Historical Events
Agreement of Interest
Jun 1 US President Donald Trump announces the US is withdrawing from the Paris Climate Agreement
- Jun 2 "Wonder Woman" directed by Patty Jenkins released, earns over $100 million in North American in its opening weekend - domestic record for a female director
- Jun 2 Alex Puccio ascends Dead Meadow V13 (8B) at Wild Basin
Event of Interest
Jun 3 Largest-ever exhibition of works by Piet Mondrian opens at the Gemeentemuseum in The Hague, Netherlands to mark centenary of De Stijl movement
- Jun 3 Rock climber Alex Honnold makes first-ever free solo climb of El Capitan, Yosemite National Park (depicted in "Free Solo" Academy Award winning Best Documentary 2018)
- Jun 3 Terrorist attack in Borough Market, London by three men who drive van into pedestrians then stab and kill 7 and wound 48. Attackers shot dead by British police.
UEFA Champions League Final
Jun 3 UEFA Champions League Final, Cardiff: Cristiano Ronaldo scores twice as defending champions Real Madrid thrash Juventus, 4-1 for 12th title; Juventus loses 5th consecutive final
Music Concert
Jun 4 Ariana Grande headlines benefit concert for victims of her Manchester concert bombing, also featuring Coldplay, Miley Cyrus, Justin Bieber, and Katy Perry
- Jun 5 Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Egypt sever ties with Qatar, citing its support of terrorist groups, Yemen, the Maldives and Libya follow suit
- Jun 5 Bus crashes with a truck in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India, 22 die in resulting fire
- Jun 5 Montenegro becomes the 29th member of NATO
- Jun 5 Puerto Rico declares its Zika virus epidemic over
- Jun 6 Floods in Salto, Paysandú and Artigas in Uruguay displace over 3,000 people
- Jun 6 Indian Arundhati Roy publishes her 2nd novel "The Ministry Of Utmost Happiness" 20 years after her first
- Jun 6 Korean singer T.O.P is rushed to hospital after a suspected overdose while serving mandatory military service
- Jun 6 Scooter Gennet hits four home runs in Cincinnati Reds 13-1 victory at home against St. Louis Cardinals, 17th player to do so
- Jun 6 Syrian Democratic Forces backed by the US launch offensive to take Raqqa from Islamic State in Syria
CMT Music Awards
Jun 7 16th CMT Video Music Awards: Keith Urban and Carrie Underwood win
- Jun 7 Earliest-ever evidence of Homo Sapiens from Jebel Irhoud, Morocco unearthed by archaeologists published in "Nature", at 300,000 years old
- Jun 7 Police warn bald men against attacks in Mozambique after 5 men murdered for the gold believed in their heads
Event of Interest
Jun 7 Suicide bombers attack Iranian parliament in Tehran and the mausoleum of Ayatollah Khomeini killing 12, 1st Islamic State attacks in Iran
Conservatives Lose Majority
Jun 8 British General Election results in a hung parliament, Prime Minister Theresa May and the Conservative party lose their majority
- Jun 8 Ex-FBI chief James Comey testifies to a US Senate committee that US President Donald Trump told "lies plain and simple"
- Jun 8 UN states Islamic State forces have shot and killed hundreds of fleeing civilians during battle for Mosul, Iraq in past two weeks
- Jun 8 US prisoner Richard Anthony Jones freed after 17 years in Roeland Park, Kansas when his lookalike discovered
Sports History
Jun 9 Tennis player Venus Williams is involved in a car accident that leads to death of another passenger in Palm Beach, Florida; police later clear her of fault
- Jun 10 149th Belmont Stakes: Jose Ortiz aboard Tapwrit wins in 2:30.02
- Jun 10 French Open Women's Tennis: Jeļena Ostapenko upsets Simona Halep 4–6, 6–4, 6–3 to claim her 1st Grand Slam title; first Latvian to win a Grand Slam singles title
- Jun 11 71st Tony Awards: "Dear Evan Hansen" (musical) & "Oslo" (play) win
French Open Men's Tennis
Jun 11 French Open Men's Tennis: Spaniard Rafael Nadal beats Stan Wawrinka of Switzerland 6–2, 6–3, 6–1; becomes first man to win French title 10 times
- Jun 11 Jailbreak by militants in Beni, DR Congo kills 11 and frees 900 prisoners
- Jun 11 Puerto Rico votes overwhelming in favor of statehood in a status referendum with 97% in favor despite a low turnout of 23%
- Jun 11 Stanley Cup Final, Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, TN: Pittsburgh Penguins defeat Nashville Predators, 2-0 for 4-2 series win; Penguins back-to-back champions
Puff Daddy Highest Paid
Jun 12 Forbes release Top 100 highest-paid entertainers list - Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs at No.1 with earnings of $130 million
- Jun 12 MLB Draft: JSerra Catholic HS, CA shortstop Royce Lewis first pick by Minnesota Twins
NBA Finals
Jun 12 NBA Finals: Golden State Warriors beat defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers, 129-120 in Game 5 to win series, 4-1; first time same teams had met for third consecutive year; MVP: Kevin Durant
Navalny Sentenced
