What Happened in June 2018

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• Jun 1 Rouzan al-Najjar, a 22 year-old Palestinian medic is shot and killed by Israeli forces on the Gaza border, causing widespread condmnation

• Jun 1 US unemployment rate falls to 3.8%, lowest since 2000

• Jun 2 Socialist Pedro Sánchez is sworn in as Spanish Prime Minister
• Jun 3 Boat capsizes off eastern Tunisia drowning at least 48 migrants
• Jun 3 Dead whale found with 17 pounds (80 pieces) of plastic in its stomach in Songkhla province, Thailand

• Jun 3 Guatemala's Fuego volcano erupts killing at least 110, with 332 missing and forcing the evacuation of over 3,100

• Jun 3 US Open Women's Golf, Shoal Creek GC: Ariya Jatanugarn of Thailand gives up 7-shot lead but wins in playoff with South Korean Kim Hyo-joo

• Jun 4 Jordanian Prime Minister Hani Mulki resigns amid huge protests against tax and price increases. King Abdullah appoints Omar Razzaz to replace him.

• Jun 5 Miss America pageant announces an end to its swimsuit competition
• Jun 5 US Judge Aaron Persky, criticized for his leniency towards campus sex attacker Brock Turner, becomes the 1st judge voted out in 80 years in Santa Clara, California
• Jun 5 US President Donald Trump administration's policy of separating immigrant children from their families violates international law according to the UN

• Jun 6 At least 46 Ethiopian migrants drown after their boat capcizes of fthe coast of Yemen

• Jun 6 French man announced to have won France's €1 million My Lottery for the second time in 2 years, with odds of 1 in 16 trillion

• Jun 6 MLB Draft: Auburn pitcher Casey Mize first pick by Detroit Tigers
• Jun 6 Special pedestrian lane introduced just for "phubbers" slow-walking smartphone users in Xi'an, China
• Jun 7 Baltimore ex-police sergeant Wayne Earl Jenkins, head of a rogue police unit sentenced to 25 years for robbery and racketeering
• Jun 7 Mars Curiosity Rover finds organic matter, including methane, on Mars in studies published in journal "Science"
• Jun 7 Stanley Cup Final, T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, NV: Washington Capitals beat Las Vegas Golden Knights, 4-3 for a 4-1 series victory; first title in franchise history
• Jun 8 IMF agrees to lend Argentina up to 50 billion dollars

• Jun 8 WhatsApp rumours of child kidnappers in India prompt two men to be beaten to death by a mob in Karbi Angong district, Assam
• Jun 8 World's most powerful supercomputer, Summit, can process 200,000 trillion calculations per second, launched at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee, by IBM and NVidia
• Jun 9 150th Belmont Stakes: Justify wins with Mike Smith aboard to become 13th Triple Crown winner
• Jun 9 French Open Women's Tennis: Romanian Simona Halep wins her first Grand Slam singles title beating American Sloane Stephens 3-6, 6-4, 6-1

• Jun 11 72nd Tony Awards: "The Band's Visit" best musical; "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" best play

• Jun 11 More than 100 people arrested in Vietnam, after protests against special economic zones at the People's Committee Headquarters in Binh Thuan province and elsewhere
• Jun 11 Net neutrality is officially repealed by The Federal Communications Commission in the US
• Jun 11 Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez accepts migrant rescue ship Aquarius with 629 people on board after Italy refuses it
• Jun 12 AT&T's $85.4 billion takeover of Time Warner can go ahead according to US district court judge
• Jun 12 Battle for key Yemen port of Hudaydah begins with assault by Saudi backed pro-government forces against Iranian-backed Houthi rebels
• Jun 12 French photographer Jean-Claude Arnault, at center of Nobel Prize Committee scandal, charged with rape in Sweden

• Jun 13 Antarctica is melting at an accelerating rate - 200 billion tonnes a year, 3 trillion tonnes in 25 years, in report published in "Nature" journal
• Jun 13 FIFA Congress votes to award 2026 World Cup to joint bid by US, Canada & Mexico
• Jun 13 Raccoon climbs 23 story office building in St Paul, Minnesota, becoming an internet sensation
• Jun 13 The Spanish Football Association sacks coach Julen Lopetegui just 2 days out from first World Cup game after he agreed to manage Real Madrid
• Jun 13 Volkswagen fined €1 billion (£880m) by German prosecutors over diesel emissions scandal

• Jun 14 Malaysia's national debt reassessed at $250 billion, up from previous estimate $170 billion, 80% of gross domestic product
• Jun 14 Rashid Khan makes his Test debut for Afghanistan against India
• Jun 14 US government confirms 1500 boys being held separated from their parents in Casa Padre, shelter facility for illegal immigrants in a former Walmart in Brownsville, Texas

• Jun 15 Glasgow School of Art, designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh burns down, four years after a previous fire

• Jun 15 World Cup: Portugal 3. Spain 3 - Cristiano Renaldo scores hat-trick - 4th player to score in 4 different WC's - 1st to score in 8 consecutive major tournaments

