Historical Events
French Open Men's Tennis
Jun 3 50th French Championships Men's Tennis: Jaroslav Drobný representing Egypt beats Eric Sturgess 6-3, 6-3, 6-3
French Open Women's Tennis
Jun 3 50th French Championships Women's Tennis: Shirley Fry beats fellow American Doris Hart 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 for her only French singles title
- Jun 4 Pirate's' Gus Bell hits for cycle helps beat Phillies 12-4
- Jun 6 1st Berlin International Film Festival opens
- Jun 9 "Doodles Weaver Show" debuts on NBC-TV
- Jun 11 Mozambique becomes an oversea province of Portugal
- Jun 11 NY Times reports the NYC subway will auction off unclaimed items left behind on the trains
- Jun 13 UN arm forces reach Pyongyang Korea
- Jun 14 1st commercial computer, UNIVAC 1, enters service at Census Bureau
Courtin' Time
Jun 14 Jack Lawrence and Don Walker's musical "Courtin' Time", starring Joe E. Brown, with choreography by George Balanchine, opens at National Theater, NYC; runs for 37 performances
- Jun 16 83rd Belmont: David Gorman aboard Counterpoint wins in 2:29
51st US Men's Open
Jun 16 US Open Men's Golf, Oakland Hills CC: Ben Hogan wins his second consecutive US Open title, 2 strokes ahead of runner-up Clayton Heafner.
- Jun 17 "Flahooley" closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 40 performances
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Jun 18 Charles De Gaulle wins French parliamentary election
- Jun 18 In South Africa, the Suppression of Communism Act commences
- Jun 20 Cleveland Indian Bobby Avila hits 3 HRs, double & single vs Red Sox
- Jun 20 Fist major revision of Canada's Indian Act; removes political, cultural and religious restrictions for First Nations Peoples, like the potlatch and sun dance [1]
- Jun 21 "17" opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 180 performances
Sports History
Jun 21 LPGA Western Open Women's Golf, Whitemarsh Valley CC: Patty Berg defeats Pat O'Sullivan, 2-up in the final
1st Color TV Broadcast
Jun 25 First color TV broadcast, Arthur Godfrey hosts a musical variety special titled "Premiere" from CBS NYC to a network of 5 East Coast cities
- Jun 28 "Amos 'n' Andy" premieres on CBS TV
Television Finale
Jun 30 "Victor Borge Show" last airs on NBC-TV
- Jun 30 NAACP begins attack on school segregation & discrimination
Famous Birthdays
- Jun 1 Henty Boucha, Ojibwa-American NHL and WHA ice hockey forward, 1972-77 (Olympic silver, 1972; Detroit Red Wings and 3 other teams), born in Warroad, Minnesota (d. 2023)
- Jun 2 Dave Flett, Scottish rock guitarist (Manfred Mann's Earth Band; Thin Lizzy), born in Aberdeen, Scotland
- Jun 2 Gilbert Baker, American gay activist who designed the rainbow flag, born in Chanute, Kansas (d. 2017)
- Jun 2 Larry Robinson, Canadian Hockey HOF defenceman (Stanley Cup x 6 Montreal Canadiens; James Norris Memorial Trophy 1977, 80; Conn Smythe Trophy 1978) and coach (Stanley Cup 2000 NJ Devils; LA Kings), born in Winchester, Ontario
- Jun 2 Steve Brookins, American southern rock drummer (.38 Special, 1974-87), born in Jacksonville, Florida
- Jun 3 David Ogilvie, Australian cricketer (5 Tests for Australia 1977-78)
- Jun 3 Jill Biden, American first lady and educator, born in Hammonton, New Jersey
- Jun 4 Charles Dickinson, American author (Waltz in Marathon), born in Detroit, Michigan
