Historical Events
Jack Kevorkian Released
Jun 1 Jack Kevorkian is released from prison after serving eight years of his 10-25 year prison term for the 1998 second-degree murder of Thomas Youk
- Jun 3 USS Carter Hall (LSD-50) engages with pirates after they board Danish ship Danica White off the coast of Somalia
Ralph Lauren Honored at CFDA Awards
Jun 4 Designer Ralph Lauren is presented with the American Fashion Legend Award by Oprah Winfrey at the CFDA Awards in New York
- Jun 5 MESSENGER spacecraft performs a second flyby of Venus
Memory Almost Full
Jun 5 Paul McCartney releases "Memory Almost Full", in US; his fourteenth solo studio album was the first release on Starbucks' Hear Music label
- Jun 6 Stanley Cup Final, Honda Center, Anaheim, CA: Anaheim Ducks defeat Ottawa Senators, 6-2 for a 4-1 series win; Ducks' first Championship
Oscar Peterson Cancels Concert
Jun 8 Jazz legend Oscar Peterson forced to cancel his appearance at Carnegie Hall all-star performance (held in his honor), due to illness
- Jun 8 Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia is hit by the State's worst storms and flooding in 30 years resulting in the death of nine people and the grounding of trade ship, the MV Pasha Bulker
- Jun 9 139th Belmont: John Velazquez aboard Rags To Riches wins in 2:28.74
French Open Women's Tennis
Jun 9 French Open Women's Tennis: Justine Henin wins her 3rd consecutive French singles crown; beats Ana Ivanović of Serbia 6-1, 6-2
Sports History
Jun 9 Stacy Lewis wins medalist honors in Garland, Texas, sectional to qualify for the U.S. Women's Open
- Jun 10 "The Sopranos" series finale on HBO (infamous "cut to black" ending)
- Jun 10 61st Tony Awards: "Spring Awakening" (musical) & "The Coast of Utopia" (play) win
French Open Men's Tennis
Jun 10 French Open Men's Tennis: Spaniard Rafael Nadal wins title for the 3rd consecutive year; beats Roger Federer 6-3, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
LPGA Championship
Jun 10 LPGA Championship Women's Golf, Bulle Rock GC: Suzann Pettersen of Norway wins her first major title by 1 stroke ahead of Australian Karrie Webb
- Jun 10 Novelty dance song "I'm a Gummy Bear" by German band Gummibär released
Transformers Premieres
Jun 12 "Transformers", directed by Michael Bay and starring Shia LaBeouf and Megan Fox premieres in Sydney
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Honored
Jun 12 Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Russian novelist and historian, is awarded the State Prize of the Russian Federation for his humanitarian work by President Putin
Frida Kahlo Exhibition Opens
Jun 13 First large-scale exhibition of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo's work in Mexico opens at Palacio de Bellas Artes on the 100th anniversary of her birth
- Jun 13 The Al Askari Mosque in Samarra is bombed reportedly by Iraqi Baathists, destroying the mosque's two ten-story minarets
- Jun 14 NBA Finals: San Antonio Spurs edge Cleveland Cavaliers, 83-82 for a 4-0 series sweep; MVP: Tony Parker
US Golf Open
Jun 17 US Open Men's Golf, Oakmont GC: Ángel Cabrera wins his first major title, 1 stroke ahead of Jim Furyk and Tiger Woods; first Open won by an Argentine or a South American
Glastonbury Festival
Jun 20 Glastonbury Festival in Pilton, England opens: Arctic Monkeys, The Killers, and The Who headline; other performers include The Fratellis, Amy Winehouse, Shirley Bassey, Paul Weller, and Bright Eyes
Sports History
Jun 22 Patrick Kane is selected by the Chicago Blackhawks as the first overall pick in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft
- Jun 23 WLAF World Bowl 15, Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt: Hamburg Sea Devils beat Frankfurt Galaxy, 37-28
- Jun 24 The Angora Fire starts near South Lake Tahoe, California destroying 200+ structures in its first 48 hours
- Jun 25 Flooding in parts of Lincolnshire and Yorkshire in the United Kingdom including Louth, Horncastle and worst affected, Hull
Sports History
Jun 25 Thierry Henry transfers to Barcelona for €24 million
PM Gordon Brown
Jun 27 Gordon Brown becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
- Jun 27 The Brazilian Military Police invades the favelas of Complexo do Alemão in an episode which is remembered as the Complexo do Alemão massacre.
