Historical Events
- Jun 1 Oscar 2 (ham radio satellite) launched into Earth orbit
'The Banality of Evil'
Jun 1 SS officer Adolf Eichmann is executed in Israel after being found guilty of war crimes
- Jun 1 USAF Maj Robert M White takes X-15 to 40,420 m
French Open Men's Tennis
Jun 2 French Championships Men's Tennis: In an all-Australian final Rod Laver beats Roy Emerson 3-6, 2-6, 6-3, 9-7, 6-2; 2nd leg of Laver's 1st Grand Slam
- Jun 2 French Championships Women's Tennis: In an all-Australian final Margaret Smith beats doubles partner Lesley Turner 6-3, 3-6, 7-5
#1 in the Charts
Jun 2 Ray Charles' cover of Don Gibson's "I Can't Stop Loving You", from his influential crossover album "Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music" hits #1 on Billboard
- Jun 3 Air France Boeing 707 crashes on takeoff from Paris, kills 130
Event of Interest
Jun 3 Lee Harvey Oswald arrives by train in Oldenzaal, Netherlands
- Jun 3 WBKO TV channel 13 in Bowling Green, KY (ABC) begins broadcasting
- Jun 4 Lee Harvey Oswald departs Rotterdam on SS Maasdam to US
The Beatles Meet George Martin
Jun 6 The Beatles meet their producer George Martin for the first time, and record "Besame Mucho" with Pete Best on drums
Event of Interest
Jun 7 NASA civilian test pilot Joseph A. Walker takes X-15 to 31,580 m
- Jun 8 Jim Beatty runs world record 2 mile (8:29.8)
Belmont Stakes
Jun 9 94th Belmont: Bill Shoemaker aboard Jaipur wins in 2:28.8
Music Concert
Jun 9 American pop and jazz singer Tony Bennett makes his Carnegie Hall concert debut, NYC
- Jun 9 Warner Bros "Bill of Hare" with Bug Bunny premieres in USA
- Jun 10 A one-day record 54 home runs hit in baseball
- Jun 10 Igor Ter-Ovanesyan of USSR, sets then long jump record at 27' 3½"
Julie & Carol at Carnegie Hall
Jun 11 "Julie & Carol at Carnegie Hall", musical comedy/variety television special with Julie Andrews & Carol Burnett premieres on CBS
- Jun 11 Brothers John and Clarence Anglin and fellow inmate Frank Morris escape from Alcatraz Island prison, the only ones to do so
Event of Interest
Jun 11 US President John F. Kennedy accepts an honorary degree from Yale
- Jun 12 Laos Prince Souvanna Phouma forms coalition government
- Jun 12 USAF Maj Robert M White takes X-15 to 56,270 m
Lolita
Jun 13 "Lolita" film based on Vladimir Nabokov's novel directed by Stanley Kubrick, starring James Mason and Sue Lyon is released
- Jun 13 Norway named ombudsman
- Jun 14 Albert DeSalvo, better known as the Boston Strangler, murders Anna Slesers, his first victim
- Jun 14 The European Space Research Organisation is established in Paris - later becoming the European Space Agency
- Jun 15 Phillies score 10 runs in an inning against Reds en route to 13-8 win
- Jun 15 South Africa passes a bill setting death penalty for many crimes
- Jun 15 Students for a Democratic Society complete the Port Huron Statement
- Jun 15 WWUP TV channel 10 in Sault Ste Marie, MI (CBS) begins broadcasting
- Jun 16 2 US army officers killed in Saigon
- Jun 17 FIFA World Cup Final, Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile: Brazil go 1-down early but recover to beat Czechoslovakia, 3-1
US Golf Open
Jun 17 US Open Men's Golf, Oakmont CC: Jack Nicklaus wins his first major title by 3 strokes in an 18-hole playoff with Arnold Palmer
Music History
Jun 23 Jule Styne, Betty Comden and Adolph Green's musical "Subways Are For Sleeping" closes at St James Theater, NYC, after 205 performances
- Jun 23 Suvanna Phuma forms government in Laos
- Jun 24 Outfielder Jack Reed hits his only MLB home run in the 22nd-inning as NY Yankees edge Detroit Tigers, 9-7 in slowest extra-inning game in league history; 7:00 hours
