June, 2nd in History

[Spiritus Temporis]

Events

Thursday 02, 2005:
Sun Microsystems announces it will purchase Storage Technology Corporation for US$4.1 billion.

Wednesday 02, 2004:
The first episode of Ken Jennings' incredible reign as Jeopardy! champion airs. He starts out with $37,201 and would go on to win more than two million dollars.

Monday 02, 2003:
Thousands of defeated Iraqi troops march on the U.S. occupation headquarters in Baghdad, demanding pay.

Wednesday 02, 1999:
The Bhutan Broadcasting Service finally brings television transmissions to the Kingdom for the first time.

Tuesday 02, 1998:
The CIH computer virus is discovered in Taiwan.

Monday 02, 1997:
Timothy McVeigh is convicted on 15 counts of murder and conspiracy for his role in the 1995 terrorist bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Friday 02, 1995:
United States Air Force Captain Scott O'Grady's F-16 is shot down over Bosnia while patrolling the NATO no-fly zone.

Sunday 02, 1985:
R.J. Reynolds and Nabisco propose a merger

Saturday 02, 1979:
Pope John Paul II visits his native Poland, becoming the first Pope to visit a Communist country.

Monday 02, 1969:
In Ottawa, Canada the National Arts Center opens its doors to the public for the first time.

Friday 02, 1967:
Protests in West Berlin against the arrival of the Shah of Iran turn into fights, during which Benno Ohnesorg is killed by a police officer. His death results in the founding of the terrorist group Movement 2 June.

Thursday 02, 1966:
Surveyor program: Surveyor 1 lands in Oceanus Procellarumon the Moon, becoming the first US spacecraft to soft land on another world.

Wednesday 02, 1965:
Vietnam War: The first contingent of Australian combat troops arrives in South Vietnam.

Thursday 02, 1955:
USSR and Yugoslavia sign the Belgrade declaration and thus normalize relations between both countries, discontinued since 1948.

Tuesday 02, 1953:
Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, the first to be televised.

Sunday 02, 1946:
Birth of the Italian Republic: In a referendum Italians decide to turn Italy from a monarchy into a Republic. After this referendum the king of Italy Umberto II di Savoia was exiled.

Sunday 02, 1935:
Baseballer Babe Ruth announces he is going to retire from the sport.

Tuesday 02, 1925:
Wally Pipp, first baseman of the New York Yankees, asks for a day off due to a headache. He is replaced in the lineup by Lou Gehrig, who also starts the next 2,128 consecutive games.

Monday 02, 1924:
U.S. President Calvin Coolidge signs Indian Citizenship Act into law, granting citizenship to all Native Americans born within the territorial limits of the United States.

Wednesday 02, 1909:
Alfred Deakin becomes Prime Minister of Australia for the third time.

Wednesday 02, 1897:
Mark Twain, responding to rumors that he was dead, is quoted by the New York Journal as saying, "The report of my death was an exaggeration."

Tuesday 02, 1896:
Guglielmo Marconi receives a patent for his newest invention: the radio

Wednesday 02, 1886:
U.S. President Grover Cleveland marries Frances Folsom in the White House, becoming the only president to wed in the executive mansion.

Friday 02, 1865:
Forces under Confederate General Edmund Kirby Smith surrender at Galveston, Texas, becoming the last to do so.

Saturday 02, 1855:
the Portland Rum Riot occurs in Portland, Maine

Friday 02, 1848:
Slavic congress in Prague begins.

Tuesday 02, 1835:
P.T. Barnum and his circus begins first tour of the U.S.

Monday 02, 1800:
First smallpox vaccination in North America, at Trinity, Newfoundland.

Sunday 02, 1793:
Jean Paul Marat recites the names of 29 people to the French National Convention. Almost all of these are guillotined, followed by 17,000 more over the course of the next year during the Reign of Terror.

Friday 02, 1780:
The Derby, horse race, was first held.

Thursday 02, 1774:
Intolerable Acts: The Quartering Act, requiring American colonists to let British soldiers into their homes, is reenacted.

Thursday 02, 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.

Tuesday 02, 1615:
First Récollet missionaries arrive at Quebec City, from Rouen, France.

Tuesday 02, 657:
St. Eugene I becomes Pope.

Sunday 02, 576:
Benedict I becomes Pope.

Wednesday 02, 455:
The Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks.

