Historical Events
- Jun 1 100th Belmont: Gus Gustines aboard Stage Door Johnny wins in 2:27.2
- Jun 1 Simon & Garfunkel's single "Mrs Robinson" from "The Graduate" hits #1 (first rock song to win Grammy for Record of the Year)
- Jun 1 St. Louis Cardinals side-arming left-hander Joe Hoerner ties NL record for most consecutive strikeouts by a relief pitcher, fanning the final 6 batters to earn a 6-5 victory over the New York Mets
- Jun 2 Canadians must get government permission to export silver
- Jun 2 WBLG (now WTVQ) TV channel 62 in Lexington, KY (ABC) 1st broadcast
Assassination Attempt
Jun 3 American radical feminist Valerie Solanas attempts to assassinate Andy Warhol by shooting him three times. She is later diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia and pleads guilty to "reckless assault with intent to harm", serving a 3 year sentence.
- Jun 3 Canada announces it will replace silver with nickel in coins
- Jun 3 Poor Peoples March on Washington, D.C.
- Jun 3 Yanks turn 21st triple-play in their history lose 4-3 to Twins
Sports History
Jun 4 Don Drysdale pitches his 6th straight shutout, en route to 58 innings
Bobby Kennedy Gunned Down on Campaign Trail
Jun 5 Palestinian Sirhan Sirhan assassinates Robert F. Kennedy, shooting him 3 times and wounding 5 others at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, California. Kennedy dies the next day.
Robert F. Kennedy Dies
Jun 6 Senator Robert F. Kennedy dies from his wounds after he was shot the previous night
- Jun 6 WKHA TV channel 35 in Hazard, KY (PBS) begins broadcasting
- Jun 7 Sirhan Sirhan indicted for the assassination of US Senator Robert F. Kennedy
- Jun 7 The body of assassinated US Senator Robert F. Kennedy lies in state at St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York
- Jun 8 Bermuda adopts its constitution
- Jun 8 Don Drysdale pitches a record 58th consecutive scoreless inning
French Open Women's Tennis
Jun 8 French Open Women's Tennis: American Nancy Richey beats Ann Haydon-Jones 5-7, 6-4, 6-1 for her second and last Grand Slam singles title
- Jun 8 Gary Puckett and Union Gap release "Lady Will Power"
James Earl Ray Captured
Jun 8 James Earl Ray, alleged assassin of Martin Luther King Jr., captured
- Jun 8 New colonial constitution for Bermuda adopted
- Jun 8 Rolling Stones release "Jumpin' Jack Flash"
- Jun 8 The body of assassinated U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy is laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery
French Open Men's Tennis
Jun 9 French Open Men's Tennis: In an all-Australian final Ken Rosewall beats Rod Laver 6-3, 6-1, 2-6, 6-2; first Grand Slam of Open Era allowing professional players to compete
Television Finale
Jun 10 "Danny Thomas Hour" last airs on NBC-TV
- Jun 10 4h Rugby League World Cup: Australia beats France 20-2
- Jun 10 AL games at Baltimore & Chicago postponed honoring Robert F. Kennedy
- Jun 10 KCFW TV channel 9 in Kalispell, MT (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting
- Jun 10 UEFA European Championship Final, Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy: Italy beats Yugoslavia, 2-0 in a replay (first game, 1-1)
- Jun 10 WHTV (now WTZH) TV channel 24 in Meridian, MS (NBC/CBS) 1st broadcast
- Jun 14 "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" second studio album by Iron Butterfly is released
- Jun 14 Off duty Dutch military permitted to wear regular clothing
- Jun 15 "How Now, Dow Jones" closes at Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, NYC, after 220 performances
- Jun 15 "New Faces of 1965" closes at Booth Theater, NYC, after 52 performances
- Jun 15 "Yummy, Yummy, Yummy" by Ohio Express hits #4
- Jun 15 15th Curtis Cup: US wins 10½-7½ at Royal County Down Golf Club (Newcastle, Northern Ireland)
- Jun 15 Harvey Schmidt and Tom Jones' musical "I Do! I Do!", starring Gordon MacRae and Carol Lawrence, and directed by Gower Champion, closes at 46th St Theater, NYC, after 561 performances, and 1 Tony Award
