Hisdates•ComPage 6: Historical Events In June - 02
Tuesday, 21 October 2025
1934 Johnny Carter, US singer (Give your baby a standing ovation) on June - 02. 
1935 Babe Ruth, 40, announces his retirement as a player on this day in history.
1935 On this day in history carol Shields, American-born novelist (d. 2
1936 On this day in history gen Anastasio Somoza takes over as dictator of Nicaragua
1936 Sally Kellerman, Long Beach Cal, actress (M*A*S*H, Back to School) on June - 02.
1937 Louis Vierne, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.
1940 Heavy German bombing on Dunkirk beach on this day in history.
1940 On June - 02 willem E Roelofs, painter/cartoonist, dies
1941 On this day in history 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 On this day in history lou Gehrig, 1st baseman (NY Yankee), dies of ALS in Riverdale NY at 37
1942 The birth of Barry Levinson, American film director on this day in history.
1942 Red Sox star Ted Williams enlists as a Navy aviator on June - 02.
1943 99th Pursuit Squadron flies first combat mission (over Italy) on June - 02.
1943 99th Pursuit Squadron flies 1st combat mission (over Italy) on this day in history.
1944 On this day in history generals Eisenhower & Montgomery dine in Portsmouth
1946 On June - 02 italian plebiscite chooses republic over monarchy (National Day)
1947 "Louisiana Lady" opens at Century Theater NYC for 4 performances on June - 02.
1947 On this day in history hermann Darewsky, composer, dies at 64
1949 Transjordan renamed Jordan on June - 02.
1949 Dynam-Victor Fumet, composer, dies at 82 on this day in history.
1950 On this day in history sT Louis Browns pitcher Harry Dorish swipes home vs Wash Senators
1950 On this day in history stanislas Bizot, French checker player (world champ 1925), dies at 70
1951 Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Evangelii praecones on June - 02.
1951 On June - 02 alain, [Emile-Auguste Chartier], French philosopher, dies at 83
1952 650,000 metal workers go on strike in US on June - 02.
1953 Coronation of British Queen Elizabeth II on this day in history.
1953 On this day in history 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 June - 02.
1953 Summit of Everest reached for the first time on June - 02.
1954 John Costello (Cons) becomes premier of Ireland on June - 02.
1955 The USSR and Yugoslavia sign the Belgrade declaration and thus normalize relations between both countries, discontinued since 1948 on this day in history.
1956 Yugoslav president Tito visits Moscow on June - 02.
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 June - 02.
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