June 2
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[edit] Births
- 1535 - Pope Leo XI (d. 1605)
- 1740 - Marquis de Sade, French author (d. 1814)
- 1773 - John Randolph, US Senator from Virginia (d. 1833)
- 1821 - Ion C. Bratinau, Romanian statesman (d. 1891)
- 1835 - Pope Pius X (d. 1914)
- 1840 - Thomas Hardy, English poet, novelist (d. 1928)
- 1857 - Edward Elgar, English composer (d. 1934)
- 1857 - Karl Adolph Gjellerup, Danish writer (d. 1919)
- 1863 - Felix Weingartner, Yugoslavian conductor (d. 1942)
- 1865 - George Lohmann, English cricketer (d. 1901)
- 1887 - Howard Johnson, American songwriter (d. 1941)
- 1891 - Thurman Arnold, American attorney and jurist (d. 1969)
- 1899 - Lotte Reiniger, German film director (d. 1981)
- 1904 - Johnny Weissmuller, American swimmer and actor (d. 1984)
- 1913 - Barbara Pym, English novelist (d. 1980)
- 1917 - Heinz Sielmann, scientific publicist
- 1920 - Marcel Reich-Ranicki, Polish critic
- 1922 - Charlie Sifford, first African American golfer on the PGA TOUR
- 1929 - Norton Juster, American author and architect
- 1935 - Carol Shields, American novelist (d. 2003)
- 1936 - Sally Kellerman, American actress
- 1941 - Stacy Keach, American actor
- 1941 - Charlie Watts, English rock musician ("The Rolling Stones")
- 1942 - Barry Levinson, American producer
- 1943 - Peter Heisterkamp, aka Palermo, artist (d. 1977)
- 1944 - Marvin Hamlisch, American composer, musician
- 1946 - Peter Sutcliffe, the Yorkshire Ripper
- 1948 - Jerry Mathers, American actor
- 1948 - Todd Rundgren, American singer and producer
- 1949 - Heather Couper, British astronomer
- 1949 - Frank Rich, theater critic and political columnist
- 1951 - Larry Robinson, Canadian hockey player
- 1953 - Craig Stadler, American golfer
- 1954 - Dennis Haysbert, actor
- 1955 - Dana Carvey, American actor, comedian
- 1958 - Lawrence Pfohl, professional wrestler
- 1959 - Buddy French, Noted Maintenance Man
- 1960 - Kyle Petty, NASCAR driver
- 1962 - Clyde Drexler, American basketball player
- 1965 - Steve Waugh and Mark Waugh, Australian Cricketing Legends
- 1971 - Anthony Montgomery, American actor
- 1972 - Wayne Brady, American actor, comedian
- 1976 - Earl Boykins, American basketball player
- 1978 - Allen Jones (A.J. Styles), American professional wrestler
- 1989 - Freddy Adu, Ghanaian footballer D.C. United
[edit] Deaths
[edit] Events
- 1953- Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II of England.
