Historical Events
Patty French Men's Champion
Jun 3 French Championships Men's Tennis: Budge Patty wins first of 2 Grand Sam titles that year; beats Jaroslav Drobný 6-1, 6-2, 3-6, 5-7, 7-5
Hart French Women's Champion
Jun 3 French Championships Women's Tennis: Doris Hart beats fellow American Patricia Todd 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 for her 1st of 2 French singles titles
- Jun 3 French expedition reaches top of Himalayan peak of Annapurna in Nepal
- Jun 4 CVP wins Belgian parliamentary election
- Jun 4 Dutch cyclist Wim van Est wins Bordeaux-Paris (586 km in 17:25)
- Jun 5 US Supreme Court undermines legal foundations of segregation
- Jun 6 German DR & Poland sign treaty about Oder-Neisse border
- Jun 6 Turkey: The Adhan in Arabic is legalized.
- Jun 8 Boston Red Sox rout St Louis Browns, 29-4 at Fenway Park; set 6 MLB records including runs scored and most total bases, 60
- Jun 8 Jean Duvieusart becomes Belgian premier
- Jun 8 Sir Thomas Blamey becomes the only Field Marshal in Australian history.
Alf Valentine and Sonny Ramadhin Debut
Jun 8 Test Cricket debut of famous West Indian spin twins Alf Valentine and Sonny Ramadhin in 1st Test v England at Manchester; Valentine takes 8-104 on Day 1 but WI lose by 202 runs
- Jun 10 82nd Belmont: William Boland aboard Middleground wins in 2:28.6
- Jun 10 Germany doesn't annex Oder-Neissegrens
50th US Men's Open
Jun 11 50th US Open Men's Golf, Merion GC: 16 months after being severely injured in an auto accident, Ben Hogan beats Lloyd Mangrum by 4 shots and George Fazio by 6 in an 18-hole playoff; the "Miracle at Merion"
- Jun 12 2 Air France DC-4s crash near Bahrain, about 100 die
Connie Mack Honored
Jun 12 Following his retirement announcement after 49 years as Philadelphia Athletics manager Connie Mack is named Honorary Manager of the MLB All-Star Game
- Jun 13 South African parliament accept "Groups Area Act"
- Jun 15 Dutch police seize condoms
- Jun 17 1st kidney transplant (Chicago)
- Jun 17 Egypt, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia & Syria sign security pact
- Jun 18 Cleveland Indians score an American League record 14 runs in 1st inning; beat Philadelphia A's, 21-2 at Cleveland Stadium
- Jun 20 Dutch Air Force base Tjililitan given to Indonesia
DiMaggio's 2,000th Hit
Jun 21 Joe DiMaggio gets his 2,000th hit, a 7th-inning single off Chick Pieretti, in a 8-2 victory over Cleveland
- Jun 23 Indians' Luke Easter hits longest ball in Cleveland Stadium history, 477 feet, into upper deck, Section 4
- Jun 23 New York Yankees (6) & Detroit Tigers (5) hit record 11 HRs at Briggs Stadium; Tigers win, 10-9
- Jun 23 Swiss parliament refuses voting rights for women
- Jun 24 French government led by prime Minister Georges Bidault resigns
LPGA Western Open
Jun 24 LPGA Western Open Women's Golf, Cherry Hills CC: Babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins her 4th Western Open; beats Peggy Kirk, 5 & 3
- Jun 24 New York Giants outfielder Wes Westrum hits 3 HRs & a triple in a 12-2 rout of the Cincinnati Reds at the Polo Grounds V
- Jun 25 Israeli airline El Al begins service
- Jun 25 Johnny Pramesa (Reds) and Hank Thompson (Giants) hit inside the park HRs
Korean War Begins
Jun 25 North Korea invades South Korea, beginning the Korean War
US Enters Korean War
Jun 27 North Korean troops reach Seoul, UN asks members to aid South Korea, Harry Truman orders US Air Force & Navy into Korean conflict
- Jun 27 PGA Championship Men's Golf, Scioto CC: American Chandler Harper wins his only major title; beats Harry Williams Jr., 4 & 3 in the final
- Jun 27 South Africa heeds United Nations call to assist Korea
- Jun 27 US sends 35 military advisers to South Vietnam
- Jun 28 "Michael Todd's Peep Show" opens at Winter Garden NYC for 278 performances
- Jun 28 North Korean forces capture Seoul, South Korea in opening phase of the Korean War
- Jun 29 Striker Joe Gaetjens heads US to an upset, 1-0 win over England in a FIFA World Cup group match in Belo Horizonte, Brazil; Americans next win over England: 1994
- Jun 29 West Indies dismiss England for 274 to win 2nd cricket Test at Lord's by 326 runs thanks to rookie spinners Sonny Ramadhin (6/86) & Alf Valentine (3/79)
Event of Interest
Jun 30 US General MacArthur visits front in South Korea, asks for US troops
