Historical Events
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Jun 3 Innovative and much loved children's picture book "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" by Eric Carle is published
- Jun 3 Last episode of Star Trek airs on NBC (Turnabout Intruder)
- Jun 4 22-year-old man sneaks into wheel pod of a jet parked in Havana and survives 9-hr flight to Spain despite thin oxygen levels at 29,000 ft
Music History
Jun 4 Beatles release "The Ballad Of John & Yoko" (recorded by just John and Paul), backed with George Harrison's song, "Old Brown Shoe" in the US
- Jun 5 Dutch Antilles government of Kroon resigns
- Jun 5 International communist conference begins in Moscow
- Jun 5 Race riot in Hartford, Connecticut
Joe Namath Resigns
Jun 6 Joe Namath resigns from NFL after Pete Rozelle, football commissioner, said he must sell his stake in a bar
Johnny Cash Show
Jun 7 "Johnny Cash Show" debuts on ABC-TV
- Jun 7 101st Belmont: Braulio Baeza aboard Arts & Letters wins in 2:28.8
Grand Ole Opry
Jun 7 Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash perform duet on a "Grand Ole Opry" TV special
French Open Women's Tennis
Jun 7 French Open Women's Tennis: Margaret Court beats Ann Haydon-Jones of England 6-1, 4-6, 6-3 for her 3rd French singles title
Music Premiere
Jun 7 Supergroup Blind Faith's debut performance in Hyde Park, London, featuring Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood, Steve Baler and Rick Grech
Emmy Awards
Jun 8 21st Emmy Awards: "Get Smart", Don Adams and Susan St James win
French Open Men's Tennis
Jun 8 French Open Men's Tennis: Rod Laver wins second leg of his 2nd Grand Slam; beats fellow Australian Ken Rosewall 6-4, 6-3, 6-4
Franco Closes Gibraltar Border
Jun 8 General Franco closes Spain's frontier with Gibraltar
Brian Jones Leaves Rolling Stones
Jun 8 Guitarist Brian Jones is asked to leave the Rolling Stones, replaced by Mick Taylor
- Jun 8 KDNL TV channel 30 in Saint Louis, MO (IND) begins broadcasting
Mickey Mantle Day
Jun 8 MLB legend Mickey Mantle gives his farewell retirement speech during "Mickey Mantle Day" at Yankee Stadium, 60,096 see #7 retired
- Jun 8 Nixon says 25,000 US troops would leave Vietnam by end of August
Music History
Jun 9 Brian Jones leaves the Rolling Stones after developing a serious drug problem
- Jun 9 Warren Burger confirmed as US Chief Justice
#1 in the Charts
Jun 11 "The Ballad Of John & Yoko" by The Beatles hits #1 in UK; recording involved only John (guitars, vocals, percussion) and Paul (bass, drums, piano, backing voice)
- Jun 13 Mick Taylor leaves John Mayall Band and joins The Rolling Stones
- Jun 14 John Lennon and Yoko Ono appear on David Frost's British TV Show
Sports History
Jun 14 Oakland As' Reggie Jackson gets 10 RBIs to beat Red Sox 21-7
- Jun 15 "Hee Haw" with Roy Clark & Buck Owens premieres on CBS TV
- Jun 15 Mets help their power needs by adding 1st baseman Donn Clendenon
- Jun 15 The Campaign for Social Justice publish a second edition of 'Northern Ireland The Plain Truth' which set out the allegations of discrimination against Catholics by Unionists in the region
- Jun 15 US Open Golf, Champions GC: Orville Moody wins only major title by 1 stroke from Al Geiberger, Bob Rosberg & Dean Beman
- Jun 16 US Supreme Court rules suspension of Adam Clayton Powell, Jr from House of Representatives violated Article I of the Constitution by citing reasons beyond the exclusive list of qualifications in the article [1]
Oh! Calcutta! - The Bare Facts
Jun 17 "Oh! Calcutta!" opens in NYC (almost entirely in the nude)
The Wild Bunch
Jun 18 "The Wild Bunch", directed by Sam Peckinpah and starring William Holden and Ernest Borgnine, is released
- Jun 18 A report published by the International Commission of Jurists on the British government's policy in Northern Ireland is critical of both the British government and the Northern Ireland government
