June 2

June 2 is the 153rd day of the year (154th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. 212 days remain until the end of the year.

Events

• 1940: After waiting a week in the French port of Saint-Malo, Shoghi Effendi and his companions board a boat for Southampton, England. The following day, German troops march into Saint-Malo.
• 1955: The first pioneer to settle in Laos, Dr Heshmat Ta’eed, arrives in the country from Thailand.
• 1959: The first Greek woman to become a Bahá’í, Ketty Antoniou, enrols in Greece.

Births

• 1929: Roger White, Bahá’í poet and author.
• 1932: Daniel Jordan (pictured), member of the National Spiritual Assembly of the United States.

Deaths

• 1999: Ted Cardell, English Bahá’í who was named a Knight of Bahá’u’lláh for pioneering to Namibia. Served as a National Spiritual Assembly and Auxiliary Board member.