Historical Events
Baseball Record
Jun 1 Oakland A's left fielder Rickey Henderson steals 2 bases in 3-2 win over Boston Red Sox to become fastest to reach 50 stolen bases in a MLB season
- Jun 2 "Blues in the Night" opens at Rialto Theater NYC for 53 performances
- Jun 3 55th National Spelling Bee: Molly Dieveney wins spelling psoriasis
- Jun 3 Israeli ambassador Shlomo Argov seriously wounded by Palestinians
- Jun 4 "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan," released in USA
- Jun 4 Israel attacks targets in south Lebanon
- Jun 5 "Murphy's Law" by Cheri hits #39
Belmont Stakes
Jun 5 114th Belmont: Laffit Pincay Jr aboard Conquistador Cielo wins in 2:28
French Open Women's Tennis
Jun 5 French Open Women's Tennis: Martina Navratilova beats American teenager Andrea Jaeger 7-6, 6-1 for her first French singles crown
- Jun 5 Waterfront streetcar begins operating in Seattle
- Jun 6 30,000 Israeli troops invade Lebanon to drive out the PLO
- Jun 6 36th Tony Awards: "The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby" (play) & "Nine" (musical) win
- Jun 6 Bernard Glassman installed as abbot of Zen Center of NY
French Open Men's Tennis
Jun 6 French Open Men's Tennis: Mats Wilander of Sweden wins his first career Grand Slam title; beats Guillermo Vilas of Argentina 1-6, 7-6, 6-0, 6-4
Music City News Awards
Jun 7 16th Music City News Country Awards: Barbara Mandrell wins
Music History
Jun 7 Graceland, Elvis Presley's home, is opened to the public
Event of Interest
Jun 7 Hissène Habré's rebel army occupies N'djamena the capital of Chad
Sports History
Jun 7 LA Dodger Steve Garvey is 5th to play in 1,000 consecutive games
Sports History
Jun 7 NY Mets draft Dwight Gooden, Roger McDowell & Randy Myers
- Jun 7 Steve Garvey plays in his 1,000th consecutive game & goes 0-for-4
Meeting of Interest
Jun 7 US President Ronald Reagan meets with Pope John Paul II at Vatican City, Rome and later Queen Elizabeth II
- Jun 8 36th NBA Championship: LA Lakers beat Philadelphia 76ers, 4 games to 2
- Jun 8 Brazilian B-727 flight crashes into mountain; 135 die
Daytime Emmy Awards
Jun 8 Emmy 9th Daytime Award presentation - Susan Lucci loses for 3rd time
- Jun 8 Falklands War: Royal Fleet Auxiliary Sir Gahalad attacked in San Carlos Water ("Bomb Alley") by Argentine aircraft: 48 soldiers and crewman were killed.
Ash Heap of History
Jun 8 US President Ronald Reagan addresses the British Parliament in his "ash heap of history" speech
Event of Interest
Jun 9 General Efraín Ríos Montt declares himself President of Guatemala
- Jun 9 Israel wipes out Syrian SAM missiles in Bekaa Valley
- Jun 10 American TV sitcom "Taxi" last airs on ABC, cancelled after 4 seasons and 15 Emmy Award wins; moves to NBC in the fall, airing for 1 season and wins 3 more Emmys
- Jun 10 Battle of Sultan Yakoub - Israel raid into Syria result in 30 deaths and capture of Israeli tanks
- Jun 10 Iran-Iraq War: Iran recaptures Khorramshahr, Iran from Iraq
- Jun 10 Israeli troops reach outskirts of Beirut, Lebanon
- Jun 10 John N. McMahon replaces Bobby R. Inman becomes deputy director of CIA
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Jun 11 "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial", directed by Steven Spielberg, starring Henry Thomas and Drew Barrymore, is released
Boxing Title Fight
Jun 11 Defending champion Larry Holmes TKOs Gerry Cooney in 13 for WBC and The Ring heavyweight boxing titles at Caesars Palace, LV, Nevada
- Jun 11 Israel and Syria stop fighting in Lebanon
- Jun 11 Pope John Paul II visits Argentina
- Jun 12 750,000 anti-nuclear demonstrators, rally in Central Park, NYC
- Jun 12 Battle of Mount Longdon Falkland Islands
- Jun 13 Fahd becomes King of Saudi Arabia after King Khalid dies at 69
LPGA Championship
Jun 13 LPGA Championship Women's Golf, Jack Nicklaus GC: Jan Stephenson of Australia wins by 2 strokes from JoAnne Carner
Argentine Soldiers Surrender in the Falklands
Jun 14 Argentina surrenders to Great Britain, ending the 74-day Falklands Islands conflict
Somewhere in the Stars
Jun 16 Columbia Records releases "Somewhere in the Stars", the fourth studio album by Rosanne Cash; produced by husband Rodney Crowell, and featuring her father Johnny Cash on one track
- Jun 16 Political party "Official Monster Raving Loony Party" is founded by English rocker Screaming Lord Sutch
Event of Interest
Jun 17 President of Argentina Leopoldo Galtieri resigns as commander in chief of the army and as president after leading Argentina to a disastrous defeat against the British in the Falkland Islands War
- Jun 17 US President Reagan's 1st UN General Assembly address "We must serve mankind through genuine disarmament."