• Jun 16 Two suicide bombers attack Damboa in Borno state, Nigeria, killing at least 31 people
• Jun 16 World Cup: Video Assistant Referee (VAR) technology is used for the first time, awarding France a penalty in 2-1 win over Australia in Kazan
• Jun 17 "The Incredibles 2" sets a box office record for an animated release, earning $180 million its opening weekend

• Jun 17 Historic deal signed between Greece and Macedonia to end dispute over Macedonia's name - changing to North Macedonia
• Jun 17 Ivan Duque is elected President of Columbia
• Jun 17 Play "Fairview" by Jackie Sibblies Drury premieres off-Broadway at the Soho Repertory Theatre (Pulitzer Prize for Drama 2019)

• Jun 17 World electric speed record broken by Jaguar Vector V20E in battery-powered boat at 88.61 mph (142.60 kph) Coniston Water, English Lake District
• Jun 18 Ferry sinks on Lake Toba in Sumatra, Indonesia, with 193 suspected dead
• Jun 18 US President Trump orders US military to set up sixth branch of the military - a space force
• Jun 19 Canada's Senate votes to legalize recreational marijuana use, first major economy to do so
• Jun 19 England smash the highest score (481/6) in one day international cricket history in a 242 run defeat of Australia (239) at Trent Bridge
• Jun 19 General Electric is dropped form the Dow Jones Index, the last original member from 1907

• Jun 20 Algeria turns off its internet to stop students cheating during exams
• Jun 20 FIFA World Cup: Portugal superstar Cristiano Renaldo heads a goal against Morocco to become the all-time leading European goalscorer (85) in international competition
• Jun 20 Hungarian government passes legislation that criminalizes aiding undocumented migrants
• Jun 20 US President Donald Trump signs Executive Order ending family separation at the border for illegal immigrants
• Jun 21 EU imposes tariffs on US goods worth $3.2 billion in response to US tariffs
• Jun 21 NBA Draft: Arizona center Deandre Ayton first pick by Phoenix Suns
• Jun 21 New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Arden becomes the second world leader to give birth in office, to a daughter

• Jun 22 Eurozone countries agree debt relief deal for Greece, signalling end to the country's economic crisis
• Jun 22 NHL Draft: Frolunda HC (SHL) defenceman Rasmus Dahlin first pick by Buffalo Sabres
• Jun 22 President Trump spokesperson Sarah Sanders is asked to leave Red Hen Restaurant in Lexington, Virginia over her support of Trump's policies, igniting debate
• Jun 23 12 boys and their coach are stranded in Tham Luang Nang Non cave, Thailand by monsoon flooding, prompting an international rescue effort when they are discovered 9 days later

• Jun 23 Indian chess prodigy Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa becomes the second-youngest grandmaster at 12 years, 10 months, 13 days

• Jun 23 Violent clashes over several days between ethnic Berom farmers and Fulani herders in Plateau state, Nigeria, kill 86

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• Jun 14 American "Glee" actress and singer Naya Rivera (31) divorces American actor Ryan Dorsey (34) after almost 4 years of marriage

• Jun 1 Eddy Clearwater [Edward Harrington], American blues musician (West Side Strut), dies of heart failure at 83
• Jun 1 Jill Ker Conway, Australian-American author, first female president of Smith College, dies at 83
• Jun 2 Bruce Kison, American MLB pitcher (World Series 1971, 79), dies at 68
• Jun 2 Malcolm Morley, English-American painter, dies at 86
• Jun 2 Paul D. Boyer, American biochemist and Nobel Prize Laureate for research on the "enzymatic mechanism underlying the biosynthesis of adenosine triphosphate (ATP)" (1997), dies at 99
• Jun 3 Clarence Fountain, American Grammy Award-winning gospel singer (The Blind Boys of Alabama), dies of complications of diabetes at 88
• Jun 3 Frank C. Carlucci, American politician, National Security Adviser under Reagan and Secretary of Defense (1987-89), dies at 87
• Jun 3 Miguel Cardinal Obando y Bravo, Nicaraguan clergyman (Archbishop of Managua, 1970-2005; 1st Central American cardinal, 1985), dies at 92
• Jun 4 Dwight Clark, American football wide receiver ("The Catch" 1981 Super Bowl SF 49ers; First team All-Pro 1982; 2 × Pro Bowl) and executive (SF 49ers, Cleveland Browns), dies of ALS at 61
• Jun 4 Georgann Johnson, American actress (Marge-Mr Peepers, Star Trek, Midnight Cowboy), dies at 91
• Jun 5 Kate Spade, American fashion designer, commits suicide by hanging at 55
• Jun 6 George Stamatoyannopoulos, Greek genetics researcher (founder of American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy), and educator, dies at 84
• Jun 6 Red Schoendienst, American Baseball HOF second baseman, manager, coach (10 x MLB All Star; 5 x World Series St. Louis Cardinals, Milwaukee Braves), dies at 95
• Jun 7 David Douglas Duncan, American photo-journalist best known for his war photography, dies at 102
• Jun 7 Peter Stringfellow, English nightclub owner (Stringfellows), dies at 77
• Jun 8 Anthony Bourdain, American-French celebrity chef, author, and TV personality considered one of the most influential chefs in the world (No Reservations, Parts Unknown), commits suicide by hanging at 61