- Jun 19 State troopers ordered to Cairo Ill, to quell racial disturbances
Newport '69
Jun 20 200,000 attend Newport '69, then largest-ever pop concert in Northridge, California. Jimi Hendrix gets $120,000 to appear
- Jun 20 A constitutional referendum in Rhodesia on declaring a republic is approved by 72% of the voting population
President Georges Pompidou
Jun 20 Georges Pompidou sworn in as President of France
- Jun 21 1st reported hearing of pirate radio WGHP (With God's Help Peace)
Music Premiere
Jun 21 Dmitri Shostakovich's 14th Symphony premieres in Moscow
- Jun 21 John Pennel pole vaults world record (5.45 m)
- Jun 21 Zager & Evans release "In the Year 2525"
- Jun 22 Cleveland's Cuyahoga River catches fire due to pollution
- Jun 22 The Derry Housing Action Committee (DHAC) stage a protest by blocking the Lecky Road in the Bogside area of Derry, Northern Ireland
- Jun 23 24 Africans from the Graaff-Reinet district, Cape Province, appear in the Grahamstown Supreme Court on charges under the Sabotage Act; alleged they had conspired or incited others to kill White people or police
- Jun 23 French government of Couve de Murville resigns
Boxing Title Fight
Jun 23 Joe Frazier TKOs Jerry Quarry in 8 for heavyweight boxing title
- Jun 23 Warren E. Burger sworn in as US Supreme Court Chief Justice
- Jun 25 19th Berlin International Film Festival: "Early Works" wins the Golden Bear
- Jun 25 American Pancho González (41) beats Puerto Rican Charlie Pasarell (25) in 5 hour and 12 minute, 112-game marathon at Wimbledon
- Jun 27 Denver Pop Festival opens; 50,000 attend; Frank Zappa, Creedence Clearwater Revival, and Jimi Hendrix headline; other performers include Three Dog Night, Tim Buckley, Big Mama Thornton, Johnny Winter, Joe Cocker, and Poco
- Jun 27 Honduras/El Salvador breaks diplomatic relations due to soccer match
- Jun 28 John Hampshire scores 107 on Test cricket debut v WI at Lord's
- Jun 28 Police carry out an early morning raid on gay bar Stonewall Inn, Greenwich Village, NY; about 400 to 1,000 patrons riot against police, it lasts 3 days. Beginning of the modern LGBT rights movement
- Jun 29 1st Jewish worship service at the White House
Baseball Record
Jun 29 On 'Billy Williams Day' at Wrigley Field, Chicago, the Cubs outfielder passes Stan Musial's NL record for consecutive MLB games played (896) as Chicago sweeps St. Louis Cardinals, 3-1 and 12-1
US Women's Golf Open
Jun 29 US Open Women's Golf, Scenic Hills CC: Donna Caponi wins first of 4 major titles; beat Peggy Wilson by 1 stroke
- Jun 30 In South Africa, General Laws Amendment Bill is passed; the Bill contains far-reaching provisions and restrictions affecting the administration of justice and the disclosure of evidence
- Jun 30 Spain cedes Ifni to Morocco
Famous Birthdays
- Jun 1 Ari Sulander, Finnish ice hockey goaltender (World C'ship gold 1995; Olympic bronze 1998), born in Helsinki, Finland
- Jun 1 Erin Hartwell, American time trial cyclist (Olympic bronze/silver-92, 96), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Jun 1 Luis García Postigo, Mexican soccer striker (79 caps; UNAM, Atlético Madrid, Real Sociedad) and commentator (TV Azteca), born in Mexico City
- Jun 2 Cy Chadwick, English actor
- Jun 2 David Wheaton, tennis star (1987 US junior boys), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Jun 2 Kurt Abbott, infielder (Florida Marlins), born in Zanesville, Ohio
- Jun 3 Hiroyuki Takami, Japanese pop musician (Access), born in Saitama, Japan
- Jun 4 Horatio Sanz, Chilean-born comedian
- Jun 4 Regi Blinker, soccer player (Feyenoord)
- Jun 4 Robert Perez, Bolivar Venezuela, outfielder (Toronto Blue Jays)
- Jun 5 Brian McKnight, American R&B singer-songwriter and musician, born in Buffalo, New York
