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| June 2nd, 2005 (June 02 2005) | Death | Gunder Gundersen, Norwegian Nordic combined skier and sports official (born in 1930) | |
| June 2nd, 2005 (June 02 2005) | Death | Chloe Jones, Model and pornographic actress (born in 1975) | |
| June 2nd, 2005 (June 02 2005) | Death | Samir Kassir, Lebanese journalist and teacher (born in 1950) | |
| June 2nd, 2005 (June 02 2005) | Death | Melita Norwood, British spy (born in 1912) | |
| June 2nd, 1995 (June 02 1995) | Event | United States Air Force Captain Scott O Grady s F-16 is shot down over Bosnia while patrolling the NATO no-fly zone. | |
| June 2nd, 1975 (June 02 1975) | Event | French sex workers occupied a Lyon church in protest against excessive fines and taxes, as well as a lack of police action against violence, thereby sparking the birth of the modern sex worker rights movement. | |
| June 2nd, 1965 (June 02 1965) | Event | Vietnam War: The first contingent of Australian combat troops arrive in South Vietnam. | |
| June 2nd, 1965 (June 02 1965) | Birth | Jim Knipfel, American autobiographer and journalist | |
| June 2nd, 1965 (June 02 1965) | Birth | Mark and Steve Waugh, Australian cricketers | |
| June 2nd, 1955 (June 02 1955) | Event | The USSR and Yugoslavia sign the Belgrade declaration and thus normalize relations between both countries, discontinued since 1948. | |
| June 2nd, 1955 (June 02 1955) | Birth | Dana Carvey, American actor and comedian | |
| June 2nd, 1955 (June 02 1955) | Birth | Michael Steele, American musician (The Bangles) | |
| June 2nd, 1955 (June 02 1955) | Birth | Chantal Hochuli, Swiss-born socialite | |
| June 2nd, 1945 (June 02 1945) | Birth | Jon Peters, American film producer and hairdresser | |
| June 2nd, 1935 (June 02 1935) | Birth | Carol Shields, American-born novelist (died in 2003) | |
| June 2nd, 1935 (June 02 1935) | Birth | Roger Brierley, English actor (died in 2005) | |
| June 2nd, 1935 (June 02 1935) | Birth | Dimitri Kitsikis, Greek turkologist | |
| June 2nd, 1925 (June 02 1925) | Event | Because of a lineup shakeup by Miller Huggins, Wally Pipp is replaced by Lou Gehrig at first base for the New York Yankees, beginning a streak of 2,130 consecutive games played, topped only by Cal Ripken, Jr. in 1995. Exactly 16 years to the day, in 1941, Gehrig passes away from Amyotropic lateral sclerosis (ALS). | |
| June 2nd, 1915 (June 02 1915) | Birth | Walter Tetley, American voice actor (died in 1975) | |
| June 2nd, 1915 (June 02 1915) | Birth | Alexandru Nicolschi, Russian communist (died in 1992) | |
| June 2nd, 1875 (June 02 1875) | Death | Jozef Kremer, Polish messianistic philosopher (born in 1806) | Philo Quotes |
| June 2nd, 1865 (June 02 1865) | Birth | George Lohmann, English cricketer (died in 1901) | |
| June 2nd, 1865 (June 02 1865) | Death | Ner Alexander Middleswarth, American politician (born in 1783) | |
| June 2nd, 1855 (June 02 1855) | Event | The Portland Rum Riot occurs in Portland, Maine. | |
| June 2nd, 1835 (June 02 1835) | Event | P. T. Barnum and his circus start their first tour of the United States. | |
| June 2nd, 1835 (June 02 1835) | Birth | Pope Pius X (died in 1914) | |
| June 2nd, 1785 (June 02 1785) | Death | Jean Paul de Gua de Malves, French mathematician (born in 1713) | |
| June 2nd, 1615 (June 02 1615) | Event | First Recollet missionaries arrive at Quebec City, from Rouen, France. | |
| June 2nd, 1535 (June 02 1535) | Birth | Pope Leo XI (died in 1605) | |
| June 2nd, 0455 (June 02 0455) | Event | The Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks. | |
