Historical Events
- Jun 1 Revival of Burton Lane and Yip Harburg's musical "Finian's Rainbow" closes at 46th St Theater, NYC, after 12 performances
- Jun 1 WDTV TV channel 5 in Clarksburg-Weston, West Vrirginia (CBS) begins broadcasting
- Jun 2 Broadway theaters close (labor dispute between owners & Actors Equity)
- Jun 5 "The George Gobel Show" last airs on CBS-TV
Steve Allen Show Ends
Jun 6 "Steve Allen Show" last airs on NBC-TV
- Jun 6 South African police kill 11 Pondo's at Nqusa Hill
- Jun 8 1st date in James Clavell's novel "Nobel House"
'The Banality of Evil'
Jun 8 Argentine government demands release of Adolf Eichmann
- Jun 9 ABC and AFL sign a 5 year contract
Only the Lonely
Jun 9 Roy Orbison releases single "Only the Lonely"; it becomes his 1st major hit - peaking at #2 in the US and topping the UK charts
- Jun 9 Typhoon Mary in China kills at least 1,600
- Jun 11 92nd Belmont: Bill Hartack aboard Celtic Ash wins in 2:29.2
- Jun 11 House packed with wedding celebrants collapses killing 30 (Pakistan)
- Jun 12 KORN (now KDLT) TV channel 5 in Mitchell-Sioux Falls, SD (ABC) begins
- Jun 13 "Alley-Oop" by Dyna-Sores peaks at #59
- Jun 13 Prince Norodom Sihanoek becomes head of Cambodia
The Apartment
Jun 15 "The Apartment" directed by Billy Wilder and starring Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine premieres in New York (Academy Awards Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay 1961)
1st Win for Cordero Jr.
Jun 15 Ángel Cordero Jr. wins his 1st of over 7,000 horse races
Execution
Jun 15 Argentina complains to UN about Israeli illicit transfer of Adolf Eichmann
Psycho
Jun 16 "Psycho", psychological horror film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring Janet Leigh, Anthony Perkins, and Vera Miles, opens in New York City
Event of Interest
Jun 16 President Eisenhower cancels trip to Japan
Baseball History
Jun 17 Ted Williams hit his 500th HR
- Jun 18 "Destry Rides Again" closes at Imperial Theater NYC after 472 performances
- Jun 18 San Francisco Giants hire Tom Sheehan to replace Bill Rigney; baseball's oldest debuting manager (66) goes 46-50-2 for remainder of season
US Golf Open
Jun 18 US Open Men's Golf, Cherry Hills CC: Arnold Palmer stages greatest comeback in tournament history; erases a 7-stroke final round deficit to win his only US Open title by 2 strokes ahead of Jack Nicklaus
- Jun 19 1st Copa Libertadores Final, Asunción: Luis Cubilla scores 83' equaliser for Peñarol of Uruguay for 1-1 draw against Olimpia (Paraguay); win 2-1 on aggregate after taking 1st-leg 1-0 in Montevideo
I'm a Honky Tonk Girl
Jun 19 Loretta Lynn records "I'm a Honky Tonk Girl"
The Huckleberry Hound Show
Jun 20 "The Huckleberry Hound Show" by Hanna-Barbera becomes the first animated programme to win an Emmy
12th Emmy Awards
Jun 20 12th Emmy Awards: Playhouse 90, Robert Stack & Jane Wyatt win
- Jun 20 Federation of Mali and Senegal become independent of France
Patterson KOs Johansson
Jun 20 Floyd Patterson KOs Ingemar Johansson in 5 for heavyweight boxing title
Contraceptive Pill
Jun 23 1st contraceptive pill is made available for purchase in the U.S.
