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2 June 1943 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 2 June 1943 was a Wednesday.
- Top Film of 1943
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1943 was For Whom the Bell Tolls.
- Bestselling Novel of 1943
- “The Robe” by Lloyd C. Douglas was No. 1 on Publishers Weekly's US fiction list for 1943.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 2 June is Gemini.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 2 June 1943 fell in the Year of the Goat.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for June is Pearl.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 2 June 1943 was New Moon.
On this day: 2 June
- 1924 U.S. President Calvin Coolidge signs the Indian Citizenship Act into law, granting citizenship to all Native Americans born within the territorial limits of the United States.
- 1946 Birth of the Italian Republic: In a referendum, Italians vote to turn Italy from a monarchy into a Republic. After the referendum, King Umberto II of Italy is exiled.
- 1953 The coronation of Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey becomes the first British coronation, and one of the first major international events, to be televised.
- 1955 The USSR and Yugoslavia sign the Belgrade declaration and thus normalize relations between the two countries, discontinued since 1948.
- 1962 During the FIFA World Cup, police intervene multiple times in fights between Chilean and Italian players in one of the most violent games in football history.
Famous people born on June 2
- Morena Baccarin, Brazilian-American actress (born 1979)
- Justin Long, American actor (born 1978)
- Awkwafina, American actress, rapper, and comedian (born 1988)
- Zachary Quinto, American actor and producer (born 1977)
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Events of 1943 in the United States
A selection from Wikipedia's '1943 in the United States'. Not a complete list.
- January 15 – The world's largest office building, The Pentagon, headquarters of the Department of War, is dedicated in Arlington, Virginia.
- February 14 – WWII: Battle of the Kasserine Pass – German General Erwin Rommel and his Afrika Korps launch an offensive against Allied defenses in Tunisia; it is the United States' first major battle defeat of the war.
- March 31 – Rodgers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma! opens on Broadway, heralds a new era in "integrated" stage musicals, becomes an instantaneous stage classic, and goes on to be Broadway's longest-running musical up to that time (1948).
Life in the US in 1943
President
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Gas (per gallon)
$0.21
Loaf of Bread
$0.09
Average House
$3,300
Weekly Wage
$36
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