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==Events==
===Pre-1600===
* [[455]] &ndash; [[Sack of Rome (455)|Sack of Rome]]: [[Vandals]] enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/cambridgemediev00whitgoog |title=The Cambridge Medieval History |last1=Gwatkin |first1=Henry Melvill |last2=Whitney |first2=James Pounder |last3=Tanner |first3=Joseph Robson |last4=Previté-Orton |first4=Charles William |last5=Brooke |first5=Zachary Nugent |publisher=Macmillan |year=1911 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/cambridgemediev00whitgoog/page/n366 308] |display-authors=2 |quote=On 2 June Gaiseric marched into Rome ... The Vandals stayed a fortnight...}}</ref>
*[[1098]] &ndash; [[First Crusade]]: The first [[Siege of Antioch]] ends as Crusader forces take the city; the second siege began five days later.<ref>{{cite book |chapter=The Gateway to the Middle East: Antioch, 1098 |title=Special Operations in the Age of Chivalry, 1100–1550 |first=Yuval Noah |last=Harari| author-link=Yuval Noah Harari|year=2007 |publisher=The Boydell Press |pages=53–73}}</ref>
===1601–1900===
*[[1608]] &ndash; The [[Colony of Virginia]] gets a charter, extending borders from "sea to sea".<ref>{{cite book|first=Clifton|last=Daniel|title=Chronicle of America|publisher=Chronicle publication|year=1989|page=48|isbn=0-13-133745-9}}</ref> 
*[[1615]] &ndash; The first [[Récollet]] [[missionaries]] arrive at [[Quebec City]], from [[Rouen]], France.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Americas|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3akSAAAAIAAJ|year=1948|publisher=Academy of American Franciscan History|page=7}}</ref>
*[[1676]] &ndash; [[Franco-Dutch War]]: [[Kingdom of France|France]] ensured the supremacy of its naval fleet for the remainder of the war with its victory in the [[Battle of Palermo]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Philip Parker|title=Collins Atlas of Military History|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UugZAQAAMAAJ|year=2004|publisher=Collins|isbn=978-0-00-716639-8|page=65}}</ref>
*[[1692]] &ndash; [[Bridget Bishop]] is the first person to be [[Salem witch trials|tried for witchcraft]] in [[Salem, Massachusetts]]; she was found guilty the same day and hanged on June 10.<ref>{{cite book|last=Rosenthal|first=Bernard|title=Salem Story: Reading the Witch Trials of 1692|location=Cambridge, UK|publisher=Cambridge University Press|date=1993|isbn=9780521558204|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YNYyMV_huGAC|page=67}}</ref>
*[[1763]] &ndash; [[Pontiac's Rebellion]]: At what is now [[Mackinaw City, Michigan]], [[Chippewa]]s capture [[Fort Michilimackinac]] by diverting the garrison's attention with a game of [[lacrosse]], then chasing a ball into the fort.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Dunbar|first1=Willis F.|last2=May|first2=George S.|title=Michigan: A History of the Wolverine State|location=Grand Rapids, Mich.|publisher=W.B. Eerdmans|date=1995|isbn=9780802870551|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HqGWEAnByeMC|pages=67–68}}</ref>
*[[1774]] &ndash; [[Intolerable Acts]]: The [[Quartering Act|Quartering Act of 1774]] is enacted, allowing a governor in [[Thirteen Colonies|colonial America]] to house British soldiers in uninhabited houses, outhouses, barns, or other buildings if suitable quarters are not provided.<ref>{{cite book|last=Mays|first=Terry M.|title=Historical Dictionary of Revolutionary America|location=Lanham, Md.|publisher=Scarecrow Press|date=2005|isbn=9780810853898|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QAgEVl8wQmsC|pages=233–234}}</ref>
*[[1780]] &ndash; The anti-Catholic [[Gordon Riots]] in London leave an estimated 300 to 700 people dead.<ref>George Rudé, "The Gordon Riots: A Study of the Rioters and Their Victims: The Alexander Prize Essay," Transactions of the Royal Historical Society Vol. 6 (1956), p. 97-98</ref>
*[[1793]] &ndash; [[French Revolution]]: [[François Hanriot]], leader of the Parisian National Guard, arrests 22 [[Girondist]]s selected by [[Jean-Paul Marat]], setting the stage for the [[Reign of Terror]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Corfield|first=Justin|chapter=Hanriot, François (1761-1794)|title=Encyclopedia of the Age of Political Revolutions and New Ideologies, 1760-1815. Vol. 1|editor-last=Fremont-Barnes|editor-first=Gregory|location=Westport, Conn.|publisher=Greenwood Press|date=2007|isbn=9780313334450|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MEbPEAAAQBAJ|page=326}}</ref>
*[[1805]] &ndash; [[Napoleonic Wars]]: A [[First French Empire|Franco]]-[[Enlightenment in Spain|Spanish]] fleet [[Battle of Diamond Rock|recaptures from the British]] the island of [[Diamond Rock]], which guards the entrance to the bay leading to [[Fort-de-France]], Martinique.<ref>{{cite book|last=Marley|first=David|title=Wars of the Americas: A Chronology of Armed Conflict in the Western Hemisphere, 1492 to the Present. Vol. 1|location=Santa Barbara, Calif.|publisher=ABC-CLIO|date=2008|isbn=9781598841008|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VafOEAAAQBAJ|page=562}}</ref>
*[[1848]] &ndash; The [[Prague Slavic Congress, 1848|Slavic Congress]] opens in [[Prague]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Leiner|first=Martin|chapter=Setting the Stage: An Introductory Clarification of Concepts of East Central Europe|title=The Former Soviet Union and East Central Europe Between Conflict and Reconciliation. Vol. 4: Research in Peace and Reconciliation|editor-last1=Feldman|editor-first1=Lily Gardner|editor-last2=Barash|editor-first2=Raisa|editor-last3=Goda|editor-first3=Samuel|editor-last4=Zempelburg|editor-first4=André|location=Göttingen|publisher=Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht|date=2019|isbn=9783525560334|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=V8zkEAAAQBAJ|page=20}}</ref>
*[[1866]] &ndash; The [[Fenian Brotherhood|Fenians]] defeat Canadian forces at [[Battle of Ridgeway|Ridgeway]] and [[Battle of Fort Erie (1866)|Fort Erie]], but the raids end soon after.
*[[1896]] &ndash; [[Guglielmo Marconi]] applies for a [[patent]] for his [[Wireless telegraphy|wireless telegraph]].

===1901–present===
*[[1909]] &ndash; [[Alfred Deakin]] becomes [[Prime Minister of Australia]] for the third time.
*[[1910]] &ndash; [[Charles Rolls]], a co-founder of [[Rolls-Royce Limited]], becomes the first man to make a non-stop double crossing of the [[English Channel]] by plane.
*[[1919]] &ndash; [[Anarchism|Anarchists]] simultaneously [[1919 United States anarchist bombings|set off bombs]] in eight separate U.S. cities.
*[[1924]] &ndash; U.S. President [[Calvin Coolidge]] signs the [[Indian Citizenship Act]] into law, granting [[citizenship]] to all [[Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans]] born within the territorial limits of the United States.
*[[1941]] &ndash; [[World War II]]: German [[Fallschirmjäger (World War II)|paratroopers]] murder Greek civilians in the villages of [[Massacre of Kondomari|Kondomari]] and [[Alikianos executions|Alikianos]].
*[[1946]] &ndash; [[Italian constitutional referendum, 1946|Birth of the Italian Republic]]: In a [[referendum]], [[Italy|Italians]] vote to turn Italy from a [[monarchy]] into a [[Republic]]. After the referendum, King [[Umberto II of Italy]] is exiled.
