What Happened in June 2023

Historical Events

Congress Passes Debt Ceiling Bill

Jun 1 US Congress passes bipartisan legislation raising $31.4 trillion debt ceiling avoiding a default, after deal struck between President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy [1]

  • Jun 2 A three-train collision in India's Balasore district, Odisha state, leaves 288 dead and more than 1,000 people injured in the country's worst rail accident this century [1]
  • Jun 2 US Army renames Fort Bragg in North Carolina as Fort Liberty as part of effort to remove Confederate names from military bases; namesake Braxton Bragg served in the US Army (1837-56) and the Confederate Army (1861-65)

Ed Sheeran Breaks Attendance Record

Jun 3 Ed Sheeran concert with 77,900 concertgoers breaks attendance record at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Bad Cinderella

Jun 4 Andrew Lloyd Webber and David Zippel's musical "Bad Cinderella" closes at Imperial Theatre, NYC, after 85 performances; 1st time in 43 years that Webber is without a show on Broadway

Ukrainian Counteroffensive Begins

Jun 4 Ukrainian counteroffensive begins with increased fighting in the east and south of the country [1]

  • Jun 5 Australian woman Kathleen Folbigg is pardoned after 20 years in prison for the murder of her four children, after new genetic research found evidence of gene disorders in the children [1]

Pence Runs for President

Jun 5 Former US Vice President Mike Pence declares his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination [1]

  • Jun 5 In western Haiti heavy rain and flooding leaves at least 42 people dead and thousands displaced [1]

Election of Interest

Jun 6 Former US New Jersey Governor Chris Christie files papers to run for the Republican Presidential nomination [1]

  • Jun 6 In a stunning development, the PGA Tour, DP World Tour and LIV Golf League agree to unify to create its own for-profit entity to be run by the PGA Tour and funded by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund
  • Jun 6 Major dam at Nova Kakhovka, in Russian-held Ukraine collapses sending flooding down the Dnipro river, prompting evacuation of thousands amid suspicions of Russian sabotage [1]

Harry Testifies Against the Mirror

Jun 6 UK's Prince Harry is the first senior royal to testify in court in 130 years, accusing Mirror Group Newspapers of hacking his emails [1]

  • Jun 7 Britain's Boxford Timber identified as UK's oldest decoratively carved wood at 6,000 years old by radio carbon dating after being found in West Berkshire during house renovations [1]

2023 Canadian Wildfires

Jun 7 New York's air quality sinks to the lowest in the world (air quality index 218) as smoke from Canadian wildfires blankets the American north east [1]

  • Jun 8 British PM Rishi Sunak meets US President Joe Biden at the White House in Washington announcing an economic partnership, to investigate dangers of A.I. and re-stating their long-term support for Ukraine

Event of Interest

Jun 8 US federal prosecutors file 37 count indictment against former US President Donald Trump, for unlawful retention of defense information, for storing dozens of classified documents at his Florida resort, and obstruction of justice [1] [2]

  • Jun 8 US Supreme Court upholds Voting Rights Act ruling 5-4 that Republican-drawn congressional districts in Alabama had weakened Black voting by creating just one district where they were a majority [1]

Boris Resigns as an MP

Jun 9 Former UK PM Boris Johnson resigns as an MP accusing government Committee of trying to “drive me out,” ahead of their report investigating if he misled the government over lockdown parties [1]

  • Jun 9 Former US President Donald Trump indicted by a federal grand jury on 37 counts on seven charges, including false statements, conspiracy to obstruct and willful retention of national defense information [1]
  • Jun 9 Four Colombian children are found safe after surviving 40 days in the Colombian jungle after their plane crashed killing the three adults on board [1]
  • Jun 10 French Open Women's Tennis: Defending champion Iga Świątek of Poland beats unseeded Czech Karolína Muchová 6-2, 5-7, 6-4 for her third French and 4th Grand Slam title
  • Jun 10 UEFA Champions League Final, Ataturk Stadium, Istanbul: Manchester City beats Inter Milan, 1-0 to complete historic Champions League, Premier League & FA Cup treble
  • Jun 11 2nd ICC World Test Championship final, The Oval, London: Australia beats India by 209 runs to take it's first title; Nathan Lyon 4/41 and Scott Boland 3/46 combine to dominate Indian 2nd innings