- Jun 6 Douglas Lee Mitchell, American heavy metal artist (Southgang), born in Miles, Michigan
- Jun 6 Mike Croel, NFL linebacker (NY Giants)
- Jun 6 Sunil Joshi, Indian cricket all-rounder (15 Tests, 41 wickets, 1 x 50; Karnataka, Royal Challengers Bangalore), born in Gadag, India
- Jun 7 Kim Rhodes, American actress
- Jun 7 Lachlan Elmer, Australian field hockey halfback (Olympic silver 1992, 96)
- Jun 8 David Sutcliffe, Canadian American actor (Gilmore Girls), born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
- Jun 8 Glenn Rogers Jr, CFL defensive back (Edmonton Eskimos)
- Jun 8 J.P. Manoux, American actor, born in Fresno, California
- Jun 8 Marcos Siega, American director and producer (The Vampire Diaries), born in New York City
- Jun 9 Eric Wynalda, American soccer player and coach, born in Fullerton, California
- Jun 9 Mitch McLee [Douglas Lee Mitchell], American rock drummer (Southgang - "Tainted Angel"), born in Georgia
- Jun 10 Gina Prince-Bythewood, American director and screenwriter (The Woman King), born in Los Angeles, California
- Jun 10 Kate Snow, American TV journalist (NBC Nightly News), born in Bangor, Maine
- Jun 10 Ronny Johnsen, Norwegian soccer defensive midfielder (62 caps; FC Eik-Tønsberg, Manchester United, Aston Villa, Vålerenga), born in Sandefjord, Norway
- Jun 11 Matt McGrath, American actor, born in New York City
Peter Dinklage (54 years old)
Jun 11 American actor (Games of Thrones), born in Morristown, New Jersey
- Jun 11 Steven Drozd, American rock singer-songwriter, guitarist, and drummer (The Flaming Lips, 1991-present - "Do You Realize??"), born in Houston, Texas
- Jun 12 Kevin Turner, American football fullback (Philadelphia Eagles) and plaintiff against NFL (concussion case), born in Prattville, Alabama (d. 2016)
- Jun 12 Mathieu Schneider, American NHL defenseman (NY Islanders, Toronto), born in New York City
- Jun 12 Zsolt Daczi, Hungarian rock guitarist (Omen, Bikini), born in Kiskunhalas, Hungary (d. 2007)
- Jun 13 Jamie Walters, American actor (The Heights; Beverly Hills 90210), and singer ("How Do You Talk To An Angel?"), born in Boston, Massachusetts
- Jun 13 Robert Harris, American former NFL defensive end (NY Giants), born in Riviera Beach, Florida
- Jun 13 Svetlana Krivelyova, Russian shot put athlete (Olympic gold 1992), born in Bryansk, Russia
- Jun 13 Søren Rasted, Danish musician (Aqua), born in Blovstrød, Denmark
- Jun 14 Éric Desjardins, Canadian NHL defenseman (Philadelphia Flyers, Canada), born in Rouyn, Quebec, Canada
- Jun 14 Eugene Chung, American NFL guard (Jacksonville Jaguars, Indianapolis Colts), born in Prince George's County, Maryland
- Jun 14 Kyle Hebert, American voice actor for anime and video game, born in Lake Charles, Louisiana
Steffi Graf (54 years old)
Jun 14 German tennis player (Golden Slam 1988, 22 Grand Slam singles titles), born in Mannheim, West Germany
Cedric Pioline (54 years old)
Jun 15 French tennis player (runner-up US Open 1993, Wimbledon 1997), born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
- Jun 15 Demetra Hampton, American actress (Valentina), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Ice Cube (54 years old)
Jun 15 American rapper and actor (Boyz in the Hood, Anaconda), born in Los Angeles, California
- Jun 15 Idalis DeLeón, American singer (Seduction - "Two To Make It Right"), actress (Six Feet Under), and television host (MTV; Extra), born in Brooklyn, New York
- Jun 15 Jesse Belanger, St-georges De Beau, NHL center (Vancouver Canucks)
- Jun 15 Oliver Kahn, German footballer
- Jun 15 Sheldon Kennedy, Canadian NHL hockey right wing, 1989-97 (Detroit Red Wings and 2 other teams), born in Brandon, Manitoba
- Jun 16 Mark Crossley, Welsh footballer (Manchester United, Wales), born in Barnsley, England
