June 2 June 2 is the 153rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (154th in leap years), with 212 days remaining. Events 400-1899 455 - The Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks. They depart with countless valuables, spoils of the Temple in Jerusalem brought to Rome by Titus, and the Empress Eudoxia and her daughters Eudocia and Placidia. 575 - Benedict I becomes Pope. 657 - St. Eugene I becomes Pope. 1615 - First Récollet missionaries arrive at Quebec City, from Rouen, France. 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. 1774 - Intolerable Acts: The Quartering Act, requiring American colonists to let British soldiers into their homes, is reenacted. 1780 - The Derby, horse race, was first held. 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. 1800 - First smallpox vaccination in North America, at Trinity, Newfoundland. 1835 - P.T. Barnum and his circus begins first tour of the U.S. 1848 - Slavic congress in Prague begins. 1865 - American Civil War ends - Forces under Confederate General Edmund Kirby Smith surrender at Galveston, Texas, becoming the last to do so. 1886 - U.S. President Grover Cleveland marries Frances Folsom in the White House, becoming the first and only president to wed in the executive mansion. 1896 - Marconi receives a patent for his newest invention: the radio 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." 1900-1999 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. 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. 1935 - Baseballer Babe Ruth announces he is going to retire from the sport. 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. 1953 - Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, the first to be televised. 1955 - USSR and Yugoslavia sign the Belgrade declaration and thus normalize relations between both countries, discontinued since 1948. 1965 - Vietnam War: The first contingent of Australian combat troops arrives in South Vietnam. 1966 - Surveyor program: Surveyor 1 lands in Oceanus Procellarumon the Moon, becoming the first US spacecraft to soft land on another world. 1967 - Protests in West Berlin against the arrival of the Shah of Iran turn into fights, during which young Benno Ohnesorg is killed by a police officer. His death results in the founding of the terrorist group Movement 2 June . 1969 - In Ottawa, Canada the National Arts Center opens its doors to the public for the first time. 1979 - Pope John Paul II visits his native Poland, becoming the first Pope to visit a Communist country. 1985 - Serial killer Leonard Lake is arrested near San Francisco, California for shoplifting. 1985 - R.J. Reynolds and Nabisco propose a merger 1995 - United States Air Force Captain Scott O'Grady's F-16 is shot down over Bosnia while patrolling the NATO no-fly zone. 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. 1998 - Voters in California approved California Proposition 227, abolishing that state's bilingual education program. 1998 - The CIH computer virus is discovered in Taiwan. 2000-2099 2003 - Thousands of defeated Iraqi troops march on the U.S. occupation headquarters in Baghdad, demanding pay. 