Historical Events
- Jun 3 3rd class travel on British Railways ends
- Jun 3 KGUN TV channel 9 in Tucson, AZ (ABC) begins broadcasting
Khrushchev's Secret Speech
Jun 4 Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev's secret speech "On the Cult of Personality and Its Consequences" criticizing Joseph Stalin is made public
Television Finale
Jun 5 "Milton Berle Show" last airs on NBC-TV
- Jun 5 US Federal court rules racial segregation on Montgomery buses anti-Constitutional
- Jun 6 David Marshall, Singapore's first Chief Minister, resigns.
- Jun 7 Gene Roddenberry resigns from the Los Angeles Police Department to concentrate on his writing career
- Jun 7 Singapore government of Marshall resigns
- Jun 8 Lim Yem Hock forms Singapore government
- Jun 8 Richard B. Fitzgibbon, Jr. killed by another USAF airman in Vietnam, becoming the first American killed in the Vietnam War
- Jun 8 WDAM TV channel 7 in Laurel-Hattiesburg, MS (NBC) begins broadcasting
- Jun 9 Heavy earthquake strikes Afghanistan, 400 killed
- Jun 10 XVI Summer Olympic equestrian events open in Stockholm
- Jun 13 1st European Cup Final, Paris: Héctor Rial scores twice as Real Madrid beats Stade de Reims, 4-3 to claim inaugural title
- Jun 13 Harry Warren, James Lawrence, Ribert E. Lee, and James Hilton's musical "Shangri-La", based on Hilton's novel "Lost Horizon", and featuring Jack Cassidy and Alice Ghostley, opens at Winter Garden Theater, NYC; runs for 21 performances
- Jun 13 Parliamentary election: Dutch Democrats 50/KVP 49
- Jun 13 The last British troops leave the Suez Canal Zone in Egypt
- Jun 14 "New Faces of 1956" opens at Barrymore Theater NYC for 221 performances
- Jun 16 88th Belmont: David Erb aboard Needles wins in 2:29.8
US Golf Open
Jun 16 US Open Men's Golf, Oak Hill CC: Cary Middlecoff wins his second Open title, 1 stroke ahead of runners-up Julius Boros and Ben Hogan
Event of Interest
Jun 17 Golda Meir begins her term as Israel's foreign minister
Music History
Jun 19 Jerry Lewis & Dean Martin end partnership after 10 years, and 16 films
Mantle Hits Bleachers - Twice
Jun 20 At Detroit's Briggs Stadium, Mickey Mantle hits 2 Billy Hoeft pitches into right center field bleachers, the only player to ever do so
- Jun 20 Venezolana Flight 253 passenger plane crashes into the sea off Ashbury Park, New Jersey, 74 killed
- Jun 21 Anti-protons detected in the atmosphere
- Jun 21 German DR frees almost 19,000 prisoners
- Jun 21 Oriole Connie Johnson beats WS Jack Harshman (1-0) in dual 1 hitters
- Jun 22 6th Berlin International Film Festival: "Invitation to the Dance" wins Golden Bear
Jimmy Durante Show
Jun 23 "Jimmy Durante Show" last airs on NBC-TV
- Jun 23 "Transfusion" by Nervous Norvous peaks at #8
Gamal Abdel Nasser President
Jun 23 Gamal Abdel Nasser elected President of Egypt
Music History
Jun 24 "Steve Allen Show" returns on NBC-TV
LPGA Championship
Jun 24 LPGA Championship Women's Golf, Forest Lake CC: Marlene Hagge wins her only major title; beats Patty Berg by 2 strokes in a sudden-death playoff
- Jun 24 WISC TV channel 3 in Madison, WI (CBS) begins broadcasting
- Jun 25 WKNO TV channel 10 in Memphis, Tennessee (PBS) begins broadcasting
- Jun 27 Indians trailing Orioles 9-1 come back to win 12-11 in 11 innings
- Jun 28 1st atomic reactor built for private research operates (Chicago Illinois)
- Jun 28 Riots break out in Poznan, Poland, 38 die
- Jun 29 American Charles Dumas records first high jump over 7' (2.13m) during US Olympic Trials at Los Angeles, California
