Wednesday, June 2, 2027

A collision between two passenger trains and a parked freight train near the city of Balasore, Odisha, in eastern India resulted in 296 deaths and more than 1,200 people injured.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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