Famous Birthdays
- Jun 1 Annemarie Jorritsma, Dutch politician and Parliamentary leader in the Senate (2015-), born in Hengelo, Netherlands
- Jun 1 Charlene [D'Angelo], American pop singer ("I've Never Been To Me"), born in Hollywood, Californai
- Jun 1 Gemma Craven, actress (Wagner, Story of Slipper & Rose), born in Dublin, Ireland
- Jun 1 Gennadi Mikhailovich Manakov, colonel/cosmonaut (Soyuz TM-10, TM-16)
- Jun 1 Juvencio Osorio, Paraguayan soccer central midfielder (12 caps; RCD Español Barcelona, Cerro Porteño Asunción), born in Asunción, Paraguay (d. 2023)
- Jun 2 Joanna Gleason, actress (Morgan-Hello Larry), born in Toronto, Ontario
- Jun 2 Momčilo Vukotić, Serbian soccer midfielder (14 caps, Yugoslavia; FC Partizan, FC Bordeaux) and manager (Cyprus, PAOK, Partizan), born in Belgrade, Serbia (d. 2021)
- Jun 2 Toni Alessandrini, actress (Vice Academy Part 2), born in Chicago, Illinois
- Jun 3 (Susan) "Suzi" Quatro, American rock singer and bassist (Stumblin' In), and actress (Happy Days - "Leather Tuscadero"), born in Detroit, Michigan
- Jun 3 Deniece Williams [Chandler], American pop singer ("Love Won't Let Me Wait"; "Let's Hear It For The Boy"), born in Gary, Indiana
- Jun 3 Florian Pilkington-Miksa, English rock drummer (Curved Air), and sculptor, born in Paddington, London, England (d. 2021)
- Jun 3 Marlene Elejarde, Cuban athlete 4x100m runner (Olympic silver 1968), born in Havana, Cuba
- Jun 3 Melissa Mathison, American screenwriter (E.T.), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2015)
- Jun 4 Brian Rose, English cricketer (England batsman in 9 Tests 1977-81), born in Dartford, Kent, England
- Jun 4 Dagmar Krause, German singer (Slapp Happy; Henry Cow; Art Bears), born in Hamburg, Germany
- Jun 4 Wayne Powers, American actor (Laverne & Shirley, 13 East), born in New Rochelle, New York
- Jun 5 Abraham Sarmiento, Jr., Filipino journalist and political activist, born in Sta. Mesa, Manila, Philippines
- Jun 5 Adrian Cosma, Romanian handballer (Olympic silver 1976)
- Jun 5 J. J. Bittenbinder, American television host and author
- Jun 5 Ronnie Dyson, American stage actor (Hair - "Aquarius"; Salvation), and soul singer ("(If You Let Me Make Love to You Then) Why Can't I Touch You?"; "I Don't Wanna Cry"), born in Washington, DC (d. 1990)
- Jun 6 Chantal Akerman, Belgian feminist filmmaker (Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, Je Tu II Elle), born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 2015)
- Jun 7 Gary Graham, American actor (Alien Nation, Star Trek: Enterprise), born in Long Beach, California
- Jun 7 Howard Finkel, American pro wrestling ring announcer (WWE Hall of Fame), born in Newark, New Jersey (d. 2020)
- Jun 8 Elmar Oliveira, American violinist (Naumburg competition, 1976; Tchaikovsky Competition, 1978; Avery Fisher Prize, 1983), born in Naugatuck, Connecticut
- Jun 8 Kathy Whitton Baker, American actress (Right Stuff, 16 Candles), born in Midland, Texas
- Jun 9 Trevor Bolder, British rock bassist (The Spiders From Mars; Uriah Heep, 1976-2013), and record producer, born in Kingston upon Hull, England (d. 2013)
- Jun 11 Graham Russell, Australian soft rock vocalist and guitarist (Air Supply - "All Out of Love"; "Lost In Love"), born in Melbourne, Victoria
- Jun 11 Lillian "Pokey" Watson, American swimmer (Olympic gold 4 x 100 relay 1964, 200m backstroke 1968), born in Mineola, New York
- Jun 11 Michael Swan, American actor (Duncan-As The World Turns), born in Palo Alto, California
- Jun 11 Palhinha, Brazilian soccer forward (16 caps; Cruzeiro, Corinthians, Atlético Mineiro) and manager (SC Corinthians, União São João, Al-Tai), born in Belo Horizonte, Brazil (d. 2023)
- Jun 13 Gerd Zewe, German football player and manager, born in Stennweiler, West Germany
- Jun 13 Michael Stark, Australian actor
- Jun 14 Bart van Lier, Dutch classical trombonist (Metropole Orchestra., 1992-present), and educator, born in Haarlem. Netherlands
- Jun 14 Jeremy Sinden, English actor (Chariots of Fire, Ascendancy, Harem), born in London (d. 1996)
- Jun 14 Rowan Williams, 104th Archbishop of Canterbury, born in Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales
- Jun 15 Lakshmi Mittal, Indian industrialist (ArcelorMittal), born in Sudulpur, India
- Jun 15 Mark Arnott, actor (Return of the Secaucus 7), born in Chicago, Illinois
