Historical Events
Film & TV History
Jun 1 Arno Penzias and Robert Woodrow Wilson at Bell Labs detect 3°K primordial background radiation - helping confirm The Big Bang theory (1978 Nobel Prize) [1]
- Jun 1 Coal mine explosion in Fukuoka Japan kills 236
- Jun 1 Robert Manry begins his 78 day voyage to sail a 13.5-foot yacht "Tinkerbelle" across the Atlantic Ocean
- Jun 2 2nd of 2 cyclones in less than a month kills 35,000 (Ganges River, India)
- Jun 3 1st US Space walk made by NASA astronaut Ed White during the Gemini 4 mission (23 minutes)
- Jun 3 Gemini 4 launched; 2nd US 2-man flight (McDivitt & White); mission included 1st US spacewalk
- Jun 5 "Wooly Bully" by Sam the Sham & Pharaohs hits #2
- Jun 5 97th Belmont: John Sellers aboard Hail to All wins in 2:28.6
- Jun 5 Lopez Arellano becomes president of Honduras
(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
Jun 6 The Rolling Stones release music single "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction"
- Jun 6 Yankees Tom Tresh bangs 3 consecutive HRs beating White Sox 12-0
- Jun 7 Gemini 4 completes 62 orbits
- Jun 7 Morocco King Hassan suspends constitution, grabs power
- Jun 7 Sony Corp introduced its home video tape recorder, priced at $995
- Jun 7 The Supreme Court of the United States decides on Griswold v. Connecticut, effectively legalizing the use of contraception by married couples
- Jun 8 MLB Draft: Kansas City Athletics A's select Arizona State University outfielder Rick Monday #1; inaugural MLB Draft
- Jun 8 US troops ordered to fight offensively in Vietnam
- Jun 8 USSR launches Luna 6; it missed the Moon by 99,000 miles
- Jun 9 Frenchman Michel Jazy runs world record mile in 3:53.6 in Rennes, France
- Jun 10 Vietnam War: Battle of Dong Xoai begins, a major engagement between the Viet Cong and South Vietnamese forces
- Jun 12 "Bajour" closes at Shubert Theater NYC after 232 performances
- Jun 12 "I Had a BaIl" closes at Martin Beck Theater NYC after 199 performances
- Jun 12 "What Makes Sammy Run?" closes at 84th St Theater NYC after 540 performances
- Jun 12 Big Bang theory of creation of universe is supported by announcement of discovery of new celestial bodies know as blue galaxies
- Jun 12 Morio Shigematsu of Japan runs world record marathon (2:12:00) in the Polytechnic Marathon in London, England
- Jun 12 Queen Elizabeth's Birthday Honours List names The Beatles as MBEs (Members of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire); dozens of past winners return medals in protest
- Jun 12 South Vietnam Gen Nguyen Cao Ky succeeds Phan Huy Quat as premier
- Jun 13 19th Tony Awards: "The Subject Was Roses" (play) & "Fiddler on the Roof" (musical) win
- Jun 13 LPGA Western Open Women's Golf, Beverly CC: Susie Maxwell wins by 3 strokes ahead of runner-up Marlene Hagge
- Jun 13 Vietnam War: Battle of Dong Xoai ends in a Viet Cong victory
- Jun 14 Beatles release album "Beatles VI"
- Jun 14 Cincinnati Reds pitcher Jim Maloney no-hits New York Mets but loses in 11 innings, 1-0
A Spaniard in the Works
Jun 14 John Lennon's second book "A Spaniard in the Works" is published
Baseball Record
Jun 15 Detroit pitcher Denny McLain in relief strikes out first 7 batters faced & record 14 in 6 2/3 innings in Tigers 6-5 win over Boston Red Sox; Bill Freehan ties catcher record of 19 putouts
- Jun 15 South Africa begins economic boycott of Dutch products