Music History
Jun 15 John Lennon and Yoko Ono plant two acorns for peace, at Coventry Cathedral, Conventry, England
US Golf Open
Jun 16 US Open Golf, Oak Hill CC: Lee Trevino wins his first major title by 4 shots from Jack Nicklaus; first to play sub-70 golf in Open history
- Jun 17 Belgium government of Eyskens-Merlot forms
- Jun 17 KQEC TV channel 32 in San Francisco, California (PBS) begins broadcasting
- Jun 17 Ohio Express' "Yummy Yummy Yummy" goes gold
- Jun 18 Supreme Court bans racial discrimination in sale and rental of housing
- Jun 19 50,000 participate in Solidarity Day March of Poor People's Campaign
- Jun 20 Austin Currie, then Nationalist Member of Parliament (MP) at Stormont, and other Irish civil rights activists, protest discrimination in the allocation of housing by 'squatting' (illegally occupying) in a house in Caledon, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland
- Jun 21 18th Berlin International Film Festival: "Who Saw Him Die?" wins the Golden Bear
Event of Interest
Jun 21 US Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren announces he will resign once a successor is found
- Jun 22 "Here Come Da Judge" by The Buena Vistas peaks at #88
- Jun 23 74 are killed and 150 injured in a football stampede towards a closed exit in a Buenos Aires stadium
- Jun 24 Australia all out for 78 v England at Lord's
- Jun 24 Deadline for redeeming silver certificate dollars for silver bullion
- Jun 24 Jim Northrup hits 2 grand-slammers to help Tigers beat Cleve 14-3
Boxing Title Fight
Jun 24 Joe Frazier stops Mexican challenger Manuel Ramos in 2nd round TKO at NYC's Madison Square Garden in his first heavyweight boxing title defense
LPGA Championship
Jun 24 LPGA Championship Women's Golf, Pleasant Valley CC: Canadian Sandra Post wins an 18-hole playoff against Kathy Whitworth by 7 strokes
- Jun 24 Resurrection City in Washington, D.C. closed permanently
Sports History
Jun 25 Bobby Bonds hits a grand slam in his 1st major league game (San Francisco Giants)
- Jun 26 10-year-old English girl Mary Bell strangles four-year-old Martin Brown in Newcastle-upon-Tyne (later convicted of manslaughter on grounds of diminished responsibility)
- Jun 26 Executive Council decides both AL & NL to divide into 2 divisions
Iwo Jima and Bonin Islands Returned
Jun 26 Iwo Jima & Bonin Islands returned to Japan by US
Event of Interest
Jun 30 East German Communist Party leader Walter Ulbricht receives "Order of October Revolution"
- Jun 30 Gaullists win French parliamentary election, 358 of 458 seats
Famous Birthdays
- Jun 1 Jason Donovan, Australian actor (Neighbours) and pop singer ("Too Many Broken Hearts"; "Waiting for a Star To Fall"), born in Malvern, Victoria, Australia
- Jun 1 Larry Centers, American NFL fullback (Pro Bowl 1995, 96, 2001; All-Pro 1996; Super Bowl 2003; Arizona Cardinals, Buffalo Bills, NE Patriots), born in Tyler, Texas
- Jun 2 Beetlejuice, member of Howard Stern's Wack
- Jun 2 Jon Culshaw, British comedian and impressionist
- Jun 3 Alfred Kotey, Ghanaian boxer (WBO Bantamweight C'ship 1994-95), born in Accra, Ghana (d. 2020)
- Jun 3 Saffron [Samantha Sprackling], Nigerian-British singer (Republica), born in Lagos, Nigeria
- Jun 4 Al B. Sure! [Albert Joseph Brown III], American R&B singer-songwriter (In Effect Mode - "Nite And Day"), born in Boston, Massachusetts
- Jun 4 Scott Wolf, actor (Broken Arrow, Party of 5), born in Boston, Massachusetts
- Jun 5 Mel Giedroyc, English comedian and TV presenter (Light Lunch, The Great British Bake Off), born in Epsom, England
- Jun 6 Alan Licht, American avant garde and pop guitarist, composer, and journalist, born in New Jersey
- Jun 6 Edwin Vurens, Dutch soccer player (FC Twente)
- Jun 6 François Avard, Canadian writer and scenarist
- Jun 7 Adam Walker, NFL running back (SF 49ers)
- Jun 7 Melissa Coombes, American female pitcher (Colo Silver Bullets), born in San Gabriel, California
- Jun 8 Dave Mlicki, pitcher (NY Mets), born in Cleveland, Ohio