• Jun 8 Danny Kirwan, British musician, singer and songwriter (Fleetwood Mac - "Albatross"), dies at 68
• Jun 8 Eunice Gayson, British actress and 1st Bond Girl (Sylvia Trench- "Dr. No" and "From Russia With Love"), dies at 90 [1]

• Jun 8 Thomas Stuttaford, British doctor, medical columnist (The Times, 1981-2009), and Conservative MP (1970-74), dies at 87
• Jun 9 Kenyatta Jones, American NFL and arena football player (New England Patriots and 3 other teams, dies of cardiac arrest at 39
• Jun 9 Lorraine Gordon [Stein], American jazz music advocate and owner of Village Vanguard jazz club, dies at 95
• Jun 9 Reinhard Hardegen, German WWII U-Boat commander (sunk 25 ships), dies at 105
• Jun 12 Jon Hiseman, English drummer (Colosseum), dies at 73
• Jun 13 (Dominic Joseph) "D. J." Fontana, American rock and roll drummer (Elvis Presley), dies at 87
• Jun 13 Anne Donovan, Basketball Hall of Fame center and coach (Olympic gold 1984, 88; coach 2008), dies of heart failure at 56
• Jun 13 Charles Vinci, American weightlifter (Olympic bantamweight gold 1956, 60), dies at 85
• Jun 15 Dieter Wellershoff, German author (Minotaur), dies at 92
• Jun 15 Matt "Guitar" Murphy, American blues guitarist (Blues Brothers band), dies at 88
• Jun 16 Donald Ritchie, Scottish ultra-runner (world record 100 miles 11:51:11 1979), dies of health complications at 73
• Jun 16 Gennady Rozhdestvensky, Russian conductor (Bolshoi Theatre, 1951-61; USSR State Radio, 1961-74; USSR Ministry of Culture Symphony, 1983-91), dies at 87
• Jun 18 Barry McDaniel, American lyric baritone (Deutsche Oper Berlin, 1962-99), dies at 87
• Jun 18 Leon White [Big Van Vader], American professional wrestler (WWF, AJPW), dies at 63
• Jun 18 Walter Bahr, American soccer midfielder (19 caps) and coach (Penn State), dies of complications broken hip at 91

• Jun 19 Hubert Green, American golfer (US Open 1977, PGA 1985), dies of throat cancer at 71
• Jun 19 Lenore Engdahl, American classical pianist, and educator (Boston University School of Music, 1972–83), dies at 100
• Jun 20 Mushtaq Ahmad Yusufi, Pakistani satirical and humor writer, dies at 94

• Jun 21 Charles Krauthammer, American conservative political commentator and psychiatrist (The Washington Post), dies small intestine cancer of at 68
• Jun 22 Grigory Barenblatt, Russian mathematician, dies at 90
• Jun 22 Vinnie Paul [Abbott], American heavy metal drummer (Pantera), dies of a heart condition at 54
• Jun 23 Donald Hall, American writer, literary critic and Poet Laureate of the United States, dies at 89
• Jun 23 Kim Jong-pil, South Korean Prime Minister (1971-75, 1998-2000) and founder of the Korean Central Intelligence Agency (now the National Intelligence Service), dies at 92
• Jun 24 Frank Evans Heart, American computer engineer (worked on first routing computer for ARPANET, the Internet's predecessor), dies at 89
• Jun 25 Bo Nilsson, Swedish composer (Doppelspiel), dies at 81
• Jun 25 Paul Gérin-Lajoie, French Canadian politician (Minister of Education), dies at 98
• Jun 26 Daniel Pilon, Canadian actor, (Ryan's Hope; Dallas), dies at 77
• Jun 26 Edward Simons, American classical violinist and conductor (Rockland Symphony, 1962-2017), dies at 101
• Jun 26 Henri Namphy, Haitian general and President of Haiti (1986-88), dies in exile at 85
• Jun 26 Phil Rodgers, American golfer (5 PGA Tour wins), dies of leukemia at 80
• Jun 27 Joe Jackson, American talent manager (Jackson 5), and patriarch of the Jackson family, dies of pancreatic cancer at 89
• Jun 28 Harlan Ellison, American sci-fi author and screenwriter (Star Trek -"The City on the Edge of Forever"), dies at 84
• Jun 29 Arvid Carlsson, Swedish neuropharmacologist whose work with dopamine to treat Parkinson's disease earned him a Nobel Prize (2000), dies at 95
• Jun 29 Irina Szewińska, Polish athlete, administrator (Olympic various sprint gold 1964, 68, 76), dies of cancer at 72
• Jun 29 Liliane Montevecchi, French-Italian actress, dancer, and singer (Nine, Grand Hotel), dies of colon cancer at 85
• Jun 29 Steve Ditko, American comic artist (The Amazing Spider-Man, Doctor Strange), dies at 90