- Jun 17 11.08" (28.14 cm) of rainfall, Holly, Colorado (state 24-hour record)
- Jun 17 1st bombing by B-52 (50 km north of Saigon)
- Jun 17 British rock band The Kinks arrive in NYC beginning their 1st US tour
- Jun 19 Algerian coup under colonel Houari Boumedienne removes president Ahmed Ben Bella from power
- Jun 19 KYW-AM in Cleveland Ohio returns call letters to Philadelphia
US Golf Open
Jun 21 US Open Men's Golf, Bellerive CC: Gary Player of South Africa beats Australian Kel Nagle by 3 strokes in an 18-hole playoff to win his only US Open title; completes his career Grand Slam at age 29
The Amen Corner
Jun 26 James Baldwin's 1954 stage drama "The Amen Corner" closes at Ethel Barrymore Theatre, NYC, after 84 performances
- Jun 26 Wallon party forms in Belgium
Event of Interest
Jun 28 1st US ground combat forces in Vietnam authorized by President Lyndon B. Johnson
- Jun 28 Dutch Princess Beatrice and Claus von Amsberg announce their engagement
- Jun 29 USAF Capt Joseph Henry Engle reaches 85,530 m in X-15
Sports History
Jun 30 NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle grants ownership of the Atlanta Falcons to Rankin Smith Sr., Executive VP of Life Insurance Company of Georgia; Rankin pays then-record $8.5 million
Famous Birthdays
- Jun 1 India Allen, American Playboy playmate (December 1987, Playmate of the year 1988), born in Portsmouth Virginia
- Jun 1 Larisa Lazutina, Russian cross-country skier (Olympic gold 4×5 km relay 1994, 3 x gold 1998; 10 x gold World C'ships), born in Kondopoga, Russia
- Jun 1 Nigel Short MBE, English chess grandmaster, columnist, coach, commentator (Vice-President FIDE; World #3 1988-89), born in Leigh, England
- Jun 1 Olga Nazarova, Russian athlete (Olympic gold 4x400m relay 1988, 92; World C'ship gold 4x400m relay 1991), born in Moscow, Russia
- Jun 2 Jim Knipfel, American autobiographer and journalist (Slackjaw, Quitting the Nairobi Trio), born in Grand Forks, North Dakota
- Jun 2 Mark Waugh, Australian cricket all-rounder (128 Tests, 20 x 100, HS 153no, 59 wickets; NSWCA, Essex CCC) and broadcaster (Network 10, Fox), born in Sydney, Australia
- Jun 2 Russ Courtnall, Canadian ice hockey right wing (1,029 NHL games; Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, Vancouver Canucks, LA Kings), born in Duncan, British Columbia
- Jun 2 Steve Waugh, Australian cricket all-rounder, captain (168 Tests, 10,927 runs @ 51.06, 32 x 100, HS 200, 92 wickets; NSWCA, Somerset CCC, Kent CCC), born in Sydney, Australia
- Jun 3 Fabrice Bollon, French composer (Dogmatic Pleasures), and conductor (Theater Freiburg, 2008-22), born in Paris, France
- Jun 3 Jeff Blumenkrantz, American theatrical composer, actor, and podcaster, born in Long Branch, New Jersey
- Jun 3 Mike Gordon, American rock bassist, banjo player (Phish), and filmmaker, born in Sudbury, Massachusetts
- Jun 3 Suzan Kaminga, bodybuilder, born in Austin, Texas
- Jun 4 Adi Utarini, Indonesian medical researcher (Dengue Fever), born in Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Andrea Jaeger (58 years old)
Jun 4 American tennis player (10 WTA titles), born in Chicago, Illinois
- Jun 4 Beau Allred, American baseball player (Cleveland Indians), born in Mesa, Arizona
- Jun 4 Kurt Stillwell, infielder (Texas Rangers), born in Glendale, California
- Jun 4 Mick Doohan, Australian motorcycle racer (5-time 500cc world champion), born in Gold Coast, Queensland
