Events of the Day - 2 June

455

Vandals begin to Sack this city

1098

The besiegement of this Seljuk-held city (now Turkey) by the Crusaders ends

1537

This pope issues the bull 'Sublimis Deus', recognising the personhood of Native Americans and proclaiming that they should not be enslaved

1572

Thomas Howard is executed for his role in a conspiracy aiming to replace Elizabeth Tudor with whom?

1611

Franco de Franco interrupts a Corpus Christi procession in which city in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, leading to his later execution?

1676

This country's forces are defeated in the naval Battle of Palermo

1763

Pontiac's War: Ojibwe outside Fort Michilimackinac play a game as a ruse - the predecessor of which modern sport?

1780

Against a relaxation of anti-Catholic measures, these riots begin in London, titled after the head of the Protestant Association

1793

Deputies from this faction of the National Convention are arrested in France

1805

Battle of Diamond Rock takes place near which French island territory?

1848

The Slavic Congress begins in which city, then in Austria-Hungary?

1866

Battle of Ridgeway: Fenians raid across which river in North America?

1878

Attempted assassination of this German is used to outlaw the Social Democratic Party

1882

Death of Italian general, best known for his role in Italian reunification

1886

This US president marries, being the only one to marry in the White House

1899

End of the besiegement of this city in the Philippines, lasting beyond the end of the Spanish-American War

1920

Battle of Boryspil: what country's forces defeat those of the Soviets?

1946

This country votes to become a Republic

2012

Former President of Egypt is sentenced to life imprisonment for allowing the killing of protesters

2014

Militants from which group carry out a massacre in Gwoza?