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2 June 2028
Holidays, observances, history and sky information for this date.
Holidays
No listed India public holiday for this date.
Observances
No UN observance in the current list for this date.
Selected anniversaries
Anniversary
2023 - A collision between two passenger trains and a parked freight train near the city of Balasore, Odisha, in eastern India resulted in 296 deaths and more than 1,200 people injured.Railway accident in Odisha, India
Anniversary
2010 - A gunman carried out a shooting spree in Cumbria, England, killing 12 people and injuring 11 others before committing suicide.2010 attack across parts of Cumbria, England
Anniversary
2008 - Artist Tim Buckley published "Loss" as part of his webcomic Ctrl+Alt+Del.American webcomic artist (born 1980 or 1981)
Anniversary
1995 - Bosnian War: U.S. Air Force captain Scott O'Grady was shot down while patrolling the NATO no-fly zone over Bosnia, but ejected safely and was rescued six days later.1992–1995 armed conflict in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Anniversary
1983 - After an emergency landing due to an in-flight fire, 23 passengers aboard Air Canada Flight 797 were killed when a flashover occurred as the aircraft's doors opened.Aircraft landing made in response to a crisis
Historical events
History
2023 - A collision between two passenger trains and a parked freight train near the city of Balasor, Odisha in eastern India, results in 296 deaths and more than 1,200 people injured.Railway accident in Odisha, India
History
2022 - Following a request from Ankara, the United Nations officially changes the name of the Republic of Turkey in the organization from what was previously known as "Turkey" to "Türkiye".Capital of Turkey
History
2014 - Telangana officially becomes the 29th state of India, formed from ten districts of northwestern Andhra Pradesh.State in southern India
History
2012 - Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is sentenced to life imprisonment for his role in the killing of demonstrators during the 2011 Egyptian revolution.Head of state and government
History
2010 - Twelve people are killed and eleven others injured in a spree shooting in Cumbria, England, before the perpetrator takes his own life.2010 attack across parts of Cumbria, England
History
2003 - Europe launches its first voyage to another planet, Mars. The European Space Agency's Mars Express probe launches from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan.Fourth planet from the Sun
History
1998 - Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on STS-91, the final mission of the Shuttle-Mir program.Space Shuttle orbiter (1984–2011)
History
1997 - In Denver, Timothy McVeigh is convicted on 11 counts of murder and conspiracy for his role in the 1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, in which 168 people died. He was executed four years later.Capital of Colorado, U.S.
History
1990 - The Lower Ohio Valley tornado outbreak spawns 66 confirmed tornadoes in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio, killing 12.Severe windstorms in the Midwestern United States
History
1983 - After an emergency landing because of an in-flight fire, twenty-three passengers aboard Air Canada Flight 797 are killed when a flashover occurs as the plane's doors open. Because of this incident, numerous new safety regulations are put in place.1983 aviation accident in Kentucky
Notable births
Born
2001 - Kysaiah Pickett, Australian rules footballerAustralian rules footballer
Born
1999 - Campbell Graham, Australian rugby league playerAustralian rugby league footballer
Born
1996 - Morissette, Filipina singer-songwriterFilipino singer and songwriter (born 1996)
Born
1993 - Adam Taggart, Australian footballerAustralian soccer player (born 1993)
Notable deaths
Died
2024 - Larry Allen, American football player (born 1971)American football player (1971–2024)
Died
2024 - Rob Burrow, English rugby league footballer (born 1982)English rugby league footballer (1982–2024)
Died
2024 - David Levy, Israeli politician (born 1937)Israeli politician (1937–2024)
Died
2024 - Janis Paige, American actress and singer (born 1922)American actress and singer (1922–2024)
Died
2015 - Fernando de Araújo, East Timorese politician, President of East Timor (born 1963)President of East Timor (1963–2015)
Died
2015 - Irwin Rose, American biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1926)American biologist
Died
2014 - Ivica Brzić, Serbian footballer and manager (born 1941)Yugoslav and Serbian football manager and player
Died
2014 - Nikolay Khrenkov, Russian bobsledder (born 1984)Russian bobsledder (1984–2014)
Sky
Moon phase
Waxing Gibbous
71.8% illuminated
Lunar age: 9.5 days
Sun zodiac
Gemini
12.48 degrees
Constellation: Taurus
Moon zodiac
Libra
11.35 degrees
Constellation: Virgo
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.