BIRTHDAY ATLAS

Birthday facts

Born on June 2.

Everyone born on June 2 is a Gemini — ruled by Mercury, two opinions, both sincere. The stone is pearl, the flower rose, and the day is shared with Morena Baccarin and Wentworth Miller.

Gemini, the Twins — an engraving
Sun sign
Gemini ♊︎
the Twins · ruled by Mercury · two opinions, both sincere
Pearl, the birthstone for June — an engraving
Birthstone
Pearl
June
Rose, the birth flower for June — an engraving
Birth flower
Rose
& honeysuckle

Your book

Born on June 2? Add the year.

Then it is a pop-up book: the sky the day you arrived, the No. 1 that week, the president, what a stamp cost, your life in weeks, and who was exactly your age when they did the thing they are known for — and at the end, a birthday poster of the day, engraved, to take home. One field. The date lives after the # in the link, which no server sees — nothing about you leaves your browser.

Making it for someone else? Send it as a pop-up birthday card.

The old books say

Gemini, May 21 to June 20.

The Twins, ruled by Mercury, the messenger — and so the books give the sign to talkers, writers, the quick and the curious. An air sign, credited with wit and adaptability and blamed for changing its mind, which its people would call keeping up. Two of everything: two opinions, two projects, two friends who have never met. The tradition finds it charming and slightly exhausting, in that order.

Astrology, reported rather than endorsed — the astronomy is the part of the book that is real.

Good company

Also born on June 2.

The names most looked up among everyone who shares the day — leaning on the ones who last.

1979
Morena Baccarin
Brazilian-American actress
1972
Wentworth Miller
American actor and screenwriter
1840
Thomas Hardy
English novelist and poet
1988
Sergio Agüero
Argentine footballer
1731
Martha Washington
First Lady of the United States
1955
Nandan Nilekani
Indian businessman
1977
Zachary Quinto
American actor and producer
1978
Dominic Cooper
English actor

On this day

What June 2 has seen.

It is International Whores' Day.

1805Napoleonic Wars: A Franco-Spanish fleet recaptured the British-held Diamond Rock, an uninhabited island at the entrance to the bay leading to Fort-de-France, Martinique.
1886The wedding of Grover Cleveland and Frances Folsom (wedding depicted) took place in the White House, in the only time that a U.S. president has married in the building.
1962One of the most violent football matches took place at the World Cup as Chile defeated Italy in a group match.
2008Artist Tim Buckley published "Loss" as part of his webcomic Ctrl+Alt+Del.

The calendar

When June 2 falls.

A Tuesday in 2026, a Wednesday in 2027, a Friday in 2028, a Saturday in 2029, and a Sunday in 2030.