*[[1953]] &ndash; The [[coronation of Queen Elizabeth II]] at [[Westminster Abbey]] becomes the first British coronation<ref>{{cite book|author=Michael Ashley|title=British Monarchs: The Complete Genealogy, Gazetteer, and Biographical Encyclopedia of the Kings & Queens of Britain|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tz6gAAAAMAAJ|year=1998|publisher=Robinson|isbn=978-1-85487-504-4|page=39}}</ref> and one of the first major international events to be televised.<ref>{{cite book|author=Ronald W. Lackmann|title=Remember Television|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=juEaAQAAIAAJ|year=1971|publisher=Putnam|page=112}}</ref>
*[[1955]] &ndash; The [[Soviet Union|USSR]] and [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|Yugoslavia]] sign the [[Belgrade declaration]] and thus normalize relations between the two countries, discontinued since [[1948]].<ref>{{cite book|author=United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee to Investigate the Administration of the Internal Security Act and Other Internal Security Laws|title=Yugoslav Communism: A Critical Study|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=h4NpAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA270|year=1961|publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office|pages=270}}</ref>
*[[1962]] &ndash; During the [[1962 FIFA World Cup|FIFA World Cup]], police had to intervene multiple times in fights between [[Chile national football team|Chilean]] and [[Italy national football team|Italian]] players in [[Battle of Santiago (1962 FIFA World Cup)|one of the most violent games]] in [[association football|football]] history.
*[[1964]] &ndash; The [[Palestine Liberation Organization]] (PLO) is formed.<ref>[http://avalon.law.yale.edu/20th_century/plocov.asp ''The Palestinian National Charter: Resolutions of the Palestine National Council July 1-17, 1968''], on Avalon</ref>
*[[1966]] &ndash; [[Surveyor program]]: ''[[Surveyor 1]]'' lands in [[Oceanus Procellarum]] on the [[Moon]], becoming the first U.S. [[spacecraft]] to soft-land on another world.
*[[1967]] &ndash; [[Luis Monge (mass murderer)|Luis Monge]] is executed in [[capital punishment in Colorado|Colorado]]'s [[gas chamber]], in the last [[Furman v. Georgia|pre-''Furman'']] execution in the United States.
*  1967   &ndash; Protests in [[West Berlin]] against the arrival of the [[Shah]] of [[Iran]] are brutally suppressed, during which [[Benno Ohnesorg]] is killed by a police officer. His death results in the founding of the [[terrorism|terrorist]] group [[Movement 2 June]].
*[[1979]] &ndash; [[Pope John Paul II]] starts his first official visit to his native Poland, becoming the first [[Pope]] to visit a [[Communist]] country.
*[[1983]] &ndash; After an emergency landing because of an in-flight fire, twenty-three passengers aboard [[Air Canada Flight 797]] are killed when a [[flashover]] occurs as the plane's doors open. Because of this incident, numerous new safety regulations are put in place.
*[[1990]] &ndash; The [[June 1990 Lower Ohio Valley tornado outbreak|Lower Ohio Valley tornado outbreak]] spawns 66 confirmed tornadoes in [[Illinois]], [[Indiana]], [[Kentucky]], and [[Ohio]], killing 12. 
*[[1997]] &ndash; In [[Denver]], [[Timothy McVeigh]] is convicted on 15 counts of murder and [[conspiracy (criminal)|conspiracy]] for his role in the [[1995]] [[Oklahoma City bombing|bombing]] of the [[Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building]] in [[Oklahoma City]], in which 168 people died. He was executed four years later.
*[[1998]] &ndash; [[Space Shuttle Discovery|Space Shuttle ''Discovery'']] is launched on [[STS-91]], the final mission of the [[Shuttle–Mir program|Shuttle-Mir program]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Suriano |first1=Robyn |date=June 3, 1998 |title=Final Flight to Mir Begins |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103307198/ |access-date=7 June 2022 |work=Florida Today |page=1}}</ref>
*[[2003]] &ndash; 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]].
*[[2012]] &ndash; Former [[Egyptian President]] [[Hosni Mubarak]] is sentenced to [[life imprisonment]] for his role in the killing of demonstrators during the [[2011 Egyptian revolution]].
*[[2014]] &ndash; [[Telangana]] officially [[Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014|becomes]] the 29th [[States of India|state of India]], formed from ten districts of northwestern [[Andhra Pradesh]].
*[[2022]] &ndash; Following a request from [[Ankara]], the [[United Nations]] officially changed the name of the [[Turkey|Republic of Turkey]] in the organization from what was previously known as "Turkey" to "[[Turkey|Türkiye]]".<ref>{{Cite web |title=UN agrees to change Turkey's official name to 'Türkiye' |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/6/2/un-registers-turkiye-as-new-country-name-for-turkey |access-date=2022-06-02 |website=www.aljazeera.com |language=en}}</ref>
*[[2023]] &ndash; A [[2023 Odisha train collision|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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-06-03 |title=Desperate search for survivors as death toll nears 300 in India train crash |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/03/india/india-odisha-train-crash-saturday-intl-hnk/index.html|last1=Mogul |first1=Rhea |last2=Sidhu |first2=Sandi |last3=Rebane |first3=Teele |last4=Suri |first4=Manveena |last5=Goodwin |first5=Allegra |access-date=2023-06-03 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref>
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==Births==
===Pre-1600===
*[[1305]] &ndash; [[Abu Sa'id Bahadur Khan]], ruler of Ilkhanate (d. 1335) 
*[[1423]] &ndash; [[Ferdinand I of Naples]] (d. 1494)<ref>{{cite web|title=FERDINANDO I (Ferrante) d'Aragona, re di Napoli|url=https://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/ferdinando-i-d-aragona-re-di-napoli_(Dizionario-Biografico)|website=Dizionario biografico degli italiani|publisher=Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana|author= Alan Ryder|year = 1996 |volume = 46|access-date = 20 December 2015|language=it}}</ref>
*[[1489]] &ndash; [[Charles, Duke of Vendôme]] (d. 1537)<ref>{{cite book|author=Great Britain. Public Record Office|title=Calendar of Letters, Despatches, and State Papers Relating to the Negotiations Between England and Spain|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ies_AAAAYAAJ|year=1969|publisher=Longman, Green, Longman, & Roberts|page=567}}</ref> 
*[[1535]] &ndash; [[Pope Leo XI]] (d. 1605)<ref>{{cite book|author=Michael J. Walsh|title=Lives of the Popes: Illustrated Biographies of Every Pope from St. Peter to the Present|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GnwsAQAAMAAJ|year=1998|publisher=Salamander|isbn=978-0-86101-960-1|page=213}}</ref>
===1601–1900===
*[[1602]] &ndash; [[Rudolf Christian, Count of East Frisia]], Ruler of East Frisia (d. 1628)
*[[1621]] &ndash; [[Rutger von Ascheberg]], Courland-born soldier in Swedish service (d. 1693)<ref>{{cite book|author=Gustaf Bondeson|title=Göteborg today and yesterday|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1xZpAAAAMAAJ|year=1971|publisher=Wezäta Förlag|page=18|isbn=9789185074013}}</ref>