- Jun 25 İnönü government forms in Turkey
- Jun 25 Mozambique Liberation Front (FRELIMO) forms
- Jun 25 Supreme Court rules NY school prayer unconstitutional
- Jun 26 Blacks begin passive resistance in Cairo Ill
- Jun 26 Boston Red Sox Earl Wilson no-hits LA Angels, 2-0
- Jun 26 WSEC (now WLRN) TV channel 17 in Miami, FL (PBS) begins broadcasting
- Jun 27 Dutch soccer clubs Rapid JC and Roda Sports merge to form Roda JC Kerkrade; KNVB Cup winners 1996–97, 1999–2000
- Jun 27 In South Africa, the General Law Amendment Act (Sabotage Act) No 76 commences, increasing the state president's power to declare organisations unlawful and to add further restrictions to banning orders
- Jun 27 NASA civilian pilot Joseph A. Walker takes X-15 to 6,606 kph, 37,700 m
Event of Interest
Jun 27 Ross Perot begins Electronic Data Systems
Sports History
Jun 30 LA Dodgers' future Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Sandy Koufax no-hits New York Mets, 5-0; first of 4 career no-hitters thrown by Koufax
- Jun 30 Premier Ben Khedda disbands Algerian Liberation Army fighters
- Jun 30 Rwanda and Burundi become independent
- Jun 30 US Open Women's Golf, Dunes Golf & Beach Club: Murle Lindstrom wins her first LPGA Tour victory, 2 strokes ahead of runners-up Ruth Jessen and Jo Ann Prentice
Famous Birthdays
- Jun 1 Sherri Howard, American athlete (Olympic gold 4x400m hurdles 1984), born in Sherman, Texas
- Jun 3 Connie Price-Smith, American discus thrower (Olympic 5th-96), born in Saint Charles, Missouri
- Jun 3 David Cole, American songwriter ( C+C Music Factory - "Gonna Make You Sweat"), and record producer (Mariah Carey, Aretha Franklin, James Brown), born in Johnson City, Tennessee (d. 1995)
- Jun 3 Susannah Constantine, British fashion guru (What Not to Wear), born in London, England
- Jun 4 (Hiram) Winard Harper, American jazz drummer (Betty Carter; The Harper Brothers; Fathead Newman), born in Baltimore, Maryland
- Jun 4 Hakainde Hichilema, Zambian politician (President of Zambia 2021-), born in Northern Rhodesia
- Jun 4 John P. Kee, American gospel singer, born in Durham, North Carolina
- Jun 4 Zenon Jaskuła, Polish racing cyclist, born in Śrem, Poland
- Jun 5 Astrid, Belgian princess and daughter of Albert II
- Jun 5 Jeff Garlin, American stand-up comedian and actor (The Goldbergs - "Murray"; Curb Your Enthusiasm - "Jeff"), born in Chicago, Illinois
- Jun 6 Hirokazu Kore-eda, Japanese filmmaker (Shoplifters), born in Tokyo, Japan
- Jun 7 Janice Lawrence Braxton, American WNBA player (Cleveland Rockers, Olympics - gold, 1984), born in Lucedale, Mississippi
- Jun 7 Lance Reddick, American actor (The Wire), born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 2023) [1]
- Jun 7 Michael Cartellone, American rock drummer (Lynyrd Skynyrd), born in Solon, Ohio
- Jun 7 Takuya Kurosawa, Japanese racing driver, born in Ibaraki, Japan
- Jun 8 Kristine W [Weitz], American musician ranked by Billboard as the 8th Greatest Dance Artist of all-time (The Advocate), born in Pasco, Washington
- Jun 8 Nick Rhodes [Bates], British keyboardist (Duran Duran - "Hungry Like the Wolf"), born in Moseley, Birmingham, England
- Jun 9 Eddie Lundon, British rock guitarist, singer, and songwriter (China Crisis - "Wishful Thinking"), born in Kirby, Liverpool, England
- Jun 10 Akie Abe (née Matsuzaki), First Lady of Japan, 2006-07 and 2012-20, born in Tokyo
- Jun 10 Brent Sutter, Canadian ice hockey center (Canada Cup gold 1984, 87, 91; NY Islanders, Chicago Blackhawks), and coach (NJ Devils, Calgary Flames), born in Viking, Alberta
