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June 2 1969

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Born on This Day

Alessandro Cagliostro
deceased
Notable Trials · 1743–1795
Days lived
19,078
🇧🇷Ana Cristina Cesar
deceased
writer · 1952–1983
Days lived
11,471
🇦🇺Barry Michael
Australian boxer · b. 1955
Days alive
5,114
🇳🇿Brad Mika
New Zealand rugby union player · b. 1981
🇩🇪Bruno Schleinstein
deceased
German actor and musician (1932-2010) · 1932–2010
Days lived
28,559
🇮🇹Carlo Scarpa
deceased
Italian architect and designer (1906–1978) · 1906–1978
Days lived
26,477
🇸🇪Darin Zanyar
singer · b. 1987
🇬🇧Darren Tulett
journalist · b. 1965
Days alive
1,461
🇩🇪Dr. Ring-Ding
German singer · b. 1970
🇺🇸Earl Boykins
American basketball player · b. 1976
🇨🇿František Plánička
deceased
football player · 1904–1996
Days lived
33,651
🇩🇪Friedrich Wilhelm Foerster
deceased
German academic, philosopher, editor and pacifist (1869-1966) · 1869–1966
Days lived
35,284
🇨🇭Giuseppe Lepori
deceased
member of the Swiss Federal Council (1902-1968) · 1902–1968
Days lived
24,203
🇬🇧Graham Bonney
actor · b. 1943
Days alive
9,497
🇩🇪Hannes Ringlstetter
musician · b. 1970
Ion Antonescu
deceased
Notable Trials · 1882–1946
Days lived
23,374
🇨🇭Irène Schweizer
deceased
Swiss jazz pianist (1941–2024) · 1941–2024
Days lived
30,360
🇬🇧Jack Lowden
Actor · b. 1990
🇺🇸James Ransone
deceased
actor · 1979–2025
Days lived
17,002
🇺🇸Jared Burton
film director · b. 1981
🇺🇸Jeanine Pirro
Lawyer · b. 1951
Days alive
6,575
🇧🇪Jo Vandeurzen
politician · b. 1958
Days alive
4,018
🇩🇪Joseph Hannesschläger
deceased
actor · 1962–2020
Days lived
21,051
🇩🇪Julius Tafel
deceased
chemist · 1862–1918
Days lived
20,545
🇩🇪Kai Nürnberger
basketball player · b. 1966
Days alive
1,096
🇮🇹Karl Erckert
deceased
politician · 1894–1955
Days lived
22,475
🇩🇪Klaus-Michael Kühne
entrepreneur · b. 1937
Days alive
11,688
Konrad Theodor Preuss
deceased
German ethnologist (1869–1938) · 1869–1938
Days lived
25,207
Kuo Yi-hang
Taiwanese weightlifter · b. 1975
🇺🇸Lydia Lunch
American singer, author and actress · b. 1959
Days alive
3,653
🌍Makai Lemon
American football player · b. 2004
🇵🇱Marcel Reich-Ranicki
deceased
journalist · 1920–2013
Days lived
34,076
🇦🇹Margarethe Noé von Nordberg
deceased
actor · 1905–1995
Days lived
33,052
🇩🇪Margot Trooger
deceased
German actress (1923-1994) · 1923–1994
Days lived
25,894
Marquis de Sade
deceased
Notable Trials · 1740–1814
Days lived
27,210
🇩🇪Max Rubner
deceased
German physiologist and hygienist (1854–1932) · 1854–1932
Days lived
28,453
🇯🇵Miyuki Sawashiro
actor · b. 1985
🇮🇷Mohammad Pakpour
deceased
Military personnel · 1961–2026
Days lived
23,647
🇷🇺Pavel Korchagin
football player · b. 1990
🇮🇹Piero Ottaviano
deceased
Italian presbyter (1938-2005) · 1938–2005
Days lived
24,561
🇩🇪Prince Friedrich Wilhelm, 7th Prince of Wied
deceased
entrepreneur · 1931–2000
Days lived
25,290
🇬🇧Richard Long
British sculptor (born 1945) · b. 1945
Days alive
8,766
🇻🇪Roberto Petagine
film director · b. 1971
🇺🇸Ryan Lindley
American football quarterback · b. 1989
🇦🇷Sergio Agüero
Argentine association football player · b. 1988
🇨🇭Sibylle Berg
German-Swiss writer (born 1962) · b. 1962
Days alive
2,557
🇺🇸Valaida Snow
deceased
American musician (1904-1956) · 1904–1956
Days lived
18,990
🇷🇸Vlada Vukoičić
Serbian basketball coach · b. 1973
🇩🇪Walter Andreas Schwarz
deceased
singer, author, Kabarettist, author of radio dramas and translator (1913-1992) · 1913–1992
Days lived
28,793
🇳🇿Willy Moon
singer · b. 1989
🇯🇵Yoshihiro Ito
deceased
film director · 1982–2025
Days lived
15,832
🇺🇦Yuliia Dovhal
Ukrainian Olympic weightlifter · b. 1983