*  1621   &ndash; (baptized) [[Isaac van Ostade]], Dutch painter (d. 1649)<ref>{{cite book|author=Herwig Guratzsch|title=Dutch and Flemish Painting|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HrvqAAAAMAAJ|date=1 January 1981|publisher=Vilo|isbn=978-0-86710-003-7|page=281}}</ref>
*[[1638]] &ndash; [[Henry Hyde, 2nd Earl of Clarendon]] (d. 1709)
*[[1644]] &ndash; [[William Salmon]], English medical writer (d. 1713)
*[[1731]] &ndash; [[Martha Washington]], [[First Lady of the United States]] (d. 1802)<ref>{{cite web |title=Washington, Martha Dandridge Custis (1731-1802), first lady |url=https://www.anb.org/view/10.1093/anb/9780198606697.001.0001/anb-9780198606697-e-0200333 |website=American National Biography |year=2000 |access-date=22 January 2022 |language=en |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.0200333|isbn=978-0-19-860669-7 |last1=Crompton |first1=Samuel Willard }}</ref>
*[[1739]] &ndash; [[Jabez Bowen]], American colonel and politician, 45th [[Deputy Governor of Rhode Island]] (d. 1815)
*[[1740]] &ndash; [[Marquis de Sade]], French philosopher and politician (d. 1814)
*[[1743]] &ndash; [[Alessandro Cagliostro]], Italian occultist and explorer (d. 1795)
*[[1773]] &ndash; [[John Randolph of Roanoke]], American planter and politician, 8th [[United States Ambassador to Russia]] (d. 1833)
*[[1774]] &ndash; [[William Lawson (explorer)|William Lawson]], English-Australian explorer and politician (d. 1850)
*[[1813]] &ndash; [[Daniel Pollen]], Irish-New Zealand politician, 9th [[Prime Minister of New Zealand]] (d. 1896)
*[[1823]] &ndash; [[Gédéon Ouimet]], Canadian lawyer and politician, 2nd [[Premier of Quebec]] (d. 1905)
*[[1835]] &ndash; [[Pope Pius X]] (d. 1914)
*[[1838]] &ndash; [[Duchess Alexandra Petrovna of Oldenburg]] (d. 1900)
*[[1840]] &ndash; [[Thomas Hardy]], English novelist and poet (d. 1928)
*  1840   &ndash; [[Émile Munier]], French artist (d. 1895)
*[[1857]] &ndash; [[Edward Elgar]], English composer and educator (d. 1934)
*  1857   &ndash; [[Karl Adolph Gjellerup]], Danish author and poet, [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 1919)
*[[1861]] &ndash; [[Concordia Selander]], Swedish actress and manager (d. 1935)
*[[1863]] &ndash; [[Felix Weingartner]], Croatian-Austrian pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1942)
*[[1865]] &ndash; [[George Lohmann]], English cricketer (d. 1901)
*  1865   &ndash; [[Adelaide Casely-Hayford]], [[Sierra Leone Creole people|Sierra Leone Creole]] [[advocate]] and activist for cultural [[nationalism]] (d. 1960)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.encyclopedia.com/women/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/casely-hayford-adelaide-1868-1960|title=Casely-Hayford, Adelaide (1868–1960) |website= Encyclopedia.com |language=en|access-date=2018-02-08}}</ref>
*[[1866]] &ndash; [[Jack O'Connor (catcher)|Jack O'Connor]], American baseball player and manager (d. 1937)<ref>{{cite web |title=Jack O'Connor |url=https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/jack-oconnor-2/ |first1=Brian |last1=Flaspohler |website=Society for American Baseball Research |access-date=1 February 2021}}</ref>
*[[1875]] &ndash; [[Charles Stewart Mott]], American businessman and politician, 50th [[List of mayors of Flint, Michigan|Mayor of Flint, Michigan]] (d. 1973)
*[[1878]] &ndash; [[Wallace Hartley]], English violinist and bandleader (d. 1912)
*[[1881]] &ndash; [[Walter Egan (golfer)|Walter Egan]], American golfer (d. 1971)
*[[1891]] &ndash; [[Thurman Arnold]], American lawyer and judge (d. 1969)
*  1891   &ndash; [[Takijirō Ōnishi]], Japanese admiral and pilot (d. 1945)
*[[1899]] &ndash; [[Lotte Reiniger]], German animator and director (d. 1981)
*  1899   &ndash; [[Edwin Way Teale]], American environmentalist and photographer (d. 1980)
===1901–present===
*[[1904]] &ndash; [[Frank Runacres]], English painter and educator (d. 1974)
*  1904   &ndash; [[Johnny Weissmuller]], Hungarian-American swimmer and actor (d. 1984)
*[[1907]] &ndash; [[Dorothy West]], American journalist and author (d. 1998)
*  1907   &ndash; [[John Lehmann]], English poet and publisher (d. 1987)
*[[1910]] &ndash; [[Hector Dyer]], American sprinter (d. 1990)
*[[1911]] &ndash; [[Joe McCluskey]], American runner (d. 2002)<ref>{{cite web |title= Joe McCluskey |url=http://www.olympedia.org/athletes/78757 |website=Olympedia |access-date=1 February 2021}}</ref>
*[[1913]] &ndash; [[Barbara Pym]], English author (d. 1980)<ref>{{Cite ODNB|title=Pym, Barbara Mary Crampton |date=2004-09-23|url=http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/31574|pages=ref:odnb/31574|editor-last=Matthew|editor-first=H. C. G.|doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/31574|access-date=2019-12-17|editor2-last=Harrison|editor2-first=B.}}</ref>
*  1913   &ndash; [[Elsie Tu]], English-Hong Kong educator and politician (d. 2015)
*[[1915]] &ndash; [[Alexandru Nicolschi]], Romanian spy (d. 1992)
*[[1917]] &ndash; [[Heinz Sielmann]], German photographer and director (d. 2006)
*[[1918]] &ndash; [[Ruth Atkinson]], Canadian-American illustrator (d. 1997)
*  1918   &ndash; [[Kathryn Tucker Windham]], American journalist and author (d. 2011)
*[[1920]] &ndash; [[Frank G. Clement]], American lawyer and politician, 41st [[Governor of Tennessee]] (d. 1969)
*  1920   &ndash; [[Yolande Donlan]], American-English actress (d. 2014)
*  1920   &ndash; [[Marcel Reich-Ranicki]], Polish-German author and critic (d. 2013)
*  1920   &ndash; [[Tex Schramm]], American businessman (d. 2003)
*  1920   &ndash; [[Johnny Speight]], English screenwriter and producer (d. 1998)
*[[1921]] &ndash; [[Betty Freeman]], American photographer and philanthropist (d. 2009)
*  1921   &ndash; [[Ernie Royal]], American trumpet player (d. 1983)
*  1921   &ndash; [[Sigmund Sternberg]], Hungarian-English businessman and philanthropist (d. 2016)
*  1921   &ndash; [[András Szennay]], Hungarian priest (d. 2012)
*[[1922]] &ndash; [[Juan Antonio Bardem]], Spanish director and screenwriter (d. 2002)
*  1922   &ndash; [[Carmen Silvera]], Canadian-English actress (d. 2002)
*[[1923]] &ndash; [[Lloyd Shapley]], American mathematician and economist, [[Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 2016)
*[[1924]] &ndash; [[June Callwood]], Canadian journalist, author, and activist (d. 2007)
*[[1926]] &ndash; [[Chiyonoyama Masanobu]], Japanese sumo wrestler, the 41st [[Makuuchi#Yokozuna|Yokozuna]] (d. 1977)
*  1926   &ndash; [[Milo O'Shea]], Irish-American actor (d. 2013)
*[[1927]] &ndash; [[W. Watts Biggers]], American author, screenwriter, and animator (d. 2013)
*  1927   &ndash; [[Colin Brittan]], English footballer (d. 2013)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news-archive-1/obituary-colin-brittan/ |date=15 April 2013 |title= Obituary - Colin Brittan|website=Tottenham Hotspur |access-date=2 June 2020}}</ref>
*[[1928]] &ndash; [[Erzsi Kovács]], Hungarian singer (d. 2014)
*  1928   &ndash; [[Ron Reynolds (footballer, born 1928)|Ron Reynolds]], English footballer (d. 1999)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.11v11.com/players/ron-reynolds-30276/|title= Ron Reynolds|website=11v11.com|access-date=2 June 2020}}</ref>
*[[1929]] &ndash; [[Norton Juster]], American architect, author, and academic (d. 2021)
*  1929   &ndash; [[Ken McGregor]], Australian tennis player (d. 2007)