- Jun 4 Tim Perry, NBA forward (NJ Nets)
- Jun 5 Bob Probert, Canadian NHL right wing, 1985-2002 (Chicago Blackhawks, Detroit Red Wings), born in Windsor, Ontario (d. 2010)
- Jun 5 Karen Sillas, American actress (Prime Suspect), born in Brooklyn, New York
- Jun 5 Stefan Schönfeldt, Swedish guitarist (The Wannadies - "You & Me Song"), born in Skellefteå, Sweden
Cam Neely (58 years old)
Jun 6 Canadian Hockey HOF right wing (5 x All Star; Vancouver Canucks, Boston Bruins) and executive (President Boston Bruins), born in Comox, British Columbia
- Jun 6 David White, British pop-rock guitarist (Brother Beyond - "Can You Keep a Secret?"), born in Highbury, London, England
- Jun 6 Sally McDermid, Australian softball outfielder (Olympic bronze 1996)
- Jun 6 Wendy Wiebe, Canadian rower (World C'ship LW2x 1993, 94, 95), born in St Catharines, Ontario
- Jun 7 Damien Hirst, English artist (animals in formaldehyde artworks), born in Bristol, England
- Jun 7 Mick Foley, American pro wrestler (3 x WWF Heavyweight C'ship; 8 x WWF Tag Team C'ship; WWE Hall of Fame), born in Bloomington, Indiana
- Jun 8 Chris Chavis, American professional wrestler
- Jun 8 Dine Doneff [Kostas Theodorou], Macedonian jazz double bassist, arranger, and composer, born in West Germany
- Jun 8 Frank Grillo, American actor (Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Captain America: Civil War, Avengers: Endgame), born in New York City
- Jun 8 Kevin Ritz, American pitcher (Colorado Rockies), born in Eatonstown, New Jersey
- Jun 8 Rob Pilatus, American-German model, dancer, and de-frocked Grammy Award winner (Milli Vanilli - "Girl You Know It's True"), born in New York City (d. 1998)
Elizabeth Hurley (58 years old)
Jun 10 English actress (Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery, Christabel) and model, born in Basingstoke, England
- Jun 11 Gioia Bruno, Italian-American pop singer and songwriter (Exposé), born in Bari, Puglia, Italy
- Jun 11 Manuel Uribe Garza, Mexican man who suffered from morbid obesity (peak weight of 600 kg), born in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico (d. 2014)
- Jun 12 Carlos Luis Morales, Ecuadorian soccer goalkeeper (40 caps; Independiente, Palestino, ESPOLI), born in Guayaquil, Ecuador (d. 2020)
- Jun 12 Cathy Tyson, English actress (Serpant & Rainbow), born in Liverpool, England
- Jun 12 Cindy Lee Berryhill, American singer and songwriter (Baby), born in Silver Lake, Los Angeles, California
- Jun 12 Filip Topol, Czech singer-songwriter (Psí vojáci - Dog Soldiers), born in Prague, Czechoslovakia (d. 2013)
- Jun 12 Gwen Torrence, Lithonia GA, 100m/200m/400m (Olympics 2 gold-92, 96)
- Jun 13 Infanta Cristina, Duchess of Palma de Mallorca, younger daughter of King Juan Carlos I and Queen Sofía, born in Our Lady of Loreto Clinic, Madrid, Spain
- Jun 13 Lukas Ligeti, Austrian composer and drummer, born in Vienna, Austria
- Jun 13 Maninder Singh, Indian cricketer (Indian leftarm spinner in 35 Tests 1982-93), born in Pune, India
- Jun 14 Nicolás Ledesma, Argentine pianist, tango composer, and bandleader, born in General Pico, La Pampa, Argentina
- Jun 14 Trina Shoemaker, American mixer, record producer, and sound engineer (Queens of the Stone Age; Sheryl Crow), born in Joliet, Illinois
- Jun 15 Adam Smith, American politician (D-Wash), born in Washington, D.C.
