Historical Events In June - 02
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1934 Johnny Carter, US singer (Give your baby a standing ovation) on this day in history.
1935 On this day in history babe Ruth, 40, announces his retirement as a player
1935 Carol Shields, American-born novelist (d. 2 on this day in history.
1936 On June - 02 gen Anastasio Somoza takes over as dictator of Nicaragua
1936 Sally Kellerman, Long Beach Cal, actress (M*A*S*H, Back to School) on this day in history.
1937 Louis Vierne, composer, dies at 66 on June - 02.
1940 Heavy German bombing on Dunkirk beach on this day in history.
1940 On this day in history willem E Roelofs, painter/cartoonist, dies
1941 On June - 02 amyotrophic lateral sclerosis claims baseball's "Iron Horse," Lou Gehrig, in New York. The malady is now often referred to as Lou Gehrig's disease.
1941 Lou Gehrig, 1st baseman (NY Yankee), dies of ALS in Riverdale NY at 37 on June - 02.
1942 On June - 02 the birth of Barry Levinson, American film director
1942 On June - 02 red Sox star Ted Williams enlists as a Navy aviator
1943 99th Pursuit Squadron flies first combat mission (over Italy) on this day in history.
1943 On this day in history 99th Pursuit Squadron flies 1st combat mission (over Italy)
1944 On this day in history generals Eisenhower & Montgomery dine in Portsmouth
1946 Italian plebiscite chooses republic over monarchy (National Day) on June - 02.
1947 "Louisiana Lady" opens at Century Theater NYC for 4 performances on June - 02.
1947 Hermann Darewsky, composer, dies at 64 on June - 02.
1949 On this day in history transjordan renamed Jordan
1949 Dynam-Victor Fumet, composer, dies at 82 on June - 02.
1950 On June - 02 sT Louis Browns pitcher Harry Dorish swipes home vs Wash Senators
1950 On June - 02 stanislas Bizot, French checker player (world champ 1925), dies at 70
1951 Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Evangelii praecones on this day in history.
1951 Alain, [Emile-Auguste Chartier], French philosopher, dies at 83 on this day in history.
1952 On June - 02 650,000 metal workers go on strike in US
1953 Coronation of British Queen Elizabeth II on June - 02.
1953 On June - 02 coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in Westminster Abbey
1953 Queen Elizabeth II of Britain is crowned in Westminster Abbey, 16 months after the death of her father, King George VI on this day in history.
1953 On this day in history summit of Everest reached for the first time
1954 On June - 02 john Costello (Cons) becomes premier of Ireland
1955 On June - 02 the USSR and Yugoslavia sign the Belgrade declaration and thus normalize relations between both countries, discontinued since 1948.
1956 On this day in history yugoslav president Tito visits Moscow
1956 On June - 02 jean Hersholt, actress (Emma, Grand Hotel, Greed), dies at 69
1957 Fay Crocker wins LPGA Triangle Round Robin Golf Tournament on this day in history.
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