- Jun 28 Craig Biggio of the Houston Astros becomes the 27th member of the 3000 hit club, going 5 for 5 against the Colorado Rockies
- Jun 28 NBA Draft: Ohio State center Greg Oden first pick by Portland Trail Blazers
- Jun 28 Play "August: Osage County", written by Tracy Letts, premieres at the Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago (Pulitzer Prize for Drama 2008) [1]
- Jun 29 Two car bombs are found in the heart of London at Picadilly Circus.
- Jun 30 A car crashes into Glasgow International Airport in Scotland, believed to be a terrorist attack
Famous Weddings
Tony Bennett
Jun 1 Legendary crooner Tony Bennett (80) weds his longtime girlfriend Susan Crow (47) in New York City
Melanie Brown
Jun 6 Spice Girl singer Melanie Brown (32) weds producer Stephen Belafonte in Las Vegas, Nevada
Rod Stewart
Jun 16 British singer Rod Stewart (62) weds for a third time to English model Penny Lancaster (36) in a cloistered medieval Abbey of La Cervara in Portofino, Italy
Famous Divorces
Nikki Sixx
Jun 27 Former Playboy playmate and Baywatch actress Donna D'Errico (38) divorces Mötley Crüe bassist Nikki Sixx (48) due to irreconcilable differences after 9 years of marriage
Famous Deaths
- Jun 1 Arn Shein, American sports writer (editor The Daily Item 1949-74), dies at 78
- Jun 1 Tony Thompson, American singer-songwriter in R&B group Hi-Five, dies at 31
- Jun 2 Huang Ju, Chinese Vice-Premier
- Jun 2 Kentaro Haneda, Japanese pianist, composer and arranger for film, anime, and video games, dies of liver cancer at 58
- Jun 4 Bill France, Jr., NASCAR pioneer, dies of lung cancer at 74
- Jun 4 Clete Boyer, American MLB baseball infielder, 1955-71 (New York Yankees, and 2 other teams), dies at 70
- Jun 4 Craig L. Thomas, American politician (Senator-R-Wyoming 1995-2007, Rep-R-Wyoming 1989-95), dies of Leukemia at 74
- Jun 4 Freddie Scott, American singer and songwriter ("Cry To Me"), dies at 74
- Jun 4 Jim Clark, American sheriff and segregationist (b. 1922)
- Jun 4 Sotiris Moustakas, Greek actor (Zorba the Greek), dies at 66
- Jun 5 Povel Ramel, Swedish entertainer, dies at 85
- Jun 8 Kenny Olsson, Swedish speedway racer (b. 1977)
- Jun 8 Martin Buckmaster, 3rd Viscount Buckmaster, British barrister and diplomat, dies at 86
- Jun 8 Nellie Lutcher, American jazz and R&B singer, pianist, and songwriter (He's a Real Gone Guy), dies at 94
- Jun 8 Richard Rorty, American postanalytic, pragmatic philosopher (b. 1931)
- Jun 9 Frankie Abernathy, Former The Real World: San Diego castmate (b. 1981)
- Jun 9 Ousmane Sembène, Senegalese author and director (Doctor Noir), dies at 84
- Jun 10 Augie Auer, American-New Zealand meteorologist and television presenter, dies at 67
- Jun 10 Charley Harper, American modernist artist, dies of pneumonia at 84
- Jun 11 Imre Friedmann, American scientist (b. 1921)
- Jun 11 Mary Ellen "Mala" Powers, American actress (Cyrano de Bergerac, The Wild Wild West), dies of leukemia at 75
- Jun 12 Colin Fletcher, Welsh author and pioneering backpacker (Walking Through Time), dies of complications from an old head injury at 85
- Jun 12 Don Herbert, American scientist and TV host (Watch Mr Wizard), dies at 89
- Jun 13 Oskar Morawetz, Czech-Canadian composer (From the Diary of Anne Frank), dies at 90
- Jun 13 Walid Eido, Lebanese MP (b. 1942)
Kurt Waldheim (1918-2007)
Jun 14 Austrian 4th Secretary-General of the United Nations (1972-81) and 9th President of Austria (1986-92), dies at 88
- Jun 14 Robin Olds, American fighter pilot (b. 1922)
- Jun 14 Ruth Graham [Bell], American Christian author and wife of evangelist Billy Graham, dies at 87
