Today in History for 2nd June 2018:
Historical Events
1873 – Construction begins on Clay St (San Francisco) for world’s 1st cable railroad
1896 – 30th Belmont: Henry Griffin aboard Hastings wins in 2:24.5
1957 – US TV interviews Nikita Khrushchev
1969 – Australian aircraft carrier HMAS Melbourne slices US destroyer USS Frank E Evans in half, killing 74 (South Vietnam)
1983 – Toilet catches fire on Air Canada’s DC-9, 23 die at Cincinnati
1997 – Timothy McVeigh found guilty of 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, killing 168
Famous Birthdays
1865 – George Lohmann, British cricketer regarded as one of the greatest bowlers of all time, born in Kensington, England (d. 1901)
1899 – Royal Beal, American actor (Death of a Salesman), born in Brookline, Massachusetts (d. 1969)
1915 – Robert Moffat Palmer, American composer, born in Syracuse, New York (d. 2010)
1955 – Chantal Hochuli, Swiss-born socialite
1957 – King Lizzard, American entertainer and songwriter
1977 – Zachary Quinto, American actor (Star Trek), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Famous Deaths
910 – Richilde of Provence, Queen of Western Francia
1750 – Johann Valentin Rathgeber, German benedictine and composer, dies at 68
1839 – Wijnand Nuijen, Dutch romantic painter and lithographer (Wrecked), dies at 26
1933 – Frank Jarvis, American athlete (Olympic 100m Champion-1900), dies at 54
2001 – Imogene Coca, American actress (b. 1908)
2003 – Fred Blassie, American professional wrestler (b. 1918)