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/02-june/on-this-day.html


People born on June 02

1989:
Freddy Adu, Ghanaian footballer (b: June 2, 1989) (Biography of Freddy Adu)

1982:
Andres Nuiamäe, Estonian soldier KIA in Iraq (b: June 2, 1982 ; d: February 28, 2004) (Biography of Andres Nuiamäe)
Jewel Staite, Canadian actress (b: June 2, 1982) (Biography of Jewel Staite)

1978:
A.J. Styles, American professional wrestler (b: June 2, 1978) (Biography of A.J. Styles)
Justin Long, American Actor (Waiting) (b: June 2, 1978) (Biography of Justin Long)

1976:
Earl Boykins, American basketball player (b: June 2, 1976) (Biography of Earl Boykins)

1972:
Wayne Brady, American actor and comedian (b: June 2, 1972) (Biography of Wayne Brady)

1971:
Anthony Montgomery, American actor (b: June 2, 1971) (Biography of Anthony Montgomery)

1965:
Mark Waugh, Australian cricketer (b: June 2, 1965) (Biography of Mark Waugh)
Steve Waugh, Australian cricketer (b: June 2, 1965) (Biography of Steve Waugh)

1962:
Clyde Drexler, American basketball player (b: June 2, 1962) (Biography of Clyde Drexler)

1960:
Kyle Petty, American race car driver (b: June 2, 1960) (Biography of Kyle Petty)

1959:
Lydia Lunch, American singer (b: June 2, 1959) (Biography of Lydia Lunch)

1958:
Lawrence Pfohl, American professional wrestler (b: June 2, 1958) (Biography of Lex Luger)

1957:
King Lizzard, Las Vegas Entertainer (b: June 2, 1957) (Biography of King Lizzard)

1955:
Dana Carvey, American actor and comedian (b: June 2, 1955) (Biography of Dana Carvey)

1954:
Dennis Haysbert, American actor (b: June 2, 1954) (Biography of Dennis Haysbert)

1953:
Craig Stadler, American golfer (b: June 2, 1953) (Biography of Craig Stadler)

1951:
Larry Robinson, Canadian hockey player (b: June 2, 1951) (Biography of Larry Robinson)

1949:
Heather Couper, British astronomer (b: June 2, 1949) (Biography of Heather Couper)
Frank Rich, American theater critic and political columnist (b: June 2, 1949) (Biography of Frank Rich)

1948:
Jerry Mathers, American actor (b: June 2, 1948) (Biography of Jerry Mathers)

1946:
Peter Sutcliffe, English murderer (b: June 2, 1946) (Biography of Peter Sutcliffe)

1944:
Marvin Hamlisch, American composer and musician (b: June 2, 1944) (Biography of Marvin Hamlisch)

1942:
Barry Levinson, American producer (b: June 2, 1942) (Biography of Barry Levinson)

1941:
Stacy Keach, American actor (b: June 2, 1941) (Biography of Stacy Keach)
Charlie Watts, English musician (The Rolling Stones) (b: June 2, 1941) (Biography of Charlie Watts)

1940:
King Constantine II of Greece (b: June 2, 1940) (Biography of Constantine II of Greece)

1936:
Sally Kellerman, American actress (b: June 2, 1936) (Biography of Sally Kellerman)

1935:
Carol Shields, American-born novelist (b: June 2, 1935 ; d: July 16, 2003) (Biography of Carol Shields)

1929:
Norton Juster, American author and architect (b: June 2, 1929) (Biography of Norton Juster)

1922:
Charlie Sifford, American golfer (b: June 2, 1922) (Biography of Charlie Sifford)

1920:
Marcel Reich-Ranicki, Polish critic (b: June 2, 1920) (Biography of Marcel Reich-Ranicki)
Tex Schramm, American football team president and general manager (b: June 2, 1920 ; d: July 15, 2003) (Biography of Tex Schramm)

1917:
Heinz Sielmann, German photographer and filmmaker (b: June 2, 1917) (Biography of Heinz Sielmann)

1913:
Barbara Pym, English novelist (b: June 2, 1913 ; d: January 11, 1980) (Biography of Barbara Pym)

1907:
Dorothy West, American writer (b: June 2, 1907) (Biography of Dorothy West)

1904:
Johnny Weissmuller, American swimmer and actor (b: June 2, 1904 ; d: January 20, 1984) (Biography of Johnny Weissmuller)

1899:
Lotte Reiniger, German film director (b: June 2, 1899) (Biography of Lotte Reiniger)

1891:
Thurman Arnold, American attorney and jurist (b: June 2, 1891) (Biography of Thurman Arnold)

1887:
Howard Johnson, American songwriter (b: June 2, 1887) (Biography of Howard Johnson (lyricist))

1865:
George Lohmann, English cricketer (b: June 2, 1865) (Biography of George Lohmann)

1863:
Felix Weingartner, Yugoslavian conductor (b: June 2, 1863 ; d: May 7, 1942) (Biography of Felix Weingartner)

1857:
Edward Elgar, English composer (b: June 2, 1857 ; d: February 23, 1934) (Biography of Edward Elgar)
Karl Adolph Gjellerup, Danish writer, Nobel Prize laureate (b: June 2, 1857 ; d: October 13, 1919) (Biography of Karl Adolph Gjellerup)

