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Known for her lead role as Mickey Fox in the CBS television series Sheriff Country since 2025, Baccarin has played multiple television and film roles.
Famous Birthdays on June 2
1979 — Morena Baccarin
Brazilian-American actress
June 2 has 205 recorded notable births across history, from 1305 to 2002. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.
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- 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. Source
- 2012 Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is sentenced to life imprisonment for his role in the killing of demonstrators during the 2011 Egyptian revolution. Source
- 1098 First Crusade: The first Siege of Antioch ends as Crusader forces take the city; the second siege began five days later. Source
- 1967 Protests in West Berlin against the arrival of the Shah of Iran are brutally suppressed, during which Benno Ohnesorg is killed by a police officer. His death results in the founding of the terrorist group 2 June Movement. Source
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Sally Kellerman also voiced Miss Finch in Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird (1985), which went on to become one of her most significant voice roles.
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Miyuki Sawashiro is a Japanese actress and narrator.
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Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira is one of only three men to have held championship titles in both Pride Fighting Championships and the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
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Charles joined the king for his first Italian campaign in 1515.
More major people born on June 2
Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.
1937
Sally Kellerman
American actress (died 2022)
Sally Clare Kellerman was an American actress whose acting career spanned 60 years.
1985
Miyuki Sawashiro
Japanese voice actress and singer
Miyuki Sawashiro is a Japanese actress and narrator. She has played voice roles in a number of Japanese anime/games including Beelzebub, Bishamon in Noragami, Petit Charat/Puchiko in Di Gi Charat, Mint in Galaxy Angel,…
1976
Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira
Brazilian mixed martial artist and boxer
Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira, better known as Minotauro or Big Nog, is a Brazilian retired mixed martial artist.
1489
Charles
Duke of Vendôme (died 1537)
Charles de Bourbon, duc de Vendôme was a French soldier, governor, Prince du Sang and courtier during the reigns of Louis XII and François I. Charles was the son of François de Bourbon and Marie de Luxembourg.
1773
John Randolph of Roanoke
American planter and politician, 8th United States Ambassador to Russia (died 1833)
John Randolph, commonly known as John Randolph of Roanoke, was an American planter, and a politician from Virginia, serving in the House of Representatives at various times between 1799 and 1833, and the Senate from…
1938
Kevin Brownlow
English historian and author
Kevin Brownlow is a British film historian, television documentary-maker, filmmaker, author, and film editor.
1983
Chris Higgins
American ice hockey player
Christopher Robert Higgins is an American professional ice hockey coach and former player who is the skills and development coach for the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL).
1941
Lou Nanne
Canadian-American ice hockey player and manager
Louis Vincent Anthony Nanne is a Canadian-born American former National Hockey League defenceman and general manager.
1981
Chin-hui Tsao
Taiwanese baseball player
Chin-Hui Tsao is a Taiwanese professional baseball pitcher for the Fuzhou Sea Knights of Chinese Professional Baseball. He is the second major league player, and the first major league pitcher from Taiwan.
1893
Maire Comerford
Irish Republican (died 1982)
Mary Eva Comerford was an Irish republican from County Wexford. As a member of Cumann na mBan she witnessed the events of 1916 to 1923 and took an active part in the Irish War of Independence.
1865
Adelaide Casely-Hayford
Sierra Leone Creole advocate and activist for cultural nationalism (died 1960)
Adelaide Casely-Hayford, was a Sierra Leone Creole advocate, activist of cultural nationalism, teacher, fiction writer, and feminist.
1920
Frank G. Clement
American lawyer and politician, 41st Governor of Tennessee (died 1969)
Frank Goad Clement was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 41st governor of Tennessee from 1953 to 1959 and from 1963 to 1967.
1955
Nandan Nilekani
Indian businessman, co-founded Infosys
Nandan Mohanrao Nilekani is an Indian entrepreneur. He co-founded Infosys and is the non-executive chairman of Infosys replacing R Seshasayee and Ravi Venkatesan, who were the co-chairs of the board, on 24 August 2017.
1954
Dennis Haysbert
American actor and producer
Dennis Dexter Haysbert is an American actor and voice actor. He is known for his roles as President David Palmer on the first five seasons of 24, baseball player Pedro Cerrano in the Major League film trilogy, Secret…
1984
Feleti Mateo
Australian-Tongan rugby league player
Feleti Sosefo Mateo is a former Tonga international rugby league footballer. He played a variety of positions from lock, second-row and five-eighth.
1981
Nikolay Davydenko
Russian tennis player
Nikolay Vladimirovich Davydenko is a Russian former professional tennis player. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 3 in November 2006.
1891
Thurman Arnold
American lawyer and judge (died 1969)
Thurman Wesley Arnold was an American lawyer best known for his trust-busting campaign as Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Antitrust Division in President Franklin D.
1979
Butterfly Boucher
Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
Butterfly Giselle Grace Boucher is an Australian singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer born in Adelaide.
1956
Jan Lammers
Dutch race car driver
Johannes Antonius "Jan" Lammers is a Dutch racecar driver, most notable for winning the 1988 24 Hours of Le Mans world endurance race, for Silk Cut Jaguar/TWR; after four seasons in Formula One racing, from 1979 through…