- Jun 23 Japan signs security treaty with the US
- Jun 24 10th Berlin International Film Festival: "El Lazarillo de Tormes" wins Golden Bear
- Jun 24 Geoff Griffin takes a hat-trick South Africa v England Lord's
Event of Interest
Jun 24 Patrice Lumumba as head of the MNC party forms a government in the Congo and becomes independent Congo's first Prime Minister
- Jun 25 Earthquake in NE Belgium
A Raisin in the Sun
Jun 25 Lorraine Hansberry's stage drama "A Raisin in the Sun", 1st Broadway play by a black woman, starring Ruby Dee and Sidney Poitier, closes at the Belasco Theatre, NYC, after 530 performances
- Jun 25 Madagascar gains independence from France
- Jun 25 South Africa beats New Zealand 13-0 in the first rugby test of the series in Johannesburg
- Jun 26 British Somaliland (now Somalia) gains independence from Britain
- Jun 26 Hall of Fame allows veteran committee to vote annually
- Jun 26 Italian Somaliland declares independence from Italian administration
- Jun 26 LPGA Western Open Women's Golf, Beverly CC: Joyce Ziske wins on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff with Barbara Romack
- Jun 26 Madagascar (formerly Malagasy Rep) declares independence from France
- Jun 27 British Somaliland becomes part of Somalia
- Jun 27 Chlorophyll "A" synthesized in Cambridge, Massachusetts
Election of Interest
Jun 27 Joseph Kasa-Vubu is sworn in as the 1st President of the Republic of the Congo after being elected by the two chambers of Parliament
- Jun 27 Oil pipe line from Rotterdam-Ruhrgebied opens
- Jun 28 10.40" (26.42 cm) of rainfall, Dunmor, Kentucky (state 24-hour record)
- Jun 29 KYA-AM in San Francisco changes call letters to KDBQ (for 2 weeks)
- Jun 30 US stops sugar import from Cuba
- Jun 30 Zaire (formerly Belgian Congo) declares independence from Belgium
Famous Birthdays
- Jun 1 Elena Mukhina, Russian gymnast (3 x World C'ship gold 1978; 2 x World Cup gold 1977), born in Moscow, Russia (d. 2006)
- Jun 1 Jesse Johnson, American funk-rock guitarist (The Time), born in Rock Island, Illinois
- Jun 1 Simon Gallup, British rock bassist (The Cure - "Friday I'm In Love"), born in Duxhurst, Surrey, England
- Jun 1 Vladimir Krutov, Russian ice hockey forward (Canada Cup 1981; Olympic gold 1984, 88; World C'ship gold 1981, 82, 83, 86, 89; Vancouver Canucks 1989-90), born in Moscow, Russia (d. 2012)
- Jun 2 Kyle Petty, American racing car driver
- Jun 2 Shaun Wallace, English barrister and television quizmaster (The Chase), born in London, England
- Jun 2 Tony Hadley, English pop-rock vocalist (Spandau Ballet - "True"), born in Islington, North London. England
- Jun 3 Barry Lyons, American MLB player, born in Biloxi, Mississippi
- Jun 3 Carl Rackemann, Australian cricketer (Queensland & Australian quickie), born in Brisbane, Australia
- Jun 3 Steve Lyons, American MLB player and sports commentator, born in Tacoma, Washington
- Jun 4 Bradley Walsh, British comedian and actor (Law & Order: UK), born in Watford, Hertfordshire, England
- Jun 5 Leslie Hendrix, American actress (Law & Order), born in San Francisco, California
- Jun 5 Margo Lanagan, Australian author, born in Raymond Terrace, Australia
- Jun 5 Rob Kaman, Dutch kickboxer who was 4 x WKA world champion, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 2024)
- Jun 6 Lola Forner, Spanish actress (Wheels on Meals, Armour of God) and Miss Spain 1979, born in Alicante, Spain
- Jun 6 Pelle Alsing, Swedish drummer (Roxette - "Listen to Your Heart"), born in Vantörs Församling, Sweden (d. 2020)