Died on This Day

🇮🇳Anthony de Mello
deceased
Indian writer (1931-1987) · 1931–1987
Days lived
20,360
🇺🇸Arthur W. Kopp
deceased
U.S. Representative (1874-1967) · 1874–1967
Days lived
34,061

Who Was Alive

Notable people alive on this date, sorted by most days lived (top 20).

Sándor Farkas
Catholic priest, born 1853 · b. 1853
Days alive
42,520
🇬🇧Bertrand Russell
deceased
YouTube personality · 1872–1970
Days lived
35,688

Animals Alive

Notable animals alive on this date.

🇦🇺Harriet
deceased
Galápagos tortoise · 1830–2006
Days lived
64,138
🇸🇭Jonathan
Seychelles giant tortoise · b. 1832
Days alive
50,191

Companies That Existed

Brands and companies already founded by this date.

🇫🇷Hermes
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
48,364
🇺🇸Procter & Gamble
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
48,061

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

🇮🇹Meditations
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
653,571
🇪🇸Don Quixote
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
133,085

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
11,014
🇺🇸12 Angry Men
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
4,436

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🇨🇭August Hirt

deceased

German anatomist and SS officer (1898-1945) · 1898–1945

Days lived

17,200

🇺🇸Bo Diddley

singer · 1928–2008

Days lived

29,009

Dick Bird

British priest (1933-2010) · 1933–2010

Days lived

28,187

🇬🇧Edward Brown Glass

Anglican Archdeacon · 1913–1995

Days lived

29,921

🇺🇸Eric Mobley

American basketball player (1970–2021) · 1970–2021

Days lived

18,749

🇺🇸George S. Kaufman

American writer (1889-1961) · 1889–1961

Days lived

26,130

🇩🇪Guido Seeber

German cinematographer (1879-1940) · 1879–1940

Days lived

22,260

🇺🇸Helen Jacobs

American tennis player (1908–1997) · 1908–1997

Days lived

32,442

🇩🇪Herbert Quandt

entrepreneur · 1910–1982

Days lived

26,278

🇦🇹Irenäus Eibl-Eibesfeldt

scientist · 1928–2018

Days lived

32,859

🇩🇪Joachim Mrugowsky

German physician, SS officer, Chief of Hygiene Institute of the Waffen-SS and convicted war criminal (1905-1948) · 1905–1948

