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June 1, 1979Died on Saturday June 2, 1979
- Cornelis Petrus van der JAGT (92), Vinkeveen
- Anton D Leep (63), Plainwell, Allegan, Michigan, Verenigde Staten
- Augustinus van Riel (73), Wilrijk, België
- Anthonius Johannes Post (68), Delft
- Alida van der Roest (69), Nederhorst den Berg, Noord-Holland, Nederland The Netherlands
- Bernardus Zorn (67), Weesp
- Arlindo Prazias (58)
- Cornelis Petrus (Kees) van der Jagt (92), Vinkeveen, Utrecht, Nederland
- Arthur Nelson (79), Princeton, Illinois, Verenigde Staten
- Anje Klamer (80), -
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from June 2, 1979 at Delpher
Born on June 2
- 1978 » Dominic Cooper, English actor
- 1978 » Justin Long, American actor
- 1978 » Luke Williamson, Australian rugby league player
- 1978 » Nikki Cox, American actress
- 1978 » Yi So-yeon, biotechnologist and astronaut, the first Korean in space
- 1979 » Butterfly Boucher, Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
- 1979 » Morena Baccarin, Brazilian-American actress
- 1979 » Natalia Rodríguez, Spanish runner
- 1980 » Bobby Simmons, American basketball player
- 1980 » Fabrizio Moretti, Brazilian-American drummer
Died on June 2
- 1974 » Hiroshi Kazato, Japanese race car driver (b. 1949)
- 1976 » Juan José Torres, Bolivian general and politician, 61st President of Bolivia (b. 1920)
- 1976 » Kenneth Mason, English soldier and geographer (b. 1887)
- 1977 » Albert Bittlmayer, German footballer (b. 1952)
- 1977 » Stephen Boyd, Northern Irish-born American actor (b. 1931)
- 1978 » Santiago Bernabéu Yeste, Spanish footballer and coach (b. 1895)
- 1979 » Jim Hutton, American actor (b. 1934)
- 1982 » Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry, Pakistani lawyer and politician, 5th President of Pakistan (b. 1904)
- 1983 » Ray Stehr, Australian rugby league player and coach (b. 1913)
- 1983 » Stan Rogers, Canadian singer-songwriter (b. 1949)
Names that were popular for boys in 1979
- Peter
- Jan
- Jeroen
- Johannes
- Martijn
- Mark
- David
- Dennis
- Robert
- Michael
- Richard
- Pieter
- Paul
- Erik
- Bart
- Gerrit
Names that were popular for girls in 1979
- Maria
- Wendy
- Marieke
- Anna
- Kim
- Sandra
- Johanna
- Linda
- Vanessa
- Judith
- Monique
- Esther
- Jessica
- Jennifer
- Patricia
- Nathalie
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1979
- Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, December 19, 1977 to Friday, September 11, 1981 the cabinet Van Agt I, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA/KVP) as prime minister.
- The Netherlands had about 14.0 million citizens.
- January 16 » The last Iranian Shah flees Iran with his family for good and relocates to Egypt.
- June 12 » Bryan Allen wins the second Kremer prize for a man powered flight across the English Channel in the Gossamer Albatross.
- July 1 » Sony introduces the Walkman.
- October 17 » The Department of Education Organization Act creates the US Department of Education.
- October 21 » Moshe Dayan resigns from the Israeli government because of strong disagreements with Prime Minister Menachem Begin over policy towards the Arabs.
- December 9 » The eradication of the smallpox virus is certified, making smallpox the first of only two diseases that have been driven to extinction (rinderpest in 2011 being the other).
Weather June 2, 1979
The temperature on June 2, 1979 was between 12.2 °C and 23.5 °C and averaged 17.2 °C. There was 5.9 hours of sunshine (36%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast.