2nd June anniversaries

• Birth
  • 1740
  • France
  • Birth of Marquis de Sade
  • 1840
  • Great Britain
  • "Birth of Thomas Hardy, poet and novelist"
  • 1857
  • Great Britain
  • "Birth of Edward Elgar, British composer"
  • 1947
  • Great Britain
  • "Birth of Mark Elder, Musical Director Halle Orchestra"
• event
  • 455
  • Italy
  • The Vandals sacked Rome in an orgy of violence that went on for 2 weeks and marked the end of the Western Empire. more
  • 1692
  • United States
  • "The trial of Bridget Bishop starts, the first of the Salem witches to be prosecuted. She was executed on June 10th." more
  • 1780
  • Great Britain
  • Gordon Riots began in London following the introduction of a Roman Catholic relief measure.
  • 1835
  • United States
  • P. T. Barnum commenced the first tour of the US with his circus. more
  • 1896
  • Great Britain
  • Guglielmo Marconi receives a British patent (later disputed) for the radio
  • 1909
  • Australia
  • Alfred Deakin became Prime Minister of Australia for the 3rd time
  • 1953
  • Great Britain
  • Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II
  • 1979
  • Poland
  • Pope John Paul II became the first Pope to visit a Communist country when he visited his native Poland
  • 1982
  • Israel
  • "Israeli ambassador, Shlomo Argov, was shot and seriously wounded in London"
  • 1994
  • Great Britain
  • 25 of Britains most senior MI5 and SAS intelligence and counter-terrorism experts died when their RAF helicopter crashed on the Mull of Kintyre
  • 1998
  • United States
  • "Voters in California passed Proposition 227, requiring that all schoolchildren be taught in English."
• Death
  • 1882
  • Italy
  • "Death of Giuseppe Garibaldi, Italian nationalist"
  • 1990
  • Great Britain
  • "Death of Sir Rex Harrison, Actor" more
  • 1997
  • United States
  • "Death of Adolphus 'Doc' Cheatham, American jazz trumpeter"