Jun 12 Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny sentenced to 30 days administrative arrest for organizing rallies
- Jun 13 Otto Warmbier returns to the US in an unresponsive state after being held in Norther Korean jail for 17 months,
Event of Interest
Jun 13 US Attorney General Jeff Sessions testifies before Senate Intelligence Committee, denies secretly meeting Russians
- Jun 13 Warriors win 2nd NBA title in 3 years over the Cavaliers (129-120)
- Jun 14 Bernie Sanders supporter opens fire at Republican politicians practising baseball near Washington, D.C., injuring 4
- Jun 14 Fire in Grenfell Tower block in London, England kills 79 and injures 37
- Jun 14 Leo Varadkar formally elected Irish Prime Minister (taoiseach) in Dáil ceremony in Dublin - youngest Irish Prime Minister at 38 and 1st openly gay
- Jun 14 US Library of Congress names Tracey K. Smith as Poet Laureate
- Jun 14 US Senate approves new sanctions against Russia as punishment for meddling in the 2016 election
- Jun 15 New record set for price of a parking lot in Hong Kong - $664,000
Film & TV History
Jun 15 Rebel Wilson wins defamation case against Bauer Media at The Supreme Court of Victoria in Melbourne
- Jun 15 Scotland Yard launches criminal inquiry and British Prime Minister Theresa May announces a public inquiry a day after the Grenfell Tower fire
- Jun 16 Amazon announces it is buying Whole Foods for $13.7 billion
- Jun 16 US President Donald Trump reinstates Cuban travel and business restrictions after they were loosened by President Obama
Film & TV History
Jun 17 Bill Cosby trial for aggravated indecent assault declared a mistrial after jurors couldn't reach a verdict
- Jun 17 Collision at sea between U.S.S. Fitzgerald and ACX Crystal, a Philippine cargo ship kills 7 US sailors in Japanese waters
- Jun 17 Forest fires in Pedrógão Grande, Portugal begin, kill 62 people, more than 1,600 firefighters fight 156 fires
Election of Interest
Jun 18 French President Emmanuel Macron's party La République en Marche and allies win a majority in 2nd round French legislative elections
- Jun 18 Pakistan defeat India to win cricket's Champions Trophy at the Oval in London by 180 runs, Fakhar Zaman scores 114 runs
- Jun 18 Rare magnitude-four earthquake causes a tsunami to hit Nuugaatsiaq in northwestern Greenland
US Golf Open
Jun 18 US Open Men's Golf, Erin Hills GC: Brooks Koepka wins his first major title by 4 strokes from Brian Harman and Hideki Matsuyama
- Jun 19 Bexit negotiations begin between United Kingdom and the European Union in Brussels
- Jun 19 First full genetic study of cats published in "Nature Ecology and Evolution", reveals domesticated 9,000 years ago, descended from one species (African wildcat)
- Jun 19 Record 65.6 million people displaced around the world in 2016 reported by UN refugee agency
- Jun 19 Russia warns the US it will target US and allied aircraft over Syria after US fighter shoots down Syrian warplane
Daniel Day-Lewis Retires
Jun 20 British actor Daniel Day-Lewis announces his retirement from acting
Woods Checks into Clinic
Jun 20 Tiger Woods checks into a clinic to manage his pain medication and sleep disorder, following his arrest for driving under the influence
- Jun 20 Uber founder Travis Kalanick resigns as CEO after a shareholder revolt
- Jun 20 US toymaker Mattel releases 15 new body types for their Ken doll, including one with a man bun
Glastonbury Festival
Jun 21 Glastonbury Festival in Pilton, England opens: Radiohead, Foo Fighters, and Ed Sheeran headline; other performers include Kris Kristofferson, Barry Gibb, Katy Perry, The National, and Orchestra Baobob
- Jun 21 In landmark case Israeli woman wins sexism case against airline El Al after asked to change seat away from a man
Film & TV History
Jun 21 Michael Bay directs Transformers: The Last Knight, which grosses $605 million worldwide
- Jun 21 Romanian Prime Minister Sorin Grindeanu outed after losing no-confidence vote 241-7
- Jun 22 NBA Draft: Washington point guard Markelle Fultz first pick by Philadelphia 76ers
Historic Publication
Jun 22 Prince Harry claims no one in UK royal family wants to be King or Queen in article published in Newsweek
Bridge Over Troubled Water
Jun 23 "Bridge Over Troubled Water" single organized by Simon Cowell for those affected by Grenfell tower fire reaches No. 1 in UK charts
- Jun 23 Landslide in Xinmo village, Sichuan province, China kills 15 with more than 100 missing
- Jun 23 NHL Draft: Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL) center Nico Hischier first pick by New Jersey Devils
- Jun 23 Saudi Arabia and allies, Egypt, UAE and Bahrain issue list of 13 conditions to Qatar in return for lifting sanctions, including closing Al Jazeera TV
- Jun 24 UN states Yemen cholera epidemic reached 200,000 cases, with 1,300 deaths. Worst cholera outbreak anywhere in the world.
