On June 2, history records 34 notable events, 194 famous births and 113 deaths, spanning the years 455 to 1805.
Events on this day include: Sack of Rome: Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks. (455); The Battle of Aqbat al-Bakr took place in the context of the Fitna of al-Andalus resulting in a defeat for the Caliphate of Córdoba. (1010).
Notable people born on June 2 include Margaret II, Countess of Flanders (1202), Abu Sa'id Bahadur Khan (1305), Ferdinand I of Naples (1423).
Notable figures who died on this day include Pope Eugene I (657), Al-Muwaffaq (891), Richilde of Provence (910).
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See all →The Battle of Aqbat al-Bakr took place in the context of the Fitna of al-Andalus resulting in a defeat for the Caliphate of Córdoba.
First Crusade: The first Siege of Antioch ends as Crusader forces take the city; the second siege began five days later.
Franco-Dutch War: France ensured the supremacy of its naval fleet for the remainder of the war with its victory in the Battle of Palermo.
Bridget Bishop is the first person to be tried for witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts; she was found guilty and later hanged.
Pontiac's Rebellion: At what is now Mackinaw City, Michigan, Chippewas capture Fort Michilimackinac by diverting the garrison's attention with a game of lacrosse, then chasing a ball into the fort.
Intolerable Acts: The Quartering Act 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.
French Revolution: François Hanriot, leader of the Parisian National Guard, arrests 22 Girondists selected by Jean-Paul Marat, setting the stage for the Reign of Terror.
Napoleonic Wars: A Franco-Spanish fleet recaptures Diamond Rock, an uninhabited island at the entrance to the bay leading to Fort-de-France, from the British.
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Birthdays on 2 June 194
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Deaths on 2 June 113
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