- Jun 10 Gina Gershon, American actress (Cocktail; City Of Hope), born in Los Angeles, California
- Jun 11 Erika Salumäe, Estonian track cyclist (first Olympic gold medal for Estonia; women's sprint 1988 USSR, 92; World C'ship gold 1987, 89), born in Pärnu, Estonia
- Jun 11 Rob B [Birch], British singer (Stereo MCs - "Connected"), born in Ruddington, Nottinghamshire, England
- Jun 12 John Enos III, American actor (Days of Our Lives), born in Boston, Massachusetts
Jordan Peterson (61 years old)
Jun 12 Canadian psychologist and author (12 Rules for Life), born in Edmonton, Alberta
- Jun 12 Michael Link, American actor (Earl-Julia), born in Provo, Utah
- Jun 12 Paul Clark, English musician (The Bolshoi), born in Leeds, England
- Jun 13 Ally Sheedy [Alexandria], American actress (Wargames, Breakfast Club), born in New York City
- Jun 13 Davey Hamilton, American auto racer and broadcaster, (Indycar Series runner-up 1996-97, 98), born in Nampa, Idaho
- Jun 13 Hannah Storm, American sports journalist (CNN, NBC), born in Oak Park, Illinois
- Jun 13 Karen Kurreck, American cyclist (World C'ship gold Individual Time Trial 1994, Masters Cyclocross 2012, 13), born in Urbana, Illinois
- Jun 13 Mark Frankel, British actor (Leon the Pig Farmer), born in Pontrhydyfen, Wales (d. 1996)
- Jun 14 Scott Radecic, American NFL linebacker (Indianapolis Colts), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Jun 15 Andrea Rost, Hungarian lyric soprano, born in Budapest, Hungary
- Jun 16 Arnold Vosloo, South African actor
- Jun 16 Femi Kuti, Nigerian Afrobeat singer, saxophonist, and songwriter, born in London, England
- Jun 17 (Martin) "Bap" Kennedy, Irish singer-songwriter ("Moonlight Kiss"; "Sailor's Revenge"), born in Belfast, Northern Ireland (d. 2016)
- Jun 17 Ed Brady, American NFL linebacker (Tampa Bay Bucs), born in Morris, Illinois
- Jun 17 Michael Monroe, Finnish singer (Hanoi Rocks), born in Helsinki, Finland
- Jun 18 Jan[ice] Merrill, track star (US record long distance holder 1979)
- Jun 18 Mitsuharu Misawa, Japanese professional wrestler
- Jun 19 Jeremy Bates, English tennis player (Wimbledon mixed doubles 1987, Australian Open mixed doubles 1991 [Jo Durie]), born in London, England
- Jun 19 Ken Tohill, American jockey, born in Pleasanton, California
Paula Abdul (61 years old)
Jun 19 American singer-songwriter, choreographer (Straight Up) and TV personality (American Idol), born in San Fernando, California
- Jun 20 Eddy Shaver, American country-rock guitarist and songwriter, born in Waco, Texas (d. 2000)
- Jun 21 Marc Copage, American actor (Corey Baker-Julia), born in Los Angeles, California
- Jun 21 Takeshi Asami, Japanese racing driver
- Jun 21 Viktor Tsoi, Russian musician (Kino), born in Leningrad, Soviet Union (d. 1990)
Clyde Drexler (61 years old)
Jun 22 NBA guard, 1983-98, 10X All-Star (Portland Trail Blazers, Houston Rockets, Olympic gold, 1992), and broadcaster, born in New Orleans, Louisiana
- Jun 22 Stephen Chow, Hong Kong film director and actor (Kung Fu Hustle, The Mermaid), born in Hong Kong
- Jun 23 Chuck Billy, American thrash-metal vocalist (Testament), born in 61) Alameda County, California
- Jun 23 Kari Takko, Uusikaupunki FIN, hockey goalie (Team Finland)
- Jun 23 Kevin Yagher, TV/film special effects technician
- Jun 23 Paul LaGreca, actor (Big Trouble), born in The Bronx, New York
- Jun 24 Gautam Adani, Indian businessman (Adani Group, India's 2nd richest person), born in Ahmedabad, India
- Jun 25 Dan Turk, American footballer, NFL center (Washington Redskins), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (d. 2000)
- Jun 25 Phill Jupitus, English comedian and broadcaster, born in Newport, Isle of Wight, England