- Jun 16 Garry Roberts, Irish rock guitarist (Boomtown Rats - "I Don't Like Mondays"), and audio engineer, born in Dublin, Ireland (d. 2022)
- Jun 16 James Smith, American singer (Stylistics), born in New York City
- Jun 16 Jesse Dizon, American actor (Ramon-Operation Petticoat), born in Oceanside, California
- Jun 17 Cathy Sherk, Canadian golfer (Canadian Women's PGA C'ship 1988, 90-91), born in Bancroft, Ontario
- Jun 17 Nicky Marrero, American percussionist and timbalero (Eddie Palmieri; Fania All Stars; Típica 73!), born in South Bronx, New York City
- Jun 17 Susan Damante, American actress (The Adventure of Wilderness Family), born in Palo Alto, California
- Jun 18 Annelie Ehrhardt, German athlete (Olympic gold GDR 100m hurdles WR 12.59 1972), born in Hötensleben, Germany
- Jun 19 Ann Wilson, American musician (Heart - "Barracuda"; "What About Love"), born in San Diego, California
- Jun 19 Constance Forslund, actress (Shining Season), born in San Diego, California
- Jun 19 Duane Kuiper, American baseball infielder (Cleveland Indians, SF Giants) and broadcaster (KNBR [with Mike Krukow] SF Giants), born in Racine, Wisconsin
- Jun 21 Anne Carson, Canadian poet (Autobiography of Red), born in Toronto, Ontario
- Jun 21 Gérard Lanvin, French actor (Une étrange affaire), born in Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France
- Jun 21 Joey Kramer, American hard rock drummer (Aerosmith - "Walk This Way"), born in The Bronx, NYC, New York
- Jun 22 Murphy Cross, actor (Phyl & Mikhy, Perfect), born in Havre de Grace, Maryland
- Jun 23 Dave Butz, American College Football HOF defensive tackle (Purdue Uni; Super Bowl 1982, 87; First-team All-Pro & Pro Bowl 1983; St. Louis Cardinals, Washington Redskins), born in Lafayette, Alabama (d. 2022)
- Jun 23 Douglas C. Lord, Canadian businessman
- Jun 23 Sally Geeson, actress (Bless This House), born in Sussex, England
- Jun 24 Derrick "Duckie" Simpson, Jamaican rocker (Black Uhuru), born in Kingston, Jamaica
- Jun 24 Léon Frissen, Dutch Queen's Commissioner of the province of Limburg (CDA)
- Jun 24 Mercedes Lackey, American sci-fi author (Arrow's Fall, Magic's Pawn), born in Chicago, Illinois
- Jun 24 Nancy Allen, American actress (Carrie, 1941, Robocop, Dress to Kill), born in New York City
- Jun 25 Leonid Georiyevich Ivanov, Russian cosmonaut (Soyuz 33), born in Safonovo, Russia (d. 1980)
- Jun 25 Nitza Saul, Israeli actress, born in Tel Aviv, Israel
- Jun 25 Tatyana Averina, Russian speed skater 1K, 3K (Olympic gold 1976), born in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia (d. 2001)
- Jun 27 Ben Peterson, American freestyle wrestler (Olympic gold 90kg 1972), born in Barron County, Wisconsin
- Jun 28 Ken Arthur, Australian softball asst coach (Olympic bronze 1996)
- Jun 28 Margaret Wu, Taiwanese-American industrial chemist, invented superior synthetic lubricants at ExxonMobil, born in Taipei, Taiwan [1]
- Jun 28 Mauricio Rojas, Chilean-Swedish politician and political economist, born in Santiago, Chile
- Jun 30 Donna Jean Willmott, FALN member (FBI most wanted), born in Akron, Ohio
- Jun 30 Leonard Whiting, English actor and singer (Romeo and Juliet), born in London, England
- Jun 30 Omprakash Valmiki, Indian Dalit writer and poet (Joothan), born in Muzaffarnagar, India (d. 2013)
Famous Weddings
- Jun 14 American sci-fi writer "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" Philip K Dick marries 2nd wife Kleo Apostolides
Robert F. Kennedy
Jun 17 US Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy (24) weds Ethel Skakel (22) at St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church in Greenwich, Connecticut
Famous Deaths
- Jun 2 Stanislas Bizot, French draughts champion (1925), dies at 70
- Jun 4 Sam Staples, English cricket medium pace bowler (3 Tests, 15 wickets; Nottinghamshire), dies at 57
- Jun 9 Edward Asahel Birge, American pioneer in limnology, dies at 98
- Jun 17 Syed Wazir Ali, Indian cricket batsman (7 Tests; Southern Punjab; Muslims), dies from appendicitis at 46
- Jun 20 Claude Jennings, cricketer (Aust opening bat in 1912 Triangular), dies
- Jun 22 Julio Fonseca, Costa Rican composer, dies at 65
- Jun 27 Milada Horakova, Czech advocate/anti fascist, hanged
- Jun 28 Henry Balfour Gardiner, English composer and musician, dies at 72