- Jun 4 David Yip, British-Chinese actor (The Chinese Detective), born in Liverpool, England
- Jun 4 Wendy Pini, American comic book writer (Elfquest), born in San Francisco, California
- Jun 4 Yvonne van Rooy, Dutch State Secretary for Economic Affairs, born in Eindhoven, Netherlands
- Jun 5 Ellen Foley, American pop singer (with Meatloaf - "Paradise By The Dashboard Light"), and actress (Night Court, 1984-85), born in St. Louis, Missouri
Suze Orman (72 years old)
Jun 5 American financial advisor, author and TV personality and author (The Suze Orman Show), born in Chicago, Illinois
- Jun 6 Duke Bootee (Edward Fletcher), American hip-hop rapper and record producer ("The Message"), born in Elizabeth, New Jersey (d. 2021)
- Jun 6 Dwight Twilley, American power pop singer-songwriter ("I'm On Fire"; "Girls"), born in Tulsa, Oklahoma (d. 2023) [1]
- Jun 6 Noritake Takahara, Japanese auto racer (Japanese Formula 2000 1974, 76), born in Tokyo, Japan
- Jun 7 Anne Twomey, American actress (Secret, Deadly Friend, Imagemaker), born in Boston, Massachusetts
- Jun 7 Philip Davis Bahamian politician (Prime Minister of the Bahamas, 2021-), born in Nassau, Bahamas
- Jun 8 Bonnie Tyler [Gaynor Hopkins], Welsh rocker ("Total Eclipse Of The Heart"), born in Skewen, Neath, Wales
- Jun 8 Tony Rice, American bluegrass guitarist (J.D. Crowe and the New South), born in Danville, Virginia (d. 2020) [1]
- Jun 9 (Wilhelmus) "Benny" Neyman, Dutch pop singer ("I Don't Know How"; "Waarom fluister ik je naam nog"), born in in Maastricht, Netherlands (d. 2008)
- Jun 9 Dave Parker 'the Cobra', American baseball player (Pittsburgh Pirates, NL MVP 1978), born in Grenada, Mississippi
- Jun 9 James Newton Howard, American film composer (The Hunger Games; M. Night Shyamalan films), born in Los Angeles, California
- Jun 9 Terry Uttley, British rock bassist (Smokie - "Living Next Door to Alice"), born in Birkenshaw, England
- Jun 10 Burglinde Pollak, East German pentathlete (Olympic bronze 1972), born in Werder, East Germany
- Jun 10 Dan Fouts, American Pro Football HOF quarterback (First-team All-Pro 1979, 82; Pro Bowl 1979–83, 85; San Diego Chargers) and broadcaster (CBS television, Westwood One radio), born in San Francisco, California
- Jun 11 Collis King, West Indian cricket all-rounder (9 Tests, 1 x 100, HS 100no, 3 wickets; Barbados, Glamorgan CCC, Worcestershire CCC, Natal), born in Christ Church, Barbados
- Jun 11 Mark D. Siljander, American politician (U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan, 1981-87), born in Chicago, Illinois
- Jun 11 Mithra Wettimuny, Sri Lankan cricket batsman (2 Tests), born in Colombo, Sri Lanka (d. 2019)
- Jun 11 Yasumasa Morimura, Japanese appropriation artist, born in Osaka, Japan
- Jun 12 Alan Dysert, American actor (Sean Cudahy-All My Children), born in Vermilion County, Illinois
- Jun 12 Andranik Margaryan, 14th Prime Minister of Armenia (2000-07), born in Yerevan, Armenia (d. 2007)
- Jun 12 Brad Delp, American rock singer (Boston - "More Than A Feeling"; RTZ), born in Peabody, Massachusetts (d. 2007)
- Jun 12 Bun E. Carlos [Brad Carlson], American rock drummer (Cheap Trick - I Want You To Want Me; Dream Police), born in Rockford, Illinois
- Jun 13 Howard Leese, American guitarist, record producer, and musical director (Heart), born in Hollywood, California
