June 2nd, 1809

Born on June 2nd, 1809

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 78,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 506 days, exactly on September 17th, 2025, people who were born on June 2nd, 1809 will be 79,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and 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?

65

Gilbert Baker

American artist and gay rights activist

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

87

Thomas Hardy

English novelist and poet (1840–1928)

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

81

Thomas Danneberg

German actor (1942–2023)

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

82

Daniel Pollen

Prime Minister of New Zealand (1813-1896)

*June 2nd, 1813, Dublin †May 18th, 1896

51

Wentworth Miller

British-born American actor

*June 2nd, 1972, Chipping Norton

46

Zachary Quinto

American actor and film producer

*June 2nd, 1977, Pittsburgh

79

Gene Michael

Former Major League Baseball player, manager, executive

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

69

Pete Conrad

American astronaut

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

35

Sergio Agüero

Argentine association football player

*June 2nd, 1988, Buenos Aires

43

Abby Wambach

American soccer player (born 1980)

*June 2nd, 1980, Rochester

45

Justin Long

American actor

*June 2nd, 1978, Fairfield

74

Marquis de Sade

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

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

60

Bernard Cazeneuve

French prime minister

*June 2nd, 1963, Senlis

41

Jewel Staite

Canadian actress

*June 2nd, 1982, White Rock

88

Helmut Wenck

German chemist, chemistry didactician and university teacher

*June 2nd, 1935, Leipzig

33

Michał Kwiatkowski

Polish road racing cyclist

*June 2nd, 1990, Chełmża

76

Edward Elgar

English composer (1857-1934)

*June 2nd, 1857, Lower Broadheath †February 23rd, 1934, Worcester

66

Valeria Răcilă

Romanian rower

*June 2nd, 1957, Stulpicani

30

Cristian Bonilla

Colombian footballer

*June 2nd, 1993, Supía

58

Russ Courtnall

Canadian ice hockey player

*June 2nd, 1965, Duncan

Same year
Born in 1809

56

Abraham Lincoln

President of the United States from 1861 to 1865 (American, 1809-1865)

*February 12th, 1809, Hodgenville †April 15th, 1865, Washington, D.C.

73

Charles Darwin

English naturalist and biologist (1809–1882)

*February 12th, 1809, The Mount †April 19th, 1882, Down House

40

Edgar Allan Poe

American writer and literary critic (1809–1849)

*January 19th, 1809, Boston †October 7th, 1849, Baltimore

38

Felix Mendelssohn

German composer, pianist, organist and conductor of Jewish descent

*February 3rd, 1809, Hamburg †November 4th, 1847, Leipzig

42

Nikolai Gogol

Russian writer of Ukrainian origin (1809–1852)

*March 19th, 1809, Velyki Sorochyntsi †February 21st, 1852, Moscow

88

William Ewart Gladstone

British Liberal prime minister (1809–1898)

*December 29th, 1809, Liverpool †May 19th, 1898, Hawarden Castle

56

Pierre-Joseph Proudhon

French politician, philosopher, anarchist and socialist (1809–1865)

*January 15th, 1809, Besançon †January 19th, 1865, Passy

86

Luigi Federico Menabrea

Italian politician, scientist, and general (1809–1896)

*September 4th, 1809, Chambéry †May 25th, 1896, Saint-Cassin

83

Alfred Tennyson

British Poet Laureate (1809–1892)

*August 6th, 1809, Somersby †October 6th, 1892, Aldworth

43

Louis Braille

Inventor of braille, a system of reading and writing used by people who are blind or visually impaired (1809-1852)

*January 4th, 1809, Coupvray †January 6th, 1852, Paris

73

Joseph Liouville

French mathematician and engineer (1809–1882)

*March 24th, 1809, Saint-Omer †September 8th, 1882, rue de Savoie

81

Hannibal Hamlin

Vice president of the United States from 1861 to 1865

*August 27th, 1809, Paris †July 4th, 1891, Bangor

84

Karl Bodmer

Swiss-French artist

*February 11th, 1809, Zürich †October 30th, 1893, Paris

27

Mariano José de Larra

Spanish romantic writer (1809-1837)

*March 24th, 1809, Madrid †February 13th, 1837, Madrid

85

Oliver Wendell Holmes

American poet and physician (1809–1894)

*August 29th, 1809, Cambridge †October 7th, 1894, Boston

61

Louis Charles Delescluze

French revolutionary leader, journalist, and military commander of the Paris Commune

*October 2nd, 1809, Dreux †May 25th, 1871, Paris

71

Bettino Ricasoli

Italian politician (1809–1880)

*March 9th, 1809, Florence †October 23rd, 1880, Castello di Brolio

75

Timothy Shay Arthur

American novelist, short story writer and publisher

*June 6th, 1809, Newburgh †March 6th, 1885, Philadelphia

70

Jules Favre

French politician and lawyer (1809-1880)

*March 21st, 1809, Lyon †January 19th, 1880, Versailles

60

Armand Barbes

French Republican revolutionary (1809-1870)

*September 18th, 1809, Pointe-à-Pitre †June 26th, 1870, The Hague

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1809 is a normal year and no leap year.

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