- Jun 16 MC Ren [Lorenzo Jerald Patterson], American rapper, born in Compton, California
- Jun 17 Karen Nystrom, Canadian ice hockey forward (Olympic silver 1998), born in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
- Jun 17 Kevin Thornton, American R&B vocalist (Color Me Badd, 1985-98 - "I Wanna Sex You Up"), and Christian minister, born in Oklahoma
- Jun 17 Patric Kjellberg, hockey forward (Team Sweden Olympics 1998)
- Jun 17 Paul Tergat, Kenyan long distance runner, born in Riwo, Baringo District, Kenya
- Jun 18 Christopher Largen, American author, born in Fort Worth, Texas (d. 2012)
- Jun 18 Jay Leeuwenburg, American NFL guard/center (Chicago Bears, Indianapolis Colts), born in St. Louis, Missouri
- Jun 18 Pål Pot Pamparius [Pål Bøttger Kjærnes], Norwegian rock guitarist and piano player (Turbonegro), born in Kolbotn, Norway
- Jun 18 Vito LoGrasso, American professional wrestler
- Jun 19 Lara Spencer, American TV personality
- Jun 19 Thomas Breitling, American entrepreneur
- Jun 20 Gerald Dixon, NFL linebacker (Cleveland Browns, Cincinnati Bengals), born in Rock Hill, South Carolina
- Jun 20 Malivai Washington, American tennis player (Wimbledon 1998 runner-up), born in Glenn Cove, New York
- Jun 20 Michael Gerber, American parody author, born in Elizabeth, New Jersey
- Jun 21 Chris Perez, CFL tackle (Winnipeg Blue Bombers)
- Jun 21 Donovan Osborne, Amercian pitcher (St Louis Cardinals), born in Roseville, California
- Jun 21 Gabriella Paruzzi, Italian cross country skier (Olympic gold 30k classical 2002; World Cup gold women's overall 2004), born in Udine, Italy
- Jun 21 Pat Sansone, American rock guitarist, and keyboard player (Wilco, since 2005 -"I Might"), born in Meriden, Mississippi
- Jun 22 Derek Russell, NFL wide receiver (Houston/Tennessee Oilers)
- Jun 23 Elbert Ellis, NFL wide receiver (Carolina Panthers, GB Packers)
- Jun 23 Martin Klebba, American actor
- Jun 23 Noa [Achinoam Nini], Israeli singer ("There Must Be Another Way"), born in Bat Yam, Israel
- Jun 24 Sean Maye, American 400m/800m runner
- Jun 24 Sissel Kyrkjebø, Norwegian pop and operatic soprano singer, born in Bergen, Norway
- Jun 24 Thabo Mngomeni, South African football player, born in Cape Town, South Africa
- Jun 25 Alina Ivanova, Russian race walker (indoor 3K world record), born in Kildishevo, Yadrinsky District, Russia
- Jun 25 Jurgen Streppel, Dutch soccer player (Telstar/RKC), born in Voorst, Netherlands
- Jun 25 Matt Gallant, American television host (The Planet's Funniest Animals), born in Syracuse, New York
- Jun 26 Colin Greenwood, English musician (Radiohead), born in Oxford, England
- Jun 26 Harry Boatswain, NFL tackle (Philadelphia Eagles), born in Brooklyn, New York
- Jun 26 Ingrid Lempereur, Belgian swimmer, born in Messancy, Belgium
- Jun 26 Mike Myers, American baseball pitcher (Detroit Tigers), born in Arlington Heights, Illinois
- Jun 26 Troy Auzenne, American NFL tackle (Chicago Bears), born in El Monte, California
- Jun 28 Ayelet Zurer, Israeli actress, born in Tel Aviv, Israel
- Jun 28 Danielle Brisebois, American actress (Archie's Place, Big Bad Mama 2), born in Brooklyn, New York
- Jun 28 Tichina Arnold, American actress, born in Queens, NYC, New York
- Jun 29 Claude Béchard, Canadian politician (Member of the National Assembly of Quebec), born in Saint-Philippe-de-Néri, Quebec
- Jun 29 Erik Tammer, American soccer player (SC Heerenveen, Go Ahead Eagles), born in Utrecht, Netherlands
- Jun 29 Ilan Mitchell-Smith, American academic and actor (Weird Science), born in New York City
- Jun 29 Simon Brown, English cricket fast bowler (1 Test, 2 wickets; Durham, Northamptonshire), born in Cleadon, England
- Jun 29 Tōru Hashimoto, Japanese politician (Mayor of Osaka), born in Tokyo
- Jun 30 Jim Montgomery, Canadian NHL center (Philadelphia Flyers), born in Montreal, Quebec
