June 2 in History
June 2 is the anniversary of the death of Larry Allen (2024). Below are deaths, events for June 2, plus editor's picks and genealogy records.
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Abu Sa'id Bahadur Khan, ruler of Ilkhanate was born in 1305, while Pope Eugene I died in 657.
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Famous people who died on June 2
2015
Fernando de Araújo (East Timorese politician) (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
President of East Timor (1963–2015)
2014
Alexander Shulgin (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
American chemist and recreational drug explorer (1925–2014)
2003
Freddie Blassie (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
American professional wrestler and manager (1918–2003)
What happened on June 2
- 2023
A collision between two passenger trains and a parked freight train near the city of Balasor, Odisha in eastern India, results in 296 deaths and more than 1,200 people injured.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 2022
Following a request from Ankara, the United Nations officially changes the name of the Republic of Turkey in the organization from what was previously known as "Turkey" to "Türkiye".
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 2014
Telangana officially becomes the 29th state of India, formed from ten districts of northwestern Andhra Pradesh.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 2012
Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is sentenced to life imprisonment for his role in the killing of demonstrators during the 2011 Egyptian revolution.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 2010
Twelve people are killed and eleven others injured in a spree shooting in Cumbria, England, before the perpetrator takes his own life.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 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.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1998
Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on STS-91, the final mission of the Shuttle-Mir program.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1997
In Denver, Timothy McVeigh is convicted on 11 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.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1990
The Lower Ohio Valley tornado outbreak spawns 66 confirmed tornadoes in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio, killing 12.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 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.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1979
Pope John Paul II starts his first official visit to his native Poland, becoming the first Pope to visit a Communist country.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1967
Luis Monge is executed in Colorado's gas chamber, in the last pre-Furman execution in the United States.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 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 2 June Movement.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1966
Surveyor program: Surveyor 1 lands in Oceanus Procellarum on the Moon, becoming the first U.S. spacecraft to soft-land on another world.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1964
The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) is formed.
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Editor's picks
Born on June 2
- 1305 — Abu Sa'id Bahadur Khan, ruler of Ilkhanate (died 1335)
- 1423 — Ferdinand I of Naples (died 1494)
- 1489 — Charles, Duke of Vendôme (died 1537)
Died on June 2
- 657 — Pope Eugene I
- 891 — Al-Muwaffaq, Abbasid general (born 842)
- 910 — Richilde of Provence (born 845)
Source: Wikipedia historical listings for June 2
Quick answers
Who died on June 2? Larry Allen (2024), Rob Burrow (2024), David Levy (Israeli politician) (2024).
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