Daily Almanac: June 2, 2022
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Sunrise/Sunset:
RISE: 6:16 a.m.
SET: 9:07 p.m.
High/Low Temperatures:
High: 74 °F
Low: 59 °F
Today is…:
• American Indian Citizenship Day
• National Leave the Office Early Day
• National Moonshine Day
What Happened On This Day:
• 1946 Italy becomes a parliamentary republic
• 1953 Queen Elizabeth II is crowned
• 1979 Pope John Paul II becomes the first pontiff to visit a communist country
Births On This Day:
• 1857 Edward Elgar
English composer
• 1956 Mani Ratnam
Indian director, producer, screenwriter
Deaths On This Day:
• 1941 Lou Gehrig
American baseball player
• 2008 Bo Diddley
American singer-songwriter, guitarist