- Jun 26 George Windsor, Earl of St Andrews, elder son of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, born in Coppins, Iver, Buckinghamshire, England
- Jun 27 Michael Ball, British pop and theatrical singer and actor, born in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England
- Jun 27 Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Chinese actor (In the Mood for Love), born in Hong Kong
- Jun 28 Anisoara Stanciu-Cusmir, Romanian long jumper (Olympic gold 1984), born in Brăila, Romania
- Jun 29 Amanda Donohoe, English actress (CJ Lamb-LA Law), born in London, England
- Jun 29 George Zamka, American NASA astronaut, born in Jersey City, New Jersey
- Jun 30 Julianne Regan, English-Irish rocker (All About Eve - "Martha's Harbour"; "Flowers In Our Hair"), born in Coventry, Warwickshire, England
- Jun 30 Tony Fernández, Dominican baseball shortstop (5 x MLB All-Star; 4 x Gold Glove; World Series 1993 Toronto Blue Jays), born in San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic (d. 2020)
- Jun 30 Vladimir Mikolaevich Dezhurov, Russian stronaut (Mir 18, STS-71), born in Zubovo-Polyansk, Yavas, Mordovia
Famous Weddings
Gale Sayers
Jun 10 NFL Chicago Bears running back Gale Sayers (19) weds his high school sweetheart Linda McNeil
Jack Nicholson
Jun 17 American actor Jack Nicholson (25) weds American actress Sandra Knight (22) in Los Angeles, California; divorce in 1968
Jane Froman
Jun 22 American actress-singer Jane Froman (54) weds college friend Rowland Smith
Famous Deaths
Adolf Eichmann (1906-1962)
Jun 1 German Nazi officer (SS-Obersturmbannführer, Holocaust organizer), hanged in Israel at 56
- Jun 2 Fran Saleški Finžgar, Slovene folk writer (Our Blood, Service Girls), dies at 91
- Jun 2 Vita Sackville-West, English novelist, poet (The Land) and gardener (Sissinghurst), dies at 70
- Jun 4 Clem McCarthy, American sportscaster (NBC Radio; RKO newsreels), dies at 79
- Jun 4 William Beebe, American biologist and explorer, dies at 84
- Jun 6 Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, American actor (Hoedown, Country Fair, Blackmail), dies of poisoning at 63
- Jun 6 Yves Klein, French sculptor and painter, dies at 34
- Jun 9 Henry Kendall, British director and actor (Amazing Quest, Shadow, Rich & Strange), dies from a heart attack at 65
- Jun 12 John Ireland, English composer and pianist (Epic March), dies at 82
- Jun 13 Eugene Goossens, British conductor and composer (Perseus), dies at 69
- Jun 14 Anna Sleasers, American murder victim (first Boston Strangler victim) killed in her apartment at 55
- Jun 14 Mykhaylo Verikivsky, Ukrainian composer, dies at 65
- Jun 15 Alfred Cortot, French-Swiss pianist and teacher, dies at 84
- Jun 16 Hans Kirk, Danish writer (The Fishermen), dies at 64
- Jun 18 George Sargent, English golfer (US Open 1909), dies at 79
- Jun 18 Volkmar Andreae, Swiss conductor and composer (Bruckner), dies at 82
- Jun 19 Frank Borzage, American director (7th Heaven, Strange Cargo), dies at 69
- Jun 19 Will Wright, American actor (Adam's Rib, Living Christ Story), dies of cancer at 68
- Jun 24 Lucile Watson, Canadian actress (Great Lie, Model Wife, Florian), dies at 83
- Jun 25 Ephraim Lisitsky, American Hebrew poet, dies (b. 1885)
- Jun 27 Paul Viiding, Estonian poet, dies at 58
Mickey Cochrane (1903-1962)
Jun 28 American Baseball HOF catcher (MLB All-Star 1934, 35; World Series 1929, 30, 35; AL MVP 1928, 34; Philadelphia A's, Detroit Tigers) and manager (Detroit Tigers 1934–38), dies of lymphatic cancer at 59
- Jun 30 Caspar Neher, Austrian-German set designer and librettist, dies at 65
