Historical Events
53rd Belmont
Jun 11 53rd Belmont: Earl Sande riding Grey Lag wins in 2:16.8
- Jun 11 Brazil adopts women's suffrage
1st African-American Female Pilot
Jun 15 Bessie Coleman earns her pilot license in France becoming the 1st African-American woman and Native American to hold one
- Jun 19 Census held in Great Britain
- Jun 19 Turks and Christians of Palestine sign a friendship treaty against Jews
- Jun 20 11.5" (29.2 cm) of rainfall, Circle, Montana (state record)
- Jun 20 At the Imperial Conference in London, V.S. Srinivasa Sastri puts forward a case for the granting of full citizenship rights to Indians in South Africa and other British colonies
- Jun 21 The UK, the Dominions, and India, become the British Commonwealth of Nations
10,000m World Record
Jun 22 Paavo Nurmi runs world record 10,000m (30:40.2)
56th British Men's Open
Jun 25 British Open Men's Golf, St Andrews: former local Jock Hutchison (resident in US) wins his only Open Championship by 9 strokes in a 36-hole playoff over amateur Roger Wethered
- Jun 25 Charlie McCartney scores 300 in 205 mins Aust v Notts
- Jun 30 The South African Reserve Bank is established
Famous Birthdays
- Jun 1 Nelson Riddle, American Grammy Award-winning bandleader, conductor, and orchestrator for Capitol and Reprise Records (Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Judy Garland, Dean Martin, Rosemary Clooney, Linda Ronstadt), born in Oradell, New Jersey (d. 1985)
- Jun 2 Alexander Salkind, Polish-French film producer (Superman film franchise), born in Danzig (d. 1997)
- Jun 3 Aubrey Frank, British jazz saxophonist, and educator, born in East End of London (d. 1993)
- Jun 3 Forbes Carlile, Australian athlete and influential swimming coach, born in Melbourne (d. 2016)
- Jun 4 Bobby Wanzer, American basketball guard (NBA All-Star 1952–56; Rochester Royals) and coach (NBA All-Star Game 1957), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2016)
- Jun 4 Nina Vyroubova, Russian-French ballerina (Pavlova Prize, 1957), born in Gurzuf, Crimea, Ukrainian S.S.R. (d. 2007)
- Jun 5 Lancelot Pierre, West Indian cricketer (1 Test WI v England 1948, 0-28), born in Port of Spain, Trinidad (d. 1989)
- Jun 7 Richard M. Givan, American jurist (Indiana Supreme Court, 1969-94), born in Indianapolis, Indians (d. 2009)
- Jun 7 Tal Farlow, American jazz guitarist, born in Greensboro, North Carolina (d. 1998)
- Jun 8 Alexis Smith, Canadian actress and singer (The Age of Innocence, Follies), born in Penticton, British Columbia, Canada (d. 1993)
- Jun 8 Alwyn Williams, Welsh geologist and Vice-Chancellor (University of Glasgow), born in Aberdare, Wales (d. 2004)
- Jun 8 LeRoy Neiman, American painter, born in Saint Paul, Minnesota (d. 2012)
- Jun 8 Sheila Ryan, American actress (Big Fix, Mule Train, Ringside, Caged Fury), born in Topeka, Kansas (d. 1975)
Suharto (1921-2008)
Jun 8 Indonesian army officer and 2nd President of Indonesia (1967-98), born in Yogyakarta, Java
- Jun 9 Ágnes Keleti, Hungarian-Israeli gymnast (Olympic gold floor 1952; uneven bars, balance beam, floor, team 1956), born in Budapest, Hungary
- Jun 9 Arthur Hertzberg, American Jewish scholar (d. 2006)
- Jun 9 Forrest Bird, American aviator and inventor (1st respirators and ventilators), born in Stoughton, Massachusetts (d. 2015)
- Jun 10 Jean Robic, French road cyclist (Tour de France 1947; World C'ship gold cyclo-cross 1950), born in Vouziers, France (d. 1980)
Prince Philip (1921-2021)
Jun 10 Duke of Edinburgh and consort of Great Britain's Elizabeth II, born in Mon Repos, Corfu, Greece
- Jun 11 Beatrice "Fiet" van Ommeren-Samson, Suriname writer, born in Paramaribo, Suriname (d. 2012)
- Jun 11 Michael Meyer, English novelist and translator, born in London (d. 2000)