Tony Awards

Jun 11 76th Tony Awards: held without scripts due to writers' strike "Kimberley Akimbo" Best Musical, “Leopoldstadt” Best Play, Jodie Comer Best Actress, Sean Hayes Best Actor, J. Harrison Ghee and Alex Newell first out nonbinary winners [1]

French Open Men's Tennis

Jun 11 French Open Men's Tennis: Novak Đoković beats Casper Ruud of Norway 7-6, 6-3, 7-5 in 3 hours, 13 minutes for his men's record 23rd Grand Slam singles title

  • Jun 12 At least 46 people, including 23 children, killed in the Democratic Republic of Congo at Lala displacement camp by militia group ‘Codeco’ [1]
  • Jun 12 Boat carrying wedding guests overturns killing 106 with 144 rescued on the river Niger in Nigeria's north central Kwara State [1]
  • Jun 12 MLB Philadelphia Phillies’ catcher J.T. Realmuto hits for the cycle, 1st player for team to do so since 2004, in 9-8 loss to Diamondbacks in Arizona
  • Jun 12 NBA Finals: Denver Nuggets beat Miami Heat 94-89 to win the franchise's first C'ship; clinch series 4-1; MVP: Denver C Nikola Jokić
  • Jun 13 Former US President Donald Trump and his aide Walt Nauta plead not guilty to federal charges of intentionally holding on to classified documents at a court in Miami [1]
  • Jun 13 Stanley Cup Final, T-Mobile Arena, LV: Vegas Golden Knights rout Florida Panthers 9-3 to clinch 4-1 series win; franchise's first title in only 6th year in the NHL; MVP: Jonathan Marchessault (VGK forward)
  • Jun 14 An overcrowded fishing boast carrying refugees and migrants capsizes south of Greece killing at least 79, with 104 rescued but hundreds more feared dead [1]
  • Jun 14 Fossil bones found in Tam Pà Ling (Cave of the Monkeys), Laos, dated to 86,000 years, are oldest known examples of modern humans (Homo sapiens) in South-East Asia [1]
  • Jun 14 Phosphates discovered on Enceladus, a moon of Saturn. Last of essential building blocks of life found there (others carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen and sulfur) raising possibility of extraterrestrial life [1]
  • Jun 14 ‘Benchmark’ experiment by IBM quantum computer manages to simulate a magnetic material, working round previous problem of quantum noise [1]
  • Jun 15 Cyclone Biparjoy makes landfall as a category 1 storm along India’s Gujarat coast with both India and Pakistan evacuating over 180,000 people out of its path [1]
  • Jun 15 Damning report by UK government committee finds former PM Boris Johnson misled parliament over 'Partygate' Covid-19 breaches [1]
  • Jun 15 Massachusetts Air National Guard Jack Teixeira indicted by US federal grand jury for leaking classified documents on social media sites [1]
  • Jun 15 Record-breaking outbreak of dengue fever in Peru has caused 248 deaths and over 146,000 cases, forcing Health Minister Rosa Gutiérrez, to resign [1]
  • Jun 15 Water pumped from underground reservoirs has shifted earth's axis at the North Pole by 4.36 cm a year, with over 2 trillion tons of water extracted 1993-2010 [1]
  • Jun 16 Attack on Mpondwe Lhubiriha Secondary School in Mpondwe, Uganda by Islamic State-linked militants leaves about 40 pupils dead
  • Jun 16 Scientific teams in the UK and Israel claim to have grown synthetic human embryos equivalent to that of 14-day-old natural embryos sparking controversy [1]
  • Jun 16 The Recording Academy announces new rules for Grammy Awards aimed at AI use - stating “only human creators” can win but a work containing AI eligible as long as human input is meaningful [1]
  • Jun 16 US truck driver Robert Bowers found guilty of the deadliest attack on Jews in the US, of shooting 11 worshippers at the Tree of Life synagogue, Pittsburgh, in 2018 [1]
  • Jun 17 MLB Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hits 150th career home run in a10-9 loss to Royals at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri
  • Jun 18 Antony Blinken is the first US Secretary of State in five years to met with senior China officials in Beijing, aiming to re-establish regular communications [1]