*[[1930]] &ndash; [[Pete Conrad]], American captain, pilot, and astronaut (d. 1999)
*[[1933]] &ndash; [[Sasao Gouland]], governor of [[Chuuk State]], Micronesia (d. 2011)<ref name="cr 16-164">{{cite web|url=https://www.cfsm.gov.fm/ifile/16th%20Congress/Resolutions/CR%2016-164.pdf|title=CR 16-164|date=March 22, 2011|accessdate=September 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230918092639/https://www.cfsm.gov.fm/ifile/16th%20Congress/Resolutions/CR%2016-164.pdf|archive-date=September 18, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref>
*  1933   &ndash; [[Jerry Lumpe]], American baseball player and coach (d. 2014)
*  1933   &ndash; [[Pete Robinson (drag racer)|Lew "Sneaky Pete" Robinson]], [[Drag racing|drag racer]] (d. 1971)<ref>[http://www.motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ct&n=1147 Motorsportmemorial.org] (retrieved 4 October 2018)</ref>
*[[1934]] &ndash; [[Johnny Carter (singer)|Johnny Carter]], American singer (d. 2009)
*[[1935]] &ndash; [[Carol Shields]], American-Canadian novelist and short story writer (d. 2003)
*  1935   &ndash; [[Dimitri Kitsikis]], Greek poet and educator (d. 2021)
*[[1936]] &ndash; [[Volodymyr Holubnychy]], Ukrainian race walker (d. 2021)
*[[1937]] &ndash; [[Rosalyn Higgins]], English lawyer and judge
*  1937   &ndash; [[Sally Kellerman]], American actress (d. 2022)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Chung |first1=Christine |title=Sally Kellerman, Oscar-Nominated 'MASH' Actress, Is Dead at 84 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/24/movies/sally-kellerman-dead.html |website=The New York Times |access-date=25 February 2022 |date=25 February 2022}}</ref> 
*  1937   &ndash; [[Jimmy Jones (singer)|Jimmy Jones]], American singer-songwriter (d. 2012)
*  1937   &ndash; [[Robert Paul (figure skater)|Robert Paul]], Canadian figure skater and choreographer
*  1937   &ndash; [[Deric Washburn]], American screenwriter and playwright
*[[1938]] &ndash; [[Kevin Brownlow]], English historian and author
*  1938   &ndash; [[George William Penrose, Lord Penrose]], Scottish lawyer and judge
*[[1939]] &ndash; [[Charles Miller (musician)|Charles Miller]], American musician (d. 1980)
*  1939   &ndash; [[John Schlee]], American golfer (d. 2000)
*[[1940]] &ndash; [[Constantine II of Greece]] (d. 2023)<ref>{{cite web |title=Constantine II &#124; king of Greece |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Constantine-II-king-of-Greece |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=31 January 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1941]] &ndash; [[Ünal Aysal]], Turkish businessman
*  1941   &ndash; [[Stacy Keach]], American actor 
*  1941   &ndash; [[Lou Nanne]], Canadian-American ice hockey player and manager
*  1941   &ndash; [[Irène Schweizer]], Swiss jazz pianist (d. 2024)<ref>{{cite journal |url=https://www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/the-portal/ir-ne-schweizer-2-june-1941-16-july-2024 |title=Irène Schweizer (2 June 1941–16 July 2024) |journal=[[The Wire (magazine)|The Wire]] |location=London |issn=0952-0686 |date=July 2024 |access-date=18 July 2024}}</ref>
*  1941   &ndash; [[Charlie Watts]], English drummer, songwriter, and producer (d. 2021)<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Gross|first=Joe|date=2021-08-24|title=Charlie Watts, the Rolling Stones' Drummer and Inimitable Backbone, Dead at 80|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/charlie-watts-rolling-stones-drummer-dead-obit-1161926/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210824175616if_/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/charlie-watts-rolling-stones-drummer-dead-obit-1161926/|archive-date=2021-08-24|access-date=2021-08-24|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[1942]] &ndash; [[Mike Ahern (Australian politician)|Mike Ahern]], Australian politician, 32nd [[Premier of Queensland]] (d. 2023)
*[[1943]] &ndash; [[Charles Haid]], American actor and director
*  1943   &ndash; [[Crescenzio Sepe]], Italian cardinal 
*[[1944]] &ndash; [[Robert Elliott (actor born 1944)|Robert Elliott]], American actor (d. 2004)
*  1944   &ndash; [[Marvin Hamlisch]], American composer and conductor (d. 2012)
*[[1945]] &ndash; [[Richard Long (artist)|Richard Long]], English painter, sculptor, and photographer
*  1945   &ndash; [[Bonnie Newman]], American businesswoman and politician
*[[1946]] &ndash; [[Lasse Hallström]], Swedish director, producer, and screenwriter
*  1946   &ndash; [[Peter Sutcliffe]], English serial killer (d. 2020)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Campbell |first1=Duncan |title=Peter Sutcliffe obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/nov/13/peter-sutcliffe-obituary |website=The Guardian |access-date=1 February 2021 |date=13 November 2020}}</ref>
*[[1948]] &ndash; [[Jerry Mathers]], American actor
*[[1949]] &ndash; [[Heather Couper]], English astronomer and physicist (d. 2020)
*  1949   &ndash; [[Frank Rich]], American journalist and critic
*[[1950]] &ndash; [[Joanna Gleason]], Canadian actress and singer
*  1950   &ndash; [[Momčilo Vukotić]], Serbian footballer and manager (d. 2021)
*[[1951]] &ndash; [[Gilbert Baker (artist)|Gilbert Baker]], American artist, gay rights activist, and designer of the rainbow flag (d. 2017)<ref>{{cite news|last1=Haag|first1=Matthew|title=Gilbert Baker, Gay Activist Who Created the Rainbow Flag, Dies at 65|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/31/us/obituary-gilbert-baker-rainbow-flag.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220103/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/31/us/obituary-gilbert-baker-rainbow-flag.html |archive-date=2022-01-03 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|access-date=April 1, 2017|work=The New York Times|date=March 31, 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
*  1951   &ndash; [[Arnold Mühren]], Dutch footballer and manager
*  1951   &ndash; [[Larry Robinson]], Canadian ice hockey player and coach
*  1951   &ndash; [[Alexander Wylie, Lord Kinclaven]], Scottish lawyer, judge, and educator
*[[1952]] &ndash; [[Gary Bettman]], American sports executive, 14th Commissioner of the [[National Hockey League]]
*[[1953]] &ndash; [[Vidar Johansen (musician)|Vidar Johansen]], Norwegian saxophonist
*  1953   &ndash; [[Craig Stadler]], American golfer
*  1953   &ndash; [[Cornel West]], American philosopher, author, and academic
*[[1954]] &ndash; [[Dennis Haysbert]], American actor and producer
*[[1955]] &ndash; [[Dana Carvey]], American comedian and actor 
*  1955   &ndash; [[Nandan Nilekani]], Indian businessman, co-founded [[Infosys]] 
*  1955   &ndash; [[Mani Ratnam]], Indian director, producer, and screenwriter
*  1955   &ndash; [[Michael Steele (musician)|Michael Steele]], American singer-songwriter and bass player
*[[1956]] &ndash; [[Jan Lammers]], Dutch race car driver
*[[1957]] &ndash; [[Mark Lawrenson]], English footballer and manager
*[[1958]] &ndash; [[Lex Luger]], American wrestler and football player 
*[[1959]] &ndash; [[Rineke Dijkstra]], Dutch photographer
*  1959   &ndash; [[Lydia Lunch]], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress
*[[1960]] &ndash; [[Olga Bondarenko]], Russian runner
*  1960   &ndash; [[Tony Hadley]], English singer-songwriter and actor
