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This day in history: June 2

1. 1962

   One of the most violent football matches took place at the World Cup as Chile defeated Italy in a group match.

2. 1967

   Benno Ohnesorg, a German university student, was killed in West Berlin while protesting against the visit of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi of Iran; the anarchist militant 2 June Movement was later named after the incident.

3. 1973

   Della Aleksander co-presented an episode of Open Door on transgender women's lives.

4. 1983

   After an emergency landing due to an in-flight fire, 23 passengers aboard Air Canada Flight 797 were killed when a flashover occurred as the aircraft's doors opened.

5. 1995

   Bosnian War: U.S. Air Force captain Scott O'Grady was shot down while patrolling the NATO no-fly zone over Bosnia, but ejected safely and was rescued six days later.

6. 2008

   Artist Tim Buckley published "Loss" as part of his webcomic Ctrl+Alt+Del.

7. 2010

   A gunman carried out a shooting spree in Cumbria, England, killing 12 people and injuring 11 others before committing suicide.

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