Titanic Submersible Implodes

Jun 18 Submersible vessel exploring wreck of the RMS Titanic implodes in the North Atlantic Ocean killing 5 occupants

US Golf Open

Jun 18 US Open Men's Golf, LA CC: American outsider Wyndham Clark wins his first major and $3.6m as he beats Irishman Rory McIlroy by a stroke

Blinken Meets Xi

Jun 19 Chinese Premier Xi Jinping meets with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in the Great Hall of The People, Beijing [1]

  • Jun 19 Heatwave with temperatures between 42C and 47C in Indian province of Uttar Pradesh, with a controversy erupting after official suggests dozens have died because of it [1]
  • Jun 19 Historians' study commissioned by Dutch parliament finds rulers Willem III, Willem IV and Willem V made more than €545m profit from Dutch colonies, including through slavery in Africa and Asia [1]
  • Jun 19 Search and rescue mission begins for the Titan submarine on an expedition to explore the wreck of the Titanic in the North Atlantic [1]
  • Jun 19 UN adopts first-ever legally binding international treaty to govern the high seas (Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Treaty) [1]
  • Jun 20 At least 41 women are killed in violence by rival gangs at a prison in Tamara, Honduras [1]
  • Jun 20 Online personality Andrew Tate indicted on charges of human trafficking and forming a gang to abuse women in Romania [1]

Pharrell Williams Fashion Debut

Jun 20 Pharrell Williams makes his debut as menswear designer of fashion label Louis Vuitton staging his show on Paris' Port Neuf bridge

Largo di Torre Argentina Opens

Jun 20 Site of Julius Caesar's assassination in Rome, Largo Argentina square, dating back to third century BC, opens to the public for the first time [1]

  • Jun 21 US approves chicken made from animal cells - the country's first lab-grown meat, aimed at reducing harm to animals and the environment [1]
  • Jun 22 Beijing records its hottest June day of 41.1C (105.9F), since records began in 1961 [1]
  • Jun 22 Debris field found for missing Titan submersible with all five on board believed dead after it suffered "catastrophic implosion" near wreck of the Titanic [1]
  • Jun 22 US President Joe Biden meets with India Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the White House [1]

Glastonbury Festival

Jun 23 Glastonbury Festival in Pilton, England opens: Arctic Monkeys, Guns 'n' Roses, and Elton John headline; other performers include Foo Fighters (in a surprise appearance), Rickie Lee Jones, Lizzo, Little Nas X, Yusuf/Cat Stevens, Toyah Willcox and Robert Fripp, Fred Again, and The War on Drugs

Album Release

Jun 23 Jason Mraz releases his album "Mystical Magical Rhythmical Radical Ride" on his 46th birthday

  • Jun 24 MLB Los Angeles Angels Mike Trout, Brandon Drury, and Matt Thaiss hit home runs on 3 consecutive pitches in 25-1 win over Rockies at Coor's Field in Denver, Colorado
  • Jun 24 Opener Tammy Beaumont smashes 208 in the Ashes Test against Australia at Trent Bridge for the highest ever score by an Englishwoman in Test Cricket; Australia goes on to win by 89 runs

Event of Interest

Jun 24 Wagner Group mercenaries led by Yevgeny Prigozhin rebel against Vladimir Putin’s government, march towards Moscow, only a last minute deal by Aleksander Lukashenko gets them to stand down and move to Belarus [1]

  • Jun 25 Greek voters re-elect Kyriakos Mitsotakis' New Democracy Party by a landslide [1]
  • Jun 25 Heatwave across Texas, southern America and northern Mexico enters a third week, with San Angelo hitting record high of 112 degrees Fahrenheit (44 degrees Celsius) [1]
  • Jun 25 MLB Philadelphia Phillies send 10 batters to the plate in the 8th inning and score 4 runs with one hit (a single), 3 walks, 2 hit batters, and error for a 7-6 win over visiting New York Mets at Citizens Bank Park
  • Jun 26 Earliest possible evidence of cannibalism found in 1.45-million-year-old fossilized hominin leg bone, with cut marks made by stone tools from the National Museums of Kenya, Nairobi [1]