*  1960   &ndash; [[Kyle Petty]], American race car driver and sportscaster
*[[1961]] &ndash; [[Dez Cadena]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist 
*[[1962]] &ndash; [[Mark Plaatjes]], South African-American runner and coach
*[[1963]] &ndash; [[Anand Abhyankar]], Indian actor (d. 2012)
*[[1964]] &ndash; [[Caroline Link]], German director and screenwriter
*[[1965]] &ndash; [[Russ Courtnall]], Canadian ice hockey player
*  1965   &ndash; [[Mark Waugh]], Australian cricketer and journalist
*  1965   &ndash; [[Steve Waugh]], Australian cricketer
*[[1966]] &ndash; [[Dayana Cadeau]], Haitian born Canadian-American professional bodybuilder<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dayana-cadeau.com:80/about.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120711115048/http://www.dayana-cadeau.com/about.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-07-11|title=The Official Home Page|date=2012-07-11|access-date=2018-05-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://interviews.fbbfan.com/2009/march/dayanacadeau.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120706094348/http://interviews.fbbfan.com/2009/march/dayanacadeau.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-07-06|title=FBBFan.com Interview of the Month: March 2009 Dayana Cadeau|date=2012-07-06|access-date=2018-05-23}}</ref>
*  1966   &ndash; [[Candace Gingrich]], American activist<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.debtaylor.com/fha/gingrichbio.html|title=Bio on Candace Gingrich|last=Taylor|first=Deb|website=www.debtaylor.com|access-date=2018-03-12}}</ref>
*  1966   &ndash; [[Pedro Guerra]], Spanish singer-songwriter
*  1966   &ndash; [[Catherine King (politician)|Catherine King]], Australian politician<ref name=aph>{{Cite Au Parliament |name=Hon Catherine King MP |mpid=00AMR |access-date=2021-11-03}}</ref> 
*  1966   &ndash; [[Petra van Staveren]], Dutch swimmer
*[[1967]] &ndash; [[Remigija Nazarovienė]], Lithuanian heptathlete and coach
*  1967   &ndash; [[Mike Stanton (left-handed pitcher)|Mike Stanton]], American baseball player
*  1967   &ndash; [[Nadhim Zahawi]], British politician<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/nadhim-zahawi-tory-leadership-campaign-sunak-b2121949.html?amp | title=All you need to know about Nadhim Zahawi as new chancellor replaces Rishi Sunak | website=[[Independent.co.uk]] | date=13 July 2022 }}</ref>
*[[1968]] &ndash; [[Merril Bainbridge]], Australian singer-songwriter
*  1968   &ndash; [[Andy Cohen (television personality)|Andy Cohen]], American television host
*  1968   &ndash; [[Beetlejuice (entertainer)|Lester Green]], American comedian and actor<ref>{{Citation|title=Vintage Beetlejuice birthday-YouTube| date=4 June 2020 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRs8aUqZbRw| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211117/VRs8aUqZbRw| archive-date=2021-11-17 | url-status=live|language=en|access-date=2021-05-10}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=HAPPY 50th BIRTHDAY to BEETLEJUICE!! 6 / 2 / 2018 Born Lester Napoleon Green and better known by the stage name of "Beetlejuice, this frequent Howard Stern Show comedy performer participated in the Killers of Comedy Tour. He was afflicted from birth with both dwarfism and microcephaly.|url=https://www.pinterest.ca/pin/148829962671760053/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2015-06-01|title=Happy Birthday Beetlejuice!|url=https://www.howardstern.com/news/2015/06/01/happy-birthday-beetlejuice-2/|access-date=2021-05-10|website=Howard Stern|language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[1969]] &ndash; [[Kurt Abbott]], American baseball player
*  1969   &ndash; [[Paulo Sérgio (footballer, born 1969)|Paulo Sérgio]], Brazilian footballer
*  1969   &ndash; [[David Wheaton]], American tennis player, radio host, and author
*[[1970]] &ndash; [[B Real]], American rapper and actor
*[[1971]] &ndash; [[Kateřina Jacques]], Czech translator and politician
*[[1972]] &ndash; [[Wayne Brady]], American actor, comedian, game show host, and singer
*  1972   &ndash; [[Raúl Ibañez]], American baseball player
*  1972   &ndash; [[Wentworth Miller]], American actor and screenwriter
*[[1973]] &ndash; [[Marko Kristal]], Estonian footballer and manager
*  1973   &ndash; [[Neifi Pérez]], Dominican-American baseball player
*[[1974]] &ndash; [[Gata Kamsky]], Russian-American chess player
*  1974   &ndash; [[Matt Serra]], American mixed martial artist
*[[1975]] &ndash; [[Salvatore Scibona]], American author
*[[1976]] &ndash; [[Earl Boykins]], American basketball player
*  1976   &ndash; [[Martin Čech]], Czech ice hockey player (d. 2007)
*  1976   &ndash; [[Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira]], Brazilian mixed martial artist and boxer
*  1976   &ndash; [[Tim Rice-Oxley]], English singer-songwriter and keyboard player 
*[[1977]] &ndash; [[Teet Allas]], Estonian footballer
*  1977   &ndash; [[A.J. Styles]], American wrestler
*  1977   &ndash; [[Zachary Quinto]], American actor and producer
*[[1978]] &ndash; [[Dominic Cooper]], English actor
*  1978   &ndash; [[Nikki Cox]], American actress
*  1978   &ndash; [[Yi So-yeon]], [[biotechnologist]] and [[astronaut]], the first [[South Korea|Korean]] in space<ref>{{cite web|url=https://academic-eb-com.eres.qnl.qa/levels/collegiate/article/Yi-Soyeon/471586|title=Yi Soyeon|website=Britannica Academic|access-date=10 February 2021}}</ref>
*  1978   &ndash; [[Justin Long]], American actor<ref>{{Cite web|last=Rose|first=Mike|date=June 2, 2021|title=Today's famous birthdays list for June 2, 2021 includes celebrities Wayne Brady, Dennis Haysbert|url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2021/06/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-june-2-2021-includes-celebrities-wayne-brady-dennis-haysbert.html|access-date=June 3, 2021|website=Cleveland|language=en}}</ref>
*[[1979]] &ndash; [[Morena Baccarin]], Brazilian-American actress
*  1979   &ndash; [[Butterfly Boucher]], Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
*[[1980]] &ndash; [[Fabrizio Moretti]], Brazilian-American drummer 
*  1980   &ndash; [[Bobby Simmons]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Bobby Simmons Stats, News, Bio |url=https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/1022/bobby-simmons |website=ESPN |access-date=1 February 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
*  1980   &ndash; [[Richard Skuse]], English rugby player
*  1980   &ndash; [[Abby Wambach]], American soccer player and coach
*  1980   &ndash; [[Tomasz Wróblewski]], Polish bass player and songwriter 
*[[1981]] &ndash; [[Nikolay Davydenko]], Russian tennis player
*  1981   &ndash; [[Chin-hui Tsao]], Taiwanese baseball player
*[[1982]] &ndash; [[Jewel Staite]], Canadian actress
*[[1983]] &ndash; [[Chris Higgins (ice hockey)|Chris Higgins]], American ice hockey player
*  1983   &ndash; [[Toni Livers]], Swiss skier
*[[1984]] &ndash; [[Jack Afamasaga]], New Zealand rugby league player
*  1984   &ndash; [[Feleti Mateo]], Australian-Tongan rugby league player
*[[1985]] &ndash; [[Miyuki Sawashiro]], Japanese voice actress and singer<ref>{{cite web |date=June 8, 2014 |title=Voice Actress Miyuki Sawashiro Gets Married |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-06-08/voice-actress-miyuki-sawashiro-gets-married/.75330?ann-edition=uk |access-date=August 31, 2017 |website=Anime News Network}}</ref>