1840:
Thomas Hardy, English poet, novelist (b: June 2, 1840 ; d: January 11, 1928) (Biography of Thomas Hardy)

1835:
Pope Pius X (b: June 2, 1835 ; d: August 20, 1914) (Biography of Pope Pius X)

1773:
John Randolph, U.S. Senator from Virginia (b: June 2, 1773) (Biography of John Randolph of Roanoke)

1740:
Marquis de Sade, French author (b: June 2, 1740) (Biography of Marquis de Sade)

1535:
Pope Leo XI (b: June 2, 1535 ; d: April 27, 1605) (Biography of Pope Leo XI)

926:
Murakami, Emperor of Japan (b: June 2, 926 ; d: May 25, 967) (Biography of Murakami)

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/02-june/births.html

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People who died on June 02

2005:
George Mikan, American basketball player (b: June 18, 1924 ; d: June 2, 2005) (Biography of George Mikan)
Samir Kassir (d: June 2, 2005) (Biography of Samir Kassir)

2003:
Fred Blassie, American professional wrestler (b: February 8, 1918 ; d: June 2, 2003) (Biography of Fred Blassie)

2001:
Imogene Coca, American actress and comedienne (b: November 18, 1908 ; d: June 2, 2001) (Biography of Imogene Coca)
Joey Maxim (d: June 2, 2001) (Biography of Joey Maxim)

1998:
Sylvester Ritter (d: June 2, 1998) (Biography of Sylvester Ritter)

1996:
Ray Combs, American game show host, and comedian (b: April 3, 1956 ; d: June 2, 1996) (Biography of Ray Combs)
Leon Garfield, English children's author (b: July 14, 1921 ; d: June 2, 1996) (Biography of Leon Garfield)

1992:
Phillip Dunne (d: June 2, 1992) (Biography of Phillip Dunne)

1990:
Rex Harrison (d: June 2, 1990) (Biography of Rex Harrison)

1987:
Andrés Segovia, Spanish guitarist (b: February 21, 1893 ; d: June 2, 1987) (Biography of Andrés Segovia)
Sammy Kaye, American musician (b: March 13, 1910 ; d: June 2, 1987) (Biography of Sammy Kaye)

1982:
Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry, Pakistani politician (b: January 1, 1904 ; d: June 2, 1982) (Biography of Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry)

1970:
Bruce McLaren (d: June 2, 1970) (Biography of Bruce McLaren)
Giuseppe Ungaretti (d: June 2, 1970) (Biography of Giuseppe Ungaretti)

1967:
Benno Ohnesorg (d: June 2, 1967) (Biography of Benno Ohnesorg)

1962:
Vita Sackville-West, English writer and gardener (b: March 9, 1892 ; d: June 2, 1962) (Biography of Vita Sackville-West)

1961:
George Kaufman, American playwright (b: November 16, 1889 ; d: June 2, 1961) (Biography of George S. Kaufman)

1956:
Jean Hersholt, Danish film director and actor (b: July 12, 1886 ; d: June 2, 1956) (Biography of Jean Hersholt)

1941:
Lou Gehrig, baseball player (b: June 19, 1903 ; d: June 2, 1941) (Biography of Lou Gehrig)

1933:
Frank Jarvis, American athlete (b: August 31, 1878 ; d: June 2, 1933) (Biography of Frank Jarvis)

1901:
George Leslie Mackay (d: June 2, 1901) (Biography of George Leslie Mackay)

1882:
Giuseppe Garibaldi, Italian patriot (b: July 4, 1807 ; d: June 2, 1882) (Biography of Giuseppe Garibaldi)

1876:
Hristo Botev (d: June 2, 1876) (Biography of Hristo Botev)

1761:
Jonas Alströmer, Swedish industrialist (b: January 7, 1685 ; d: June 2, 1761) (Biography of Jonas Alströmer)

1754:
Ebenezer Erskine, Scottish religious dissenter (b: June 22, 1680 ; d: June 2, 1754) (Biography of Ebenezer Erskine)

1716:
Ogata Korin (d: June 2, 1716) (Biography of Ogata Korin)

1701:
Madeleine de Scudéry, French writer (b: November 15, 1607 ; d: June 2, 1701) (Biography of Madeleine de Scudéry)

1693:
John Wildman (d: June 2, 1693) (Biography of John Wildman)

1581:
James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton (d: June 2, 1581) (Biography of James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton)

1567:
Shane O'Neill (d: June 2, 1567) (Biography of Shane O'Neill)

1418:
Katherine of Lancaster (d: June 2, 1418) (Biography of Katherine of Lancaster)

829:
Saint Nicephorus (d: June 2, 829) (Biography of Saint Nicephorus)

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/02-june/deaths.html