Event of Interest
Jun 29 Dutch PM Drees refuses resignation of Queen Juliana (Greet Hofmans)
Event of Interest
Jun 29 US Federal Interstate Highway System Act signed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Bethesda. Maryland [1]
- Jun 30 Harry Warren, James Lawrence, Ribert E. Lee, and James Hilton's musical "Shangri-La", based on Hilton's novel "Lost Horizon", and featuring Jack Cassidy and Alice Ghostley, closes at Winter Garden Theater, NYC, after 21 performances
Pipe Dream
Jun 30 Rodgers and Hammerstein's musical "Pipe Dream", based on John Steinbeck's novel "Sweet Thursday", closes at Shubert Theater, NYC, after 245 performances, and a Tony Award for costume design
- Jun 30 United DC-7 & TWA collide over Grand Canyon killing 128
Lenin's Testament
Jun 30 Vladimir Lenin's politics testament (1923) published in Moscow
Famous Birthdays
- Jun 1 Lisa Hartman Black, American actress (Tabitha; Knots Landing), and singer, born in Houston, Texas
- Jun 1 Robin Mattson, actress (Janet Green-All My Children), born in Los Angeles, California
- Jun 2 Malcolm Garrett, English graphic designer
- Jun 2 Mani Ratnam, Indian film director, screenwriter and producer
- Jun 2 Mark L Polansky, pilot/astronaut, born in Paterson, New Jersey
- Jun 3 Danny Wilde [Thomas], American rock singer-songwriter (The Rembrandts - "I’ll Be There For You"), born in Houlton, Maine
- Jun 3 George Burley, Scottish football player and manager
- Jun 3 Suren Nalbandyan, Soviet Armenian Greco-Roman wrestler (Olympic gold 1976), born in Geghard, Armenia, Soviet Union
- Jun 4 John Hockenberry, American journalist (HEAT with John Hockenberry), born in Dayton, Ohio
- Jun 4 John Treacy, Irish marathoner (Olympic silver 1984), born in Villierstown, County Waterford
- Jun 4 Keith David, American actor (Platoon, There's Something About Mary), born in New York City
- Jun 4 Martin Adams, English darts player (BDO World Champion 2007, 10-11), born in Sutton, Surrey, England
- Jun 4 Reeves Gabrels, American rock guitarist, songwriter and producer (Tin Machine/David Bowie, 1987-99; The Cure, 2012-), born in Staten Island, New York
- Jun 4 Terry Kennedy, American baseball player, born in Euclid, Ohio
- Jun 5 Kenny G [Gorelick], American smooth jazz saxophonist (Duotones; Breathless), born in Seattle, Washington
- Jun 5 Mindy Jostyn, American session and touring vocalist, violinist, guitarist, accordionist, and harmonica player (New York Rock and Soul Revue; Billy Joel; Andreas Vollenweider; Carly Simon; Cyndi Lauper), and singer-songwriter ("Five Miles From Hope"; "Coming Home"), born in Long Island City, New York (d. 2005)
- Jun 5 Richard A. Searfoss, American astronaut (STS 58, 76, sk 90), born in Mount Clemons, Michigan
- Jun 5 Richard Butler, English rock singer (Psychedelic Furs - "Pretty In Pink"), born in Kingston-upon-Thames, England
- Jun 5 Roger Michell, British stage and screen director (Blue/Orange; Notting Hill; Hyde Park On Hudson), born in Pretoria, South Africa (d. 2021)
- Jun 6 Andy Pycroft, cricketer (Zimbabwe Test batsman)
Björn Borg (67 years old)
Jun 6 Swedish tennis player (11-time Grand Slam winner), born in Stockholm, Sweden
- Jun 6 Jay C Buckey, American physician/astronaut (STS 58 alt, sk: 90), born in New York City
- Jun 6 Marilyn Jones, American actress (Carey-King's Crossing), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Jun 7 Bonnie Lee Bakley, American second wife of actor Robert Blake, born in Morristown, New Jersey (d. 2001)
