370 Historic Events for June 2
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| 1715 |
Birth |
Herman-Fran‡ois Delange, composer
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| 1740 |
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Marquis de Sade, 1st known sadist/writer (Justine)
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| 1746 |
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Russia and Austria sign agreements
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| 1750 |
Death |
Johann Valentin Rathgeber, German composer, dies at 68
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| 1751 |
Birth |
Antoni Weinert, composer
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| 1758 |
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Cornelis R T Krayenhoff, Dutch fortress engineer/cartographer
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| 1759 |
Birth |
Jan Ekels, the Young, Dutch painter
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| 1774 |
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England passed Quartering Act, mandating Colonists must board English troops in their homes
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| 1777 |
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Christian Traugott Tag, composer
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| 1780 |
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Anti Catholic demonstration attacks parliament in London
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| 1797 |
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1st ascent of "Great Mountain" (4,622') in Adirondack NY (C Broadhead)
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| 1802 |
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Adrian van der Hoop Jr, Dutch poet/critic
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| 1803 |
Birth |
Michail I Glinka, Russian composer
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| 1806 |
Birth |
Isaac Strauss, composer
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| 1807 |
Birth |
Robert Fuhrer, composer
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| 1812 |
Death |
John W de Winter, Dutch vice-adm, dies at battle at Kamperduin at 51
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| 1815 |
Birth |
Philip Kearny, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1862
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| 1821 |
Birth |
Ion Bratianu, (Lib), premier of Romania (1876-88)
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| 1828 |
Birth |
James Cutler Dunn Parker, composer
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| 1830 |
Birth |
Olivier Metra, composer
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| 1831 |
Birth |
Benjamin Hardin Helm, Brig General (Conf)/Lincoln's brother-in-law
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| 1831 |
Birth |
Jan G Palm, Cura‡ao, bandmaster/choir master/composer
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| 1834 |
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5th national black convention meet (NYC)
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| 1835 |
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Pius X, [Giuseppe Sarto], 257th Roman Catholic pope (1903-14)
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| 1835 |
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P T Barnum and his circus begin 1st tour of US
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