The World Cup Begins!
The World Cup actually began yesterday, but it began today for
posted by Fraser & Jennifer @ 5:21 PM
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Saturday, June 10, 2006
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Famous Birthdays
- June 2, 1491 Henry VIII, King of England, 1509-47
- June 2, 1740 Marquis de Sade, 1st known sadist/writer, Justine
- June 2, 1840 Thomas Hardy, England, poet and novelist, Far from the Madding Crowd
- June 2, 1857 Edward William Elgar, born in Broadheath, England, composer, Pomp and Circumstance
- June 2, 1904 Johnny Weissmuller, swimmer, actor famous for "Tarzan"
- June 2, 1940 Constantine II, deposed King of Greece, 1964-73
- June 2, 1955 Dana Carvey, comedian, actor
- June 2, 1965 Mark & Steve Waugh, cricketers, twins, batsman for Australia
On June 2nd In History:
- 1420 King Henry V of England marries Catherine of Valois, daughter of Charles VI, King of France.
- 1793 Jean-Paul Marat, reciting the names of 29 "enemies of the republic", kicks off the French reign of terror.
- 1865 The last members of the American conferedate forces surrender, ending the American civil war.
- 1896 Guglielmo Marconi patents the radio.
- 1897 Following the erroneous publication of his obituary, Mark Twain is quoted as saying "The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated."
- 1916 World War I: Start of the Second Battle of Ypres.
- 1938 Robert and Edward Kennedy, the youngest sons of the American Ambassador to London, Joseph Kennedy, open the Children's Zoo in Regents Park, London.
- 1946 Italy votes in a referendum to become a republic.
- 1949 In the Middle East, Transjordan is renamed the Kingdom of Jordan.
- 1954 British jockey Lester Piggott, aged 18, becomes the youngest jockey to win the Derby at Epsom riding 33-1 outsider Never Say Die.
- 1953 Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.
- 1953 Summit of Everest reached for the first time.
- 1979 Polish-born Pope John Paul II arrives in Poland - the first visit by a Pope to a Communist country.
- 1985 Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) announce an indefinite ban on English football clubs from taking part in any of the European competitions after continued hooliganism by their fans when travelling abroad.
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