June 2nd, 1968

Born on June 2nd, 1968

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 20,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 437 days, exactly on November 30th, 2025, people who were born on June 2nd, 1968 will be 21,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What 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.

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."

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

Born on June 2nd, 1968

56

Anne Briand

French biathlete

*June 2nd, 1968, Mulhouse

56

Flemming Andersen

Danish artist

*June 2nd, 1968, Copenhagen

56

Andy Cohen

American radio and television talk show host

*June 2nd, 1968, St. Louis

56

Navid Negahban

Iranian-American actor

*June 2nd, 1968, Mashhad

56

Jon Culshaw

English comedian

*June 2nd, 1968, Ormskirk

56

Nickolai Stoilov

Bulgarian actor

*June 2nd, 1968, Sofia

56

Beetlejuice

American actor

*June 2nd, 1968, Browns Mills

56

Merril Bainbridge

Australian musician

*June 2nd, 1968, Melbourne

56

Talant Duyshebaev

Russian handball player

*June 2nd, 1968, Bishkek

40

Álvaro Ugaz Otoya

Peruvian journalist

*June 2nd, 1968, Lima †March 23rd, 2009, Lima

56

Rob Zabrecky

Magician

*June 2nd, 1968, Burbank

56

Robin Bissell

Film director

*June 2nd, 1968, Minneapolis

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

52

Wentworth Miller

British-born American actor

*June 2nd, 1972, Chipping Norton

65

Gilbert Baker

American artist and gay rights activist

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

47

Zachary Quinto

American actor and film producer

*June 2nd, 1977, Pittsburgh

61

Bernard Cazeneuve

French prime minister

*June 2nd, 1963, Senlis

59

Russ Courtnall

Canadian ice hockey player

*June 2nd, 1965, Duncan

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

57

Antonio Calderón

Spanish football player and manager

*June 2nd, 1967, Cádiz

81

Thomas Danneberg

German actor (1942–2023)

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

36

Sergio Agüero

Argentine association football player

*June 2nd, 1988, Buenos Aires

42

Jewel Staite

Canadian actress

*June 2nd, 1982, White Rock

61

Norm Lewis

American actor

*June 2nd, 1963, Tallahassee

62

Guy Lecluyse

French actor

*June 2nd, 1962, Tourcoing

67

Valeria Răcilă

Romanian rower

*June 2nd, 1957, Stulpicani

57

Nadhim Zahawi

British politician

*June 2nd, 1967, Baghdad

54

Karen Mok

Hong Kong actress and singer-songwriter

*June 2nd, 1970, Hong Kong

79

Gene Michael

Former Major League Baseball player, manager, executive

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

55

David Wheaton

American author, radio host, columnist, and former tennis player

*June 2nd, 1969, Minneapolis

51

Kevin Feige

American producer and Marvel Studios president

*June 2nd, 1973, Boston

Same year
Born in 1968

55

Casper Van Dien

American actor

*December 18th, 1968, Milton

55

Sidse Babett Knudsen

Danish actress

*November 22nd, 1968, Copenhagen

55

Chris Hunt

English badminton player

*December 1st, 1968, Bolton

55

Peter Runggaldier

Italian alpine skier

*December 29th, 1968, Brixen

56

Monica Mæland

Norwegian lawyer and politician

*February 6th, 1968, Bergen

55

Massi Furlan

Italian-American actor and film producer

*September 29th, 1968, Treviso

56

Minarti Timur

Indonesian badminton player, coach

*March 24th, 1968, Surabaya

56

Alan Budikusuma

Badminton player

*March 29th, 1968, Surabaya

56

Céline Dion

Canadian singer (born 1968)

*March 30th, 1968, Charlemagne

56

Rexy Mainaky

Badminton player

*March 9th, 1968, Ternate Island

55

Hugh Jackman

Australian actor (born 1968)

*October 12th, 1968, Sydney

56

Petra Schubert

Badminton player

*January 31st, 1968, Finsterwalde

56

Darren Le Tissier

Badminton player

*May 13th, 1968, Bailiwick of Guernsey

56

Árni Þór Hallgrímsson

Badminton player

*March 10th, 1968, Akranes

56

Gillian Anderson

American-British actress (born 1968)

*August 9th, 1968, Chicago

56

Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović

Croatian politician and diplomat

*April 29th, 1968, Rijeka

56

Marine Le Pen

French politician (born 1968)

*August 5th, 1968, Neuilly-sur-Seine

56

Ralph Brinkhaus

German politician

*June 15th, 1968, Wiedenbrück

56

Kylie Minogue

Australian singer and actress (born 1968)

*May 28th, 1968, Melbourne

56

Thomas Lund

Badminton player

*August 2nd, 1968, Aarhus

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Leap year

Yes: 1968 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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