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2 June 2029
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
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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
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1998 - Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on STS-91, the final mission of the Shuttle-Mir program.Space Shuttle orbiter (1984–2011)
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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
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Sky
Moon phase
Waning Gibbous
70.8% illuminated
Lunar age: 20.1 days
Sun zodiac
Gemini
12.24 degrees
Constellation: Taurus
Moon zodiac
Aquarius
24.61 degrees
Constellation: Capricornus
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.