- Jun 30 Ken Gernander, American NHL center (NY Rangers), born in Coleraine, Minnesota
- Jun 30 Kristina Farrar Stookey, American 470 sailor (Olympic 4th 1996), born in Martha Vineyard, Massachusetts
Sanath Jayasuriya (54 years old)
Jun 30 Sri Lankan cricket opening batsmen (MVP-1996 World Cup), born in Matara, Sri Lanka
Famous Weddings
Jackie Collins
Jun 15 British-American romance novelist, Jackie Collins (31) weds 2nd husband, American theatrical producer Oscar Lerman (49), at the home of her sister Joan
Leo Durocher
Jun 19 American baseball manager Leo Durocher (63) weds socialite Lynne Walker Goldblatt (40) at the Ambassador West Hotel in Chicago; divorce in 1980
R. L. Stine
Jun 22 Writer and producer R. L. Stine (25) weds editor Jane Waldhorn
Famous Deaths
- Jun 1 Ivar Ballangrud, Norwegian speed skater (Olympic gold 5,000m 1928; 500m, 5,000m 10,000m 1936), dies at 65
- Jun 1 Michiyo Tsujimura, Japanese agricultural scientist and biochemist (components of green tea), dies at 81
- Jun 1 Stan Brenders, Belgian jazz pianist and bandleader, dies at 65
- Jun 2 Leo Gorcey, American stage and screen comic actor, and malapropist (The Dead End Kids; The East Side Boys; The Bowery Boys), dies of liver failure at 51, and malpropist
- Jun 4 Rafael Osuna, Mexican tennis player (US Nat C'ship 1963), dies in an airline crash at 30
- Jun 5 Renaat Veremans, Flemish organist, composer, and conductor (Flemish Opera, Antwerp, 1921-44), dies at 75
Miles Dempsey (1896-1969)
Jun 6 British WWII general (XIII Corps, Second Army), dies of cancer at 72
- Jun 8 Robert Taylor, American actor (Waterloo Bridge, Quo Vadis, Death Valley Days), dies of lung cancer at 57
- Jun 10 Frank Lawton, British actor (Devil Doll, Invisible Ray), dies at 64
- Jun 11 John L. Lewis, American labour leader, formed Congress of Industrial Organizations, dies at 89
- Jun 12 Alexander Deyneka, Ukrainian painter (b. 1899)
- Jun 13 Martita Hunt, Argentine-born English actress (Great Expectations), dies at 69
- Jun 14 Wynonie Harris, American rhythm and blues singer, dies of cancer at 53
- Jun 16 Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis, British field marshal and Governor General of Canada (1946-52), dies at 78
- Jun 16 Jan Hanlo, Dutch poet (Oote oote boe), dies at 57
- Jun 16 Karl Schiske, Austrian composer, dies at 53
Maureen Connolly (1934-1969)
Jun 21 American tennis player (1st women's Grand Slam 1953; 9 x Grand Slam singles titles), dies of ovarian cancer at 34
Judy Garland (1922-1969)
Jun 22 American actress (The Wizard of Oz; Meet Me In St. Louis; Easter Parade), and singer ("Over The Rainbow"); dies at 47; coroner determines cause as unintentional, incautious overdose of prescription barbiturates
- Jun 23 Chuck Taylor, American Basketball Hall of Fame promoter (Converse All Star shoes), dies of a heart attack at 67
- Jun 23 Stanley Andrews, American actor (Mr. Deeds Goes to Town), dies at 77
- Jun 23 Volmari Iso-Hollo, Finnish athlete (Olympic gold 3,000m steeplechase 1936), dies at 62
- Jun 24 Frank King, American cartoonist (Gasoline Alley), dies at 86
- Jun 24 Ted Hecht, American actor (Time to Kill, Song of India, Gangster), dies at 61
- Jun 24 Willey Ley, American science writer, dies at 62
- Jun 27 Richard Maxfield, American instrumental, electro-acoustic, and electronic music composer, jumps to his death from a hotel window at 42
- Jun 29 (Frederick) "Shorty" Long, American soul singer and pianist ("Here Comes The Judge"; "Devil In A Blue Dress"), dies in a boating accident at 29
- Jun 29 Moïse Tshombe, Congolese politician (President of the Democratic Republic of Congo 1964-5), dies at 49
- Jun 29 Veselin Stoyanov, Bulgarian composer and pedagogue, dies at 67
- Jun 30 Jan Evangelista Zelinka, Czech composer (Meluzina), dies at 76
