370 Historic Events for June 2
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| 1876 |
Birth |
Hakon Borresen, composer
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| 1879 |
Death |
E Louis JJ Napoleon Bonaparte, crown prince, dies in battle at 23
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| 1879 |
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Adolf Herckenrath, Flemish playwright/poet (Avondvlam)
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| 1881 |
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Haarlem-Zandvoort Railway opens
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| 1882 |
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Pierre de Brazza festival welcomed in Paris
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| 1882 |
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Guiseppi Garibaldi, Italian rebel leader, dies at 74
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| 1883 |
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1st night baseball under lights, Ft Wayne Indiana
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| 1883 |
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Chicago's "El" opens to traffic
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| 1883 |
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Bokke R S Pollema, Dutch Frisian journalist/author (Lock of Hair)
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| 1886 |
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Grover Cleveland is 1st to wed during presidency (Frances Folsom)
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| 1890 |
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Hedda Hopper, [Elda Furry], PA, gossip columnist (From Under My Hat)
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| 1891 |
Birth |
Ernst Kunz, composer
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| 1894 |
Birth |
Erich R”mer, Germany, ice hockey player (Olympic-bronze-1932)
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| 1896 |
Death |
Gerhard Rohlfs, German explorer (Abbsynia/Ethiopia), dies
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| 1896 |
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30th Belmont: Henry Griffin aboard Hastings wins in 2:24«
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| 1896 |
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Guglielmo Marconi patents the radio
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| 1898 |
Birth |
G‚o[rges M] Norge, French/Belgian writer (Les oignons)
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| 1899 |
Birth |
Royal Beal, Brookline MA, actor (Death of a Salesman)
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| 1899 |
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Black Americans observed day of fasting to protest lynchings
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| 1900 |
Birth |
David Wynne, composer
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| 1901 |
Death |
James A Herne, [J Aherne], US playwright (Margaret Fleming), dies
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| 1901 |
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Benjamin Adams arrested for playing golf on Sunday (NY)
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| 1901 |
Birth |
Michael Todd, producer (Around the World in 80 Days)
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| 1902 |
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2nd statewide initiative and referendum law adopted, in Oregon
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| 1903 |
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Pirates win a triple header from Dodgers
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