Event of Interest

Jun 26 Russian leader Vladimir Putin vows to bring leaders of the Wagner Group rebellion to justice, saying they wanted "to see Russia choked in bloody strife" [1]

  • Jun 26 Spin bowler Ashleigh Gardner takes 8-66 in England's 2nd innings for a match total of 12 as Australia beats England by 89 runs in the Ashes Test at Trent Bridge; best ever wicket haul in a Test by an Australian bowler
  • Jun 26 Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou declares a water emergency for Montevideo, with authorities having to mix salty water with fresh to extend supplies due to drought [1]
  • Jun 27 Archaeologists in Roman city of Pompeii uncover a "pizza" painting in a fresco from house next to a bakery (more likely flatbread as lacks essential ingredients tomatoes and mozzarella) [1]
  • Jun 27 Austrian artist Gustav Klimt's last completed portrait “Dame mit Fächer” (Lady with a Fan) sells for £85.3 million ($108.4 million) in London - most expensive artwork sold at a European auction [1]
  • Jun 27 French police officer shoots dead a 17-year old at a traffic stop in Paris, prompting a wave of violent protests across the country [1]

Seacrest to Host Wheel of Fortune

Jun 27 Ryan Seacrest announced as the new host of "Wheel of Fortune", to replace long-time host Pat Sajak in 2024 [1]

  • Jun 27 US Supreme Court rejects the "independent state legislature” theory that would have given state legislatures power to set rules for federal elections and draw congressional maps [1]
  • Jun 28 New York Yankees' pitcher Domingo Germán (30) throws a perfect game in 11-0 win over Oakland A’s at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum; it is his first complete game in 7-year MLB career
  • Jun 28 South Koreans become a year or two younger as country drops two traditional age-counting systems to align with international standards (used to be aged one at birth) [1]
  • Jun 29 British court rules government plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda as a deterrent is illegal, as it could not be considered a third safe country [1]
  • Jun 29 US Supreme court rules 6-3 that college race-based admission programs used to increase diversity are illegal under the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment [1]

Bolsonaro Barred From Office

Jun 30 Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro is barred from running for office for eight years by the country's Supreme Electoral Court after he is found guilty of abusing his power [1]

  • Jun 30 US Supreme Court rules 6-3 that graphic artist can refuse work from a same-sex couple in a defeat for gay rights [1]
  • Jun 30 US Supreme Court rules 6-3 against the Biden administration's student debt forgiveness plan for 40 million students, saying the president overstepped his authority [1]
  • Jun 30 Vienna Austria based newspaper Wiener Zeitung final print edition headline reads "320 years, 12 presidents, 10 emperors, 2 republics, 1 newspaper” as they become an on-line only entity

Famous Weddings

  • Jun 1 Jordan's Crown Prince Hussein (28) marries Saudi architect Rajwa Alseif (29) at Zahran Palace in Amman attended by world leaders [1]
  • Jun 9 Actors Naomi Watts and Billy Crudup marry in New York
  • Jun 24 American "L.A, Law" actor Blair Underwood (58) weds American Josie Hart at Casa de Campo Resort & Villas in the Dominican Republic; second marriage for both

Jon Hamm

Jun 24 American "Mad Men" actor Jon Hamm (52) weds American "Mad Men" actress Anna Osceola (35), at Anderson Canyon in Big Sur California

  • Jun 30 Mexican Mayor Victor Hugo Sosa marries a 7-year-old caiman reptile in San Pedro Huamelula in an ancestral ritual to bring good luck to his people [1]

Famous Divorces

Jason Mraz

Jun 22 Jason Mraz announces that he and Christina Carano have divorced

Famous Deaths

  • Jun 1 Cynthia Weil, American songwriter ("We Got Get Out Of This Place"; "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'"; "On Broadway"; "He's So Shy"), dies at 82 [1]
  • Jun 2 Jacques Rozier, French film director (Adieu Philippine; Du côté d’Orouët), dies at 96
  • Jun 2 Kaija Saariaho, Finnish electro-acoustic and contemporary classical composer (L'Amour de loin (Love from Afar); Circle Map), dies of brain cancer at 70 [1]