- Jun 15 Annelies Bredael, Belgian rower
- Jun 15 Carrie Mitchum, actress (Donna-Bold & Beautiful), born in Los Angeles, California
- Jun 16 Andrea M. Ghez, American astronomer (2020 Nobel Prize for Physics for work on black holes), born in New York City
- Jun 16 J. J. Birden, American NFL wide receiver (Atlanta Falcons), born in Portland, Oregon
Dan Jansen (58 years old)
Jun 17 American speed skater (Olympic gold 1984, 88, 92), born in West Allis, Wisconsin
- Jun 17 Danny McManus, CFL quarterback (Edmonton Eskimos)
- Jun 17 David Longdon, English progressive rock musician (Big Big Train), born in Nottingham, England
- Jun 17 Dermontti Dawson, American NFL center (Pittsburgh Steelers), born in Lexington, Kentucky
- Jun 17 Kami Cotler, American actress (The Waltons - "Elizabeth"), born in Long Beach, California
- Jun 17 Mike Magnante, American baseball pitcher (KC Royals), born in Glendale, California
- Jun 17 Ray Seals, American NFL defensive end (Pittsburgh Steelers, Carolina Panthers), born in Syracuse, New York
- Jun 18 Kim Dickens, American actress and model
- Jun 19 Luc Donckerwolke, Belgian car designer
- Jun 19 Sadie Frost, English actress
- Jun 21 Lana [formally Larry] Wachowski, American film director (Matrix trilogy), born in Chicago Illinois
- Jun 21 Michael Dolan, American actor (Hamburger Hill, Liberace), born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
- Jun 21 Saša Britvić, Croatian conductor (Croatian Baroque Ensemble, 1999-2015), and pedagogue, born in Zagreb, Yugoslavia (now Croatia) (d. 2015)
- Jun 21 Yang Liwei, Chinese astronaut (Shenzhou 5), born in Suizhong County, Huludao, China
- Jun 22 Ľubomír Moravčík, Slovakian footballer
- Jun 22 Uwe Boll, German film director
- Jun 23 Barbara Lufthansa Herzog, born during Lufthansa Frankfurt-NY flight
- Jun 23 Dawn Whiteham, bodybuilder (Penthouse Nov 1995), born in New London, Connecticut
- Jun 23 Paul Arthurs, British pop-rock guitarist (Oasis, 1991-99), born in Manchester, England
- Jun 24 Danielle Spencer, American actress (What's Happening - "Dee"), born in The Bronx, New York
- Jun 24 Patrick Jeffrey, American diver (Olympic 5th 1996), born in Morristown, New Jersey
- Jun 24 Shane Churla, Canadian NHL ice hockey right wing, 1986-97 (Minnesota North Stars, New York Rangers, and 2 other teams), and scout, born in Fernie, British Columbia
- Jun 24 Uwe Krupp, NHL ice hockey defenseman, 1986-2003 (2 x All- Star; 2 x Stanley Cup; Buffalo Sabres, Colorado Avalanche, and 3 other teams; Olympics. 1998 (Germany)), and European coach, born in Cologne, Germany
- Jun 28 Michele Timms, Australian WNBA guard (Phoenix Mercury, Olympics 1988, 96), born in Melbourne, Australia
- Jun 29 Paul Jarvis, English cricket fast bowler (9 Tests, 21 wickets; Yorkshire CCC), born in Redcar, England
- Jun 29 Tripp Eisen [Tod Salvador], American musician (Static-X), born in Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania
- Jun 30 Gary Pallister, English footballer (Manchester United), born in Ramsgate, Kent, England
- Jun 30 Mitch Richmond, American NBA guard (Sac Kings, Olympic gold 1988, 96), born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
- Jun 30 Steve Duchesne, Canadian NHL defenseman (Ottawa Senators), born in Sept-Îles, Quebec, Canada
Famous Weddings
Rita Moreno
Jun 18 Actress and singer Rita Moreno (33) weds cardiologist Leonard Gordon
Joni Mitchell
Jun 19 Canadian folk singer-songwriter Joni Anderson (henceforth known as Joni Mitchell) weds American folk singer Chuck Mitchell in Port Huron, Michigan; divorce in 1967
Bob Pettit
Jun 19 NBA forward Bob Pettit (32) weds Carole Crowell in Alexandria, Louisiana
Lana Turner
