Historical Events
- 1st artificial gene synthesized
Music History
Ray Davies of The Kinks travels round trip NY-London to change 1 word in "Lola," (Coca-Cola to Cherry Cola) because of BBC commercial reference ban
Famous Birthdays
- Ammon McNeely, American rock climber (holds most speed climbing records)
- Andrea Congreaves, British WNBA player (Charlotte Sting), born in Epsom, England
- Carl Everett, baseball player (Chicago White Sox), born in Tampa, Florida
- Evgeni Berzin, Russian cyclist (Giro d'Italia 1994), born in Vyborg, Leningrad Oblast
- Julie Masse, French Canadian singer (Circle of One), born in Greenfield Park, Quebec
- Peter Newton, American sprint kayaker (Olympics 1996), born in Kailua, Hawaii
- Peter Tägtgren, Swedish heavy metal musician (Hypocrisy) and producer, bjorn in Grangärde, Sweden
Famous Deaths
- Adrian Conan Doyle, youngest son of Arthur Conan Doyle, dies at 59
- Douwe Hermans Kiestra, Frisian farmer and writer, dies at 70
- Hjalmar Schacht, German economist, banker and politician (co-founder German Democratic Party), dies at 93
About June 3, 1970
Day of the Week: Wednesday
How Long Ago? 52 years, 9 months and 23 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Generation X
Chinese Zodiac: Dog
Star Sign: Gemini
Music Charts
#1 Song: Everything Is Beautiful - Ray Stevens
#1 Song: Yellow River - Christie
