📰 TODAY IN HISTORY

📆 - June 2

*📜 Events:*

• 455 — Sack of Rome: the Vandals enter Rome and plunder the city for two weeks.

• 1098 — First Crusade: the Siege of Antioch ends with the city being conquered by the crusaders.

• 1896 — Guglielmo Marconi applies for the patent of his wireless telegraph, a milestone in the development of radio communications.

• 1946 — Italians vote in a referendum to end the monarchy and establish the Italian Republic.

• 1953 — Coronation of Elizabeth II, the first major international event broadcast on television.

• 1963 — The Silvio Santos Program debuts, one of the most famous variety shows on Brazilian television.

• 1964 — Creation of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO).

• 1966 — The Surveyor 1 probe lands on the Moon, becoming the first spacecraft from the United States to land on another world.

*⭐ Births:*

• 1535 — Pope Leo XI, pope of the Catholic Church (d. 1605).

• 1835 — Pope Pius X, pope of the Catholic Church and saint of the Catholic Church (d. 1914).

• 1838 — Alexandra Petrovna of Russia, Russian grand duchess (d. 1900).

• 1844 — Alexander Petrovich of Russia, member of the Russian imperial family (d. 1932).

• 1938 — Desideria of Sweden, Swedish princess.

• 1940 — Constantine II of Greece, last king of Greece (d. 2023).

• 1980 — Caio Blat, Brazilian actor.

*🕊️ Deaths:*

• 657 — Pope Eugenius I, pope of the Catholic Church (b. 615).

• 1882 — Giuseppe Garibaldi, patriot and leader of Italian unification (b. 1807).

• 1970 — Bruce McLaren, New Zealand racing driver and founder of the McLaren team (b. 1937).

• 1978 — Santiago Bernabéu, historic leader of Real Madrid (b. 1895).

• 2002 — Tim Lopes, Brazilian journalist murdered during an investigation into organized crime (b. 1950).

• 2008 — Bo Diddley, American musician and pioneer of rock and roll (b. 1928).

• 2025 — Pierre Nora, French historian and one of the leading figures in contemporary historiography (b. 1931).

*📍 Holidays and Recurring Events:*

* International Prostitutes' Day

*Argentina:*

* Day of the Economist

*Italy:*

* Festa della Repubblica Italiana (Italian Republic #ShareYourUSStocksWinNvidia Day).