Jun 22 American movie actress Lana Turner (44) weds 6th husband, movie producer Robert P. Eaton (34) in Arlington, Virginia; divorce in 1969
Merle Haggard
Jun 28 American country singer Merle Haggard (28) weds singer Bonnie Owens (35); divorce in 1978
Famous Deaths
Curly Lambeau (1898-1965)
Jun 1 American Pro Football Hall of Fame halfback, coach (founder, first coach Green Bay Packers), dies of a heart attack at 67
- Jun 2 Albert Michotte van den Berck, Belgian experimental psychologist, dies at 83
- Jun 4 Bernard Verhoeven, Dutch poet (Pleidooi near een non), dies at 68
- Jun 5 Eleanor Farjeon, English writer (Martin Pippin), dies at 84
- Jun 5 Lester Matthews, English actor (The Adventures of Robin Hood), dies at 64
- Jun 5 Thornton W. Burgess, American conservationist and author (The Bedtime Story-Books; Now I Remember: Autobiography of an Amateur Naturalist), dies at 91
Judy Holliday (1921-1965)
Jun 7 American comedienne and actress (Born Yesterday, Adam's Rib), dies of cancer at 43
- Jun 7 Richard Billinger, Austria poet and writer (Bauernpassion), dies at 71
- Jun 8 Edmondo Rossoni, Italian fascist (b. 1884)
- Jun 8 Erik Chisholm, Scottish conductor, composer (Hindustani Piano Concerto), and educator (South African College of Music, 1949-65), dies of a heart attack at 61
- Jun 8 Julius Bissier, German painter, dies at 71
- Jun 11 José Mendes Cabeçadas, 95th Prime Minister of Portugal and 9th President of Portugal (b. 1883)
- Jun 11 Vernon Johns, American civil rights activist, dies at 73
- Jun 13 David Drummond, Australian politician (b. 1890)
- Jun 13 Martin Buber, Austrian-Israeli dialogue philosopher and theologist (Ich und Du), dies at 87
- Jun 14 Guido Guerrini, Italian composer, dies at 74
- Jun 15 E. A. Speiser, American Bible scholar (b. 1902
- Jun 15 Steve Cochran [Robert Alexander Cochran], American actor (Mozambique, Gay Senotiys, Dallas), dies from acute infectious edema at 48
- Jun 17 Arnold Meijer, Dutch leader of fascist Dutch National & Black Front, dies at 60
- Jun 18 George Melachrino, English composer, dies at 56
- Jun 19 James Collip, Canadian biochemist and physiologist (insulin), dies at 72
- Jun 20 Bernard Baruch, American financier and presidential adviser (Cold War), dies at 94
- Jun 20 Ira Louvin [Loudermilk], American country singer and mandolin player (Louvin Brothers - "The Only Way Out (Is to Walk Over Me)"), dies in a car crash at 41
- Jun 21 Bernard Baruch, American presidential advisor (termed "Cold War"), dies at 94
- Jun 21 Kay Fisker, Danish architect (Hornbeck House, Copenhagen), dies at 72
- Jun 22 Adriaan Franciscus Dussenbroek, Dutch doctor and co-founder (Union National Arubano), dies at 72
- Jun 22 David O Selznick, American Academy Award-winning producer (Gone With The Wind; Rebecca), dies of a heart attack at 63
- Jun 23 Mary Boland, actress (Boy Trouble, New Moon), dies at 83
- Jun 26 Bertil Lindblad, Swedish astronomer (Milky Way system), dies at 69
- Jun 26 Johan Conrad Kikkert, Dutch painter and critic who promoted modern art in the Netherlands through Modern Art Circle, dies at 82
- Jun 26 Reginald Beckwith, actor/writer (39 Steps, Dr in Love), dies at 56
- Jun 27 Anthony Veiller, American writer (Night of Iguana, Moulin Rouge), dies at 62
- Jun 28 (Ernest) "Red" Nichols, American jazz cornetist, composer and jazz bandleader (His Five Pennies - "Ida, Sweet as Apple Cider"; "Bugler's Lament"), dies of a heart attack at 60 [1]
- Jun 28 [Theodora E] Betsy Ranucci-Beckman, actress (Dood Water), dies at 88
- Jun 29 Joseph Ryelandt, Belgian composer (Christus Rex - Christ the King), dies at 95
- Jun 29 Sidney Marion, American actor (Outlaws is Coming, Quicksand), dies at 64
- Jun 30 Bessie Barriscale, American actress (Plain Jane, Show Folks), dies at 81