- Jun 18 ABC's All Talk radio network expands to 22 stations
Music History
Jun 18 Glastonbury Festival in Pilton, England opens: Van Morrison and Jackson Browne headline; other performers include: Osibisa, Judie Tzuke, Richie Havens, Aswad, Steel Pulse, Thompson Twins, Climax Blues Band, Talisman, and Incubus
- Jun 18 Voting Rights Act of 1965 extended by Senate by 85-8 vote
- Jun 19 The body of God's Banker, Roberto Calvi is found hanging beneath Blackfriars Bridge in London
Menachem Begin Visits Washington
Jun 20 Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin arrives in Washington
US Golf Open
Jun 20 US Open Men's Golf, Pebble Beach GL: Tom Watson wins his only US Open by 2 strokes from Jack Nicklaus
Ronald Reagan is Shot
Jun 21 John Hinckley found not guilty of 1981 attempted assassination of President Reagan by reason of insanity
Take It Away
Jun 21 Paul McCartney releases single "Take It Away"
Event of Interest
Jun 22 Prince Charles and Diana, Princess of Wales take their first new-born son Prince William home from hospital
- Jun 22 Susan Lea Hammett (18), of Mississippi, crowned 25th America's Junior Miss
- Jun 23 "Cleavage" opens and closes at Playhouse Theater NYC
- Jun 23 -117°F; All time low at South Pole
- Jun 23 Himmy, of Australia, weighs in at domestic cat record 20.7 kg (45 lb)
- Jun 23 Mary Hart joins Entertainment Tonight
- Jun 23 US pass the Intelligence Identities Protection Act (Public Law 97-200)
- Jun 24 1st spacionaut Jean-Loup Chrétien and 2 Soviet cosmonauts, lift off aboard Soyuz T-16
Event of Interest
Jun 24 Equal Rights Amendment goes down to defeat
- Jun 24 Soyuz T-6 Launch (USSR)
- Jun 24 US Supreme Court rules president can't be sued for actions in office
- Jun 25 Greece abolishes headshaving of recruits in the military
- Jun 25 Porn star John Holmes acquitted on murder charges
- Jun 25 San Francisco holds its 1st County Fair
Blade Runner
Jun 25 Science-fiction film "Blade Runner", directed by Ridley Scott, starring Harrison Ford and Rutger Hauer, is released
Event of Interest
Jun 25 South African President P. W. Botha issues a new Proclamation again placing Ingwavuma under government control
Appointment of Interest
Jun 25 US Secretary of State Alexander Haig Jr. resigns, replaced by George P. Shultz
- Jun 26 Carlos Lopes runs European record 10km (27:34.39)
- Jun 26 US vetos UN Security Council resolution for a limited withdrawal from Beirut of Israeli & Palestine Liberation Organization forces
- Jun 27 "Dancin'" closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 1,774 performances
- Jun 27 "Play Me a Country Song" opens & closes at Virginia Theater NYC
- Jun 27 4th NASA Space Shuttle Mission: Columbia 4 (STS-4) launches
Event of Interest
Jun 28 Prince Charles and Diana, Princess of Wales, name their baby "William"
- Jun 29 US Voting Rights Act of 1965 extended
- Jun 30 "Lena Horne: Lady, Music" closes at Nederlander, NYC, after 333 performances
- Jun 30 Federal Equal Rights Amendment fails 3 states short of ratification
- Jun 30 New Jersey NHL franchise officially named Devils by fan balloting; legend of the Jersey Devil, a creature that allegedly inhabited the Pine Barrens of South Jersey
- Jun 30 Orbiter Challenger (OV-099) rolled out at Palmdale
Famous Birthdays
Justine Henin (41 years old)
Jun 1 Belgian tennis player (7 x Grand Slam singles titles; Olympic gold 2004; WTA Tour C'ship 2006, 07; 43 x WTA singles titles), born in Liège, Belgium
- Jun 2 Jewel Staite, Canadian actress
- Jun 3 Yelena Isinbayeva, Russian athlete (Olympic gold pole vault 2004, 08; WR 5.06 2009; World C'ship gold 2005, 07, 13), born in Volgograd, Russia
