On This Day in History June 2, 2023

Historical Events 455  King Gaiseric and the Vandals sack Rome - Rome looted for 14 days 1862  Robert E. Lee takes command of Confederate armies of North Virginia during the American Civil War 1896  Italian engineer and inventor Guglielmo Marconi applies for the first ever patent for a system of wireless telegraphy in the United Kingdom 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 Famous Birthdays Edward Elgar 1857 - 1934 George Lohmann 1865 - 1901 Johnny Weissmuller 1904 - 1984 Marquis de Sade 1740 - 1814 More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths Giuseppe Garibaldi 1807 - 1882 Timothy Thomas Fortune 1856 - 1928 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