- Jun 24 World record for highest altitude football match ever played at 18,799ft on Mount Kilimanjaro by women's international team
- Jun 25 Tanker carrying fuel bursts into flames near Ahmedpur East, Pakistan, killing more than 200 people
- Jun 26 America's Cup: Emirates Team New Zealand defeat Oracle Team USA 7-1 in Bermuda, Peter Burling (26) youngest ever helmsman
Temer Charged with Corruption
Jun 26 Brazilian state prosecutors file corruption charges against President Michel Temer
- Jun 26 Helicopter with rogue police pilot attacks Venezuelan Supreme Court in Caracas
- Jun 26 Theresa May's UK Conservative minority party strike deal to govern with Northern Ireland's DUP with guarantee of 1 billion funding
- Jun 27 African Development Bank president Akinwumi Adesina wins the World Food Prize
Event of Interest
Jun 27 Colombia's rebel group FARC officially end armed existence after 52 years in ceremony with President Juan Manuel Santos in Mesetas
- Jun 27 European Union fines Google record $2.7 billion for unfair competition practices
Event of Interest
Jun 27 Mark Zuckerberg announces Facebook has reached 2 billion monthly users
- Jun 27 Petya malware cyber-attack affects organisations in more than 64 countries
Sports History
Jun 27 Tennis star Serena Williams poses pregnant and nude for the cover of "Vanity Fair"
Spider-man: Homecoming
Jun 28 "Spider-man: Homecoming" directed by Jon Watts starring Tom Holland, Michael Keaton and Robert Downey Jr. premieres in Los Angeles
Event of Interest
Jun 28 China’s president, Xi Jinping begins 3 day trip to Hong Kong to mark 20 years since the territory handed back to China
- Jun 28 Wilshire Grand Center becomes the tallest building in Los Angeles and in the US west of the Mississippi at 1,100 ft
- Jun 29 Battle for Mosul: Iraqi forces retake destroyed Great Mosque of al-Nuri from Islamic State - symbolic site where their leader declared a "caliphate"
Film & TV History
Jun 29 Kylie Jenner and Kendall Jenner apologize and remove t-shirts from sale featuring Tupac Shakur and others, after accused of exploiting their legacies
- Jun 29 Mihai Tudose confirmed as Romanian Prime Minister, by parliament, succeeding Sorin Grindeanu
- Jun 29 Vatican treasurer Cardinal George Pell charged with historic sexual offenses in Victoria, Australia
- Jun 30 Germany votes to legalize same-sex marriage in a snap vote
Famous Birthdays
- Jun 6 Alexander and Ella Clooney, twin children of actor George and human rights lawyer Amal Clooney, born in London
Famous Weddings
Jessica Chastain
Jun 10 Actress and film producer Jessica Chastain (40) weds Moncler executive Gian Luca Passi de Preposulo in the northern Italian city of Treviso, Villa Tiepolo Passi
Famous Deaths
- Jun 1 Jack McCloskey, American basketball coach (Portland Trail Blazers 1972-74) and executive (GM Detroit Pistons NBA C'ship 1989, 90), dies from Alzheimer's disease at 91
- Jun 1 Roberto De Vicenzo, Argentine golfer (British Open 1967; US Masters 1968 runner-up), dies at 94
- Jun 1 Tankred Dorst, German playwright, dies at 91
- Jun 2 Peter Sallis, British actor (Wallace and Gromit, Last of the Summer Wine), dies at 96
- Jun 3 Jimmy Piersall, American baseball outfielder (MLB All Star 1954, 56; his bipolar disorder subject book & film, "Fear Strikes Out"), dies at 87
- Jun 6 Adnan Khashoggi, Saudi businessman (arms dealing), dies at 81
- Jun 6 Paul Zukofsky, American violinist and conductor (Cappricio), dies from non-Hodgkin lymphoma at 73