- Jun 4 Amelia Warner (née Bennett), English film score composer (Mary Shelley; Mr. Malcolm's List), born in Birkenhead, England
- Jun 4 MC Jin [Au-Yeung], Chinese-American rapper, born in Miami, Florida
- Jun 4 Ronnie Prude, National Football League player
- Jun 8 Dickson Etuhu, Nigerian soccer defensive midfielder (33 caps; Fulham, Norwich City, Preston NE), born in Kano, Nigeria
- Jun 8 Irina Lazareanu, Romanian-Canadian model
- Jun 8 Katy Morgan-Davies, British politician
- Jun 8 Nadia Petrova, Russian tennis player (Tour Finals doubles 2004, 12; Olympic bronze doubles 2012), born in Moscow, Russia
- Jun 9 Andrew Walker, Canadian actor, born in Montreal, Quebec
- Jun 9 Christina Stürmer, Austrian singer, born in Linz, Austria
- Jun 10 Princess Madeleine of Sweden, Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland, born in Drottningholm Palace, Sweden
- Jun 10 Tara Lipinski, American figure skater (Olympic gold singles 1998; World C'ship gold 1997) and broadcaster (NBC), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Diana Taurasi (41 years old)
Jun 11 American basketball player (10 x WNBA All Star, Phoenix Mercury; Olympic gold 2004, 08, 12, 16, 20), born in Glendale, California
- Jun 11 Eldar Rønning, Norwegian cross-country skier (World C'ship gold 2007, 09, 11, 13 4×10km relay), born in Levanger, Norway
- Jun 11 Johnny Candido, American professional wrestler, born in Spring Lake, New Jersey
- Jun 12 Ben Blackwell, American musician (The Dirtbombs), born in Detroit, Michigan
- Jun 12 Loïc Duval, French racing driver (Audi Sport), born in Chartres, France
Kenenisa Bekele (41 years old)
Jun 13 Ethiopian athlete (Olympic gold 10,000m 2004, 08; 5,000m 2008; World C'ship gold 10,000m 2003, 05, 07, 09; 5,000m 2009; 11 x World Cross Country gold), born in Bekoji, Ethiopia
- Jun 14 Freddie Gibbs [Fredrick Tipton], American rapper and actor (Down With the King), born in Gary, Indiana
- Jun 14 Jamie Green, British racing driver
- Jun 14 Lang Lang, Chinese concert pianist (The Painted Veil; Berlin Philharmonic), born in Shenyang, China
- Jun 15 Abdur Razzak, Bangladeshi cricketer who took 600 first class wickets, born in Khulna, Bangladesh
- Jun 15 Haley Scarnato, American pop singer (American Idol), born in San Antonio, Texas
- Jun 16 Chris Wingert, American soccer defender (1 cap; MLS Cup C'ship 2009 Real Salt Lake 247 games; Columbus Crew, NYC FC), born in Babylon, New York
- Jun 16 Matt Costa, American singer-songwriter, born in Huntington Beach California
- Jun 16 May Andersen, Danish model (Victoria's Secret), born in Copenhagen, Denmark
- Jun 16 Missy Peregrym, Canadian actress
- Jun 17 Jodie Whittaker, British actress (1st female "Doctor Who"), born in Skelmanthorpe, England
- Jun 17 Marek Svatoš, Slovakian ice hockey player
- Jun 19 Alexander Frolov, Russian hockey player
- Jun 19 David Pollack, American football player
- Jun 19 Joe Cheng, Taiwanese actor
- Jun 21 Jussie Smollett, American actor and singer (Empire), born in Santa Rosa, California
- Jun 21 William, Prince of Wales (previously Duke of Cambridge), British son of Prince Charles & Lady Diana and heir to the UK throne, born in London, England
- Jun 22 Ian Kinsler, American-Israeli baseball player, 2006-19 (4X All-Star, 2x Gold Glove; Texas Rangers, Detroit Tigers. Los Angeles Angels, and 2 other teams), born in Tucson, Arizona
- Jun 22 Mati Diop, French Senegalese director and actress (Atlantic, Dahomey), born in Paris, France
- Jun 22 Soraia Chaves, Portuguese actress (O Crime do Padre Amaro), born in Lisbon, Portugal
- Jun 24 Clint Bajada, Maltese television and radio presenter
- Jun 24 Jarret Stoll, Canadian ice hockey player
- Jun 24 Kevin Nolan, English footballer and coach (West Ham), born in Liverpool, England
