370 Historic Events for June 2
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| 1949 |
Death |
Ernest Ford, composer, dies at 91
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| 1949 |
Death |
Dynam-Victor Fumet, composer, dies at 82
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| 1950 |
Death |
Stanislas Bizot, French checker player (world champ 1925), dies at 70
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| 1950 |
Birth |
Joanna Gleason, Toronto Canada, actress (Morgan-Hello Larry)
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| 1950 |
Birth |
Toni Alessandrini, Chicago Ill, actress (Vice Academy Part 2)
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| 1950 |
Birth |
[Antone] Chubby Tavares, rocker (Tavares)
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| 1950 |
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ST Louis Browns pitcher Harry Dorish swipes home vs Wash Senators
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| 1951 |
Death |
Alain, [Emile-Auguste Chartier], French philosopher, dies at 83
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| 1951 |
Birth |
Steve Brookins, rocker (.38 Special)
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| 1951 |
Birth |
Larry Clark Robinson, NHL defenseman (Mont Canadiens, Norris-77, 80)
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| 1951 |
Event |
Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Evangelii praecones
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| 1951 |
Death |
John Erskine, US writer/poet/pianist (Venus Love Goddess), dies at 71
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| 1952 |
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Maurice Olley of General Motors begins designing the Corvette
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| 1952 |
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650,000 metal workers go on strike in US
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| 1953 |
Birth |
Craig Robert Stadler, San Diego CA, PGA golfer (Masters 1982)
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| 1953 |
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Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in Westminster Abbey
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| 1954 |
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John Costello (Cons) becomes premier of Ireland
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| 1954 |
Birth |
Michael Steele, rocker (Bangles-Eternal Flame, Walk Like an Egyptian)
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| 1955 |
Birth |
Michael Anthony, Chicago Ill, rock drummer (Van Halen-Jump, 1984)
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| 1955 |
Birth |
Dennis Haysbert, San Mateo Calif, actor (Code Red)
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| 1955 |
Birth |
Gary Grimes, SF, actor (Summer of '42, Class of '44)
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| 1956 |
Death |
Jean Hersholt, actress (Emma, Grand Hotel, Greed), dies at 69
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| 1956 |
Birth |
Mark L Polansky, Paterson NJ, pilot/astronaut
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| 1956 |
Event |
Yugoslav president Tito visits Moscow
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| 1957 |
Event |
US TV interviews Khrushchev
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