June 2nd, 1543

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Born on June 2nd, 1543 – Weekday, Age & Zodiac
Age in days, weeks and months
What happened on June 2nd?
Birthdays of famous people
Public holidays on June 2nd
Date as a Roman numeral / digit
Calendar (June 1543)

Born on June 2nd, 1543

Weekday

Wednesday

June 2nd, 1543 was a Wednesday.

Age

480

People born on June 2nd, 1543 will turn 481 this year (2024), in exactly 34 days .

Zodiac

♊

Gemini (The Twins)

May 22nd, 1543 - June 21st, 1543

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 175,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 351 days, exactly on April 15th, 2025, people who were born on June 2nd, 1543 will be 176,000 days old!

175,649 Days

25,092 Weeks

5,770 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

Minutes

Hours

What happened on June 2nd?

June 2nd, 2010

A gunman carried out a shooting spree in Cumbria, England, killing 12 people and injuring 11 others before committing suicide.

June 2nd, 1995

Bosnian War: U.S. Air Force captain Scott O'Grady was shot down while patrolling the NATO no-fly zone over Bosnia, but ejected safely and was rescued six days later.

June 2nd, 1994

The Royal Air Force suffered its worst peacetime disaster when a Chinook helicopter crashed on the Mull of Kintyre in Scotland, killing all 29 people on board.

June 2nd, 1983

After an emergency landing due to an in-flight fire, 23 passengers aboard Air Canada Flight 797 were killed when a flashover occurred as the aircraft's doors opened.

June 2nd, 1955

The USSR and Yugoslavia sign the Belgrade declaration, legitimising different intepretations of Marxism in non-Soviet countries.

June 2nd, 1953

Queen Elizabeth II (pictured) was crowned at Westminster Abbey in London.

June 2nd, 1919

First Red Scare: The anarchist followers of Luigi Galleani (pictured) set off eight bombs in eight cities across the United States.

June 2nd, 1886

The wedding of Grover Cleveland and Frances Folsom took place in the White House, the only time a U.S. president used that building for the ceremony.

June 2nd, 1805

Napoleonic Wars: A Franco-Spanish fleet recaptured the British-held Diamond Rock, an uninhabited island at the entrance to the bay leading to Fort-de-France, Martinique.

June 2nd, 0455

After having removed Petronius Maximus from the imperial throne, Vandals led by Genseric entered Rome and began sacking the city for two weeks.

June 2nd, 2023

A collision between two passenger trains and a parked freight train near the city of Balasor, Odisha in eastern India, results in 296 deaths and more than 1,200 people injured.

June 2nd, 2022

Following a request from Ankara, the United Nations officially changed the name of the Republic of Turkey in the organization from what was previously known as "Turkey" to "Türkiye."

June 2nd, 2014

Telangana officially becomes the 29th state of India, formed from ten districts of northwestern Andhra Pradesh.

June 2nd, 2012

Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is sentenced to life imprisonment for his role in the killing of demonstrators during the 2011 Egyptian revolution.

June 2nd, 2003

Europe launches its first voyage to another planet, Mars. The European Space Agency's Mars Express probe launches from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on June 2nd

Same Day
Who's birthday is on June 2nd?

Leo XI

Pope of the Catholic Church in April 1605 (1535-1605)

*June 2nd, 1535, Florence †April 27th, 1605, Rome

Gilbert Baker

American artist and gay rights activist

*June 2nd, 1951, Chanute †March 31st, 2017, New York City

Thomas Danneberg

German actor (1942–2023)

*June 2nd, 1942, Berlin †September 30th, 2023, Berlin

Wentworth Miller

British-born American actor

*June 2nd, 1972, Chipping Norton

Zachary Quinto

American actor and film producer

*June 2nd, 1977, Pittsburgh

Sergio Agüero

Argentine association football player

*June 2nd, 1988, Buenos Aires

Gene Michael

Former Major League Baseball player, manager, executive

*June 2nd, 1938, Kent †September 7th, 2017, Oldsmar

Abby Wambach

American soccer player (born 1980)

*June 2nd, 1980, Rochester

Thomas Hardy

English novelist and poet (1840–1928)

*June 2nd, 1840, Dorchester †January 11th, 1928, Dorchester

Justin Long

American actor

*June 2nd, 1978, Fairfield

Pete Conrad

American astronaut

*June 2nd, 1930, Philadelphia †July 8th, 1999, Ojai

Jewel Staite

Canadian actress

*June 2nd, 1982, White Rock

Bernard Cazeneuve

French prime minister

*June 2nd, 1963, Senlis

Marquis de Sade

French nobleman, revolutionary politician, philosopher and writer of erotic works

*June 2nd, 1740, Paris †December 2nd, 1814, Saint-Maurice

Michał Kwiatkowski

Polish road racing cyclist

*June 2nd, 1990, Chełmża

Helmut Wenck

German chemist, chemistry didactician and university teacher

*June 2nd, 1935, Leipzig

Cristian Bonilla

Colombian footballer

*June 2nd, 1993, Supía

Valeria Răcilă

Romanian rower

*June 2nd, 1957, Stulpicani

Russ Courtnall

Canadian ice hockey player

*June 2nd, 1965, Duncan

Guy Lecluyse

French actor

*June 2nd, 1962, Tourcoing

Same year
Born in 1543

Tokugawa Ieyasu

Founder and first shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan (1543–1616)

*January 31st, 1543, Okazaki Castle †June 1st, 1616, Sunpu Castle

Claudio Acquaviva

Superior General of the Society of Jesus

*September 14th, 1543, Atri †January 31st, 1615, Rome

Hartmann Pistoris

German jurist (1543-1603)