- Jun 24 Mark Penney, Canadian film director (The Right Way), born in Toronto, Ontario
- Jun 25 Mikhail Youzhny, Russian tennis player, born in Moscow, Russia
- Jun 25 Rain [Jung Ji-hoon], Korean singer and actor (Full House), born in Seosan, South Chungcheong Province, South Korea
- Jun 30 Andy Knowles, British musician (Franz Ferdinand), born in Bolton, England
- Jun 30 Dan Jacobs, American heavy metal guitarist (Atreyu), born in Orange County, California
- Jun 30 Lizzy Caplan, American actress (Mean Girls, Marlena Diamond-Cloverfield), born in Los Angeles, California
- Jun 30 Willam Belli, American drag queen, model, reality television personality (Nip/Tuck, RuPaul's Drag Race), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Famous Weddings
Michael Keaton
Jun 5 Actor Michael Keaton (30) weds actress Caroline McWilliams (37)
- Jun 26 American pop singer Marie Osmond (22) weds college student Steve Craig; divorce in 1985
Famous Deaths
Satchel Paige (1906-1982)
Jun 8 American Baseball HOF pitcher (6 x Negro League, 2 x MLB All Star; World Series 1948 Cleveland Indians), dies of a heart attack at 75
- Jun 9 Elmer Robinson, American politician (33rd Mayor of San Francisco), dies at 87
- Jun 9 Hank Ladd, TV host (Arrow Show, Waiting for the Break), dies at 74
- Jun 10 Addie "Micki" Harris, American singer (Shirelles - "Will You Love Me Tomorrow"; "Soldier Boy"), dies of a heart attack at 42
- Jun 10 Rainer Werner Fassbinder, German filmmaker and director (Marriage of Maria Braum), dies of a drug overdose at 37
- Jun 12 Karl von Frisch, Austrian ethologist and bee expert (Nobel 1973), dies at 95
- Jun 12 Sgt Ian McKay VC, Platoon Sergeant 4 Platoon, B Company, 3rd Battalion, the Parachute Regiment (British Army) (Falklands War) (b. 1953)
- Jun 13 Abdul Aziz Khaled, King of Saudi-Arabia, dies at 69
- Jun 13 Ken Mackay, Australian cricketer (Aussie all-rounder 1956-63), dies at 56
- Jun 13 Peter Maivia, wrestler (b. 1935)
- Jun 14 Marie Rambert, Polish-British ballerina, teacher and director (Ballet Rambert) dies at 94
- Jun 14 Marjorie Bennett, actress (Blossom-Dobie Gillis), dies at 87 of cancer
- Jun 15 Art Pepper, American jazz alto saxophonist and clarinetist, dies of a stroke at 56
- Jun 15 Neil Fitzgerald, Irish actor (Bride of Frankenstein), dies at 90
- Jun 16 James Honeyman-Scott, English rock guitarist and vocalist (The Pretenders - "Brass In Pocket"), overdoses on drugs at 25
- Jun 18 Curd Jürgens [Curt Jurgens], German-born Austrian actor (Enemy Below, Longest Day), dies of an acute heart attack at 66
- Jun 18 Djuna Barnes, American author (Nightwood), dies at 80
- Jun 18 John Cheever, American writer (Wapshot Chronicle, Pulitzer), dies at 70
- Jun 18 Roberto Calvi, Italian banker and director (Banco Ambrosiano), hangs himself at 62
- Jun 22 Alan Webb, British stage and screen character actor (King Lear; Taming of Shrew; Challenge of Lassie), dies at 75
- Jun 23 Vincent Chin, Chinese-American hate crime victim (b. 1955)
- Jun 26 Alexander Mitscherlich, German psychotherapist, dies at 73
- Jun 26 Andre Tchaikowsy, pianist/composer, dies
- Jun 26 Charles Russhon, American air force officer (liaison for James Bond films), dies at 71
- Jun 26 Sandy Powell, English comedian, dies at 82
- Jun 27 Jack Mullaney, American actor (South Pacific; My Living Doll, It's About Time; Spinout), dies of a stroke at 52
- Jun 28 Gerard Rutten, Dutch film director (Sterren stralen overal), dies at 79
- Jun 28 Harry Mills, American singer (Mills Brothers), dies at 70
- Jun 29 Gerard Knuvelder, Dutch literary historian (Anthology), dies at 80
- Jun 29 Pierre Balmain, French fashion designer (Balmain), dies at 68