- Jun 13 Jonathan Hogan, American actor (House on Carroll St), born in Chicago, Illinois
- Jun 13 Liz Phillips, American composer, born in Jersey City, New Jersey
Mike Weaver (72 years old)
Jun 13 American heavyweight boxer (WBA World Heavyweight Champion), born in Gatesville, Texas
- Jun 13 Peter Balakian, American poet (Ozone Journal - Pulitzer Prize for Poetry 2016), born in Teaneck, New Jersey
- Jun 13 Richard Thomas, American actor (John Boy - The Waltons, Last Summer, Johnny Belinda), born in New York City
- Jun 13 Stellan Skarsgård, Swedish actor (Breaking the Waves), born in Gothenburg, Sweden
- Jun 14 Paul Boateng, British Labour politician 9British High Commissioner to South Africa), born in Hackney, England
- Jun 15 Craig Gruber, American rock bassist (Rainbow), born in Cortland, New York (d. 2015)
- Jun 15 Joe Pizzulo, American session and touring vocalist (Alice Cooper; Sérgio Mendes - "Never Gonna Let You Go"), born in Youngstown, Ohio
- Jun 15 Steve Walsh, American progressive rock singer (Kansas), born in St. Louis, Missouri
- Jun 15 Tom Forzani, CFL wide receiver (Calgary Stampeders)
- Jun 16 John Salthouse, English actor (Abigail's Party), born in London
Roberto Durán (72 years old)
Jun 16 Panamanian boxer (4-weight world champion), born in El Chorrillo, Panama
- Jun 16 Sonia Braga, Brazilian actress (Dona Flor & Her 2 Husbands), born in Maringa, Brazil
- Jun 17 Joe Piscopo, American comedian (SNL, Miller Lite commercials), born in Passaic, New Jersey
- Jun 18 Henny Huisman, Dutch TV host (Playback Show)
- Jun 19 Ayman al-Zawahiri, Egyptian leader of al-Qaeda, born in Maadi, Cairo
- Jun 19 Daria Nicolodi, Italian actress (Terror, Shock), born in Florence, Italy
- Jun 19 Francesco Moser, Italian cyclist
- Jun 20 Paul Muldoon, Northern Irish poet (2003 Pulitzer Prize, 1994 T.S. Eliot Prize), born in Portadown, Northern Ireland
- Jun 20 Peter Gordon, American composer (Love of Life Orchestra), born in New York City
- Jun 20 Tress MacNeille, American voice actress (Daisy Duck), born in Los Angeles, California
Nils Lofgren (72 years old)
Jun 21 American guitarist, singer-songwriter, accordionist (Neil Young; Grin; E Street Band, since 1984), and tap dancer, born in Chicago, Illinois
- Jun 22 Gerald Levinson, American contemporary classical composer (Anahata), and educator (Swarthmore College), born in Westport, Connecticut
- Jun 23 Michèle Mouton, French race car driver
- Jun 24 David Rodigan, British radio DJ, born in Hanover, Germany
- Jun 24 Ivar Formo, Norwegian 50K cross country skier (Olympic gold 1976)
- Jun 24 Ken Reitz, American baseball third baseman (MLB All Star 1980; Gold Glove Award 1975; St. Louis Cardinals), born in San Francisco, California (d. 2021)
- Jun 24 Raelene Boyle, Australian sprinter (Olympic silver 1972)
- Jun 25 Lee Wilkof, American stage and screen character actor (WEB; Delta House; Hart to Hart; Max Headroom), born in Canton, Ohio
- Jun 26 Gary Gilmour, Australian cricket all-rounder (15 Tests, 54 wickets, HS 101; NSWCA), born in Waratah, Australia (d. 2014)
- Jun 26 Pamela Bellwood [King], American actress (Ellen-W.E.B., Claudia-Dynasty), born in New York City
- Jun 26 Rindy Ross, American rock vocalist and saxophonist (Quarterflash), born in Portland, Oregon
