June 2nd, 1850

Born on June 2nd, 1850

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 63,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 482 days, exactly on August 23rd, 2025, people who were born on June 2nd, 1850 will be 64,000 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?

87

Thomas Hardy

English novelist and poet (1840–1928)

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

65

Gilbert Baker

American artist and gay rights activist

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

76

Edward Elgar

English composer (1857-1934)

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

81

Thomas Danneberg

German actor (1942–2023)

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

85

Paul-Albert Besnard

French painter and engraver (1849-1934)

*June 2nd, 1849, 7th arrondissement of Paris †December 4th, 1934, Paris

51

Wentworth Miller

British-born American actor

*June 2nd, 1972, Chipping Norton

79

Gene Michael

Former Major League Baseball player, manager, executive

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

46

Zachary Quinto

American actor and film producer

*June 2nd, 1977, Pittsburgh

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

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

79

Pius X

Pope of the Catholic Church from 1903 to 1914, saint

*June 2nd, 1835, Riese Pio X †August 20th, 1914, Apostolic Palace

66

Valeria Răcilă

Romanian rower

*June 2nd, 1957, Stulpicani

82

Constantine II of Greece

King of Greece from 1964 to 1973

*June 2nd, 1940, Athens †January 10th, 2023, Hygeia Hospital

58

Russ Courtnall

Canadian ice hockey player

*June 2nd, 1965, Duncan

Same year
Born in 1850

76

Babette von Bülow

German writer (1850-1927)

*September 30th, 1850, Cieplice Śląskie-Zdrój †March 8th, 1927, Kühlungsborn

62

Edward Smith

Captain of the RMS Titanic (1850–1912)

*January 27th, 1850, Hanley †April 15th, 1912, North Atlantic Ocean

42

Guy de Maupassant

French writer (1850-1893)

*August 5th, 1850, Dieppe †July 6th, 1893, Paris

82

Frederik Raben-Levetzau

Danish politician

*May 27th, 1850, Lekkende †May 5th, 1933, Aalholm

44

Robert Louis Stevenson

Scottish novelist and poet (1850–1894)

*November 13th, 1850, Edinburgh †December 3rd, 1894, Vailima

68

Ella Wheeler Wilcox

American author and poet

*November 5th, 1850, Janesville †October 30th, 1919, New Haven County

55

Eduard Ausfeld

German archivist

*May 27th, 1850, Schnepfenthal †April 4th, 1906, Magdeburg

41

Sofia Kovalevskaya

19th-century Russian mathematician

*January 15th, 1850, Moscow †February 10th, 1891, Spain

85

Charles Richet

French physiologist and parapsychologist

*August 26th, 1850, Paris †December 4th, 1935, Paris

73

Pierre Loti

French writer (1850-1923)

*January 14th, 1850, Rochefort †June 10th, 1923, Hendaye

67

Ferdinand Braun

German inventor and physicist (1909 Nobel Prize)

*June 6th, 1850, Fulda †April 20th, 1918, New York City

51

Herbert Baxter Adams

American educator and historian

*April 16th, 1850, Shutesbury †July 30th, 1901, Amherst

54

Kate Chopin

American author

*February 8th, 1850, St. Louis †August 22nd, 1904, St. Louis

71

Ivan Vazov

Bulgarian writer and poet (1850-1921)

*July 9th, 1850, Sopot †September 22nd, 1921, Sofia

74

Samuel Gompers

American labor leader (AFL)

*January 27th, 1850, London †December 13th, 1924, San Antonio

64

Richard Heuberger

Austrian composer (1850-1914)

*June 18th, 1850, Graz †October 28th, 1914, Vienna

83

Clay Meredith Greene

American playwright (1850-1933)

*March 12th, 1850, San Francisco †September 5th, 1933, San Francisco

68

César Ritz

Swiss hotelier (1850-1918)

*February 23rd, 1850, Niederwald †October 26th, 1918, Küssnacht

61

Kyrle Bellew

British actor (1850–1911)

*March 28th, 1850, Prescot †November 2nd, 1911, Salt Lake City

83

Alfred Boucher

French sculptor (1850-1934)

*September 23rd, 1850, Nogent-sur-Seine †August 18th, 1934, Aix-les-Bains

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Public holidays on June 2nd

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

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1850 is a normal year and no leap year.

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