Historical Events
- Jun 1 New York Giants rout Philadelphia Phillies, 22-5 at the Baker Bowl; first time in 20th century a MLB team has scored in every inning
BBC Radio Sports
Jun 6 Edgar Wallace becomes the first British radio sports journalist reporting on The Derby for the British Broadcasting Company (BBC)
Albert Anastasia Convicted
Jun 6 Gangster Albert Anastasia is convicted of illegal possession of a firearm and sentenced to two years in prison
55th Belmont
Jun 9 55th Belmont: Earl Sande riding Zev wins in 2:19
- Jun 9 American cash carrying company Brinks unveils 1st armored security vans
Bulgarian Premier Overthrown
Jun 9 Bulgarian premier Aleksander Stamboliyski overthrown in a coup led by the military
Houdini's Straight Jacket Escape
Jun 12 Harry Houdini frees himself from a straight jacket while suspended upside down, 40 feet (12 m) above ground in NYC
58th British Men's Open
Jun 15 British Open Men's Golf, Royal Troon GC: Englishman Arthur Havers holes a bunker shot on 72nd hole to win his only major title, 1 stroke ahead of defending champion Walter Hagen
- Jun 19 Comic Strip "Moon Mullins" debuts
Marcus Garvey Sentenced
Jun 21 Marcus Garvey sentenced to 5 years for using mail to defraud
1st Aerial Refueling
Jun 27 Capt. Lowell H. Smith and Lt. John P. Richter perform the first ever aerial refueling in a DH-4B biplane
- Jun 28 MLB Brooklyn Robins blow 7-0 lead, as Phillies win 8-7 at the Baker Bowl in Philadelphia
Queen's UK State Visit
Jun 28 Queen Wilhelmina and Prince Henry of the Netherlands state visit to London, England
Famous Birthdays
- Jun 2 Del Simmons [James Joseph Simonian], American saxophonist (Captain Beefheart; Guy Lombardo), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 2008)
- Jun 2 Lloyd Shapley, Mathematician (2012 Nobel Prize Game Theory), born in Cambridge, Massachusetts (d. 2016)
- Jun 3 Al Harewood, American jazz drummer (Grant Green, Stanley Turrentine), and teacher, born in Brooklyn, NYC (d. 2014)
- Jun 3 Igor Shafarevich, Russian mathematician, born in Zhitomir, Ukraine (d. 2017)
- Jun 3 Michael Jaffe, English professor and museum director (Fitzwilliam Museum), born in London, England (d. 1997)
- Jun 4 Elizabeth Jolley, British-born Australian writer (Palomino), born in Birmingham, England (d. 2007)
- Jun 4 John Lea, British vice-admiral, born in Shimla, India (d. 2015)
- Jun 5 Daniel Pinkham, American organist, composer (Signs of the Zodiac) and educator (New England Conservatory), born in Lynn, Massachusetts (d. 2006)
- Jun 6 Allan Wicks, British cathedral organist and choral conductor (Canterbury, 1961-88), born in Harden, England (d. 2010)
- Jun 6 V. C. Andrews, American author (Flowers in the Attic), born in Portsmouth, Virginia (d. 1986)
- Jun 7 Giorgio Belladonna, Italian bridge player (16 x World C'ships; 10 x European C'ships, Italy open team-of-four), born in Rome (d. 1995)
- Jun 7 Jules Deschênes, Canadian Quebec Superior Court judge, born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 2000)
- Jun 8 Alice Coleman, English geographer (directed UK Land Use Survey), born in London, England (d. 2023)
- Jun 8 Jean Maxwell-Scott, Lady-in-Waiting (Princess Alice Duchess Gloucester), born in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada (d. 2004)
- Jun 8 Karel Goeyvaerts, Flemish contemporary classical and minimalist composer (Zomerspelen/Summer Games; Aquarius), born in Antwerp, Belgium (d. 1993)
- Jun 8 Malcolm Boyd, American Episcopal Priest, author and civil rights activist, born in Buffalo, New York (d. 2015)
- Jun 10 Robert Maxwell [Jan Hoch], Czech-British media magnate and politician and fraudster (Mirror Group, MacMillan), born in Slatinské Doly, Czechoslovakia (d. 1991)
- Jun 11 Gerard Vaughan, British psychiatrist and politician (Conservative), born in Portuguese East Africa (d. 2000)
- Jun 12 Marta Pan, Hungarian-French sculptor (Great spiral), born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 2008)
- Jun 14 Donald Smith, English cricket batsman (3 Tests, 1 wicket; Sussex CCC), born in Broadwater, Sussex, England (d. 2021)
- Jun 14 Jack Hayward, British financier (owner Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1990-2007), born in Wolverhampton, England (d. 2015)
