Historical Events
- Jun 1 Century of Progress world's fair opens in Chicago
- Jun 2 WNJ-AM in Newark NJ goes off the air
- Jun 3 A's score 11 runs in 2nd, Yanks score 10 in 5th & win 17-11
- Jun 5 French Championship Women's Tennis: England's Margaret Scriven is first woman from that country to win the singles title in Paris; beats Simonne Mathieu 6-2, 4-6, 6-4
Crawford Wins French Open
Jun 5 French Championships Men's Tennis: Australian Jack Crawford wins his first and only French title; beats home favourite Henri Cochet 8-6, 6-1, 6-3
- Jun 5 US drops the Gold Standard when Congress enacts a joint resolution nullifying creditors right to demand payment in gold
- Jun 6 Richard Hollingshead opens the world's 1st Drive-In movie theater on Admiral Wilson Boulevard in Pennsauken, New Jersey
- Jun 6 US Employment Service created
7 Deadly Sins
Jun 7 George Balanchine and Kurt Weills' ballet chanté "7 Deadly Sins" premieres in Paris
Foxx's Three Home Runs
Jun 8 Athletics' first baseman Jimmie Foxx hits 3 consecutive home runs as Philadelphia outscores New York Yankees, 14 - 10; 4 straight HRs after Foxx had homered last time up the previous day
- Jun 9 Spanish president Niceto Alcalá-Zamora takes power
Johnson To Manage Cleveland
Jun 9 Walter Johnson takes over as Cleveland Indians manager
- Jun 10 65th Belmont: Mack Garner aboard Hurryoff wins in 2:32.6
Bonnie and Clyde Crash
Jun 10 Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker flip their car into a ravine. Parker suffers serious third degree burns from the accident which would affect her for the rest of her life.
Dillinger Robs 1st Bank
Jun 10 John Dillinger robs his first bank, in New Carlisle, Ohio. He takes $10, 600
37th US Men's Open
Jun 10 US Open Men's Golf, North Shore CC: Amateur Johnny Goodman outlasts Ralph Guldahl by a single stroke to win his only major championship
- Jun 10 US President Franklin D. Roosevelt issues executive order making Mount Rushmore, in the Black Hills of South Dakota, part of the National Park Service [1]
- Jun 12 Financial and Economy World conference opens (66 countries)
- Jun 13 1st sodium vapor lamps installed (Schenectady, NY)
- Jun 13 Federal Home Owners Loan Corporation authorized
Gestapo Established
Jun 13 German Secret State Police (Gestapo - Geheime Staats Polizei) established by Hermann Goering
Gehrig and McCarthy Thrown Out
Jun 14 MLB's Lou Gehrig and Joe McCarthy thrown out of game, McCarthy suspended 3 games but Gehrig isn't, so he continues his streak at 1,249 games
- Jun 16 US Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) created
- Jun 16 US National Industrial Recovery Act becomes law (later struck down)
- Jun 17 Kansas City Massacre: 1 FBI agent, 4 cops & 1 gangster killed by mob
- Jun 19 Austrian Chancellor Engelbert Dollfuss' government bans Nazi organizations
- Jun 21 1st Great Lakes-to-Gulf of Mexico barge trip completed, New Orleans
- Jun 22 German social-democratic party (SPD) forbidden
- Jun 23 Don McNeill's Pepper Pot (Breakfast Club) begins 35½ year run on NBC
- Jun 27 Ryder Cup Golf, Southport & Ainsdale GC: Great Britain wins, 6½-5½; GB's last Cup victory until 1957
Carnera KOs Sharkey
Jun 29 Italian boxer Primo Carnera KOs American defending champion Jack Sharkey in round 6 at Madison Square Garden, NYC to become third European to win the lineal world heavyweight title
- Jun 30 50,000 demonstrate in Antwerp against fascism/war
- Jun 30 LPGA Western Open Women's Golf, Olympia Fields CC: June Beebe beats Jane Weiller, 3 & 2 for golf's only major title
- Jun 30 US Assay Offices close in Helena, MT, Boise, ID and Salt Lake City, UT
Famous Birthdays
- Jun 1 Alan Ameche, American College Football Hall of Fame fullback (Heisman Trophy 1954, U of Wisconsin; Pro Bowl 1955–1958, NFL C'ship 1958, 59; Baltimore Colts), born in Kenosha, Wisconsin (d. 1988)
- Jun 1 Charles Wilson, American politician (Rep-D-TX, 1973-97), born in Trinity, Texas (d. 2010)
- Jun 2 Bob Rozario, American pianist (Louis Prima), and orchestra leader (Bobby Darin; Tony Orlando; Donny & Marie), born in Shanghai, China (d. 2013)
- Jun 2 Jerry Lumpe, American baseball player, born in Lincoln, Missouri, (d. 2014)
- Jun 3 Isa ibn Salman Al Khalifah, 1st emir of Bahrain (1961-1999), born in Jasra, Bahrain (d. 1999)