- Jun 8 Rob Ray, Belleville, NHL left wing (Buffalo Sabres)
- Jun 9 Tom Rouen, American NFL punter (Denver Broncos-Super Bowl 32), born in Hinsdale, Illinois
Bill Burr (55 years old)
Jun 10 American comedian and podcaster (F Is for Family, I'm Sorry You Feel That Way), born in Canton, Massachusetts
- Jun 10 Jimmy Shea, American skeleton racer
- Jun 10 Susan Haskell, Canadian actress (Marty-One Life to Live, Strictly Business), born in Toronto, Canada
- Jun 10 The D.O.C. [Tracy Curry], American rapper and producer (N.W.A.), born in Dallas, Texas
- Jun 11 Alois, Prince of Liechtenstein (Regent of Liechtenstein 2004-), born in Zürich, Switzerland
- Jun 11 Sophie Okonedo, English actress (Hotel Rwanda), born in London
- Jun 11 Staci Baldwin, Miss Washington pageant winner, sued when told 27 too old for compete for Miss USA, born in Kirkland, Washington
- Jun 12 Bobby Sheehan, American bassist (Blues Traveler - "Run-Around"), born in Summit, New Jersey (d. 1999)
- Jun 13 Bruce Beaton, CFL corner (Montreal Alouettes)
- Jun 13 David Gray, British singer-songwriter, and guitarist (White Ladder), born in Sale, Cheshire
- Jun 13 Fabio Baldato, Italian cyclist, born in Lonigo, Italy
- Jun 13 [Denise] Deniece Pearson, English singer-songwriter (Five Star), born in Islington, London
- Jun 14 Brian Wiggins, American NFL wide receiver (Carolina Panthers), born in New Rochelle, New York
- Jun 14 Eric Murdock, American NBA guard (Vancouver Grizzlies, Miami Heat), born in Somerville, New Jersey
- Jun 14 Faizon Love, American actor and comedian, born in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
- Jun 14 Tony Smith, American NBA guard (Miami Heat), born in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
- Jun 14 Yasmine Bleeth, American actress (Ryan's Hope, 1 Life to Live, Baywatch), born in New York City
- Jun 15 Adam Rapp, American playwright and author (Red Light Winter), born in Chicago, Illinois
- Jun 15 Demtra Hampton, American model, and actress (Garda), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Jun 15 Oh Dal-su, South Korean actor, born in Daegu, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea
- Jun 15 Tim Lester, American NFL fullback (Pittsburgh Steelers), born in Miami, Florida
- Jun 16 Matt Turk, American NFL punter (Washington Redskins), born in Greenfield, Wisconsin
- Jun 16 Nehemiah Perry, Jamaican cricketer (fine Jamaican off-spinner for the West Indies), born in Kingston, Jamaica
- Jun 16 Patrick Stuart, actor (Will Cortlandt-All My Children), born in Hollywood, California
- Jun 18 John Lumkes, 3k steeplechase runner, born in Chicago, Illinois
- Jun 19 Alastair Lynch, Australian rules football full forward-fullback (AFL Premiership 2001, 02, 03 Brisbane Lions; All-Australian Team 1993) and broadcaster (Fox Footy), born in Burnie, Australia
- Jun 19 Jud Buechler, NBA guard/forward (Chicago Bulls)
- Jun 20 Fred McAfee, American football running back (First-team All-Pro & Pro Bowl 2002 New Orleans Saints), born in Philadelphia, Mississippi
- Jun 20 Mike McCarthy, American pursuit cyclist (Olympics 1988, 96), born in Brooklyn, New York
Robert Rodriguez (55 years old)
Jun 20 American director (El Mariachi, Sin City, Grindhouse), born in San Antonio, Texas
- Jun 21 (Reginald) "Jett" Pangan, Filipino Pinoy rock singer and guitarist (The Dawn), and actor, born in Manila, Philippines
- Jun 21 Alisyn Camerota, American journalist (CNN Newsroom), born in Shrewsbury, New Jersey
- Jun 21 Brandon Douglas, American actor (Dr Quinn, Father's Homecoming), born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
- Jun 21 Henry Newby, American NFL linebacker (Seattle Seahawks), born in Farrell, Pennsylvania
- Jun 21 Sonique [Sonia Marina Clarke], British musician and DJ, born in London
- Jun 22 Darrell Armstrong, NBA guard (Orlando Magic)
- Jun 22 Paula Irvine, actress (Lily Blake-Santa Barbara), born in Hollywood, California
- Jun 23 Jay Y Lee [Lee Jae-yong], South Korean Vice Chairman of Samsung, born in Washington, D.C.