Jim Hines (1946-2023)

Jun 3 American athlete (Olympic gold 100m, 4x100m relay 1968), dies at 76

  • Jun 4 George Winston, American pop-instrumental-folk pianist and composer (Autumn; December; Winter Into Spring), dies of cancer at 74 [1]
  • Jun 4 Roger Craig, American baseball pitcher (World Series 1955, 59 - Brooklyn/LA Dodgers, 1964 St. Louis Cardinals) and manager (SD Padres, 1978-79; SF Giants, 1985-92), dies at 93
  • Jun 5 Astrud Gilberto (née Weinert), Brazilian samba singer ("The Girl From Ipanema"), dies at 83

Robert Hanssen (1944-2023)

Jun 5 American FBI agent and Soviet spy, dies of natural causes in prison at 79 [1]

  • Jun 6 Françoise Gilot, French painter, designer, and author (Life with Picasso), dies at 101
  • Jun 6 Gints Freimanis, Latvian soccer right-back (13 caps; Jelgava 110 games), dies from skin cancer at 38
  • Jun 6 Pat Casey, American BMX rider (World C'ship gold Freestyle park BMX 2011; X Games gold dirt, BMX park 2021), dies in a motocross practice accident at 29
  • Jun 6 Pat Cooper [Pasquale Caputo], American stand-up comedian and actor, dies at 93 [1]
  • Jun 6 Teddy McCarthy, Irish hurler (2 x All-Ireland Titles; Cork; Sarsfields GAA) and Gaelic footballer (2 x All-Ireland Titles; Cork; Glanmire GFC), dies at 57
  • Jun 6 Tony McPhee, British blues-rock guitarist and singer (The Groundhogs), dies from complications of a fall at 79
  • Jun 7 The Iron Sheik (Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri), Iranian pro wrestler (WWF Heavyweight C'hip 1983-84; WWF Tag Team C'ship 1985 [Nikolai Volkoff], dies at 81
  • Jun 8 Jorge Roldán, Guatemalan soccer midfielder (43 caps; Aurora FC 380 games) and coach (Aurora FC), dies at 82
  • Jun 8 Pat Robertson, American Baptist televangelist (700 Club), media mogul (CBN), and politician (Presidential candidate-R-1989), dies at 93 [1]
  • Jun 8 Rale Rasic, Australian soccer coach (Australia 1969-74; Marconi Stallions FC) and broadcaster (SBS), dies at 87
  • Jun 8 Renato Longo, Italian cyclo-cross racer (World Cyclo-cross C'ships gold 1959, 62, 64, 65, 67), dies at 85
  • Jun 8 Wade Goodwyn, American broadcast journalist (NPR), dies of cancer at 63
  • Jun 10 Clive Barker, South African soccer coach (South Africa 1994-97; AmaZulu FC), dies of Lewy body dementia at 78
  • Jun 10 Giannis Markopoulos, Greek composer (Zavara-Katra-Nemia; 24 Dances), dies of cancer at 84
  • Jun 10 Roger Payne American biologist, environmentalist, and whale conservationist (Songs of the Humpback Whale), dies at 88 [1]

Ted Kaczynski (1942-2023)

Jun 10 American serial killer and terrorist known as the "Unabomber", commits suspected suicide at 81 in prison

  • Jun 11 Jean Wicki, Swiss bobsledder (Olympic gold 4-man 1972, bronze 1968; bronze 2-man 1972), dies at 89
  • Jun 12 Carol Higgins Clark, American suspense novelist (Regan Reilly series), dies of cancer at 66
  • Jun 12 Harvey Glance, American athlete (Olympic gold 4x100m relay 1976; World C'ship gold 4x100m relay 1987), dies of a heart attack at 66
  • Jun 12 John Fru Ndi, Cameroonian politician (founding Chairman of the Social Democratic Front party), dies at 81 [1]

Silvio Berlusconi (1936-2023)

Jun 12 Italian media tycoon and politician (Prime Minister of Italy, 1994-95, 2001-06, 2008-11), dies at 86 [1]

  • Jun 12 Treat Williams, American actor (Flashpoint; Hair; Everwood), dies from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident at 71

Cormac McCarthy (1933-2023)