- Jun 4 Dmitry Mindiashvili, Soviet and Russian wrestling coach (coach Olympic champions Ivan Yariguin 1972, 76 and Buvaisar Satiev (1992, 96, 2004), born in Tbilisi, Georgia (d. 2021)
- Jun 4 John Sparrow, Chairman (British Horserace Betting Levy Board)
- Jun 6 Heinrich Rohrer, Swiss physicist (tunneling microscope-Nobel 1986), born in Buchs, Switzerland (d. 2013) [1]
- Jun 7 Henk Koning, Dutch State Secretary of Finances (VVD), born in Beilen, Netherlands (d. 2016)
- Jun 7 Herb Score, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1955, 56; Cleveland Indians) and announcer (Cleveland Indians 1964-97), born in Rosedale, New York (d. 2008)
- Jun 8 Dr Robert Stevens, British lawyer and Master (Pembroke College, Oxford)
- Jun 8 Eric Parker, English industrialist, deputy CEO (Trafalgar House), born in Shropshire, England (d. 2014)
Joan Rivers (1933-2014)
Jun 8 American comedian and actress (Late Show, Hollywood Squares), born in Brooklyn, New York
- Jun 9 Dick Orkin, American actor (Tim Conway Show), born in Williamsport, Pennsylvania
- Jun 9 Don Young, American politician and US Representative from Alaska (Republican: 1973- 2022), born in Meridian, California (d. 2022)
- Jun 10 Chuck Fairbanks, American football coach (New England Patriots 1973-78; University of Oklahoma 1967-72, University of Colorado 1979-81), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2013)
- Jun 10 Colin Grainger, English soccer forward (7 caps; Sheffield United, Sunderland, Leeds United), born in Havercroft, England (d. 2022)
- Jun 10 F. Lee Bailey, American criminal defense attorney (Sam Shepard; Boston Strangler; Patty Hearst; OJ Simpson), born in Waltham, Massachusetts (d. 2021)
- Jun 10 Georgi Atanasov, Bulgarian Communist politician (Prime Minister 1986-90) (d. 2022)
Gene Wilder (1933-2016)
Jun 11 American actor, (Blazing Saddles; Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory; Silver Streak; Young Frankenstein), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Jun 12 Eddie Adams, American photographer (photograph of execution of a Viet Cong soldier, Pulitzer Prize 1969), born in New Kensington, Pennsylvania (d. 2004)
- Jun 13 Tom King, British politician and minister (C), born in Rugby
- Jun 14 Jerzy Kosiński, Polish-American novelist (The Painted Bird, Being There), born in Łódź, Poland (d. 1991)
- Jun 14 Vladislav Rastorotsky, Soviet gymnastics coach, born in Liski, Russian SFSR (d. 2017)
- Jun 15 Mark Jones, English soccer defender (Manchester United 103 games; died Munich air disaster), born in Wombwell, West Riding of Yorkshire (d. 1958)
- Jun 15 Mohammad Ali Rajai, President of Iran (1981) who was assassinated by a bomb while in office, born in Qazvin, Persia (d. 1981)
- Jun 15 Paul Wolfisberg, Swiss soccer forward (FC Luzern) and coach (Switzerland 1981-85), born in Horw, Switzerland (d. 2020)
- Jun 15 Sergio Endrigo, Italian singer ("Marianne"), born in Pola, Istria, Italy (now Croatia) (d. 2005)
- Jun 16 Joachim Nowotny, German writer, born in Rietschen, Germany (d. 2014)
- Jun 16 John Cunliffe, British children's book author and television presenter (Postman Pat; Rosie and Jim), born in Coine, Lancashire, England (d. 2018)
- Jun 16 Ken Johnson, American baseball pitcher (only pitcher to lose a complete game 9-inning no-hitter 1964), born in West Palm Beach, Florida (d. 2015)
- Jun 17 Anthony Bevilacqua, Roman Catholic Cardinal (Philadelphia), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2012)
- Jun 17 Christian Ferras, French violinist and conductor, born in Le Touquet, France (d. 1982)
- Jun 17 Harry Browne, American free-market libertarian writer, politician, and investment analyst (d. 2006)
- Jun 17 Maurice Stokes, American Basketball HOF power forward (NBA All-Star 1956, 57, 58; NBA Rookie of the Year 1956; Rochester/Cincinnati Royals), born in Rankin, Pennsylvania (d. 1970)
- Jun 18 Colin Brumby, Australian composer (Fibonacci Variations), conductor (Queensland Opera, 1968-71), and educator, born in Melbourne (d. 2018)
- Jun 18 Jean Wicki, Swiss bobsledder (Olympic gold 4-man 1972, bronze 1968; bronze 2-man 1972), born in Sierre, Switzerland (d. 2023)