- Jun 6 Steve Vai, American rock guitarist, and composer (Frank Zappa; David Lee Roth Band; Whitesnake), born in Carle Place, New York
- Jun 7 Aldo Brizzi, Italian conductor, and contemporary classical-world fusion composer, born in Alessandria, Italy
- Jun 7 Bill Prady, American television producer (The Big Bang Theory; Dharma & Greg), born in Detroit, Michigan
- Jun 8 Mick Hucknall, English singer-songwriter (Simply Red "If You Don't Know Me by Now"), born in Manchester, England
- Jun 9 Steve Paikin, Canadian journalist, born in Hamilton, Ontario
- Jun 10 Balakrishna Nandamuri, Indian actor and politician, born in Madras, India
- Jun 11 Mehmet Oz, Turkish-American surgeon and TV personality (The Dr. Oz Show), born in Cleveland, Ohio
- Jun 11 Nick Hallam, British DJ and producer (Stereo MCs - "Connected"), born in Nottingham, England
- Jun 12 Mark Calcavecchia, American golfer (British Open 1989; 13 PGA Tour titles), born in Laurel, Nebraska
- Jun 14 Tonie Campbell, American athlete (World Indoor C'sship gold 60m hurdles 1987; World Cup gold 110m hurdles 1985; Olympic bronze 110m hurdles 1988), born in Los Angeles, California
- Jun 17 Thomas Haden Church, American actor (Sideways), born in Yolo, California
- Jun 18 Ralph Brown, British actor (Withnail and I), born in Cambridge, England
- Jun 18 West Arkeen, American guitarist and songwriter (for Guns N' Roses - "It's So Easy,"; "The Garden"), born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France (d. 1997)
- Jun 19 Heike Walpot, German, cosmonaut
- Jun 19 Johnny Lee Gray, Jr, American 800m runner (Olympic 7th 1996), born in Los Angeles, California
- Jun 19 Luke Morley, British rock guitarist (Thunder), born in Chamberwell, London
- Jun 19 Patti Rizzo, American golfer (4 LPGA Tour wins), born in Hollywood, Florida
- Jun 20 Donna Mayhew, Taylor Penn, javelin thrower
- Jun 20 John Taylor, English musician (Duran Duran), born in Solihull, Warwickshire
- Jun 20 Michael Corbett, Collingwood NJ, actor (David-Young & Restless)
- Jun 21 Barry Lane, English golfer (European Masters 1993; Andersen Consulting World C'ship of Golf 1995), born in Hayes, England (d. 2022)
- Jun 21 Kate Brown, American politician, Governor of Oregon (2015-), born in Torrejón de Ardoz, Spain
- Jun 21 Kevin Beardmore, English rugby league hooker (14 caps GB, 1 England; Castleford RLFC 247 games), born in Pontefract district, England (d. 2022)
- Jun 22 Arturo O’Farrill, Mexican Latin jazz musician (Four Questions), born in Mexico City
- Jun 22 Colleen Devine, actress (Irreconcilable Differences), born in San Gabriel, California
- Jun 22 Erin Brockovich, American legal clerk and environmental campaigner, born in Lawrence, Kansas
- Jun 22 Tracy Pollan, American actress (Family Ties)/aka Mrs Michael J. Fox, born in New York City
- Jun 23 Donald Harrison, American jazz saxophonist, born in New Orleans, Louisiana
- Jun 23 Tatsuya Uemura, Japanese arcade game musician and programmer, born in Japan
- Jun 24 Erik Poppe, Norwegian film director
- Jun 24 Juli Inkster, American golfer (7 LPGA major titles; US Open 1999, 2002), born in Santa Cruz, California
- Jun 24 Karin Pilsäter, Swedish politician
- Jun 24 Trisha Meili, the "Central Park Jogger"
- Jun 25 Craig Johnston, Australian soccer midfielder (Liverpool 271 games; 5 League titles and FA Cup 1986), born in Johannesburg, South Africa
- Jun 25 Zorica Kondža, Croatian pop singer (Stijene), born in Split, Yugoslavia
- Jun 26 Barbara Edwards, American model and Playboy playmate (Sept, 1983, 1984 Playmate of the Year), born in Albuquerque, New Mexico
