2021 Daily Holidays that fall on June 2, include:
American Indian Citizenship Day
Global Running Day - June 2, 2021 (First Wednesday in June)
I Love My Dentist Day
International Sex Workers Day
National Bubba Day
National Leave the Office Early Day - June 2, 2021 (Usually June 2 unless that day is on a weekend)
National Rocky Road Ice Cream Day
National Rotisserie Chicken Day
National Running Day - June 2, 2021 (First Wednesday in June)
National Tailors Day - June 2, 2021 (First Wednesday in June)
Yell "Fudge" at the Cobras in North America Day
2021 Weekly Holidays that include June 2, are:
Black Single Parents Week - May 28 - June 3
National African Violet Week - May 30 - June 6, 2021
National CPR and AED Awareness Week - June 1-7
Prepare Tomorrow's Parents Month - May 9 - June 20, 2021
Scripps National Spelling Bee - June 1-3, 2021
Stepparents Week - June 1-7
2021 Monthly Holidays that include June 2, are:
There are too many monthly holidays to include here, so please check out our June Holidays page to see all of the holidays that are celebrated the entire month of June.
Invictus Games - May 29 - June 5, 2021
The Astrological Sign for June 2 is Gemini.
The Birth Flower(s) for the Month of June are:
The Rose which is the most popular flower in the world, symbolizes love and appreciation!
Honesuckle which signifies a strong symbol for the everlasting bonds of love.
The Birthstone(s) for June is:
Pearls which have been popular in jewelry for centuries because of their natural beauty.
Alexandrite gemstones are extremely rate and change color based on the lighting
1423 - Ferdinand I of Naples (d. 1494)
1731 - Martha Washington, American wife of George Washington, 1st First Lady of the U.S. from 1789-1797 (d. 1802)
1904 - Johnny Weissmuller, Romanian-American swimmer (5 Gold Medals in the Olympics), and actor (Tarzan) (d. 1984)
1937 - Sally Kellerman, American actress and singer (M*A*S*H)
1941 - Stacy Keach, American actor and producer (Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer)
1945 - Jon Peters, American film producer
1955 - Dana Carvey, American comedian, actor, and singer (Wayne's World series, Saturday Night Live)
1960 - Kyle Petty, American race car driver
1941 - Lou Gehrig, American baseball player, 1st baseman for the New York Yankee's (b. 1903)
1990 - Rex Harrison, English-American actor and singer (My Fair Lady (b. 1908)
2008 - Bo Diddley, American singer, songwriter, and guitarist (b. 1928)
2012 - Richard Dawson, English-American actor (Hogan's Heroes), and game show host (Family Feud) (b. 1932)
1886 - 22nd and 24th U.S. President Grover Cleveland marries Frances Folsom at the White House (The only President to wed in the executive mansion)
1919 - Physicist Albert Einstein marries his cousin Elsa Lowenthal
2012 - Actress Drew Barrymore marries writer Will Kopelman
The month of June is Disaster Preparedness Month. Kerry has done a great 10 page section on her Healthy Diet Habits website about Emergency Preparedness. Her family lived 5 miles from the 1994 Northridge earthquake in the Los Angeles area. She tells about their experiences, and gives lots of tips on how to prepare food and water and other emergency supplies during an emergency situation.
1835 - P.T. Barnum and his circus begin their first tour of the United States
1855 - The Portland Rum Riot occurs in Portland, Maine
1873 - Construction begins on Clay Street, in San Francisco for the world's 1st cable railroad
1896 - Guglielmo Marconi applies for a patent for his invention, the radio
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
1919 - Anarchists followers of Luigi Galleani, simultaneously set off bombs in eight separate U.S. cities
1924 - The Indian Citizenship Act is signed into law by U.S. President Calvin Coolidge which grants citizenship to all American Indians
1928 - Velveeta Cheese is created by Kraft
1952 - Maurice Olley of General Motors starts designing the Corvette
1953 - Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in Westminster Abbey, London
1986 - Regular TV coverage of the U.S. Senate sessions starts
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.
1997 - Timothy McVeigh is found guilty of the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing that killed 168
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.
1962 - I Can't Stop Loving You by Ray Charles hits #1
1964 - The Rollings Stones 1st U.S. concert tour debuts in Lynn, Massachusetts
1966 - Strangers in the Night by Frank Sinatra hits #1 on the UK singles chart
1973 - Red Rose Speedway by Paul McCartney hits #1 on the U.S. album Charts
1973 - My Love by Paul McCartney hits #1 on the U.S. singles chart
1979 - Hot Stuff by Donna Summer hits #1
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
1985 - Everybody Wants to Rule the World by Tears for Fears hits #1
1992 - Wilson Phillips release their 2nd album Shadows & Light
2002 - The Eminem Show by Eminem hits #1 on the US and UK album charts
Above is Wham's Wake Me Up Before You Go Go!
Please check out our Music Holidays page!
1780 - The Derby horse race in England, is held for the first time
1901 - Benjamin Adams is arrested for playing golf on a Sunday in New York
1925 - New York Yankee Lou Gehrig starts his 2,130 consecutive game streak
1935 - Babe Ruth announces his retirement as a player
1942 - Ted Williams of the Red Sox, enlists as a U.S. Navy aviator
1991 - Three "Andrettis" finished 1-2-3 in the Miller 200 at Wisconsin (1st - Michael, 2nd - John, 3rd - Mario)
Superannuate (verb)
1. (transitive) To retire or put out of use dues to age.
2. (intransitive) To become obsolete or antiquated.
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