- Jun 18 [Charles] Tommy Hunt, American soul singer (Flamingos - "I Only Have Eyes For You"; "Lovers Never Say Goodbye"), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Jun 19 Otto Barić, Croatian soccer manager (Croatia, Austria, Wacker Innsbruck, SK Rapid, SV Salzburg), born in Eisenkappel, Austria (d. 2020)
- Jun 19 Viktor Patsayev, Soviet cosmonaut (Soyuz 11-landing accident), born in Aktobe, Kazakhstan, Soviet Union (d. 1971)
- Jun 20 Brett Halsey, American actress (Paul-Follow the Sun), born in Santa Ana, California
- Jun 20 Claire Tomalin, English biographer and editor, born in London, England
- Jun 20 Danny Aiello, American stage and screen actor (Moonstruck; Do the Right Thing; Broadway Danny Rose), and singer, born in New York City (d. 2019)
- Jun 20 Earl of Cranbrook, CEO (Nature Conservancy Council)
- Jun 20 Jean Boiteux, French swimmer (Olympic gold 400m freestyle, bronze 4×200m freestyle 1952), born in Marseilles, France (d. 2010)
- Jun 20 Peter T. Kirstein, British computer scientist 'European father of the internet' (Internet Protocol,), born in Berlin, Germany (d. 2020)
- Jun 21 Bernie Kopell, American actor (The Love Boat - "Doc"; Get Smart - "Siegfried"; That Girl), born in New York City
- Jun 22 Bob Bennett, American College Baseball Hall of Fame coach (Fresno State 1970-2002; record 1,302-759-4), born in Atwood, Oklahoma (d. 2020)
- Jun 22 Dianne Feinstein (née Goldman), American politician (1st female mayor of San Francisco, 1978-88; longest serving female US Senator-D-CA, 1992-2023), born in San Francisco, California (d. 2023) [1]
- Jun 22 Jacques Martin, French TV host (d. 2007)
- Jun 22 Libor Pešek, Czech conductor (Czech Philharmonic; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic), born in Prague, Czechoslovakia
- Jun 24 Rosalie Sorrels, American traditional folk singer-songwriter ("Up Is A Nice Place To Be"; "Nevada Moon"), born in Boise, Idaho (d. 2017)
- Jun 24 Sam Jones, American College/Basketball HOF guard (North Carolina Central Uni; 10 × NBA C'ships; NBA All-Star 1962, 64–66, 68; Boston Celtics), born in Wilmington, North Carolina (d. 2021)
- Jun 25 Álvaro Siza Vieira, Portuguese architect, born in Matosinhos, Portugal
James Meredith (90 years old)
Jun 25 American civil rights activist (1st African-American at the University of Mississippi), born in Kosciusko, Mississippi
- Jun 25 Michelangelo Pistoletto, Italian artist (glass painter), born in Biella, Italy
- Jun 26 Claudio Abbado, Italian conductor (La Scala, 1969-86; London Symphony, 1979-87; Berlin Philharmonic, 1989-2002), born in Milan, Italy (d. 2014)
- Jun 26 David Winnick, British Labour Party MP, born in Brighton, Sussex, England
- Jun 28 Gusty Spence, Northern Irish loyalist politician and leader of the paramilitary Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF), born in Belfast, Northern Ireland (d. 2011)
- Jun 29 Bob Shaw, American baseball player (Chicago White Sox), born in Bronx, New York (d. 2010)
- Jun 29 John Bradshaw, American theologian, born in Houston, Texas (d. 2016)
- Jun 30 Lea Massari, Italian actress (Anna-L'avventura), born in Rome, Lazio, Italy
- Jun 30 Mike Smith, English cricket batsman and captain (50 Tests; last England dual international [1 rugby union cap]), born in Westcotes, Leicestershire
- Jun 30 Orval Tessier, Canadian ice hockey coach (Chicago Blackhawks 1982-85) and center (Montreal Canadiens, Boston Bruins), born in Cornwall, Ontario (d. 2022)
Famous Weddings
Charlie Chaplin
Jun 1 Charlie Chaplin (44) weds Paulette Goddard (22)
- Jun 17 Vernon Presley marries Gladys Love Smith
John Wayne
Jun 24 American actor John Wayne (26) weds Josephine Saenz (25) in Los Angeles, California; divorce in 1945
Famous Deaths
- Jun 2 Frank Jarvis, American athlete (Olympic gold 100m 1900), dies at 54
- Jun 3 William Muldoon, American wrestler and owner of NY health institute "The Olympia", dies at 88
- Jun 14 Albert Ross Parsons, American composer, dies at 85
- Jun 20 Clara Zetkin, German feminist, Socialist, and Communist leader, dies at 75
- Jun 22 Henry Birkin, British auto racer (24 Hours of Le Mans class 8.0 1929; class 3.0 1931), dies from malaria at 36
- Jun 24 Sissieretta Joyner Jones, American singer ("Black Patti"), dies at about 64
- Jun 29 Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, American actor (The Bell Boy, Moonshine, Keystone comedies), dies from a heart attack at 46
