Historical Events on June 2

Battle in 1249 in Italy

Battle on 23 May 1547 to the north of Nienburg, Germany

1676 naval battle during the Franco-Dutch War

1825 treaty between the United States and representatives of the Osage people

6.1-magnitude earthquake that struck Erzurum in eastern Turkey on June 2, 1859

Last battle of Russo-Circassian War

1866 skirmish during the Fenian Raids

1866 battle between the Fenian Brotherhood and the Province of Canada; Fenian victory

Farhud — anti-Jewish massacres (pogroms) that took place in Baghdad (Iraq) in 1941

Italian constitutional referendum, 1946 — referendum on abolishing the Italian monarchy

Post-WW2 body controlling German coal and steel industry

Coronation of Elizabeth II — initiation rite performed to crown Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom in 1953

Battle of Santiago — 1962 FIFA World Cup match

1971 European Cup Final — football match

1991 Canadian Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1991

1996 Spanish Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1996

Occurrence in Nigeria

Earthquake which struck central Taiwan on Sunday, 2 June 2013

The lighting of beacons across the commonwealth to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee

2023 Odisha train collision — train collision in Balasore, Odisha, India, on 2 June 2023

2023 shooting in Ocala, Florida, United States

2025 murder of Pakistani social media influencer