- Jun 23 Kent Steffes, American beach volleyballer (Olympic gold 1996), born in Ann Arbor, Michigan
- Jun 25 Oleg Taktarov, Russian martial artist, born in Arzamas-16, Gorky Oblast, Russian SFSR
- Jun 26 Jovenel Moïse, Haitian politician, President of Haiti (2017-21), born in Trou-du-Nord, Haiti (d. 2021)
- Jun 26 Paolo Maldini, Italian footballer (A.C. Milan, Italy national team), born in Milan, Italy
- Jun 26 Shannon Sharpe, American Pro Football HOF tight end (3 x Super Bowl winner Denver Broncos, Baltimore Ravens; 4 × First-team All-Pro; 8 x Pro Bowl) and broadcaster (Fox Sports, CBS Sports), born in Chicago, Illinois
- Jun 27 Pascale Bussières, French Canadian actress (Blanche), born in Montreal, Quebec
- Jun 28 Adam Woodyatt, English actor (Ian Beale in EastEnders), born in Walthamstow, London Borough of Waltham Forest, United Kingdom
- Jun 28 Chayanne [Elmer Figueroa Arce], Puerto Rican singer, born in Río Piedras, Puerto Rico
- Jun 29 Theoren Fleury, Canadian NHL right wing (Calgary Flames, Canada), born in Oxbow, Saskatchewan, Canada
- Jun 30 Dan Peltier, American baseball outfielder (SF Giants), born in Clifton Park, New York
- Jun 30 Peter Miller, Canadian CFL linebacker (BC Lions), born in Montreal, Quebec
- Jun 30 Philip Anselmo, American heavy metal musician (Pantera), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
Famous Weddings
Dudley Moore
Jun 15 Actor Dudley Moore (33) weds actress Suzy Kendall; divorced in 1972
Famous Deaths
Helen Keller (1880-1968)
Jun 1 American political activist, author (The Story of My Life) and lecturer, who was the 1st deaf-blind person to earn a BA, dies at 87
R. Norris Williams (1891-1968)
Jun 2 American tennis player (US National C'ship 1914, 16; survived sinking of RMS Titanic), dies of emphysema at 77
Robert F. Kennedy (1925-1968)
Jun 6 American politician (D-Sen-NY, US Attorney General), assassinated in Los Angeles by Sirhan Sirhan at 42
- Jun 7 Dan Duryea, American actor (Pride of the Yankees), dies of cancer at 61
- Jun 9 Bernard Cronin, Australian author and journalist (b. 1884)
- Jun 10 Yury Sergeyevich Milyutin, Russian composer, dies at 65
- Jun 12 Fidelio Friedrich Finke, Bohemian German composer, dies at 76
- Jun 14 (Ernest) "Pop" Stoneman, American country music singer-songwriter, guitarist, and autoharp player ("Sinking of the Titanic"; The Stoneman Family), dies at 75
- Jun 14 Karl-Birger Blomdahl, Swedish composer (Facettes; Aniara), dies at 51
- Jun 14 Ken Errair, American pop-jazz singer (Four Freshmen, 1953-55 - "Graduation Day"), dies in a chartered plane crash at 42
Salvatore Quasimodo (1901-1968)
Jun 14 Italian poet, critic and translator (Nobel Prize for Literature 1959), dies of a cerebral hemorrhage at 66
- Jun 15 (John) "Wes" Montgomery, American influential jazz guitarist and Grammy Award winner, dies of a heart attack at 45
- Jun 15 (Patrick) "Buddy" Attaway, American country and Cajun fiddler, and songwriter ("I'm Sitting On Top Of The World"), dies at 45
- Jun 15 Sam Crawford, American Baseball HOF outfielder (MLB HR leader 1901, 08; AL RBI leader 1910, 14, 15; MLB record 309 career triples; Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers), dies at 88
- Jun 17 José Nasazzi, Uruguayan soccer defender (41 caps; captain FIFA World Cup 1930; CA Bella Vista 322 games), dies at 67
- Jun 19 James Joseph Sweeney, American Catholic prelate, dies at 70
Tony Hancock (1924-1968)
Jun 25 English comedian and actor (Hancock's Half Hour), commits suicide at 44
- Jun 26 Ziggy Elman [Harry Finkelman], American big band jazz trumpeter (Benny Goodman - "And The Angels Sing"; Tommy Dorsey), bandleader, and klezmer musician, dies at 54
- Jun 27 Norman Norton, cricketer (dismissed Hobbs in only Test for South Africa), dies at 87
- Jun 29 Kitty Kelly, American actress (Ladies of Jury, Behind Office Doors), dies at 66
- Jun 29 Paddy Driscoll, American NFL quarterback and coach (Arizona Cardinals, Chicago Bears), dies at 73
- Jun 30 John Gough, American actor (Smooth as Satin, In the Land of the Tortilla, Circus Kid), dies at 73
