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Who died on June 2

113 figures who shaped history died on June 2.

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Pope Eugene I — Head of the Catholic Church from 654 to 657, who died on June 2 657.

Richilde of Provence — Carolingian empress from 875 to 877, who died on June 2 910.

Peter I of Urgell — Jure uxoris Count of Urgell, who died on June 2 1258.

Rhys ap Maredudd — Royal member of Deheubarth (died 1292), who died on June 2 1292.

Catherine of Lancaster — Queen of Castile and León from 1390 to 1406, who died on June 2 1418.

Álvaro de Luna — 15th-century Spanish knight and politician, who died on June 2 1453.

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Who died on June 2?

113 people with a Wikipedia article died on June 2, including Pope Eugene I, Richilde of Provence, Peter I of Urgell. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.

What happened on June 2?

43 documented historical events happened on June 2, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Henry Hacking killed the Aboriginal Australian resistance fighter Pemulwuy after Philip Gidley King ordered that he be brought in dead or alive. On the same day, in another year: Napoleonic Wars: A Franco-Spanish fleet recaptured the British-held Diamond Rock, an uninhabited island at the entrance to the bay leading to Fort-de-France, Martinique. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.

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