Birthday June 02, 1740 Marquis de Sade, 1st known sadist
Birthday June 02, 1815 Philip Kearny is born
Birthday June 02, 1835 St. Pius X, 257th Roman Catholic pope (1903-14)
Birthday June 02, 1840 Thomas Hardy, English poet and novelist (Mayor of Casterbridge)
Birthday June 02, 1857 Karl Gjellerup, Danish poet, novelist (Nobel 1917)
Birthday June 02, 1857 Sir Edward Elgar, composer (Pomp & Circumstance)
Birthday June 02, 1890 Hedda Hopper
Birthday June 02, 1904 Johnny Weissmuller, swimmer-Actor (Tarzan)
Birthday June 02, 1927 Brock Peters, Actor, singer
Birthday June 02, 1927 Phillip Burton
Birthday June 02, 1929 Chuck Barris, TV producer
Birthday June 02, 1930 Charles Conrad, Jr., astronaut (Gemini 5, 11, Apollo 12, Skylab 2)
Birthday June 02, 1937 Sally Kellerman, in California
Birthday June 02, 1940 King Constantine, of Greece
Birthday June 02, 1941 Charlie Watts, Rolling Stones drummer
Birthday June 02, 1941 Stacy Keach, Actor
Birthday June 02, 1943 Charles Haid, Actor (Hill Street Blues)
Birthday June 02, 1944 Marvin Hamlisch
Birthday June 02, 1944 Garo Yepremian, NFL place kicker (Miami Dolphins)
Birthday June 02, 1948 Jerry Mathers, the "Beaver"
History June 02, 0455 Gaiseric and the Vandals sack Rome
History June 02, 1774 Parliament completes the Coercive Acts with the Quartering Act
History June 02, 1823 Ashley's fur trappers attacked by Indians
History June 02, 1851 1st Prohibition law enacted in Maine
History June 02, 1858 Donati Comet 1st seen named after it's discoverer
History June 02, 1865 American Civil War ends
History June 02, 1866 Renegade Irish Fenians surrender to US forces
History June 02, 1873 ground broken on Clay Street for world's 1st cable railroad
History June 02, 1873 Ground broken on Clay Street for world's 1st cable railroad
History June 02, 1883 1st night baseball under lights Ft Wayne IN
History June 02, 1886 Grover Cleveland gets married in the White House
History June 02, 1886 President Cleveland marries in White House
History June 02, 1886 1st to wed during presidency-Grover Cleveland
History June 02, 1902 1st statewide initiative and referendum law adopted - in Oregon
History June 02, 1910 Pygmies discovered in Dutch New Guinea
History June 02, 1915 Austro-German forces attack Russians at Przemysl
History June 02, 1921 Flash floods ravage Colorado
History June 02, 1924 The Indian Citizenship Act
History June 02, 1924 US citizenship granted to all American Indians
History June 02, 1924 Coolidge signs Indian Citizen Act
History June 02, 1936 Gen. Anastasio Somoza takes over as dictator of Nicaragua
History June 02, 1941 Yankee great Lou Gehrig dies at 37
History June 02, 1944 United States begins shuttle bombing in Operation Frantic
History June 02, 1946 Italian plebiscite chooses republic over monarchy (National Day)
History June 02, 1953 Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in Westminster Abbey
History June 02, 1953 Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II
History June 02, 1954 McCarthy charges communists are in the CIA
History June 02, 1962 Ray Charles takes country music to the top of the pop charts
History June 02, 1965 First contingent of Australian combat troops arrives
History June 02, 1966 US Surveyor 1 lands in Oceanus Procellarum 1st moon soft-landing
History June 02, 1967 Sgt Pepper album released in US
History June 02, 1967 Green Beret doctor convicted in court-martial
History June 02, 1970 Race car driver and designer Bruce McLaren dies in crash
History June 02, 1977 Raymond Carver quits drinking
History June 02, 1977 NJ allows casino gambling in Atlantic City
History June 02, 1979 John Paul II 1st pope to visit a communist country Poland
History June 02, 1983 Toilet catches fire in Douglas DC-9 23 die at Cincinnati
History June 02, 1984 Actress Jill Ireland had a radical masectomy
History June 02, 1985 Serial killing spree is put to an end
History June 02, 1985 English football clubs banned from Europe
