June 2nd, 1979

Born on June 2nd, 1979

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on June 2nd, 1979?

June 2nd, 1979

Pope John Paul II starts his first official visit to his native Poland, becoming the first Pope to visit a Communist country.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_John_Paul_II

What else 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.

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

Born on June 2nd, 1979

44

Morena Baccarin

Brazilian-American actress (born 1979)

*June 2nd, 1979, Rio de Janeiro

44

Natalia Rodríguez

Spanish middle-distance runner

*June 2nd, 1979, Tarragona

44

Butterfly Boucher

Singer-songwriter and instrumentalist

*June 2nd, 1979, Adelaide

44

Luis Durán

Chilean footballer

*June 2nd, 1979, Valdivia

44

Fernando Fernández Escribano

Spanish association footballer

*June 2nd, 1979, Málaga

44

Melike Güner

Turkish actress

*June 2nd, 1979, Istanbul

44

James Ransone

American actor

*June 2nd, 1979, Baltimore

38

Choirul Huda

Indonesian footballer (1979-2017)

*June 2nd, 1979, Lamongan †October 15th, 2017, Lamongan

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

43

Abby Wambach

American soccer player (born 1980)

*June 2nd, 1980, Rochester

45

Justin Long

American actor

*June 2nd, 1978, Fairfield

46

Zachary Quinto

American actor and film producer

*June 2nd, 1977, Pittsburgh

41

Jewel Staite

Canadian actress

*June 2nd, 1982, White Rock

51

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

35

Sergio Agüero

Argentine association football player

*June 2nd, 1988, Buenos Aires

39

Tyler Farrar

American road bicycle racer

*June 2nd, 1984, Wenatchee

33

Michał Kwiatkowski

Polish road racing cyclist

*June 2nd, 1990, Chełmża

60

Bernard Cazeneuve

French prime minister

*June 2nd, 1963, Senlis

81

Thomas Danneberg

German actor (1942–2023)

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

43

Daniel Breaker

American actor

*June 2nd, 1980, Manhattan

30

Cristian Bonilla

Colombian footballer

*June 2nd, 1993, Supía

36

Sonakshi

Indian film actress and singer

*June 2nd, 1987, Mumbai

58

Russ Courtnall

Canadian ice hockey player

*June 2nd, 1965, Duncan

79

Gene Michael

Former Major League Baseball player, manager, executive

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

55

Anne Briand

French biathlete

*June 2nd, 1968, Mulhouse

61

Guy Lecluyse

French actor

*June 2nd, 1962, Tourcoing

45

Nicolas Bal

French Nordic combined skier

*June 2nd, 1978, Saint-Martin-d'Hères

66

Valeria Răcilă

Romanian rower

*June 2nd, 1957, Stulpicani

Same year
Born in 1979

45

Gao Ling

Chinese badminton player

*March 14th, 1979, Wuhan

45

Yang Wei

Chinese badminton player

*January 13th, 1979, Guangdong

44

Tine Baun

Danish badminton player

*July 21st, 1979, Hørsholm

44

Deborah Secco

Brazilian actress

*November 26th, 1979, Rio de Janeiro

45

Johan Harstad

Norwegian author

*February 10th, 1979, Stavanger Municipality

44

Saralee Thungthongkam

Badminton player

*June 13th, 1979, Bangkok

44

Anders Kristiansen

Badminton player

*September 7th, 1979, Frederikssund Municipality

44

Nikhil Kanetkar

Badminton player

*May 13th, 1979, Pune

44

Guf

Russian rapper

*September 23rd, 1979, Ivanteyevskaya Street

44

Ghayath Almadhoun

Swedish poet

*July 19th, 1979, Damascus

45

Dan Tangnes

Norwegian ice hockey player (1979-)

*March 8th, 1979, Oslo

44

Patricia Aulitzky

Austrian actress

*July 7th, 1979, Salzburg

44

Mia Audina

Indonesian badminton player

*August 22nd, 1979, Jakarta

44

Chen Hong

Badminton player

*November 28th, 1979, Changting County

45

Ingo Kindervater

Badminton player

*January 1st, 1979, Burgwedel

44

Britta Andersen

Badminton player

*December 19th, 1979, Aarhus

44

Vincent Kartheiser

American actor

*May 5th, 1979, Minneapolis

44

Aamir Ghaffar

Badminton player

*August 18th, 1979, Peshawar

44

Chris Pratt

American actor (born 1979)

*June 21st, 1979, Virginia

45

Lise Risom Olsen

Norwegian actress

*March 1st, 1979, Fredrikstad Municipality

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No: With 365 days 1979 is a normal year and no leap year.

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