- Jun 26 Tony Currenti, Italian-Australian drummer (AC/DC), born in Fiumefreddo di Sicilia, Catania, Italy
- Jun 27 Gilson Lavis, British session and touring rock drummer (Squeeze; Jools Holland), born in Bedford, England
- Jun 27 Julia Duffy [Hinds], American actress (Newhart - "Stephanie"; Designing Woman, 1991-92 - "Allison"; Baby Talk), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Jun 27 Mary McAleese, 8th President of Ireland (1997-2011), born in Belfast, Northern Ireland
- Jun 27 Sidney M. Gutierrez, Mjr USAF and NASA astronaut (STS 40, 59), born in Albuquerque, New Mexico
- Jun 27 Ulf Andersson, Swedish International Chess Grandmaster (1972), born in Västerås, Sweden
- Jun 28 David “Frankie” Toler, American drummer and percussionist (Allman Brothers), born in Connersville, Indiana, USA), (d. 2011)
- Jun 28 Mick Cronin, Australian rugby league centre (33 Tests; NSW 25 games; Parramatta RLFC 216 games), and coach (Parramatta RLFC 1990-93), born in Kiama, Australia
- Jun 28 Tomás Boy, Mexican football midfielder and manager (52 caps; Tigres UANL 413 games), born in Ciudad de México, Mexico (d. 2022)
- Jun 29 Don Rosa, American comic book writer and illustrator (Scrooge McDuck, Donald Duck), born in Louisville, Kentucky
- Jun 30 Andre Hazes, Dutch barkeeper and singer (We Love Orange), born in Amsterdam (d. 2004)
- Jun 30 Stanley Clarke, American Grammy Award-winning jazz-fusion bassist (Return To Forever - "No Mystery"; solo - "School Days"), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Jun 30 Stephen S. Oswald, American NASA astronaut (STS 42, 56, 67), born in Seattle, Washington
Famous Weddings
Janet Leigh & Tony Curtis
Jun 4 American actress Janet Leigh (23) weds American actor Tony Curtis (26) in Greenwich, Connecticut, with Jerry Lewis as a witness; divorce in 1962
Famous Deaths
- Jun 1 Rafael Altamira Crevea, Spanish lawyer and historian, dies at 85
- Jun 2 Alain [Emile-Auguste Chartier], French philosopher and writer, dies at 83
- Jun 2 John Erskine, American poet and writer (Private Life of Helen of Troy), dies at 71
- Jun 4 Serge Koussevitzky, Russian-American conductor (Boston Symphony, 1924-49), dies at 76
- Jun 6 Lionel Hallam, English cricket batsman and captain (9 Tests, 4 x 50; Hampshire CCC) and politician (Member House of Lords, Lord Temporal 1928–51), dies at 61
- Jun 6 Olive Tell, American actress (b. 1894)
- Jun 7 Nazi war criminals Paul Blobel, Werner Braune, Erich Naumann, Otto Ohlendorf, Oswald Pohl, George Schallenmair & Otto Schmidt, hanged at Landsberg Prison in Germany
- Jun 7 Oswald Pohl, German head administrator of the Nazi concentration camps, executed by hanging for his war crimes at 58
- Jun 8 Eugène Fiset, French Canadian military officer and politician (b. 1874)
- Jun 11 Gamzat Tsadasa, Avar-Russian poet, dies at 63
- Jun 13 Ben Chifley, Australian politician and the 16th Prime Minister of Australia (Labor: 1945-49), dies of a heart attack at 65
- Jun 14 Hendrik Baels, Belgian politician, dies at 73
- Jun 17 Carl Vogler, Swiss composer, dies at 77
- Jun 17 Vin Coutie, Australian rules footballer, dies at 69
- Jun 19 Angelos Sikelianos, Greek poet (b. 1884)
- Jun 21 Charles Dillon Perrine, American-born astronomer, dies at 83
- Jun 23 Armin Knab, German composer (Wunderhorn), dies at 70