*[[1986]] &ndash; [[Todd Carney]], Australian rugby league player<ref>[https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/todd-carney/summary.html Rugby League Project]</ref> 
*[[1987]] &ndash; [[Clayton Bartolo]], Maltese politician<ref>{{Cite web |title=Girlfriend surprises Minister Bartolo with birthday bash at tourism ministry… when she’s supposed to be working in Gozo |url=https://theshiftnews.com/2022/02/16/girlfriend-surprises-minister-bartolo-with-birthday-bash-at-tourism-ministry-when-shes-supposed-to-be-working-in-gozo/ |access-date=2024-11-26 |language=en}}</ref>
*1987 &ndash; [[Maryka Holtzhausen]], South African netball player
*  1987   &ndash; [[Yoann Huget]], French rugby player<ref>{{cite web |title=Yoann E. Huget |url=http://en.espn.co.uk/scrum/rugby/player/98249.html |website=ESPN scrum |access-date=1 February 2021 |archive-date=6 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210206081839/http://en.espn.co.uk/scrum/rugby/player/98249.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*  1987   &ndash; [[Matthew Koma]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist
*  1987   &ndash; [[Angelo Mathews]], Sri Lankan cricketer<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wisdenindia.com/player/Sri-Lanka/Angelo-Mathews/4106.html|title=Angelo Mathews|website=Wisden India|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150317100844/http://www.wisdenindia.com/player/Sri-Lanka/Angelo-Mathews/4106.html|access-date=February 10, 2021|archive-date=2015-03-17}}</ref>
*  1987   &ndash; [[Sonakshi Sinha]], Indian actress
*[[1988]] &ndash; [[Sergio Agüero]], Argentine footballer<ref>{{cite web |title=Aguero Sergio |url=https://www.mancity.com/mancitylegends/aguero-sergio |publisher=[[Manchester City FC]] |access-date=30 May 2023}}</ref>
*  1988   &ndash; [[Awkwafina]], American actress, rapper, and comedian<ref>{{cite web |title=Famous birthdays for June 2: Morena Baccarin, Awkwafina |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2019/06/02/Famous-birthdays-for-June-2-Morena-Baccarin-Awkwafina/1501559268503/ |publisher=[[UPI]] |access-date=30 May 2023 |date=2 June 2019}}</ref>
*  1988   &ndash; [[Staniliya Stamenova]], Bulgarian canoeist<ref>{{cite web|title=Staniliya Stamenova|date=21 September 2019|url=https://www.canoeicf.com/athlete/staniliya-stamenova|publisher=International Canoe Federation|access-date=23 April 2020}}</ref>
*[[1989]] &ndash; [[Steve Smith (cricketer)|Steve Smith]], Australian cricketer
*[[1990]] &ndash; [[Dane Rampe]], Australian rules footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Dane Rampe &#124; AFL |url=https://www.sydneyswans.com.au/players/727/dane-rampe |website= [[Sydney Swans]] |access-date=22 June 2023 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1992]] &ndash; [[Pajtim Kasami]], Swiss footballer<ref>{{cite web |title= Pajtim Kasami |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/126339 |website=Olympedia |access-date=31 January 2021}}</ref>
*[[1993]] &ndash; [[Adam Taggart]], Australian footballer<ref>{{cite web |title=Scout - Adam Taggart |url=https://www.skysports.com/transfer/news/15198/9323421/scout-adam-taggart |website=SkySports |access-date=31 January 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1996]] &ndash; [[Morissette (singer)|Morissette]], Filipina singer-songwriter<ref>{{cite web |title=Morissette belts out 'I'm Here' to mark 25th birthday |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/06/03/21/morissette-belts-out-im-here-to-mark-25th-birthday |website=ABS-CBN News |access-date=15 May 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1997]] &ndash; [[Scott the Woz|Scott Wozniak]], American YouTuber<ref>{{Cite Twitter profile|ScottTheWoz|Scott Wozniak}}</ref>
*[[1999]] &ndash; [[Campbell Graham]], Australian rugby league player<ref>{{cite web |title=Campbell Graham |url=https://www.nrl.com/players/nrl-nines/south-sydney-rabbitohs-9s/campbell-graham/ |website=National Rugby League |access-date=31 January 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[2000]] &ndash; [[Jay Idzes]], Indonesian footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Jay Idzes|url=https://www.veneziafc.it/en/men/team/jay-idzes |website= [[Venezia F.C.]] |access-date=11 March 2025|language=en}}</ref>

*[[2001]] &ndash; [[Kysaiah Pickett]], Australian rules footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Kysaiah Pickett &#124; AFL |url=https://www.melbournefc.com.au/players/3727/kysaiah-pickett |website= [[Melbourne Football Club]] |access-date=2 June 2023 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[2002]] &ndash; [[Madison Hu]], American actress<ref>{{Cite web|title=thank u guys for all the sweet birthday wishes my heart is full!!!|url=https://twitter.com/madisonhu/status/1135434338663723008|access-date=2021-05-08|website=Twitter|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Huff|first=Abigail|date=July 5, 2018|title=Actress Madison Hu Inspires Girls in America|url=https://www.countylinemagazine.com/destination-guides/longview/actress-madison-hu-inspires-girls-in-america/article_6a6f1c50-c42e-5723-8479-18ffc4cb2b4e.html|access-date=2021-05-08|website=County Line Magazine|language=en}}</ref>
*  2002   &ndash; [[Fonua Pole]], New Zealand rugby league player<ref>[https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/fonua-pole/summary.html Rugby League Project]</ref>
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==Deaths==
===Pre-1600===
* [[657]] &ndash; [[Pope Eugene I]]<ref name="Thomas1992">{{cite book|author=P. C. Thomas|title=A Compact History Of The Popes|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UYxhI6pq6R4C&pg=PA47|year=1992|publisher=St Pauls BYB|isbn=978-81-7109-142-3|pages=47–}}</ref>
* [[891]] &ndash; [[Al-Muwaffaq]], Abbasid general (b. 842)
* [[910]] &ndash; [[Richilde of Provence]] (b. 845)
*[[1200]] &ndash; Bishop [[John of Oxford]]<ref>{{cite book|title=East Anglian Archaeology|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=v5hnAAAAMAAJ|year=1987|publisher=Suffolk County Planning Department}}</ref>
*[[1258]] &ndash; [[Peter I, Count of Urgell]]
*[[1292]] &ndash; [[Rhys ap Maredudd]], Welsh nobleman and rebel leader
*[[1418]] &ndash; [[Katherine of Lancaster]], queen of [[Henry III of Castile]]
*[[1453]] &ndash; [[Álvaro de Luna, Duke of Trujillo]], Constable of Castile
*[[1567]] &ndash; [[Shane O'Neill (Irish chieftain)|Shane O'Neill]], head of the [[O'Neill dynasty]] in Ireland (b. 1530)
*[[1572]] &ndash; [[Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk]] (b. 1536)
*[[1581]] &ndash; [[James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton]], Scottish soldier and politician, [[Lord Chancellor of Scotland]] (b. 1525)
===1601–1900===
*[[1603]] &ndash; [[Bernard of Wąbrzeźno]], Roman Catholic priest (b. 1575)
*[[1693]] &ndash; [[John Wildman]], English soldier and politician, [[Postmaster General of the United Kingdom]] (b. 1621)
