June 2nd, 1950

Born on June 2nd, 1950

Age in days, weeks and months
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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

Born on June 2nd, 1950

73

Joanna Gleason

Canadian actress and singer

*June 2nd, 1950, Winnipeg

71

Dominique Mortemousque

French politician

*June 2nd, 1950, Nojals-et-Clotte †May 7th, 2022, Périgueux

73

Rainer Riesner

German theologian

*June 2nd, 1950, Friedberg

73

Hélène Delavault

French singer

*June 2nd, 1950, Paris

71

Momčilo Vukotić

Yugoslav footballer and manager

*June 2nd, 1950, Belgrade †December 3rd, 2021, Belgrade

65

Hope Arthurine Anderson

Jamaican chess champion

*June 2nd, 1950, Port Antonio †March 24th, 2016

68

Alfred Kleinheinz

Austrian actor

*June 2nd, 1950, Innsbruck †July 20th, 2018

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

81

Thomas Danneberg

German actor (1942–2023)

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

72

Edgardo Codesal

Football referee

*June 2nd, 1951, Montevideo

79

Gene Michael

Former Major League Baseball player, manager, executive

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

51

Wentworth Miller

British-born American actor

*June 2nd, 1972, Chipping Norton

66

Valeria Răcilă

Romanian rower

*June 2nd, 1957, Stulpicani

60

Bernard Cazeneuve

French prime minister

*June 2nd, 1963, Senlis

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

68

Marvin Hamlisch

American composer and conductor (1944-2012)

*June 2nd, 1944, Manhattan †August 6th, 2012, Los Angeles

43

Abby Wambach

American soccer player (born 1980)

*June 2nd, 1980, Rochester

45

Justin Long

American actor

*June 2nd, 1978, Fairfield

82

Constantine II of Greece

King of Greece from 1964 to 1973

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

35

Sergio Agüero

Argentine association football player

*June 2nd, 1988, Buenos Aires

61

Guy Lecluyse

French actor

*June 2nd, 1962, Tourcoing

82

Stacy Keach

American actor

*June 2nd, 1941, Savannah

72

Maguy Marin

French choreographer

*June 2nd, 1951, Toulouse

88

Helmut Wenck

German chemist, chemistry didactician and university teacher

*June 2nd, 1935, Leipzig

58

Russ Courtnall

Canadian ice hockey player

*June 2nd, 1965, Duncan

41

Jewel Staite

Canadian actress

*June 2nd, 1982, White Rock

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Born in 1950

67

Jeff Lowe

American mountain climber

*September 13th, 1950, Ogden †August 24th, 2018, Colorado

73

Annette Badland

English actress

*August 26th, 1950, Edgbaston

73

Narendra Modi

14th Prime Minister of India

*September 17th, 1950, Vadnagar

66

Martin McGuinness

Sinn Féin politician and deputy First Minister (1950-2017)

*May 23rd, 1950, Derry †March 21st, 2017, Altnagelvin Area Hospital

74

Billy Currie

British multi-instrumentalist

*April 1st, 1950, Huddersfield

66

Sandra Reemer

Dutch singer and presenter (1950–2017)

*October 17th, 1950, Bandung City †June 6th, 2017, Amsterdam

73

Øivind Blunck

Norwegian actor and comedian

*December 28th, 1950, Norway

73

Wayne Eagling

Canadian ballet dancer

*November 27th, 1950, Montreal

74

Peter Funke

German historian of classical antiquity

*March 18th, 1950, Rheine

74

Rötger Feldmann

German comic artist

*March 17th, 1950, Travemünde

73

Pedro Barceló

Spanish historian of classical antiquity

*April 30th, 1950, Vinaròs

70

Jóhannes Eðvaldsson

Icelandic football player (1950-2021)

*September 3rd, 1950, Reykjavík †January 24th, 2021, Glasgow

74

Ade Chandra

Badminton player

*February 4th, 1950, Jakarta

73

Ed Harris

American actor and director (born 1950)

*November 28th, 1950, Englewood

67

Horace Burrell

Jamaican sports executive

*February 8th, 1950, Clarendon Parish †June 6th, 2017, Kingston

73

Harriet Walter

British actress

*September 24th, 1950, London

74

Martin Short

Canadian actor and comedian (born 1950)

*March 26th, 1950, Hamilton

73

Stevie Wonder

American musician (born 1950)

*May 13th, 1950, Saginaw

74

William Sadler

American actor

*April 13th, 1950, Buffalo

74

Rick Perry

14th United States Secretary of Energy

*March 4th, 1950, Haskell

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No: With 365 days 1950 is a normal year and no leap year.

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