On This Day in History June 2, 2019

Historical Events 455  King Gaiseric & the Vandals sack Rome - Rome looted for 14 days 1862  Robert E. Lee takes command of Confederate armies of North Virgina during US Civil War 1896  Guglielmo Marconi applies to patent the radio, accepted 2 July 1897 1953  Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in Westminster Abbey, London, England 1989  10,000 Chinese soldiers are blocked by 100,000 citizens in Tiananmen Square, Beijing, protecting students demonstrating for democracy More Historical Events Famous Birthdays Charlie Watts 78th Birthday Edward Elgar (1857 - 1934) Marquis de Sade (1740 - 1814) Martha Washington (1731 - 1802) More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807 - 1882) Rex Harrison (1908 - 1990) More Famous Deaths June 2: The King is Dead; Long Live the Queen Princess Elizabeth was in Africa when her father died and she became Queen. Her coronation, on this day in history, could be described as a magnificent washout. Read the Article