June 2nd, 1962

Born on June 2nd, 1962

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What happened on June 2nd, 1962?

June 2nd, 1962

During the FIFA World Cup, police had to intervene multiple times in fights between Chilean and Italian players in one of the most violent games in football history.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1962_FIFA_World_Cup

What else happened on June 2nd?

June 2nd, 1724

Johann Sebastian Bach leads his cantata O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort (O eternity, you word of thunder), BWV 20, on the first Sunday after Trinity, beginning his second cycle, the chorale cantata cycle. (Note: 2 June in 2024.)

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 a significant 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 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, in the only time that a U.S. president has married in the building.

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 Balasore, Odisha, in eastern India resulted in 296 deaths and more than 1,200 people injured.

June 2nd, 1998

Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on STS-91, the final mission of the Shuttle-Mir program.

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.

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

Born on June 2nd, 1962

62

Guy Lecluyse

French actor

*June 2nd, 1962, Tourcoing

62

Sibylle Berg

German writer

*June 2nd, 1962, Weimar

62

Peter J. Lucas

Polish actor

*June 2nd, 1962, Września

62

Denis Baupin

French politician

*June 2nd, 1962, Cherbourg

62

Mark Plaatjes

American distance runner

*June 2nd, 1962, Johannesburg

57

Joseph Hannesschläger

German actor (1962–2020)

*June 2nd, 1962, Munich †January 20th, 2020, Munich

62

Eldon Jónsson

Icelandic musician

*June 2nd, 1962, Reykjavík

62

David Arrow

American actor

*June 2nd, 1962, Stanford

58

Hatem Ali

Syrian actor and director

*June 2nd, 1962, Golan Heights †December 31st, 2020, Cairo

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

61

Bernard Cazeneuve

French prime minister

*June 2nd, 1963, Senlis

65

Gilbert Baker

American artist and gay rights activist

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

61

Norm Lewis

American actor

*June 2nd, 1963, Tallahassee

52

Wentworth Miller

British-born American actor

*June 2nd, 1972, Chipping Norton

59

Russ Courtnall

Canadian ice hockey player

*June 2nd, 1965, Duncan

47

Zachary Quinto

American actor and film producer

*June 2nd, 1977, Pittsburgh

67

Valeria Răcilă

Romanian rower

*June 2nd, 1957, Stulpicani

81

Thomas Danneberg

German actor (1942–2023)

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

46

Dominic Cooper

British actor

*June 2nd, 1978, Greenwich

46

Justin Long

American actor

*June 2nd, 1978, Fairfield

44

Abby Wambach

American soccer player (born 1980)

*June 2nd, 1980, Rochester

63

Liam Cunningham

Irish actor

*June 2nd, 1961, East Wall

36

Sergio Agüero

Argentine association football player

*June 2nd, 1988, Buenos Aires

42

Jewel Staite

Canadian actress

*June 2nd, 1982, White Rock

79

Gene Michael

Former Major League Baseball player, manager, executive

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

56

Anne Briand

French biathlete

*June 2nd, 1968, Mulhouse

69

Pete Conrad

American astronaut

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

61

Pepe Viyuela

Spanish actor, clown and poet

*June 2nd, 1963, Logroño

65

Michel Aoun

Lebanese priest, bishop of Jbeil

*June 2nd, 1959, Damour

89

Helmut Wenck

German chemist, chemistry didactician and university teacher

*June 2nd, 1935, Leipzig

Same year
Born in 1962

62

Markus Merk

German football referee

*March 15th, 1962, Kaiserslautern

62

Marit Arnstad

Norwegian lawyer and politician

*May 4th, 1962, Skatval

62

Sarah Wollaston

British Liberal Democrat politician

*February 17th, 1962, Woking

62

Nik P.

Austrian singer

*April 6th, 1962, Friesach

61

Hannes Holm

Swedish film director

*November 26th, 1962, Lidingö

62

Keir Starmer

British lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom since 2024

*September 2nd, 1962, Southwark

62

Michele Greene

American actress

*February 3rd, 1962, Las Vegas

62

Marina Kaljurand

Estonian diplomat, politician and badminton player

*September 6th, 1962, Tallinn

62

Jim Carrey

Canadian comedian and actor

*January 17th, 1962, Newmarket

62

Thomas Rachel

German politician (CDU)

*May 17th, 1962, Birkesdorf

62

Chairul Tanjung

Indonesian businessman and bureaucrat

*June 16th, 1962, Jakarta

62

Dietmar Schacht

German association football player and manager

*September 28th, 1962, Duisburg

62

Olga Tokarczuk

Polish writer and activist

*January 29th, 1962, Sulechów

62

Tom Cruise

American actor and producer (born 1962)

*July 3rd, 1962, Syracuse

53

Turid Birkeland

Norwegian politician and arts executive (1962–2015)

*November 5th, 1962, Haugesund Municipality †December 24th, 2015, Oslo

61

Demi Moore

American actress

*November 11th, 1962, Roswell

62

Frank Baranowski

German politician

*June 17th, 1962, Gelsenkirchen

62

Razif Sidek

Malaysian badminton player

*May 29th, 1962, Banting

61

Steve Albini

American record engineer, rock musician and poker player

*July 22nd, 1962, Pasadena †May 7th, 2024, Chicago

62

Michelle Yeoh

Malaysian actress (born 1962)

*August 6th, 1962, Ipoh

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No: With 365 days 1962 is a normal year and no leap year.

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