Discover what happened on 2 June 1959 in history! This day marks a series of notable events, famous births, and significant deaths. Explore the details below to learn more about the historical happenings of this day. On this day, history comes alive!
Deaths
- Lyda Borelli (Italian actress (1887–1959))
- August Ernst (Swiss judge (1880-1959))
- János Hajdu
- Mária Simonyi (Hungarian actress (1884-1959))
- James Zetek (American entomologist)
- Henry Rasmussen (German entrepreneur (1877–1959))
- Hermann Schafft (German theologian (1883–1959))
- Lyda Borelli (Italian actress (1887–1959))
- August Ernst (Swiss judge (1880-1959))
- János Hajdu
- Mária Simonyi (Hungarian actress (1884-1959))
- James Zetek (American entomologist)
- Henry Rasmussen (German entrepreneur (1877–1959))
- Hermann Schafft (German theologian (1883–1959))
- Max Rousié (French rugby league and rugby union footballer (1912–1959))
- Yegor Akinyaev (Hero of the Soviet Union (1916–1959))
- Billy Mitchell (New Zealand rugby union footballer, and rugby league footballer, coach and administrator)
- Charles O. Gill (American football player and coach (1868-1959))
- Don Hamilton (American football player (1887-1959))
- Francis Patrick Baker (Australian politician)
- Hermann Haupt (German entomologist (1873–1959))
- Józef Duda (Polish botanist (1911-1959))
- Stefan Sowiak (association football player (1907-1959))
- Orelia Key Bell (American poet (1864-1959))
- Willem de Kok
- Gianfranco Menini (entomologist)
- Georges Bocuse
- Kathleen McCullagh Jackson ((1872-1959))
- Edith Lucy Jellicoe ((died 1959))
- Gabrielle David (French painter (1884-1959))
- Archibald Macdonald ((1879-1959))
- Pierino Ebranati
- Sumner T. McKnight (American politician – Minnesota -House 1923-28 (District 31); Senate 1929-30 (District 31))
- Josef Svoboda
- Ota Preiss