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. Births 1500-1899 1535 - Pope Leo XI 1740 - Marquis de Sade, author (d. 1814) 1773 - John Randolph, politician (d. 1833) 1821 - Ion C. Bratinau, Romanian statesman (d. 1891) 1835 - Pope Pius X (d. 1914) 1836 - Mily Balakirev, composer (d. 1910) 1840 - Thomas Hardy, poet, novelist (d. 1928) 1857 - Edward Elgar, composer (d. 1934) 1863 - Felix Weingartner, Yugoslavian conductor (d. 1942) 1899 - Lotte Reiniger, film director (d. 1981) 1900-1999 1904 - Johnny Weissmuller, Olympic gold medalist in swimming, actor (d. 1984) 1913 - Barbara Pym, novelist (d. 1980) 1917 - Heinz Sielmann, scientific publicist 1920 - Marcel Reich-Ranicki, critic 1922 - Charlie Sifford, first African American golfer on the PGA TOUR 1929 - Norton Juster, author and architect 1941 - Stacy Keach, actor 1941 - Charlie Watts, rock musican ("The Rolling Stones") 1942 - Barry Levinson, producer 1943 - Peter Heisterkamp, aka Palermo, artist (d. 1977) 1944 - Marvin Hamlisch, composer, musician 1946 - Peter Sutcliffe, the Yorkshire Ripper 1948 - Jerry Mathers, actor (Leave It to Beaver) 1948 - Todd Rundgren, singer and producer 1951 - Larry Robinson, hockey player 1953 - Craig Stadler, golfer 1955 - Dana Carvey, actor, comedian 1960 - Kyle Petty, NASCAR driver 1962 - Clyde Drexler, basketball player 1971 - Anthony Montgomery, actor (Star Trek: Enterprise) 1972 - Wayne Brady, actor, comedian (Whose Line is it Anyway?) 1989 - Freddy Adu, D.C. United Midfielder Deaths 800-1899 815 - Saint Nicephorus (b. c. 758) 1716 - Ogata Korin, Japanese painter (b. c. 1657) 1882 - Giuseppe Garibaldi, Italian revolutionarist (b. 1807) 1900-1999 1901 - George Leslie Mackay, missionary (b. 1844) 1933 - Frank Jarvis, American athlete (b. 1878) 1941 - Lou Gehrig, New York Yankees baseball player (b. 1903) 1956 - Jean Hersholt, actor and humanitarian (b. 1886) 1961 - George S. Kaufman, playwright (b. 1889) 1962 - Vita Sackville-West, writer, gardener (b. 1892) 1967 - Benno Ohnesorg, student of Roman languages and literature (b. 1940) 1970 - Bruce McLaren, car racer, designer, manufacturer (b. 1937) 1982 - Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry, Pakistani politician (b. 1904) 1987 - Sammy Kaye, bandleader (b. 1910) 1990 - Rex Harrison, actor (b. 1908) 1992 - Phillip Dunne, director (b. 1908) 1996 - Ray Combs, game show host, comedian (b. 1956) 2000-2099 2001 - Imogene Coca, actress (b. 1908) 2001 - Joey Maxim, boxer, world light heavyweight champion 2003 - Fred Blassie, former professional wrestler (b. 1918) Holidays and observances The Greek Orthodox Church commemorates Saint Nicephorus' death - see also March 13 Italy's Festa della Repubblica (Republic Day), which commemorates the birth of the Repubblica Italiana and the end of the monarchy. Recorded this date 1891 "Comrades" (Felix McGlennon & Costello) - George J. Gaskin 1900 "Heart Of My Heart" (w. "Alice" m. Andrew Mack) - Harry Macdonough 1910 "I've Got Rings On My Fingers" (w. R. P. Weston & F. J. Barnes m. Maurice Scott) - Billy Murray 1913 "Sweethearts" (w. Robert B. Smith m. Victor Herbert) - Grace Kerns 1920 "Chili Bean" (w. Lew Brown m. Albert Von Tilzer) - Frank Crumit with Paul Biese Trio 1921 "Learn To Smile" (w. Otto Harbach m. Louis A. Hirsch) - Paul Whiteman & his Orchestra 1926 "Valencia" (w. (Fr) Lucien Jean Boyer & Jacques Charles (Eng) Clifford Grey m. Jose Padilla) - Revelers 1927 "Just Another Day Wasted Away" (w.m. Charles Tobias & Roy Turk) - Tom Waring with Waring's Pennsylvanians 1930 "Dancing With Tears In My Eyes" (w. Al Dubin m. Joe Burke) - Ruth Etting 1930 "When You're Smiling" (w.m. Mark Fisher, Joe Goodwin & Larry Shay) - Pat O'Malley with Jack Hylton & his Orchestra 1930 "Stein Song (Maine)" (w. Lincoln Colcord m. E. A. Fenstad) - Jack Hylton & his Orchestra 1930 "Amy" (w. Schuyler Greene m. Herbert Walter?) - Pat O'Malley with Jack