- Jun 7 Robert Dover, American equestrian dressage (Olympic bronze 1996), born in Chicago, Illinois
- Jun 8 Uri Caine, American classical and jazz pianist and composer, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Jun 9 Patricia Cornwell, American author (Kay Scarpetta crime novels), born in Miami, Florida
- Jun 10 E. V. V. Satyanarayana, Indian Telugu film director, screenwriter and producer, born in Dommeru Village, India (d. 2011)
- Jun 10 Georg Borwin, Duke of Mecklenburg, head of the House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
- Jun 10 Mickey Curry, American session and touring drummer (Bryan Adams; Hall & Oates; Sam Phillips), born in New Haven, Connecticut
- Jun 10 Stefania de Kenessey, Hungarian-American composer (Autumn Elegy), born in Budapest, Hungary
- Jun 11 Jamaaladeen Tacuma [Rudy McDaniel], American jazz bassist (Ornette Coleman), born in Hempstead, New York
Joe Montana (67 years old)
Jun 11 American Pro Football HOF quarterback (Super Bowl 1981 [MVP], 84 [MVP], 88, 89 [MVP]; NFL MVP 1989, 90; 3×First-team All-Pro; 8xPro Bowl; SF 49ers; KC Chiefs), born in New Eagle, Pennsylvania
Ray Nagin (67 years old)
Jun 11 American politician (Mayor of New Orleans, 2002-2010), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
- Jun 12 Terry Alderman, Australian cricketer (prolific Australian medium-pacer 1981-91), born in Subiaco, Perth, Australia
Fred Funk (67 years old)
Jun 14 American golfer (The Tradition 2008, 10; US Senior Open 2009), born in Takoma Park, Maryland
- Jun 14 King Diamond [Kim Petersen], Danish heavy metal musician (Merciful Fate; King Diamond), born in Copenhagen, Denmark
- Jun 14 Sam Irvin, American director and producer (Guilty as Charged), born in Asheville, North Carolina
- Jun 15 Ava Cadell, actress (Do or Die), born in Budapest, Hungary
- Jun 15 Lance Parrish 'Big Wheel', American baseball catcher (MLB All Star x 8; World Series 1984 Detroit Tigers; 3 × Gold Glove), born in Clairton, Pennsylvania
- Jun 17 Nick Cook, English cricketer (left arm slow bowler in 15 Tests 1983-89), born in Leicester
- Jun 18 Brian Benben, American, actor (Dream On, Gangster Chronicles), born in Winchester, Virginia
- Jun 18 John Scott, English organist and choirmaster, born in Wakefield, England (d. 2015)
- Jun 19 Doug Stone, American country music singer ("I'd Be Better Off (In a Pine Box)"), born in Marietta, Georgia
- Jun 20 Anton Fier, American drummer (The Feelies; The Lounge Lizards; The Golden Palominos), and record producer, born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 2022)
- Jun 20 Peter Reid, English soccer midfielder (13 caps; Bolton Wanderers, Everton, Manchester City) and manager (Manchester City, Sunderland, England U21, Leeds United), born in Huyton, England
- Jun 21 Mikhail Burtsev, Soviet sabre fencer (Olympic gold 1976, 1980), born in Moscow (d. 2015)
- Jun 21 Rick Sutcliffe, American baseball pitcher (LA Dodgers, Chicago Cubs), born in Independence, Missouri
- Jun 22 Alfons De Wolf, Belgian cyclist
- Jun 22 Derek Forbes, Scottish rock bassist, and singer (Simple Minds,1978-98 - "Don't You (Forget About Me)"), born in Glasgow, Scotland
- Jun 22 Green Gartside [Paul Strohmeyer], Welsh rock singer-songwriter (Scritti Politti - "Wood Beez (Pray Like Aretha Franklin)"; " The Word Girl"), born in Cardiff, Wales
- Jun 22 Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Pakistani Politician and Foreign Minister
- Jun 22 Tim Russ, American actor (Tuvoc-Star Trek Voyager), born in Washington, D.C.