- Jun 12 Christopher Derrick, British writer, born in Hungerford, Berkshire, England (d. 2007)
- Jun 12 H. C. Artmann, Austrian writer, born in Vienna (d. 2000)
- Jun 12 James Archibald Houston, Canadian author and filmmaker (Tikta'Liktak), born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 2005)
- Jun 12 Johan Witteveen, Dutch economist, Minister of Finance (1963–65; 1967–71) and managing director of the IMF (1973-78), born in Zeist, Netherlands (d. 2019)
- Jun 18 Angelo Bertelli, American College Football Hall of Fame quarterback (Heisman Trophy 1943, National C'ship 1943, Notre Dame), born in West Springfield, Massachusetts (d. 1999)
- Jun 18 Wesley Lau, American actor (Lt Anderson-Perry Mason), born in Sheboygan, Wisconsin (d. 1984)
- Jun 19 Allan Davis, London mayor (1985-86), born in London (d. 1994)
- Jun 19 Hermanus Berserik, Dutch painter and graphic artist, born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 2002)
- Jun 19 Howell Heflin, American politician (Sen-D-Alabama, 1979-97), born in Poulan, Georgia (d. 2005)
- Jun 19 Louis Jourdan [Louis Robert Gendre], French actor (The Paradine Case, Count Dracula, Gigi, Octopussy), born in Marseille, France (d. 2015)
- Jun 21 Frank Scott, American pianist (Lawrence Welk Show), born in Fargo, North Dakota (d. 1995)
- Jun 21 Jane Russell, American actress and leading sex symbol in 1940s-50s (The Outlaw), born in Bemidji, Minnesota (d. 2011)
- Jun 21 Jean de Broglie, French politician, born in Paris (d. 1976)
- Jun 21 Jean Kent [Joan Summerfield], British actress (Caravan, Bond Street), born in London, England (d. 2013)
- Jun 21 Joan Tetzel, American actress (Hell Below Zero, Joy in the Morning), born in New York City (d. 1977)
Judy Holliday (1921-1965)
Jun 21 American comedienne and actress (Born Yesterday, Adam's Rib), born in New York City
- Jun 22 Barbara F. Vucanovich, American politician (Rep-R-NV, 1983-1997), born in Camp Dix, New Jersey (d. 2013)
- Jun 22 Joseph Papp, American stage producer and director (Pirates of Penzance; A Chorus Line), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1991)
- Jun 23 Jean [Jean Benoît Guillaume Robert Antoine Louis Marie Adolphe Marc d'Aviano], Grand Duke of Luxembourg (1964-2000), born in Berg Castle, Luxembourg (d. 2019)
- Jun 25 Celia Franca, Canadian ballet dancer, founder of National Ballet of Canada, born in London (d. 2007)
- Jun 25 Peter Wishart, English composer, born in Crowborough, England (d. 1984)
- Jun 26 Abe Jan Koldijk, Dutch physician for the Nazi regime (Limburg's family doctor), born in Vreeland, Netherlands (d. 2015)
- Jun 26 Violette Szabo, French WWII secret agent, born in Paris, France (d. 1945)
- Jun 27 G. M. J. Veldkamp, Dutch politician (CDA), born in Breda, Netherlands (d. 1990)
- Jun 27 Muriel Pavlow, British actress (Murder, She Said, Reach for the Sky), born in Lewisham, London (d. 2019)
P. V. Narasimha Rao (1921-2004)
Jun 28 Indian politician, 9th Prime Minister of India (1991-96), born in Warangal District, India
Famous Deaths
- Jun 2 Phoebe Ann Coffin Hanaford, 1st female ordained minister in New England, dies at 92
- Jun 4 Heinrich E Albers-Schoenberg, German x-ray experimenter, dies at 56
- Jun 5 Georges Feydeau, French playwright (Chat and Poche), dies at 58
- Jun 9 Luis María Drago, Argentine statesman and author of Drago Doctrine, dies at 62
- Jun 18 Eduardo Acevedo Díaz, Uruguayan writer (Nativa, Lanza y Sable), dies at 70
- Jun 18 Herman Baccaert, Flemish philological and writer (Kantkennis), dies at 37
- Jun 19 Ramon Lopez Velarde, Mexican poet (La Sangre Devota), dies at 33
- Jun 28 Charles Joseph Bonaparte, American Lawyer and political activist (US Attorney General (1906-9), dies at 70
- Jun 29 Otto Seeck German classical historian (b. 1850)