*[[1701]] &ndash; [[Madeleine de Scudéry]], French author (b. 1607)<ref>{{cite book |title=Christian-Muslim Relations. A Bibliographical History Volume 13 Western Europe (1700-1800) |date=16 September 2019 |publisher=BRILL |isbn=978-90-04-40283-6 |page=482 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nkOxDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA482 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1716]] &ndash; [[Ogata Kōrin]], Japanese painter and educator (b. 1658)
*[[1754]] &ndash; [[Ebenezer Erskine]], Scottish minister and theologian (b. 1680)
*[[1761]] &ndash; [[Jonas Alströmer]], Swedish businessman (b. 1685)
*[[1785]] &ndash; [[Jean Paul de Gua de Malves]], French mathematician and academic (b. 1713)
*[[1806]] &ndash; [[William Tate (painter)|William Tate]], English painter (b. 1747)
*[[1853]] &ndash; [[Henry Trevor, 21st Baron Dacre]], English general (b. 1777)
*[[1865]] &ndash; [[Ner Middleswarth]], American judge and politician (b. 1783)
*[[1875]] &ndash; [[Józef Kremer]], Polish psychologist, historian, and philosopher (b. 1806)
*[[1881]] &ndash; [[Émile Littré]], French lexicographer and philosopher (b. 1801)
*[[1882]] &ndash; [[Giuseppe Garibaldi]], Italian general and politician  (b. 1807)
===1901–present===
*[[1901]] &ndash; [[George Leslie Mackay]], Canadian missionary and author (b. 1844)
*[[1927]] &ndash; [[Hüseyin Avni Lifij]], Turkish painter (b. 1886)
*[[1929]] &ndash; [[Enrique Gorostieta]], Mexican general (b. 1889)
*[[1933]] &ndash; [[Frank Jarvis (athlete)|Frank Jarvis]], American runner and triple jumper (b. 1878)
*[[1937]] &ndash; [[Louis Vierne]], French organist and composer (b. 1870)
*[[1941]] &ndash; [[Lou Gehrig]], American baseball player (b. 1903)
*[[1942]] &ndash; [[Bunny Berigan]], American singer and trumpet player (b. 1908)
*[[1947]] &ndash; [[John Gretton, 1st Baron Gretton]], English sailor and politician (b. 1867)
*[[1948]] &ndash; [[Viktor Brack]], German physician (b. 1904)
*  1948   &ndash; [[Karl Brandt]], German [[SS]] officer (b. 1904)
*  1948   &ndash; [[Karl Gebhardt]], German physician (b. 1897)
*  1948   &ndash; [[Waldemar Hoven]], German physician (b. 1903)
*  1948   &ndash; [[Wolfram Sievers]], German [[SS]] officer (b. 1905)
*[[1952]] &ndash; [[Naum Torbov]], Bulgarian architect, designed the [[Central Sofia Market Hall]] (b. 1880)
*[[1956]] &ndash; [[Jean Hersholt]], Danish-American actor and director (b. 1886)
*[[1959]] &ndash; [[Lyda Borelli]], Italian actress (b. 1884)
*[[1961]] &ndash; [[George S. Kaufman]], American director, producer, and playwright (b. 1889)
*[[1962]] &ndash; [[Vita Sackville-West]], English author and poet (b. 1892)<ref>{{cite web |title=Vita Sackville-West &#124; British writer |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/V-Sackville-West |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=27 January 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1967]] &ndash; [[Benno Ohnesorg]], German student and activist (b. 1940)
*[[1968]] &ndash; [[André Mathieu]], Canadian pianist and composer (b. 1929)
*[[1969]] &ndash; [[Leo Gorcey]], American actor (b. 1917)
*[[1970]] &ndash; [[Orhan Kemal]], Turkish author (b. 1914)
*  1970   &ndash; [[Albert Lamorisse]], French director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1922)
*  1970   &ndash; [[Bruce McLaren]], New Zealand race car driver and engineer, founded the [[McLaren|McLaren racing team]] (b. 1937)
*  1970   &ndash; [[Giuseppe Ungaretti]], Italian soldier, journalist, and academic (b. 1888)
*  1970   &ndash; [[Lucía Sánchez Saornil]], Spanish anarchist feminist (b. 1895)<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|last=Graham|first=Helen|year=2009|title=Sánchez Saornil, Lucía (1895–1970)|editor-last=Ness|editor-first=Immanuel|encyclopedia=The International Encyclopedia of Revolution and Protest|doi=10.1002/9781405198073.wbierp1301|isbn=9781405198073|pages=1–3}}</ref>
*[[1974]] &ndash; [[Hiroshi Kazato]], Japanese race car driver (b. 1949)
*[[1976]] &ndash; [[Kenneth Mason (geographer)|Kenneth Mason]], English soldier and geographer (b. 1887)
*  1976   &ndash; [[Juan José Torres]], Bolivian general and politician, 61st [[President of Bolivia]] (b. 1920)
*[[1977]] &ndash; [[Albert Bittlmayer]], German footballer (b. 1952)
*  1977   &ndash; [[Stephen Boyd]], Northern Irish-born American actor (b. 1931)
*[[1978]] &ndash; [[Santiago Bernabéu Yeste]], Spanish footballer and coach (b. 1895)
*[[1979]] &ndash; [[Jim Hutton]], American actor (b. 1934)
*[[1982]] &ndash; [[Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry]], Pakistani lawyer and politician, 5th [[President of Pakistan]] (b. 1904)
*  1982   &ndash; [[Shah Abd al-Wahhab]], Bangladeshi Islamic scholar (b. 1894)<ref name="babu">{{cite book|url=https://www.boibazar.com/book/kotipoy-ujjol-nokkhotro|title=দারুল উলুম হাটহাজারীর কতিপয় উজ্জ্বল নক্ষত্র|author=[[Junaid Babunagari|Babunagari, Junaid]]|chapter=মাওলানা শাহ আব্দুল ওহাব রহ.|year=2003|publisher=Bukhari Academy|location=[[Hathazari]], [[Chittagong District]]|page=20|edition=1}}</ref>
*[[1983]] &ndash; [[Stan Rogers]], Canadian singer-songwriter (b. 1949)
*  1983   &ndash; [[Ray Stehr]], Australian rugby league player and coach (b. 1913)
*[[1986]] &ndash; [[Aurèle Joliat]], Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1901)
*[[1987]] &ndash; [[Anthony de Mello (Jesuit priest)|Anthony de Mello]], Indian-American priest and psychotherapist (b. 1931)
*  1987   &ndash; [[Sammy Kaye]], American bandleader and songwriter (b. 1910)
*  1987   &ndash; [[Andrés Segovia]], Spanish guitarist (b. 1893)
*[[1988]] &ndash; [[Raj Kapoor]], Indian actor, director, and producer (b. 1924)
*[[1989]] &ndash; [[Ted a'Beckett]], Australian cricketer and footballer (b. 1907)
*[[1990]] &ndash; [[Rex Harrison]], English actor (b. 1908)
*[[1991]] &ndash; [[Ahmed Arif]], Turkish poet and author (b. 1927)
*[[1992]] &ndash; [[Philip Dunne (writer)|Philip Dunne]], American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1908)
*[[1993]] &ndash; [[Johnny Mize]], American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster (b. 1913)
*  1993   &ndash; [[Tahar Djaout]], Algerian journalist, writer and poet (b. 1954)
*[[1994]] &ndash; [[David Stove]], Australian philosopher, author, and academic (b. 1927)
*[[1996]] &ndash; [[John Alton]], Hungarian-American cinematographer and director (b. 1901)
*  1996   &ndash; [[Leon Garfield]], English author (b. 1921)
*  1996   &ndash; [[Ray Combs]], American game show host (b. 1956)
*[[1997]] &ndash; [[Doc Cheatham]], American trumpet player, singer, and bandleader (b. 1905)
*  1997   &ndash; [[Helen Jacobs]], American tennis champion (b. 1908)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tennisfame.com/hall-of-famers/inductees/helen-hull-jacobs|title=International Tennis Hall of Fame|website=www.tennisfame.com}}</ref>
*[[1999]] &ndash; [[Junior Braithwaite]], Jamaican singer (b. 1949)
*[[2000]] &ndash; [[Svyatoslav Fyodorov]], Russian ophthalmologist, academic, and politician (b. 1927)
*  2000   &ndash; [[John Schlee]], American golfer (b. 1939)
*  2000   &ndash; [[Gerald James Whitrow]], English mathematician, cosmologist, and historian (b. 1912)
*[[2001]] &ndash; [[Imogene Coca]], American actress and comedian (b. 1908)
*  2001   &ndash; [[Joey Maxim]], American boxer (b. 1922)
*[[2002]] &ndash; [[Hugo van Lawick]], Dutch director and photographer (b. 1937)
*[[2003]] &ndash; [[Freddie Blassie]], American wrestler and manager (b. 1918)
*  2003   &ndash; [[Alma Ricard]], Canadian broadcaster and philanthropist (b. 1906)