- Jun 6 Sandra Reemer, Indo-Dutch pop singer ("As Love Goes"), and television presenter, dies of breast cancer at 66
- Jun 9 Adam West [William West Anderson], American actor (Batman, Last Precinct), dies from leukemia at 88
- Jun 10 Samuel V. Wilson, American ex-director of the Defense Intelligence Agency and former Army lieutenant general, dies of lung cancer at 93
- Jun 11 Rosalie Sorrels, American traditional folk singer-songwriter ("Up Is A Nice Place To Be"; "Nevada Moon"), dies at 83
- Jun 12 Felice Taylor, American R&B singer (I Feel Love Comin' On), dies at 73
- Jun 13 A. R. Gurney, American playwright (The Dining Room), dies at 86
- Jun 13 Anita Pallenberg, Italian model and actress credited as the muse of the Rolling Stones, dies of complications of hepatitis C. at 75
- Jun 15 Aleksey Batalov, Russian actor named a People's Artist of the USSR (1976) and a Hero of Socialist Labour (1989), dies at 88
- Jun 15 Jacques Charpentier, French organist and composer (72 études karnatiques), dies at 83
- Jun 15 James W. McCord Jr., American CIA officer who led the Watergate break-in, dies of pancreatic cancer at 93
- Jun 15 John Robert Jones [John Dalmas], American sci-fi author (White Regiment, Lizard War), dies at 90
Helmut Kohl (1930-2017)
Jun 16 German chancellor (West Germany, 1982-90, unified Germany, 1990-98), dies at 87
- Jun 16 John G. Avildsen, American film director (Rocky, The Karate Kid), dies of cancer at 81
- Jun 16 Stephen Furst, American actor (Animal House, St. Elsewhere), dies from diabetes complications at 63
- Jun 18 Hope Ryden, American wildlife activist and photographer, dies at 87
- Jun 18 Lord Joffe [Joel Goodman Joffe], South African-born British lawyer (instructing solicitor for Nelson Mandela’s defence team) and businessman, dies at 85
- Jun 19 Brian Cant, British stage and screen actor and children's television presenter (Play School, 1964-85), dies at 83
- Jun 19 Brian Kenny, British Army officer, Deputy Supreme Allied Commander (Europe), dies at 83
- Jun 19 Tony DiCicco, American soccer coach (US women 1994-99; FIFA Women's World Cup gold 1999; FIFA Women's U-20 World Cup gold 2008), dies from cancer at 68
- Jun 20 Prodigy [Albert Johnson], American rapper (Mobb Deep), dies at 42
- Jun 21 Ludger Rémy, German harpsichordist, conductor (Les Amis de Philippe), and musicologist, dies at 68
- Jun 22 Hervé Filion, Canadian harness racing driver (World Driving C'ship 1970; Harness Tracks of America Driver of the Year 1969-74, 76, 78, 81, 89), dies of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at 77
- Jun 22 Jimmy Nalls, American session and touring rock-jazz-fusion guitarist (Sea Level), dies of complications from Parkinson's disease at 66
- Jun 22 Norman Ayrton, English actor and opera director (Royal Shakespearean Acad - UK), dies at 92
- Jun 25 Bill Dana [William Szathmary], American comedian, characters actor (José Jiménez) and screenwriter (The Nude Bomb, The Bill Dana Show), dies at 92
- Jun 25 George "Skip" Homeier, American actor (Boys Ranch, Beachhead, Dan Raven, Interns), dies of spinal myelopathy at 86
- Jun 25 Gordon Wilson, Scottish politician (Leader of the Scottish National Party), dies at 79
- Jun 27 Geri Allen, American jazz pianist, bandleader, composer, and educator, dies of cancer at 60 [1]
- Jun 27 Michael Bond, English writer (Paddington Bear), dies at 91
- Jun 30 Simone Veil, French politician (first female President of the European Parliament 1979-82), dies at 89
