At A Glance

2 June 2021 at a glance

Day of the week
2 June 2021 was a Wednesday.
Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “Good 4 U” by Olivia Rodrigo.
Top Film of 2021
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2021 was Spider-Man: No Way Home.
Star sign
The star sign for 2 June is Gemini.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 2 June 2021 fell in the Year of the Ox.
Birthstone
The birthstone for June is Pearl.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 2 June 2021 was Last Quarter.

On this day: 2 June

  • 1979 Pope John Paul II starts his first official visit to his native Poland, becoming the first Pope to visit a Communist country.
  • 1998 Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on STS-91, the final mission of the Shuttle-Mir program.
  • 2003 Europe launches its first voyage to another planet, Mars. The European Space Agency's Mars Express probe launches from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan.
  • 2014 Telangana officially becomes the 29th state of India, formed from ten districts of northwestern Andhra Pradesh.
  • 2022 Following a request from Ankara, the United Nations officially changes the name of the Republic of Turkey in the organization from what was previously known as "Turkey" to "Türkiye".

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 2021 in the United States

A selection from Wikipedia's '2021 in the United States'. Not a complete list.

  • January 13 – Donald Trump becomes the first U.S. president to be impeached for a second time, following a 232–197 vote in the House of Representatives.
  • June 24 – The Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court suspends former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani from practicing law over his false claims about the 2020 election.
  • July 6 – 2021 New York City mayoral election – Eric Adams was declared the winner of the Democratic primary for mayor of New York City.

Life in the US in 2021

President

Joe Biden

Gas (per gallon)

$3.27

Loaf of Bread

$2.53

Average House

$408,800

Weekly Wage

$1,026

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