June 02 Holidays & National Days & Fun Days | June 02 Calendar
June 2nd Daily Holidays include:
- American Indian Citizenship Day
- Hug An Atheist Day – June 2, 2023 (First Friday in June)
- I Love My Dentist Day
- International Sex Workers Day
- National Bubba Day
- National Donut Day – June 2, 2023 (First Friday in June)
- National Gun Violence Awareness Day – June 2, 2023
- National Leave the Office Early Day – June 2, 2023 (Usually June 2 unless that day is on a weekend)
- National Rocky Road Ice Cream Day
- National Rotisserie Chicken Day
- Yell “Fudge” at the Cobras in North America Day
June 02: Famous Birthdays
- June 02, 1423 – Ferdinand I of Naples (d. 1494)
- June 02, 1731 – Martha Washington, American wife of George Washington, 1st First Lady of the U.S. from 1789-1797 (d. 1802)
- June 02, 1904 – Johnny Weissmuller, Romanian-American swimmer (5 Gold Medals in the Olympics), and actor (Tarzan) (d. 1984)
- June 02, 1937 – Sally Kellerman, American actress and singer (MAS*H)
- June 02, 1941 – Stacy Keach, American actor and producer (Mickey Spillane’s Mike Hammer)
- June 02, 1945 – Jon Peters, American film producer
- June 02, 1955 – Dana Carvey, American comedian, actor, and singer (Wayne’s World series, Saturday Night Live)
- June 02, 1960 – Kyle Petty, American race car driver
June 02: Historical Events
- June 02, 1835 – P.T. Barnum and his circus begin their first tour of the United States
- June 02, 1855 – The Portland Rum Riot occurs in Portland, Maine
- June 02, 1873 – Construction begins on Clay Street, in San Francisco for the world’s 1st cable railroad
- June 02, 1896 – Guglielmo Marconi applies for a patent for his invention, the radio
- June 02, 1910 – Charles Rolls, becomes the first man to make a non-stop double crossing of the English Channel by Plan. He was the co-founder of Rolls-Royce Limited
- June 02, 1919 – Anarchists followers of Luigi Galleani, simultaneously set off bombs in eight separate U.S. cities
- June 02, 1924 – The Indian Citizenship Act is signed into law by U.S. President Calvin Coolidge which grants citizenship to all American Indians
- June 02, 1928 – Velveeta Cheese is created by Kraft
- June 02, 1952 – Maurice Olley of General Motors starts designing the Corvette
- June 02, 1953 – Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in Westminster Abbey, London
- June 02, 1986 – Regular TV coverage of the U.S. Senate sessions starts
- June 02, 1995 – U.S. Air Force Captain Scott O’Grady’s F-16 is shot down over Bosnia, and he is forced to eject into hostile territory. After almost a week of evading the Serbs, he was rescued by Marines.
- June 02, 1997 – Timothy McVeigh is found guilty of the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing that killed 168
- June 02, 2014 – After nearly 40 years on the throne, King Juan Carlos I of Spain announced that he will be stepping down, and that his son, Crown Prince Felipe will succeed his father.
June 02: Music Events
- June 02, 1962 – I Can’t Stop Loving You by Ray Charles hits #1
- June 02, 1964 – The Rollings Stones 1st U.S. concert tour debuts in Lynn, Massachusetts
- June 02, 1966 – Strangers in the Night by Frank Sinatra hits #1 on the UK singles chart
- June 02, 1973 – Red Rose Speedway by Paul McCartney hits #1 on the U.S. album Charts
- June 02, 1973 – My Love by Paul McCartney hits #1 on the U.S. singles chart
- June 02, 1979 – Hot Stuff by Donna Summer hits #1
- June 02, 1984 – Wake Me Up Before You Go Go by Wham, hits #1 on the UK singles chart. It was written and produced by George Michael
- June 02, 1985 – Everybody Wants to Rule the World by Tears for Fears hits #1
- June 02, 1992 – Wilson Phillips release their 2nd album Shadows & Light
- June 02, 2002 – The Eminem Show by Eminem hits #1 on the US and UK album charts
June 02: Astrological Sign
The Astrological Sign for June 02 is Taurus.
June Birthstone:
What is the June Birthstone? Pearl
The June birthstones are pearl, alexandrite and moonstone. With so many attractive options, individuals with June birthdays can have a birthstone that fits their mood or budget, due to the different colors and price points these gems offer.
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