Today in History for 2nd June 2025

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Historical Events

1625 - Prince Frederick Henry sworn in as viceroy of Holland/Zealand
1881 - Haarlem-Zandvoort Railway opens
1901 - Benjamin Adams arrested for playing golf on Sunday (NY)
1953 - Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in Westminster Abbey, London, England
2018 - Ringo Starr's thirteenth All-Starr Band debuts in concert; members include: Steve Lukather, Gregg Rolie, Colin Hay, Graham Gouldman, Gregg Bissonette, and Warren Ham

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Famous Birthdays

1940 - John O'Shea, Welsh rugby union prop (5 Tests Wales, 1 British and Irish Lions; Cardiff RFC 213 games), born in Weston-Super-Mare, England (d. 2024)
1940 - Christopher Bernau, actor (Guiding Light), born in Santa Barbara, California
1948 - Jerry Mathers, American actor (Leave It To Beaver - "Theodore 'Beaver' Cleaver"; The Trouble with Harry), born in Sioux City, Iowa
1967 - Kenny Atkinson, American basketball head coach (Brooklyn Nets 2016-19; Director Player Development, Houston Rockets 2007–08), born in Huntington, New York
1970 - Karen Mok, Hong Kong actress and singer (Around the World in 80 Days), born in Hong Kong

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Famous Deaths

1968 - R. Norris Williams, American tennis player (US National C'ship 1914, 16; survived sinking of RMS Titanic), dies of emphysema at 77
1996 - Amos Tversky, Israeli psychologist (b. 1937)
2003 - Fred Blassie, American professional wrestler (b. 1918)
2004 - Loyd Sigmon, American radio broadcaster, sound engineer, and inventor ("Sig Alert" for traffic and emergency notices), dies from complications of Parkinson's disease at 95
2023 - Kaija Saariaho, Finnish electro-acoustic and contemporary classical composer (L'Amour de loin (Love from Afar); Circle Map), dies of brain cancer at 70

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