Jun 13 American Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist (The Road; All the Pretty Horses; No Country for Old Men), dies at 89 [1]

  • Jun 13 Paul Rendall, English rugby union prop (28 caps; London Wasps RUFC), dies from motor neurone disease at 69
  • Jun 13 Viktor Lisitsky, Russian gymnast (5 x Olympic silver USSR 1964, 68; World C'ship silver team 1962, 70), dies at 83
  • Jun 14 Charles L. Blockson, American historian, author, bibliophile, and curator (co-founder of the African American Museum in Philadelphia), dies at 89
  • Jun 14 Homer Jones, American football wide receiver (Pro Bowl 1967, 68; NFL record: career yards per reception: 22.3; NY Giants, Cleveland Browns), dies at 82
  • Jun 14 John Hollins, English soccer midfielder (1 cap; Chelsea 465 games, QPR, Arsenal) and manager (Chelsea, Swansea City AFC, Rochdale AFC), dies at 76
  • Jun 14 Vladimir Shmelyov, Russian modern pentathlete (Olympic gold USSR, team [with Boris Onishchenko & Pavel Lednyov] 1972), dies at 76
  • Jun 15 Antonio Jiménez Quiles, Spanish road cyclist (Vuelta a España 1955 runner-up), dies at 88

Glenda Jackson (1936-2023)

Jun 15 English stage and screen Oscar, BAFTA, Emmy, and Tony Award-winning actress (Women in Love; Elizabeth R; Elizabeth Is Missing), and politician (Member of Parliament, 1992-2015), dies at 87 [1] [2]

  • Jun 15 Gordon McQueen, Scottish soccer defender (30 caps; St. Mirren FC, Leeds United, Manchester United) and manager (Airdrieonians FC), dies from dementia at 70
  • Jun 15 James Hardy, Australian winemaker (Thomas Hardy & Sons Wines) and yachtsman (Australian skipper America's Cup 1970, 74, 80; 4 x Admiral's Cup Ocean C'ships), dies at 90
  • Jun 16 Alfredo Rojas, Argentine soccer striker (15 caps; CA Lanús, Real Betis, Gimnasia de La Plata, CA Boca Juniors), dies at 86
  • Jun 16 Ben Helfgott, Polish-British Holocaust survivor, Olympian (1956, 1960), champion weightlifter, and Holocaust educator, dies at 93
  • Jun 16 Bob Brown, American College-Pro Football HOF offensive tackle (University of Nebraska; 5 × First-team All-Pro; 6 x Pro-Bowl; Philadelphia Eagles, LA Rams, Oakland Raiders), dies at 81
  • Jun 16 Daniel Ellsberg, American military analyst, whistleblower (The Pentagon Papers), and anti-war advocate, dies of pancreatic cancer at 92 [1]
  • Jun 16 Gino Mäder, Swiss road and track cyclist (Vuelta a España Young rider classification 2021), dies in a race accident at 26
  • Jun 16 Manabu Kitabeppu, Japanese Baseball HOF pitcher (Hiroshima Toyo Carp; 7 x NPB All-Star; Central League MVP 1986), dies from leukemia at 65
  • Jun 16 Paxton Whitehead, English stage and screen actor (Back to School, Mad About You - "Hal"), dies at 85
  • Jun 18 (Richard) Stockton Rush [III], American businessman (co-founder and CEO of OceanGate), killed below the North Atlantic Ocean in implosion of his company's submersible vessel at 61
  • Jun 18 Hardeep Singh Nijjar, Indian-Canadian Sikh separatist leader of the Khalistan movement for an independent Sikh state, shot and killed in the parking lot of a Canadian Sikh temple at 45
  • Jun 18 Teresa Taylor, American rock drummer (Butthole Surfers), and actress (Slackers), dies of lung disease at 60
  • Jun 19 Karolis Chvedukas, Lithuanian soccer midfielder (20 caps; FK Sūduva 163 games, Waterford FC), dies at 32
  • Jun 19 Max Morath, American ragtime piano revivalist, composer, and musicologist, dies at 96
  • Jun 20 Ray Wheatley, Australian boxer (NSW featherweight champion), official (IBF supervisor, referee & judge; VP IBF 2000-12) and broadcaster (Sky Channel, ESPN, 9 Network), dies at 74
  • Jun 21 Guillermo Escalada, Uruguayan soccer forward (30 caps; Nacional, Gimnasia de La Plata, Montevideo Wanderers FC), dies at 87
  • Jun 21 Peter Allan, Australian cricket fast bowler (1 Test, 2 wickets; Queensland), dies at 87
  • Jun 21 Ronnie Nolan, Irish soccer wing-half (33 caps League of Ireland XI, 10 Republic of Ireland; Shamrock Rovers 297 games), dies at 89
  • Jun 22 Bev Risman, English rugby union fly-half (8 Tests England, 4 British & Irish Lions; University of Oxford RFC) and rugby league fullback (5 Tests GB, 1 England; Leigh RLFC, Leeds RLFC), dies at 85
  • Jun 22 Harry Markowitz, American economist (Nobel Prize for Economics 1990), dies at 95 [1]
  • Jun 22 Joseph Pedott, American advertising executive and entrepreneur (Chia Pet; The Clapper), dies of cardiac arrest at 91
  • Jun 22 Peter Brötzmann, German free jazz saxophonist and clarinet player, dies at 82 [1]
  • Jun 22 Stéphane Demol, Belgian soccer central defender (38 caps; Anderlecht, Bologna, Porto, Toulouse, Standard Liège), dies from cardiac arrest at 57
  • Jun 23 Betta St John [Betty Jean Striegler], American-English stage and screen actress, singer and dancer (Dream Wife; Carousel; Corridors of Blood), dies at 93
  • Jun 23 Frederic Forrest, American character actor (The Rose; Apocalypse Now; Lonesome Dove; One from the Heart), dies at 86 [1]
  • Jun 23 Jesse McReynolds, American singer and mandolinist (Grand Ole Opry), dies at 93 [1]
  • Jun 23 Jimmy Kim, American taekwondo practitioner (Olympic gold heavyweight 1988; World Cup gold 1987), dies at 56