*January 22nd, 1543, Leipzig †March 1st, 1603, Leipzig

Kanō Eitoku

Japanese artist (1543-1590)

*February 16th, 1543, Heian-kyō †October 12th, 1590, Heian-kyō

Charles III, Duke of Lorraine

Duke of Lorraine from 1545

*February 18th, 1543, Nancy †May 14th, 1608, Nancy

John Still

Bishop of Bath and Wells in Somerset, England

*November 30th, 1543, Grantham †January 1st, 1608, Wells

Dorothea van Saksen-Lauenburg

(1543-1586)

*March 11th, 1543, Lüneburg †April 5th, 1586, Herzberg am Harz

Valentin Schindler

Lutheran Hebraist and professor of the University of Wittenberg, where he was an important teacher of the Hebrew language

*February 14th, 1543, Oederan †June 11th, 1604, Helmstedt

Christine of Hesse

Duchess Consort of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp

*June 29th, 1543, Kassel †May 13th, 1604, Kiel

Johann Yetzeler

(1543-1622)

*January 1st, 1543, Schaffhausen †January 1st, 1622, Schaffhausen

Lettice Knollys

English noblewoman

*November 8th, 1543, Rotherfield Greys †December 25th, 1634, Drayton Bassett

Sharaf Khan Bidlisi

Kurdish noble and writer (1543-c.1603)

*February 25th, 1543, Bitlis †January 1st, 1603, Bitlis

François de Bonne, Duke of Lesdiguières

Marshal of France (1543-1626)

*April 1st, 1543, Saint-Bonnet-en-Champsaur †September 21st, 1626, Valence

John Casimir of the Palatinate-Simmern

German prince and reigning count palatine of Simmern (1543-1592)

*March 7th, 1543, Simmern †January 16th, 1592, Heidelberg

Giovanni Bembo

Doge of Venice (1543-1618)

*August 21st, 1543, Venice †March 16th, 1618, Venice

Petrus Albinus

German professor, father of Saxon historiography

*June 28th, 1543, Schneeberg †July 31st, 1598, Dresden

Antonio Archilei

Italian singer, composer and luth player

*March 12th, 1543, Albano Laziale †January 1st, 1612, Florence

Nathanael Chytraeus

German historian and theologian

*January 1st, 1543, Menzingen †January 1st, 1598, Bremen

Johann Lange

*September 4th, 1543, Wesselburen †November 17th, 1616, Kamenz

Àngela Margarida Prat

*October 26th, 1543, Manresa †December 24th, 1608

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on June 2nd

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on June 2nd.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

II.VI.MDXLIII

2.6.1543

Legend

M = 1000

D = 500

XL = 40

V = 5

I = 1

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1543 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
June 1543

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June 2nd, 1543

Born on June 2nd, 1543

Weekday

Wednesday

Age

Zodiac

♊

Gemini (The Twins)

Age in days, weeks and months Wow, over 175,000 days old!

175,649 Days

25,092 Weeks

5,770 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

Minutes

Hours

What happened on June 2nd?

A gunman carried out a shooting spree in Cumbria, England, killing 12 people and injuring 11 others before committing suicide.

Bosnian War: U.S. Air Force captain Scott O'Grady was shot down while patrolling the NATO no-fly zone over Bosnia, but ejected safely and was rescued six days later.

The Royal Air Force suffered its worst peacetime disaster when a Chinook helicopter crashed on the Mull of Kintyre in Scotland, killing all 29 people on board.

After an emergency landing due to an in-flight fire, 23 passengers aboard Air Canada Flight 797 were killed when a flashover occurred as the aircraft's doors opened.

The USSR and Yugoslavia sign the Belgrade declaration, legitimising different intepretations of Marxism in non-Soviet countries.

Queen Elizabeth II (pictured) was crowned at Westminster Abbey in London.

First Red Scare: The anarchist followers of Luigi Galleani (pictured) set off eight bombs in eight cities across the United States.

The wedding of Grover Cleveland and Frances Folsom took place in the White House, the only time a U.S. president used that building for the ceremony.

Napoleonic Wars: A Franco-Spanish fleet recaptured the British-held Diamond Rock, an uninhabited island at the entrance to the bay leading to Fort-de-France, Martinique.

After having removed Petronius Maximus from the imperial throne, Vandals led by Genseric entered Rome and began sacking the city for two weeks.

A collision between two passenger trains and a parked freight train near the city of Balasor, Odisha in eastern India, results in 296 deaths and more than 1,200 people injured.

Following a request from Ankara, the United Nations officially changed the name of the Republic of Turkey in the organization from what was previously known as "Turkey" to "Türkiye."

Telangana officially becomes the 29th state of India, formed from ten districts of northwestern Andhra Pradesh.

Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is sentenced to life imprisonment for his role in the killing of demonstrators during the 2011 Egyptian revolution.

Europe launches its first voyage to another planet, Mars. The European Space Agency's Mars Express probe launches from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan.

Birthdays ... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on June 2nd

Same Day Who's birthday is on June 2nd?

Same year Born in 1543

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on June 2nd

Children's Day (North Korea)

Alexander (martyr)

Elmo

Felix of Nicosia

Marcellinus and Peter

Martyrs of Lyon, including Blandina

Pope Eugene I

Pothinus

June 2 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Civil Aviation Day (Azerbaijan)

Coronation of King Jigme Singye Wangchuck, also Social Forestry Day (Bhutan)

Day of Hristo Botev (Bulgaria)

Decoration Day (Canada)

Festa della Repubblica (Italy)

International Sex Workers Day

Telangana Day (Telangana, India)