Who are famous people born on June 2?

Famous people born on June 2 include Marquis de Sade (1740), Thomas Hardy (1840), Edward Elgar (1857), Ion Antonescu (1882), Johnny Weissmuller (1904).

What star sign is someone born on June 2?

Someone born on June 2 is a Gemini.

What is the birthstone for June 2?

The birthstone for June is pearl.

How common is a birthday on June 2?

In the US, June 2 is the No. 157 most common birthday of the 366, with about 11,435 babies born on it on average (2000–2014).

Famous birthdays on June 2

Famous people born on June 2, from every year, and what happened on this day in history.

♊ Star sign
Gemini
💎 Birthstone
Pearl
👶 How common
No. 157 of 366

Born on June 2

Marquis de Sade
born 1740 · French nobleman, revolutionary politician, philosopher and writer of erotic works
Thomas Hardy
born 1840 · English novelist and poet (1840–1928)
Edward Elgar
born 1857 · English composer (1857-1934)
Ion Antonescu
born 1882 · prime minister of Romania during World War II; self-proclaimed "Leader" of the Romanian state between 1940–1944, executed for war crimes (1882–1946)
Johnny Weissmuller
born 1904 · American swimmer, water polo player, and actor (1904–1984)
Wentworth Miller
born 1972 · American and British actor
Bernard Cazeneuve
born 1963 · French prime minister
Benito Floro
born 1952 · Spanish association football player and manager
Yusuf Demir
born 2003 · Turkish-Austrian association football player (born 2003)
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Adam Aznou
born 2006 · Spanish-Moroccan footballer (born 2006)
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Edgardo Codesal
born 1951 · Football referee
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Mustafa Bassas
born 1993 · Saudi footballer
Helin Kandemir
born 2004 · Turkish actress, voice actress and model
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Mahmoud Yassin
born 1941 · Egyptian actor (1941–2020)
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Iker Fimbres
born 2005 · Mexican footballer
Constantine II of Greece
born 1940 · King of Greece from 1964 to 1973 (1940–2023)
István Csom
born 1940 · (1940–2021) Hungarian chess player
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Eduard Malofeyev
born 1942 · Belarusian footballer
Lasse Hallström
born 1946 · Swedish director and screenwriter
Hassan Rowshan
born 1956 · Iranian footballer
Mohammad Pakpour
born 1961 · Iranian military officer and ex-commander of the IRGC (1961–2026)
Liam Cunningham
born 1961 · Irish actor
Sibylle Berg
born 1962 · German-Swiss writer (born 1962)
Marko Kristal
born 1973 · Estonian footballer and coach (born 1973)
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Igor Angelovski
born 1976 · Macedonian association football coach and player
Yi So-Yeon
born 1978 · South Korean astronaut
Morena Baccarin
born 1979 · Brazilian-American actress
Bilal Mohammed
born 1986 · Qatari footballer
Sonakshi Sinha
born 1987 · Indian film actress and singer
Darin Zanyar
born 1987 · Swedish singer and songwriter
Sergio Agüero
born 1988 · Argentine association football player
Takashi Inui
born 1988 · Japanese association football player
Freddy Adu
born 1989 · American soccer player
Michał Kwiatkowski
born 1990 · Polish road racing cyclist
Pajtim Kasami
born 1992 · Swiss footballer
Sérgio Oliveira
born 1992 · Portuguese footballer
Oleksandr Karavayev
born 1992 · Ukrainian footballer
Adam Taggart
born 1993 · Australian association football player
Soufiane Rahimi
born 1996 · Moroccan footballer
Wei Yi
born 1999 · Chinese chess player

June 2 in history

2023A 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.
2012Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is sentenced to life imprisonment for his role in the killing of demonstrators during the 2011 Egyptian revolution.
1998Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on STS-91, the final mission of the Shuttle-Mir program.
1979Pope John Paul II starts his first official visit to his native Poland, becoming the first Pope to visit a Communist country.
1966Surveyor program: Surveyor 1 lands in Oceanus Procellarum on the Moon, becoming the first U.S. spacecraft to soft-land on another world.
1958Aeronaves de México Flight 111 crashes on approach to Guadalajara International Airport, killing 45.
1946Birth of the Italian Republic: In a referendum, Italians vote to turn Italy from a monarchy into a Republic. After the referendum, King Umberto II of Italy is exiled.
1910Charles Rolls, a co-founder of Rolls-Royce Limited, becomes the first man to make a non-stop double crossing of the English Channel by plane.
1878Nobiling assassination attempt by anarchist Karl Nobiling targeting the German Kaiser, Wilhelm I.
1805Napoleonic Wars: A Franco-Spanish fleet recaptures from the British the island of Diamond Rock, which guards the entrance to the bay leading to Fort-de-France, Martinique.
1774Intolerable Acts: The Quartering Act of 1774 is enacted, allowing a governor in colonial America to house British soldiers in uninhabited houses, outhouses, barns, or other buildings if suitable quarters are not provided.
1676Franco-Dutch War: France ensures the supremacy of its naval fleet for the remainder of the war with its victory in the Battle of Palermo.
1259Wedding of Manfred, King of Sicily, and Byzantine princess Helena Angelina Doukaina.
455Sack of Rome: Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks.

Holidays and observances

Children's Day (North Korea)
Christian feast day: Ahudemmeh (Syriac Orthodox Church)
Christian feast day: Alexander (martyr)
Christian feast day: Elmo
Christian feast day: Felix of Nicosia
Christian feast day: Marcellinus and Peter
Christian feast day: Martyrs of Lyon, including Blandina
Christian feast day: Pope Eugene I
Christian feast day: Pothinus
Christian feast day: Blessed Sadok and 48 Dominican martyrs from Sandomierz

June 2 in every year

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Questions about June 2 birthdays

Who are famous people born on June 2?: Famous people born on June 2 include Marquis de Sade (1740), Thomas Hardy (1840), Edward Elgar (1857), Ion Antonescu (1882), Johnny Weissmuller (1904).
What star sign is someone born on June 2?: Someone born on June 2 is a Gemini.
What is the birthstone for June 2?: The birthstone for June is pearl.
How common is a birthday on June 2?: In the US, June 2 is the No. 157 most common birthday of the 366, with about 11,435 babies born on it on average (2000–2014).