Are you asking the question “What day of the week was I born?” Continue reading to find out what day of the week you were born.
Day Of The Week: June 2
June 2, 2024 is the 154th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 212 days remaining until the end of 2024. The day of the week is Sunday.
If you are into daily horoscope then Gemini is your zodiac sign. Pearl is your modern birthstone. Moonstone is your mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
Historical Events: June 2
- 1615 –First Récollet missionaries arrive at Quebec City, from Rouen, France.
- 1676 –Franco-Dutch War: France ensured the supremacy of its naval fleet for the remainder of the war with its victory in the Battle of Palermo.
- 1692 –Bridget Bishop is the first person to go to trial in the Salem witch trials in Salem, Massachusetts. Found guilty, she is hanged on June 10.
- 1763 –Pontiac’s Rebellion: At what is now Mackinaw City, Michigan, Chippewas capture Fort Michilimackinac by diverting the garrison’s attention with a game of lacrosse, then chasing a ball into the fort.
- 1835 –P. T. Barnum and his circus start their first tour of the United States.
- 1866 –Fenian raids: Fenians are victorious in both the Battle of Ridgeway and the Battle of Fort Erie.
- 1876 –Hristo Botev, a national revolutionary of Bulgaria, is killed in Stara Planina
- 1896 –Guglielmo Marconi applies for a patent for his newest invention: the radio.
- 1999 –The Bhutan Broadcasting Service brings television transmissions to the Kingdom for the first time.
- 2004 –Ken Jennings begins his 74-game winning streak on the syndicated game show Jeopardy!
Who were born on June 2?
- 1773 –John Randolph, U.S. Senator from Virginia (d. 1833)
- 1838 –Grand Duchess Alexandra Petrovna (d. 1900)
- 1918 –Kathryn Tucker Windham, American writer and storyteller
- 1941 –William Guest, American singer (Gladys Knight & the Pips)
- 1944 –Marvin Hamlisch, American composer and musician
- 1949 –Frank Rich, American theater critic and columnist
- 1950 –Joanna Gleason, Canadian actress and singer
- 1951 –Larry Robinson, Canadian hockey player
- 1976 –Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira, Brazilian mixed martial artist
- 1980 –Fabrizio Moretti, Brazilian rock drummer (The Strokes)
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