- Jun 14 Judith Kerr, British children's writer and illustrator (The Tiger Who Came to Tea, Mog books), born in Berlin, Germany (d. 2019)
- Jun 14 Theodore Bloomfield, American conductor, born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 1998)
- Jun 15 Erland Josephson, Swedish actor, dramatist and author (The Sacrifice, Utflykt), born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 2012)
Erroll Garner (1923-1977)
Jun 15 American jazz pianist ("Misty"), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Jun 15 Melvin Moore, American jazz trumpeter, and singer, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1989)
- Jun 16 Åke Hermanson, Swedish composer, born in Mollösund, Sweden (d. 1996)
- Jun 16 Henryk Czyz, Polish composer and musician, born in Grudziądz (d. 2003)
- Jun 16 Ron Flockhart, Scottish auto racer (24 Hours of Le Mans 1956, 57), born in Edinburgh, Scotland (d. 1962)
- Jun 17 Elroy "Crazylegs" Hirsch, American NFL halfback and end (LA Rams), born in Wausau, Wisconsin (d. 2004)
- Jun 18 Herman Krebbers, Dutch violinist, concert master, and music teacher, born in Hengelo, Netherlands (d. 2018)
- Jun 20 Marcus Bakker, Dutch communist politician (CPN), born in Zaandam, Netherlands (d. 2009)
- Jun 21 John Compton, American actor (Shannon-D.A.'s Man), born in Lynchburg, Tennessee (d. 2015)
- Jun 22 Jimmy Cameron, Jamaican cricketer (WI batsman 1948-49), born in Kingston, Jamaica (d. 1994)
- Jun 22 Rafael "Felo" Ramirez, Cuban-American Spanish language sports announcer (Miami Marlins), born in Bayamo, Cuba (d. 2017)
- Jun 23 George Russell, American jazz pianist, composer, arranger (The Jazz Workshop; Jazz in the Space Age), and music theorist (Lydian Chromatic Concept of Tonal Organization), born in Cincinnati, Ohio (d. 2009)
- Jun 24 Margaret Olley, Australian still-life and interiors painter, born in Lismore, Australia (d. 2011)
- Jun 25 Dorothy Gilman, American mystery writer, born in New Brunswick, New Jersey (d. 2012)
- Jun 25 Jack Hill, Australian cricketer (Australian leg-spinner of mid 50's), born in Murrumbeena, Victoria, Australia (d. 1974)
- Jun 25 Nicholas Mosley, British novelist, biographer and son of Oswald Mosley, born in London (d. 2017)
- Jun 25 Sam Francis, American painter (Basel Mural), born in San Mateo, California (d. 1994)
- Jun 25 Tony Parker, British oral historian, born in Stockport, Cheshire (d. 1996)
- Jun 26 Barbara Graham, American criminal convicted of murder, born in Oakland, California (d. 1955)
- Jun 26 David Haslam, British rear admiral (hydrographer), born in Derby, England (d. 2009)
- Jun 27 Elmo Hope, American bebop jazz pianist, composer, and arranger, born in New York City (d. 1967)
- Jun 28 (Walter) "Pete" Candoli, American jazz, big band, and session trumpeter (Woody Herman; Stan Kenton; Henry Mancini; The Brothers Candoli), born in Mishawaka, Indiana (d. 2008)
- Jun 28 Adolfo Schwelm Cruz, Argentine racing driver, born in Buenos Aires (d. 2012)
- Jun 29 Chou Wen-chung, Chinese-American composer (Mode of Shang), born in Yantai, Shandong, China (d. 2019)
- Jun 29 Ronnie Ronalde [Ronald Charles Waldron], British entertainer and world-famous whistler, born in London (d. 2015)
Famous Weddings
Linus Pauling
Jun 17 Chemist Linus Pauling (22) weds Ava Helen Miller
Famous Deaths
- Jun 5 George H. Breitner, Dutch impressionist painter, dies at 65
- Jun 9 Princess Helena of the United Kingdom, daughter of Queen Victoria, dies at 77
- Jun 10 Pierre Loti [Julien Viaud], French sea officer and writer, dies at 73
- Jun 15 Alexander Stamboeliski, premier Bulgaria (1919-23), dies
- Jun 20 Joseph Leopold Rockel, composer, dies at 85
- Jun 26 Edward Rae, cricketer (introduced cricket into Russian Lapland), dies
- Jun 29 Fritz Mauthner, German author and philosopher (skepticism), dies at 73
- Jun 29 Gustave Kerker,German-American composer, dies at 66
- Jun 29 Juan C. Gomez, Venezuelan General, 1st Vice-President and brother of Dictator Juan Vicente Gomez, assassinated in bed
- Jun 30 Claude Terrasse, French operetta composer (Ubu Roi; Miss Alice des P.T.T), dies at 56
