Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on STS-91, the final mission of the Shuttle-Mir program. Date: June 2, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 2 📅 Events on this day in 1998 📅 On This Day (Today)
Europe launches its first voyage to another planet, Mars. The European Space Agency's Mars Express probe launches from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan. Date: June 2, 2003 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 2 📅 Events on this day in 2003 📅 On This Day (Today)
Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is sentenced to life imprisonment for his role in the killing of demonstrators during the 2011 Egyptian revolution. Date: June 2, 2012 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 2 📅 Events on this day in 2012 📅 On This Day (Today)
Telangana officially becomes the 29th state of India, formed from ten districts of northwestern Andhra Pradesh. Date: June 2, 2014 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 2 📅 Events on this day in 2014 📅 On This Day (Today)
Following a request from Ankara, the United Nations officially changed the name of the Republic of Turkey in the organization from what was previously known as "Turkey" to "Türkiye". Date: June 2, 2022 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 2 📅 Events on this day in 2022 📅 On This Day…
A 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. Date: June 2, 2023 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 2 📅 Events on this day in 2023 📅 On This…
The Greek–Serbian Treaty of Alliance is signed, paving the way for the Second Balkan War. Date: June 1, 1913 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 1 📅 Events on this day in 1913 📅 On This Day (Today)
The United States Senate confirms the appointment of Louis Brandeis to the United States Supreme Court, making him the first Jew to be an Associate Justice. Date: June 1, 1916 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 1 📅 Events on this day in 1916 📅 On This Day (Today)
World War I: Western Front: Battle of Belleau Wood: Allied Forces under John J. Pershing and James Harbord engage Imperial German Forces under Wilhelm, German Crown Prince. Date: June 1, 1918 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 1 📅 Events on this day in 1918 📅 On This Day (Today)
Prohibition comes into force in Finland. Date: June 1, 1919 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 1 📅 Events on this day in 1919 📅 On This Day (Today)