Hisdates•ComHistorical Events In June - 02
Thursday, 21 November 2024
1934 Johnny Carter, US singer (Give your baby a standing ovation) on June - 02. 
1935 On June - 02 babe Ruth, 40, announces his retirement as a player
1935 Carol Shields, American-born novelist (d. 2 on June - 02.
1936 Gen Anastasio Somoza takes over as dictator of Nicaragua on June - 02.
1936 On this day in history sally Kellerman, Long Beach Cal, actress (M*A*S*H, Back to School)
1937 On June - 02 louis Vierne, composer, dies at 66
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 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 on this day in history.
1941 Lou Gehrig, 1st baseman (NY Yankee), dies of ALS in Riverdale NY at 37 on this day in history.
1942 The birth of Barry Levinson, American film director on this day in history.
1942 On June - 02 red Sox star Ted Williams enlists as a Navy aviator
1943 On June - 02 99th Pursuit Squadron flies first combat mission (over Italy)
1943 On this day in history 99th Pursuit Squadron flies 1st combat mission (over Italy)
1944 Generals Eisenhower & Montgomery dine in Portsmouth on June - 02.
1946 Italian plebiscite chooses republic over monarchy (National Day) on June - 02.
1947 On this day in history "Louisiana Lady" opens at Century Theater NYC for 4 performances
1947 Hermann Darewsky, composer, dies at 64 on June - 02.
1949 On this day in history transjordan renamed Jordan
1949 On this day in history dynam-Victor Fumet, composer, dies at 82
1950 On this day in history sT Louis Browns pitcher Harry Dorish swipes home vs Wash Senators
1950 Stanislas Bizot, French checker player (world champ 1925), dies at 70 on this day in history.
1951 Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Evangelii praecones on June - 02.
1951 On this day in history alain, [Emile-Auguste Chartier], French philosopher, dies at 83
1952 On June - 02 650,000 metal workers go on strike in US
1953 On this day in history coronation of British Queen Elizabeth II
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 this day in history.
1953 On this day in history summit of Everest reached for the first time
1954 John Costello (Cons) becomes premier of Ireland on June - 02.
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 Jean Hersholt, actress (Emma, Grand Hotel, Greed), dies at 69 on June - 02.
1957 Fay Crocker wins LPGA Triangle Round Robin Golf Tournament on June - 02.
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