*[[2005]] &ndash; [[Lucien Cliche]], Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1916)
*  2005   &ndash; [[Gunder Gundersen]], Norwegian skier (b. 1930)
*  2005   &ndash; [[Samir Kassir]], Lebanese journalist and educator (b. 1950)
*  2005   &ndash; [[Melita Norwood]], English civil servant and spy (b. 1912)
*[[2006]] &ndash; [[Keith Smith (rugby)|Keith Smith]], English rugby player and coach (b. 1952)
*[[2007]] &ndash; [[Kentarō Haneda]], Japanese pianist and composer (b. 1949)
*  2007   &ndash; [[Huang Ju]], Chinese engineer and politician, 1st [[Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China]] (b. 1938)
*[[2008]] &ndash; [[Bo Diddley]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1928)
*  2008   &ndash; [[Mel Ferrer]], American actor (b. 1917)<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2008/jun/05/obituaries.usa |title=Obituary: Mel Ferrer |first=Ronald |last=Bergan |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=June 5, 2008 |access-date=February 3, 2018}}</ref>
*[[2009]] &ndash; [[David Eddings]], American author (b. 1931)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nevadaappeal.com/article/20070126/NEWS/101260101 |author=F.T. Norton |title=Novelist accidentally burns down office |publisher=Nevada Appeal |year=2007 |access-date=November 13, 2022 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070202025010/http://www.nevadaappeal.com/article/20070126/NEWS/101260101 |archive-date=February 2, 2007 }}</ref>
*[[2012]] &ndash; [[Adolfo Calero]], Nicaraguan businessman and political activist (b. 1931)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-18312346|title = Nicaragua ex-Contra leader Adolfo Calero dies aged 81|work = BBC News|date = 2 June 2012}}</ref>
*  2012   &ndash; [[Richard Dawson]], English-American soldier, actor, television personality, and game show host (b. 1932)<ref>{{cite news |date=3 June 2012 |title=Richard Dawson, Host Who Kissed on 'Family Feud', Dies at 79 |first=Michael |last=Schwirtz |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/04/arts/television/richard-dawson-kissing-host-of-family-feud-dies-at-79.html |access-date=24 December 2015}}</ref>
*  2012   &ndash; [[LeRoy Ellis]], American basketball player (b. 1940)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Kathryn Joosten]], American actress (b. 1939)
*[[2013]] &ndash; [[Mario Bernardi]], Canadian pianist and conductor (b. 1930)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Chen Xitong]], Chinese politician, 8th [[Mayor of Beijing]] (b. 1930)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Mandawuy Yunupingu]], Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1956)
*[[2014]] &ndash; [[Ivica Brzić]], Serbian footballer and manager (b. 1941)
*  2014   &ndash; [[Nikolay Khrenkov]], Russian bobsledder (b. 1984)
*  2014   &ndash; [[Alexander Shulgin]], American pharmacologist and chemist (b. 1925)
*[[2015]] &ndash; [[Fernando de Araújo (East Timorese politician)|Fernando de Araújo]], East Timorese politician, [[President of East Timor]] (b. 1963)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cmjornal.xl.pt/mais_cm/obituario/detalhe/fernando_de_araujo_1962_2015.html|title=Fernando de Araújo (1962-2015)|work=xl.pt|access-date=November 13, 2022|archive-date=March 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303173740/http://www.cmjornal.xl.pt/mais_cm/obituario/detalhe/fernando_de_araujo_1962_2015.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*  2015   &ndash; [[Irwin Rose]], American biologist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1926)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/03/science/irwin-rose-nobel-winning-biochemist-dies-at-88.html | title=Irwin A. Rose, Nobel-Winning Biochemist, Dies at 88 | work=New York Times | date=2 June 2015 | access-date=4 June 2015 | author=Chang, Kenneth}}</ref>
*[[2017]] &ndash; [[Peter Sallis]], English actor (b. 1921)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-40165443 |title=Peter Sallis: Last of the Summer Wine actor dies aged 96 |work=BBC News |publisher=BBC |date=5 June 2017 |access-date=5 June 2017}}</ref>
*[[2024]] &ndash; [[Larry Allen]], American football player (b. 1971)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-03 |title=Larry Allen dies at 52: Hall of Famer, Cowboys legend died 'suddenly' on vacation with family, team announces |url=https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/larry-allen-dies-at-52-hall-of-famer-cowboys-legend-died-suddenly-on-vacation-with-family-team-announces/ |access-date=2024-06-04 |website=CBSSports.com |language=en}}</ref>
*2024 &ndash; [[Rob Burrow]], English rugby league footballer (b. 1982)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rob Burrow: Leeds Rhinos legend's incredible life in pictures |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c722zj6968wo |access-date=2024-06-04 |website=www.bbc.com |language=en-GB}}</ref>
*2024 &ndash; [[David Levy (Israeli politician)|David Levy]], Israeli politician (b. 1937)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Haberman |first=Clyde |date=June 2, 2024 |title=David Levy, Ex-Laborer Who Became a Top Israeli Leader, Dies at 86 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/02/obituaries/david-levy-dead.html |access-date=June 4, 2024 |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref>
*2024 &ndash; [[Janis Paige]], American actress and singer (b. 1922)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Gates |first=Anita |date=2024-06-03 |title=Janis Paige, Star of Broadway's 'The Pajama Game,' Is Dead at 101 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/03/theater/janis-paige-dead.html |access-date=2024-06-04 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
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==Holidays and observances==
* [[Children's Day]] ([[North Korea]])
* Christian [[feast day]]:
**[[Ahudemmeh]] ([[Syriac Orthodox Church]]).<ref>{{cite book | last1 =Fiey| first1=Jean Maurice |date=2004|title=Saints Syriaques|publisher=The Darwin Press|author-link=Jean Maurice Fiey|editor1=Lawrence Conrad|editor-link=Lawrence Conrad|language=fr|page=32}}</ref>
** [[Alexander (martyr)]]
** [[Erasmus of Formia|Elmo]]
** [[Felix of Nicosia]]
** [[Marcellinus and Peter]]
** [[Martyrs of Lyon]], including [[Blandina]]
** [[Pope Eugene I]]
** [[Saint Pothinus|Pothinus]]
** [[June 2 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)]]
* [[Civil Aviation Day]] ([[Azerbaijan]])
* [[Public holidays in Bhutan#Coronation of King Jigme Singye Wangchuck|Coronation of King Jigme Singye Wangchuck]], also Social Forestry Day ([[Bhutan]])
* [[Day of Hristo Botev]] ([[Bulgaria]])
* [[Decoration Day (Canada)]]
* [[Festa della Repubblica]] ([[Italy]])
* [[International Sex Workers Day]]
* [[Telangana Day]] ([[Telangana]], India)

==References==
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==External links==
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* {{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/june/2 |title=On This Day |publisher=BBC}}
* {{NYT On this day|month=06|day=02}}
* {{cite web |url=https://www.onthisday.com/events/june/2 |title=Historical Events on June 2 |publisher=OnThisDay.com}}

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