What are the important events that happened on June 2? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
June 2: Facts & Myths About This Day
June 2 is the 154th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 212 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Sunday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is May 20, 2024 – a Sunday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 28,621,440 minutes has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘hectapentacontatetragon’ day.
Gemini is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Pearl is the modern birthstone for this month. Moonstone is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 241 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,181 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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June 2 Historical Events
- 1615 –First Récollet missionaries arrive at Quebec City, from Rouen, France.
- 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.
- 1855 –The Portland Rum Riot occurs in Portland, Maine.
- 1866 –Fenian raids: Fenians are victorious in both the Battle of Ridgeway and the Battle of Fort Erie.
- 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.
- 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 turn into riots, during which Benno Ohnesorg is killed by a police officer. His death results in the founding of the terrorist group Movement 2 June.
- 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.
- 1990 –The Lower Ohio Valley tornado outbreak spawns 66 confirmed tornadoes in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio, killing 12. Petersburg, Indiana, is the hardest-hit town in the outbreak, with 6 deaths.
- 1999 –The Bhutan Broadcasting Service brings television transmissions to the Kingdom for the first time.
Who were born on June 2?
- 926 –Murakami, Emperor of Japan (d. 967)
- 1878 –Wallace Hartley, English violinist (d. 1912)
- 1904 –Frank Runacres, English artist (d. 1974)
- 1917 –Max Showalter, American actor (d. 2000)
- 1953 –Keith Allen, Welsh comedian, actor, singer and writer
- 1959 –Lydia Lunch, American singer
- 1963 –Jim Burns, American entrepreneur
- 1981 –Nikolay Davydenko, Russian tennis player
- 1983 –Leela James, American singer-songwriter
- 1987 –Maryka Holtzhausen, South African netballer
Who died on June 2?
- 1785 –Jean Paul de Gua de Malves, French mathematician (b. 1713)
- 1937 –Louis Vierne, French organist and composer (b. 1870)
- 1948 –Viktor Brack, German physician (b. 1904)
- 1974 –Hiroshi Kazato, Japanese racing driver (b. 1949)
- 1994 –David Stove, Australian philosopher (b. 1927)
- 1996 –Amos Tversky, Israeli psychologist (b. 1937)
- 2001 –Imogene Coca, American actress (b. 1908)
- 2003 –Fred Blassie, American professional wrestler (b. 1918)
- 2008 –Bo Diddley, American musician (b. 1928)
- 2009 –David Eddings, American fantasy writer (b. 1931)
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