Sheldon Harnick (1924-2023)

Jun 23 American musical theater lyricist (Fiorello; Fiddler on the Roof), dies at 99 [1]

  • Jun 23 Willem Nijholt, Dutch actor (De Nietsnut, Respect, Op Afbetaling), dies at 88
  • Jun 24 Cédric Roussel, Belgian soccer forward (3 caps; KAC Gent, Coventry City, Wolverhampton Wanderers, RAEC Mons, KRC Genk), dies from cardiac arrest at 45
  • Jun 24 Dean Smith, American athlete (Olympic gold 4x100m relay 1952) and actor, rodeo cowboy and stuntman, dies at 91
  • Jun 24 Ian Browne, Australian track cyclist (Olympic gold 2000m tandem 1956 [with Tony Marchant], dies at 92
  • Jun 25 John B. Goodenough, American materials scientist (lithium-ion battery), solid-state physicist and Nobel laureate in chemistry, dies at 100
  • Jun 25 Wilhelm Büsing, German equestrian (Olympic silver team eventing, bronze Individual eventing 1952) and coach (Olympics 1956, 60, 64), dies at 102
  • Jun 26 Craig Brown, Scottish soccer wing half (Rangers, Dundee, Falkirk) and manager (Scotland 1993-2001; Preston NE, Motherwell, Aberdeen), dies at 82
  • Jun 27 Bobby Osborne, American bluegrass mandolin player (The Osborne Brothers - "Rocky Top"), dies at 91
  • Jun 27 Julian Sands, English actor (A Room With a View; Arachnophobia; 24), confirmed dead after remains are identified, six months after failing to return from a hike at 65
  • Jun 28 Lowell P Weicker, American politician (US Senator from Connecticut (R), 1971-88): Governor of Connecticut, 1991-95), dies at 92 [1]
  • Jun 29 Alan Arkin, American Tony and Academy Award-winning actor (The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming; Wait Until Dark; Catch-22; The In-Laws; Little Miss Sunshine), and director, dies of heart failure at 89 [1]
  • Jun 30 Vahidin Musemić, Bosnian soccer striker (17 caps Yugoslavia; FK Sarajevo, OGC Nice), dies at 76