What Happened on June 2?

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EVENTS ON JUNE 2

Fenian Brotherhood

Year: 1866

The Fenians defeat Canadian forces at Ridgeway and Fort Erie, but the raids end soon after.

Prague Slavic Congress, 1848

Year: 1848

The Slavic Congress opens in Prague.

Napoleonic Wars

Year: 1805

Napoleonic Wars: A Franco-Spanish fleet recaptures from the British the island of Diamond Rock, which guards the entrance to the bay leading to Fort-de-France, Martinique.

Guglielmo Marconi

Year: 1896

Guglielmo Marconi applies for a patent for his wireless telegraph.

Alfred Deakin

Year: 1909

Alfred Deakin becomes Prime Minister of Australia for the third time.

Calvin Coolidge

Year: 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.

Charles Rolls

Year: 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.

French Revolution

Year: 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.

Gordon Riots

Year: 1780

The anti-Catholic Gordon Riots in London leave an estimated 300 to 700 people dead.

Colony of Virginia

Year: 1608

The Colony of Virginia gets a charter, extending borders from "sea to sea".

BIRTHS ON JUNE 2

Dimitri Kitsikis

Year of birth: 1935

Dimitri Kitsikis, Greek poet and educator (died 2021)

Pete Robinson (drag racer)

Year of birth: 1933

Lew "Sneaky Pete" Robinson, drag racer (died 1971)

Pete Conrad

Year of birth: 1930

Pete Conrad, American captain, pilot, and astronaut (died 1999)

Ken McGregor

Year of birth: 1929

Ken McGregor, Australian tennis player (died 2007)

Carol Shields

Year of birth: 1935

Carol Shields, American-Canadian novelist and short story writer (died 2003)

Volodymyr Holubnychy

Year of birth: 1936

Volodymyr Holubnychy, Ukrainian race walker (died 2021)

George William Penrose, Lord Penrose

Year of birth: 1938

George William Penrose, Lord Penrose, Scottish lawyer and judge

Rosalyn Higgins, Lady Higgins

Year of birth: 1937

Rosalyn Higgins, English lawyer and judge

Sally Kellerman

Year of birth: 1937

Sally Kellerman, American actress (died 2022)

Jimmy Jones (singer)

Year of birth: 1937

Jimmy Jones, American singer-songwriter (died 2012)

DEATHS ON JUNE 2

George S. Kaufman

Year of death: 1961

George S. Kaufman, American director, producer, and playwright (born 1889)

Lyda Borelli

Year of death: 1959

Lyda Borelli, Italian actress (born 1884)

Vita Sackville-West

Year of death: 1962

Vita Sackville-West, English author and poet (born 1892)

André Mathieu

Year of death: 1968

André Mathieu, Canadian pianist and composer (born 1929)

Leo Gorcey

Year of death: 1969

Leo Gorcey, American actor (born 1917)

Jean Hersholt

Year of death: 1956

Jean Hersholt, Danish-American actor and director (born 1886)

Naum Torbov

Year of death: 1952

Naum Torbov, Bulgarian architect, designed the Central Sofia Market Hall (born 1880)

Waldemar Hoven

Year of death: 1948

Waldemar Hoven, German physician (born 1903)

Wolfram Sievers

Year of death: 1948

Wolfram Sievers, German SS officer (born 1905)

Karl Gebhardt

Year of death: 1948

Karl Gebhardt, German physician (born 1897)

HOLIDAYS ON JUNE 2

Public holidays in Azerbaijan

Civil Aviation Day (Azerbaijan)

June 2 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Christian feast day: June 2 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Hristo Botev

Day of Hristo Botev (Bulgaria)

Festa della Repubblica

Festa della Repubblica (Italy)

International Whores' Day

International Sex Workers Day

Gawai Dayak

Gawai Dayak, harvest festival in the state of Sarawak (Malaysia)

Children's Day

Children's Day (North Korea)

Saint Pothinus

Christian feast day: Pothinus

Erasmus of Formia

Christian feast day: Elmo

Marcellinus and Peter

Christian feast day: Marcellinus and Peter

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