Days lived

15,632

🇺🇸Karl Brandt

Notable Trials · 1904–1948

Days lived

16,217

🇩🇪Karl Gebhardt

German physician and convicted war criminal (1897–1948) · 1897–1948

Days lived

18,453

🌍Kitione Lave

Boxer · 1934–2006

Days lived

26,345

🇺🇸Larry Allen

American football guard (1971–2024) · 1971–2024

Days lived

19,181

🇺🇸Lou Gehrig

film director · 1903–1941

Days lived

13,863

🇩🇪Louis de Wohl

writer · 1903–1961

Days lived

21,314

🇩🇪Maximilian Maria, 7th Prince of Thurn and Taxis

German prince (1862-1885) · 1862–1885

Days lived

8,379

🇺🇸Nile Kinnick

American football player · 1918–1943

Days lived

9,094

🇺🇸Peabo Bryson

Singer · 1951–2026

Days lived

27,444

🇮🇳Raj Kapoor

Indian film actor, producer and director · 1924–1988

Days lived

23,181

Rex Harrison

Oscar Winners · 1908–1990

Days lived

30,039

🇺🇸Richard Norris Williams

American tennis player (1891-1968) · 1891–1968

Days lived

28,248

🇩🇪Viktor Brack

politician · 1904–1948

Days lived

15,911

🇩🇪Waldemar Hoven

German physician, SS officer and convicted war criminal (1903-1948) · 1903–1948

Days lived

16,549

🇺🇸Willem Duys

rapper · 1928–2011

Days lived

30,239

🇩🇪Wolfgang Hilbig

German novelist (1941–2007) · 1941–2007

Days lived

24,016

🇩🇪Duke Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

deceased

politician · 1873–1969

Days lived

34,997

🇩🇪Gertrud von Le Fort

writer · 1876–1971

Days lived

34,718

🇺🇸Natalie Clifford Barney

American writer who hosted a literary salon at her home in Paris (1876-1972) · 1876–1972

Days lived

34,791

🇺🇸Lillian Moller Gilbreth

American psychologist and industrial engineer (1878–1972) · 1878–1972

Days lived

34,190

🇬🇧E. M. Forster

English novelist (1879-1970) · 1879–1970

Days lived

33,394

🇺🇸Margarete Bieber

German-American art historian (1879–1978) · 1879–1978

Days lived

36,003

🇩🇪Adolf Strauss

German Wehrmacht general (1879–1973) · 1879–1973

Days lived

34,163

🇮🇪Kenneth Edgeworth

Irish astronomer, economist and engineer (1880-1972) · 1880–1972

Days lived

33,829

🇺🇸Emma P. Carr

scientist · 1880–1972

Days lived

33,404

🇩🇪Paul Hausser

military person · 1880–1972

Days lived

33,677

🇩🇪Fritz Achterberg

German actor (1880-1971) · 1880–1971

Days lived

33,215

🇵🇪Luis Miró Quesada de la Guerra

politician · 1880–1976

Days lived

34,807

🇨🇳Wang Zi-Ping

athlete · 1881–1973

Days lived

33,602

🇩🇪Hans Reiter

German Nazi physician (1881–1969) · 1881–1969

Days lived

32,413

Hans Kelsen

🇺🇸Hans Kelsen

Austrian lawyer (1881–1973) · 1881–1973

Days lived

33,427

🇪🇸Pablo Picasso

Spanish painter and sculptor (1881–1973) · 1881–1973

Days lived

33,402

🇸🇪Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden

King of Sweden (1950–1973); anthropologist, art historian, collector and archaeologist · 1882–1973

Days lived

33,180

🇫🇷Jacques Maritain

philosopher · 1882–1973

Days lived

33,033

🇪🇨Lonesome George

deceased

Pinta Island tortoise · 1910–2012

Days lived

37,430

🇹🇼Lin Wang

Asian elephant · 1917–2003

Days lived

31,467

🇺🇸Ham

Chimpanzee · 1957–1983

Days lived

9,333

🇺🇸Shamu

Orca · 1962–1971

Days lived

3,521

🇺🇸Washoe

Chimpanzee · 1965–2007

Days lived

15,399

🇷🇼Digit

Mountain gorilla · 1967–1977

Days lived

4,017

🇺🇸Berkshire Hathaway

Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839

Days since founding

47,634

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

38,076

Tata Group

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

37,042

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

36,676

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

34,120

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

32,772

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

57,103

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

37,772

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

16,124

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

13,667

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

11,577

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

9,554