 1904) |
| 1927 | Hüseyin Avni Lifij, Turkish painter (b. 1886) |
| 1987 | Anthony de Mello, Indian-American priest and psychotherapist (b. 1931) |
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