- Jun 26 Richard Cottle, Welsh session and touring keyboardist (Alan Parsons Project, Tina Turner), and television composer, born in Swansea, Wales
- Jun 26 Zachary Breaux, American jazz guitarist, born in Port Arthur, Texas (d. 1997)
- Jun 27 Brian Dillinger, actor (Brighton Beach Memoirs), born in Brooklyn, New York
- Jun 27 Jim Nussle, American politician, U.S. House of Representatives from Iowa (2003-07), born in Des Moines, Iowa
John Elway (63 years old)
Jun 28 American NFL quarterback (Denver Broncos-Super Bowl 32/33), born in Port Angeles, Washington
- Jun 29 "The Caveman" Kevin Shirley, South African music producer and mixer (Journey, Iron Maiden, Europe, Led Zeppelin), born in Johannesburg, South Africa
- Jun 29 Sergei Kopylov, Soviet cyclist (Olympic gold 1980), born in Tula, Soviet Union
- Jun 30 Brendan O'Brien, American Grammy Award-winning sound engineer and record producer (Pearl Jam, Stone Temple Pilots, Rage Against the Machine, Chris Cornell, and Bruce Springsteen), born in Atlanta, Georgia
- Jun 30 Murray Cook, Australian children's singer (The Wiggles), born in Cowra, New South Wales, Australia
- Jun 30 Randy Ladouceur, Canadian ice hockey defenseman, 1983-96 (Detroit Red Wings, captain: Hartford Whalers & Anaheim Mighty Ducks), and coach, born in Brockville, Ontario
Famous Weddings
Marlon Brando
Jun 4 "On the Waterfront" actor Marlon Brando (36) weds Mexican-American actress Movita Castaneda (42)
- Jun 6 American chanteuse and actress Eartha Kitt (33) weds real estate investor Bill McDonald; divorce in 1965
Oscar Robertson
Jun 25 NBA player Oscar Robertson (21) weds teacher Yvonne Crittenden in Cincinnati, Ohio
Famous Divorces
Leo Durocher
Jun 14 Actress Laraine Day (39) divorces manager Leo Durocher (53) due to incompatibility after 12 years of marriage
Famous Deaths
- Jun 1 Lester Patrick, Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame defenseman (6 x Stanley Cups as player, coach and manager), dies from a heart attack at 76
- Jun 1 Paula Hitler, Austrian-German sister of dictator Adolf Hitler, dies at 64
- Jun 4 Lucien Littlefield, American actor (Blondie), dies at 64
- Jun 9 René Maran, French writer (Batouala, 1st black writer to win Prix Goncourt), dies at 72
- Jun 14 Ana Pauker, Romanian communist leader and Minister of Foreign Affairs (1947-52), the world's 1st female Foreign Minister, dies of cancer at 67
- Jun 14 Vladimir Nikolayevich Kryukov, Russian composer, dies at 57
- Jun 17 Pierre Reverdy, French poet (Nord-Sud), dies at 70
- Jun 20 Mahlon Hamilton, American actor (Peg O'My Heart, High School Girl), dies at 80 (b. 1880)
- Jun 20 Walter Dehmel, German writer, dies at 57
- Jun 21 Alfred Wikenhauser, German RC exegetist (John-Apokalyps), dies at 77
- Jun 25 Tommy Corcoran, American baseball shortstop (MLB shortstop game assist record 14), dies at 91
- Jun 25 Walter Baade, German-American astronomer (Andromeda), dies at 67
- Jun 26 John B. Kelly, American rower and father of Grace Kelly (3 x Olympic gold 1920, 24), dies of intestinal cancer at 70
- Jun 27 Harry Pollitt, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Great Britain dies at 69
Lottie Dod (1871-1960)
Jun 27 British all-round athlete (Wimbledon 1887-88, 1891-93), dies at 88
- Jun 28 Jake Swirbul, American aircraft manufacturer (b. 1898)
- Jun 29 Frank Patrick, Canadian Hockey HOF pioneer (Stanley Cup 1915 Vancouver Millionaires; introduced uniform numbers, blue line, penalty shots) and coach (Boston Bruins 1934-36), dies at 74
- Jun 30 Clarence Cameron White, American concert violinist, and composer (Elegy; Ouanga!), dies from cancer at 79
