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06/02/1977
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Forrest Lewis, actor (Great Gildersleeve, Ichabod and Me), dies at 77
Type: Death
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06/02/1977
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Henri D Gagnebin, Swiss organist/composer, dies at 91
Type: Death
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06/02/1977
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Stephen Boyd, actor (Fantastic Voyage, Ben-Hur, Lisa), dies at 48
Type: Death
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06/02/1977
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NJ allows casino gambling in Atlantic City
Type: Event
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06/02/1978
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Nikki Cox, actress (Unhappily Ever After)
Type: Birth
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06/02/1979
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Jim Hutton, actor (Ellery Queen), dies of liver cancer at 45
Type: Death
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06/02/1979
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John Paul II becomes 1st pope to visit a communist country (Poland)
Type: Event
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06/02/1979
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Pope John Paul II visits Poland
Type: Event
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06/02/1979
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NASA launches space vehicle S-198
Type: Event
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06/02/1980
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"Your Arm's Too Short to Box..." opens at Ambassador NYC for 149 perfs
Type: Event
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06/02/1981
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Barbara Walters asks Katharine Hepburn what kind of tree she would be
Type: Event
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06/02/1982
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"Blues in the Night" opens at Rialto Theater NYC for 53 performances
Type: Event
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06/02/1983
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Toilet catches fire on Air Canada's DC-9, 23 die at Cincinnati
Type: Event
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06/02/1983
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1980 movie "Attack of the Killer Tomatoes," released in Germany
Type: Event
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06/02/1983
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Stan Rogers, musician, dies in aircraft fire
Type: Death
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06/02/1984
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"Welcome To Fun Zone" hosted by Dr Demento airs on NBC-TV
Type: Event
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06/02/1984
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Flight readiness firing of Discovery's main engines
Type: Event
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06/02/1984
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Actress Jill Ireland has a radical mastectomy
Type: Event
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06/02/1985
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RJ Reynolds Company proposed a merger with Nabisco
Type: Event
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06/02/1985
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Andreas Papandreous PASOK-party wins election in Greece
Type: Event
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06/02/1985
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31st LPGA Championship won by Nancy Lopez
Type: Event
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06/02/1985
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39th Tony Awards: Biloxi Blues and Big River win
Type: Event
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06/02/1986
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Daniel Sternefeld, Belgian conductor/composer (Elegie), dies at 80
Type: Death
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06/02/1986
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Regular TV coverage of US Senate sessions begins
Type: Event
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06/02/1986
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NYC transit system issues a new brass with steel bullseye token
Type: Event
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06/02/1987
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Mariners draft Ken Griffey Jr #1
Type: Event
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06/02/1987
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Sammy Kaye, orch leader (Sammy Kaye Show), dies at 77
Type: Death
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06/02/1987
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Andr‚s Segovia, Spanish composer/guitarist, dies at 94
Type: Death
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06/02/1988
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61st Natl Spell Bee: Rageshree Ramachandran wins spelling elegiacal
Type: Event
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06/02/1988
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Consumer Reports calls for a ban on the Suzuki Samurai automobile
Type: Event
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06/02/1988
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Horace A Hildreth, (Gov-Maine, 1945-49), dies at 85
Type: Death
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06/02/1989
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Ted a'Beckett, cricketer (4 Tests 1928-32), dies
Type: Death
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06/02/1989
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"Dead Poets Society" starring Robin Williams, premieres
Type: Event
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06/02/1989
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14 year old Scott Isaacs spells spoliator to win 1989 Spelling Bee
Type: Event
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06/02/1989
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Cincinnati Red Eric Davis hits for cycle
Type: Event
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06/02/1989
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Rolling Stones Bill Wyman marries Mandy Smith
Type: Event
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06/02/1989
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10,000 Chinese soldiers are blocked by 100,000 citizens protecting students demonstrating for democracy in Tiananmen Square, Beijing
Type: Event
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06/02/1990
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Rex Harrison, actor (My Fair Lady), dies of cancer at 82
Type: Death
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06/02/1990
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Robert Noyce, co-inventor (semi-conductor)/founder (Intel), dies
Type: Death
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06/02/1990
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Stuart Hall, actor (Cavalcade, Dawn Patrol), dies
Type: Death
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06/02/1990
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Jack Gilford, actor (Cracker Jacks), dies at 82
Type: Death
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06/02/1990
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Frederick Mellinger, founder of Fredericks of Hollywood, dies at 76
Type: Death
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06/02/1990
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"Turtle Power" by Partners In Kryme hits #13
Type: Event
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06/02/1990
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Seattle's Randy Johnson, no-hits Tigers, 2-0
Type: Event
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06/02/1991
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4th Children's Miracle Network Telethon
Type: Event
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06/02/1991
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45th Tony Awards: Lost in Yonkers and Will Rogers Follies win
Type: Event
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06/02/1991
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Rosie Jones wins LPGA Rochester Golf International
Type: Event
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06/02/1991
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Seppo Raty of Finland improves his world javelin record to 318' 1"
Type: Event
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06/02/1991
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Three Andrettis finished 1-2-3 in the Miller 200 at Wisconsin
Type: Event
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06/02/1992
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Philip Dunne, founder (Screen Writers Guild), dies of cancer at 84
Type: Death
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