June 2nd (1979) was a Saturday. It's the 152nd day of the year (153rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 213 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 2nd June, 1979
» Pope John Paul II starts his first official visit to his native Poland, becoming the first Pope to visit a Communist country.
Famous Birthdays on June 2 in 1979
» Morena Baccarin, Brazilian-American actress
» Butterfly Boucher, Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
» Natalia RodrÃguez (athlete) or Natalia RodrÃguez, Spanish runner
June 2nd Famous Deaths for 1979
» Jim Hutton, American actor (b. 1934)
June 2nd Holidays in History
» Christian Feast Day:
» Alexander (martyr)
» Blandina
» Erasmus of Formiae named Elmo
» Felice da Nicosia known as Felix of Nicosia
» Marcellinus and Peter
» Pope Eugene I
» Saint Pothinus known as Pothinus
» Martyrs of Lyon (Episcopal Church (USA) known as Episcopal Church)
» June 2 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» Coronation Day of Jigme Singye Wangchuck or Fourth Druk Gyalpo (Bhutan)
» Hristo botev Legacy named Day of Hristo Botev (Bulgaria)