History June 02, 1989 Dead Poets Society released in selected theaters
History June 02, 1997 McVeigh convicted for Oklahoma City bombing
History June 02, 2012 Longtime Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak sentenced to life in prison
June 02, 1740 Marquis de Sade, 1st known sadist
June 02, 1815 Philip Kearny is born
June 02, 1835 St. Pius X, 257th Roman Catholic pope (1903-14)
June 02, 1840 Thomas Hardy, English poet and novelist (Mayor of Casterbridge)
June 02, 1857 Karl Gjellerup, Danish poet, novelist (Nobel 1917)
June 02, 1857 Sir Edward Elgar, composer (Pomp & Circumstance)
June 02, 1890 Hedda Hopper
June 02, 1904 Johnny Weissmuller, swimmer-Actor (Tarzan)
June 02, 1927 Brock Peters, Actor, singer
June 02, 1927 Phillip Burton
June 02, 1929 Chuck Barris, TV producer
June 02, 1930 Charles Conrad, Jr., astronaut (Gemini 5, 11, Apollo 12, Skylab 2)
June 02, 1937 Sally Kellerman, in California
June 02, 1940 King Constantine, of Greece
June 02, 1941 Charlie Watts, Rolling Stones drummer
June 02, 1941 Stacy Keach, Actor
June 02, 1943 Charles Haid, Actor (Hill Street Blues)
June 02, 1944 Marvin Hamlisch
June 02, 1944 Garo Yepremian, NFL place kicker (Miami Dolphins)
June 02, 1948 Jerry Mathers, the "Beaver"
June 02, 0455 Gaiseric and the Vandals sack Rome
June 02, 1774 Parliament completes the Coercive Acts with the Quartering Act
June 02, 1823 Ashley's fur trappers attacked by Indians
June 02, 1851 1st Prohibition law enacted in Maine
June 02, 1858 Donati Comet 1st seen named after it's discoverer
June 02, 1865 American Civil War ends
June 02, 1866 Renegade Irish Fenians surrender to US forces
June 02, 1873 ground broken on Clay Street for world's 1st cable railroad
June 02, 1873 Ground broken on Clay Street for world's 1st cable railroad
June 02, 1883 1st night baseball under lights Ft Wayne IN
June 02, 1886 Grover Cleveland gets married in the White House
June 02, 1886 President Cleveland marries in White House
June 02, 1886 1st to wed during presidency-Grover Cleveland
June 02, 1902 1st statewide initiative and referendum law adopted - in Oregon
June 02, 1910 Pygmies discovered in Dutch New Guinea
June 02, 1915 Austro-German forces attack Russians at Przemysl
June 02, 1921 Flash floods ravage Colorado
June 02, 1924 The Indian Citizenship Act
June 02, 1924 US citizenship granted to all American Indians
June 02, 1924 Coolidge signs Indian Citizen Act
June 02, 1936 Gen. Anastasio Somoza takes over as dictator of Nicaragua
June 02, 1941 Yankee great Lou Gehrig dies at 37
June 02, 1944 United States begins shuttle bombing in Operation Frantic
June 02, 1946 Italian plebiscite chooses republic over monarchy (National Day)
June 02, 1953 Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in Westminster Abbey
June 02, 1953 Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II
June 02, 1954 McCarthy charges communists are in the CIA
June 02, 1962 Ray Charles takes country music to the top of the pop charts
June 02, 1965 First contingent of Australian combat troops arrives
June 02, 1966 US Surveyor 1 lands in Oceanus Procellarum 1st moon soft-landing
June 02, 1967 Sgt Pepper album released in US
June 02, 1967 Green Beret doctor convicted in court-martial
June 02, 1970 Race car driver and designer Bruce McLaren dies in crash
June 02, 1977 Raymond Carver quits drinking
June 02, 1977 NJ allows casino gambling in Atlantic City
June 02, 1979 John Paul II 1st pope to visit a communist country Poland
June 02, 1983 Toilet catches fire in Douglas DC-9 23 die at Cincinnati
June 02, 1984 Actress Jill Ireland had a radical masectomy
June 02, 1985 Serial killing spree is put to an end
June 02, 1985 English football clubs banned from Europe
June 02, 1989 Dead Poets Society released in selected theaters
June 02, 1997 McVeigh convicted for Oklahoma City bombing
June 02, 2012 Longtime Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak sentenced to life in prison