- Jun 15 "Sensational" Sherri Martel, American professional wrestler (WWF), dies of an overdose at 49
- Jun 15 Claudia Cohen, American gossip columnist and socialite (b. 1950)
- Jun 15 Richard Bell, Canadian musician (Full Tilt Boogie Band), dies of multiple myeloma at 61
- Jun 16 Grand Ayatollah Fazel Lankarani, Iranian cleric, dies at 76
- Jun 16 Mikhail Kononov, Soviet Russian actor, dies from a tromboembolism at 67
- Jun 16 Patricia Darcy Jones, American session and touring rock vocalist (Cher), and Broadway actress, dies at 54
- Jun 16 Pattie D'Arcy, American musical theater, session and touring vocalist (Cher), dies at 54
- Jun 17 Gianfranco Ferrè, Italian fashion designer (b. 1944)
- Jun 17 Paul Hodder-Williams, British publisher (Hodder & Stoughton), dies at 97
- Jun 17 Serena Wilson, American belly dancer (b. 1933)
- Jun 18 Bernard Manning, British comedian, dies at 76
- Jun 18 Georges Thurston, Canadian R&B and reggae musician and singer (Boule Noire), dies of cancer at 55
- Jun 18 Henry "Hank" Medress, American singer (The Tokens - "The Lion Sleeps Tonight"), and record producer (The Chiffons; Tony Orlando & Dawn), dies of lung cancer at 68
- Jun 19 Antonio Aguilar [Barraza], Mexican singer, producer and actor (Emiliano Zapata) who popularized the Mexican equestrian sport la charrería, dies of pneumonia at 88
- Jun 19 El Fary, Spanish singer and actor, dies at 69
- Jun 19 Terry Hoeppner, American football coach (b. 1947)
- Jun 19 Ze'ev Schiff, Israeli journalist and military correspondent for Haaretz, dies at 74
- Jun 20 Trevor Henry, New Zealand Justice (b. 1902)
- Jun 21 Bob Evans, American restaurateur (Bob Evans Farms), dies at 89
- Jun 22 Bernhard "Bernd" Becher, German artist, worked collaboratively with Hilla Becher his wife, dies at 75
- Jun 22 Derek Simpson, British cellist (Aeolian String Quartet, 1956-81; Beatles - "Strawberry Fields Forever), and teacher, dies at 79
- Jun 22 Guy Vander Jagt, American politician (Rep-R-MI, 1966-93), dies at 75
- Jun 22 Nancy Benoit, former professional wrestling valet (b. 1964)
- Jun 23 Rod Beck, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1993, 94, 97; San Francisco Giants), dies from a drug overdose at 38
- Jun 24 Chris Benoit, Canadian professional wrestler (b. 1967)
- Jun 24 Derek Dougan, Northern Irish footballer (b. 1938)
- Jun 24 Natasja Saad, Danish hip hop and reggae artist, dies in a Jamaican car crash at 32
- Jun 25 Alida Bosshardt, Dutch Salvation Army officer (worked with Prostitutes in Amsterdam's red light district), dies at 94
- Jun 25 J. Fred Duckett, American sports announcer (Houston Astros, Rice University, US Track & Field) and teacher, dies from leukemia at 74
- Jun 25 Mahasti, Persian singer (b. 1946)
- Jun 25 Nina Vyroubova, Russian-French ballerina (Pavlova Prize 1957), dies at 86
- Jun 26 Joey Sadler, All Black rugby player (b. 1914)
Liz Claiborne (1929-2007)
Jun 26 American fashion designer, entrepreneur and founder of Liz Claiborne Inc, dies of cancer at 78
- Jun 27 Dragutin Tadijanović, Croatian poet (b. 1905)
- Jun 27 Patrick Allotey, Ghanaian footballer (b. 1979)
- Jun 27 William Hutt, Canadian stage and film actor (b. 1920)
- Jun 28 Eugene B. Fluckey, American Navy submariner, dies at 93
- Jun 28 Kiichi Miyazawa, 78th Prime Minister of Japan (1991-93), dies at 87
- Jun 29 Edward Yang, Taiwanese film director (Yi Yi), dies of cancer at 59
- Jun 29 George McCorkle, American guitarist (Marshall Tucker Band), dies of cancer at 59
- Jun 29 Joel Siegel, American film critic (b. 1943)
- Jun 30 Sahib Singh Verma, Indian politician and former Chief Minister of Delhi (b. 1943)