Hylton & his Orchestra 1930 "Ramblin' Down The Highway" (w.m. Jack O'Hagan) - Jack O'Hagan with O/Gil Dech 1931 "My Brother Makes The Noises For The Talkies" (Amberg, Raymond, Bernauer) - Pat O'Malley with Jack Hylton & His Orchestra 1931 "Pretty Kitty Kelly" (w. Harry Pease m. Ed G. Nelson) - Pat O'Malley w. chorus with Jack Hylton & His Orchestra 1931 "When The Moon Comes Over The Mountain" (w.m. Howard Johnson, Harry Woods & Kate Smith) - Pat O'Malley with Jack Hylton & His Orchestra 1931 "Little Girl" (w.m. Madeline Hyde & Francis Henry) - Paul Small with Sam Lanin & his Orchestra 1936 "Is It True What They Say About Dixie?" (w. Irving Caesar & Sammy Lerner) - v3 with Harry Leader 1936 "Sing Me A Swing Song" (w. Stanley Adams m. Hoagy Carmichael) - Ella Fitzgerald with Chick Webb & his Band 1938 "Annie Laurie" (w. William Douglas m. Lady John Douglas Scott) - Alice Smith with Jim Davidson & his ABC Dance Orchestra 1938 "A Gypsy Told Me" (w. Jack Yellen m. Sam Pockrass) - Alice Smith with Jim Davidson's Dandies 1941 "J'Attendrai" (w. (Fr) Louis Poterat (Eng) Anna Sosenko m. Dino Olivieri) - Jean Sablon with Leonard Joy 1944 "Goin' Home" (w. Williams Arms Fisher m. Anton Dvorak) - Glenn Miller & Army Air Force Band 1944 "A Hot Time In The Town Of Berlin" (w. John De Vries m. Joe Bushkin) - Ray McKinley & Crew Chiefs with Glenn Miller & Army Air Force Band 1944 "Irresistible You" (w.m. Don Raye & Gene De Paul) - Johnny Desmond & Crew Chiefs with Glenn Miller & Army Air Force Band 1950 "He Leadeth Me" (Bradbury, Gilmore) - Jo Stafford w. Ravenscroft Quartet 1950 "Lead, Kindly Light" (w. John Henry Newman m. John Bacchus Dykes) - Jo Stafford w. Ravenscroft Quartet with O/Paul Weston 1950 "Rock Of Ages" (w. Augustus Montague Toplady m. Thomas Hasting) - Jo Stafford w. Ravenscroft Quartet with O/Paul Weston 1950 "Abide With Me" (w. Rev Henry Francis Lyte m. William Henry Monk) - Jo Stafford w. Ravenscroft Quartet with O/Paul Weston 1951 "I'm A Fool To Want You" (w.m. Jack Wolf, Joel Herron & Frank Sinatra) - Dinah Washington with Ike Carpenter & his Orchestra 1957 "Silence Is Golden" (J. Fulton, L. Steele) - Jo Stafford & Vic Damone with O/Paul Weston 1957 "Good Nite" (w. Dorothy Jeffers & Ethel Phillips m. Bert Bender) - Jo Stafford & Vic Damone w. The Mellomen with O/Paul Weston 1959 "April In Paris" (w. E. Y. Harburg m. Vernon Duke) - Dinah Shore with piano André Previn 1965 "Summer Wind" (w. (Germ) Hans Bradtke w. (Eng) Johnny Mercer, m. Heinz Meier) - Perry Como w. The Anita Kerr Quartet 1965 "Oowee, Oowee" (w.m. Sydney Robin, Ramona Marie Witry, Ronald Lawrence & Bonita Ann Andre) - Perry Como w. The Anita Kerr Quartet 1975 "One" (w. Edward Kleban m. Marvin Hamlisch) - The Company (original cast of A Chorus Line) with O/Donald Pippin June 1 - June 3 - May 2 - July 2 -- listing of all days FAVORITE ARTICLES: History of the World    History of the United States    History of Europe    Ancient History    History    Military History    World War I    Bombing of Dresden    California    US Constitution    Frank Sinatra    Boston    Marbury v. Madison This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License at http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html You may copy and modify it as long as the entire work (including additions) remains under this license. You must provide a link to http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html To view or edit this article at Wikipedia go to http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_2