- Jun 23 Randy Jackson, American session and touring bassist, singer, and record producer (Jean-Luc Ponty; Journey; Mariah Carey) and TV personality (American Idol judge, 2002-14), born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- Jun 23 Tony Hill, American football player
- Jun 24 Joe Penny, English actor (Gangster Wars, Riptide, Jake & the Fatman), born in London, England
- Jun 25 Anthony Bourdain, American-French celebrity chef, author, and TV personality considered one of the most influential chefs in the world (No Reservations, Parts Unknown), born in New York City (d. 2018)
- Jun 25 Bongiwe (Bongi) Dhlomo-Mautloa, South African artist, born in Vryheid, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
- Jun 25 Boris Trajkovski, 2nd President of the Republic of Macedonia, born in Monospitovo, Strumica, SR Macedonia, Yugoslavia (d. 2004)
- Jun 26 Azhar Cachalia, Scottish-South African leader (United Democratic Front), born in Scotland
- Jun 26 Bernard A. Harris Jr., African American astronaut (STS 55, 63), born in Temple, Texas
Chris Isaak (67 years old)
Jun 26 American rock singer-songwriter ("Wicked Game"), born in Stockton, California
- Jun 27 Brad Childress, American football coach, born in Aurora, Illinois
- Jun 27 Jeff Odintz, American horse trainer, born in Brooklyn, New York
- Jun 27 Ted Haggard, American evangelical preacher (New Life Church, Colorado), born in Yorktown, Indiana
- Jun 28 Noel Mugavin, Australian rules football player, born in Koroit, Victoria
- Jun 28 Paul Meyers, American jazz and Brazilian guitarist (Andy Bey, Jon Hendricks ), composer (Welcome Home; Blues for the Millennium), and educator, born in New York City
- Jun 29 Pedro Guerrero, Dominican MLB player (LA Dodgers), born in San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic
- Jun 29 Pedro Santana Lopes, 115th Prime Minister of Portugal (2004-05), born in Lisbon, Portugal
- Jun 30 David Alan Grier, American actor and comedian (In Living Color, Boomerang), born in Detroit, Michigan
- Jun 30 Ronald Winans, American gospel singer (Winans), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2005)
- Jun 30 [Philip] Adrian Wright, British composer and keyboard player (Human League - "Don't You Want Me"; "Human"), born in Wakefield, England
Famous Weddings
Sonja Henie
Jun 6 Three-time Olympic Champion figure skater Sonja Henie (44) weds Norwegian shipping magnate and art patron Niels Onstad (47)
Ted Cassidy
Jun 14 Actor Ted Cassidy (23) weds Margaret Helen
Ted Hughes & Sylvia Plath
Jun 16 British Poet Laureate Ted Hughes (25) weds American writer and poet Sylvia Plath (23) at St George the Martyr Holborn in London, England, until her death in 1963
Marilyn Monroe & Arthur Miller
Jun 29 American actress and sex symbol Marilyn Monroe (30) weds for the 3rd time, this time marrying playwright Arthur Miller (40) at White Plains Court House in White Plains, New York; divorce in 1961
Famous Deaths
Hiram Bingham (1875-1956)
Jun 6 American archaeologist who re-discovered the Incan site of Machu Picchu, dies at 80
- Jun 6 Margaret Wycherly, English actress (Claudia), dies at 74
- Jun 7 Julien Benda, Fren philosopher/writer (La trahison des clercs), dies
- Jun 8 Marie Laurencin, French painter, dies at 72
- Jun 11 Corrado Alvaro, Italian writer (Poesie grigio-verdi), dies at 61
- Jun 11 Frank Brangwyn, Welsh painter, muralist and cartoonist (Official War Artist First World War), dies at 89
- Jun 11 Ralph Morgan [Wupperman], American actor (Creeper, Imposter, Jack London), dies at 73
- Jun 13 Reginald Goss-Custard, British organist, arranger and composer (Chelsea Fayre), dies at 79
- Jun 17 Bob Sweikert, American racing driver (b. 1926)
- Jun 17 Paul Rostock, German doctor (b. 1892)
- Jun 19 (Luise) "Lulu" von Strauss und Torney, German poet (Erde der Väter - Our Forefathers' Soil), and novelist (Der jüngste Tag - Judgment Day), dies at 82
Thomas J. Watson (1874-1956)
Jun 19 American businessman (Chairman and CEO of IBM, 1914-56), dies at 87
- Jun 22 Walter de la Mare, British poet and author (The Listeners, Memoirs of a Midget), dies at 83
- Jun 23 Michael Arlen [Dikran Kouyoumdjian], British author and scriptwriter (An American Verdict), dies at 60
- Jun 23 Reinhold Glière, Russian-Soviet composer, dies at 81
- Jun 24 Earl Morris, American archaeologist (Aztec Ruins National Monument), dies at 66
- Jun 25 Ernest J. King, US fleet admiral, Chief of Naval Operations, dies at 77
- Jun 26 Clifford Brown, American jazz trumpeter and composer (Joyspring, Jordu), dies at 25
- Jun 29 Max Emmerich, American athlete and gymnast (Olympic gold, triathlon 1904), dies at 77
