Historical Events
- Jun 1 The Dutch referendum on the European Constitution results in its rejection
- Jun 1 The longest oil/natural gas explosion in the Houston, Texas area occurs in Crosby, Texas. The drill was owned by the Louisiana Oil and Gas Company.
The Knight of Sainte-Hermine
Jun 3 "The Knight of Sainte-Hermine" by Alexandre Dumas is published in France by Editions Phébus, completed by Claude Schopp, 135 years after the author's death.
French Open Women's Tennis
Jun 4 French Open Women's Tennis: Belgian Justine Henin-Hardenne wins 1st of 3 straight French titles; beats Mary Pierce of France 6-1, 6-1
- Jun 4 Panamanian jockey Eddie Castro sets a North American record with 9 wins on the 13-race card at Calder Race Course in Miami, Florida
- Jun 5 59th Tony Awards: "Monty Python's Spamalot" (musical) & "Doubt: A Parable" (play) win
French Open Men's Tennis
Jun 5 French Open Men's Tennis: Spaniard Rafael Nadal beats Mariano Puerta of Argentina 6-7, 6-3, 6-1, 7-5 to claim his first French title
LPGA Championship
Jun 12 LPGA Championship Women's Golf, Bulle Rock GC: 3-peat for Annika Sörenstam of Sweden; wins by 3 strokes ahead of 15-year-old amateur Michelle Wie
Music History
Jun 13 A jury in Santa Maria, California acquits pop singer Michael Jackson of molesting 13-year-old Gavin Arvizo at his Neverland Ranch
- Jun 14 Asafa Powell of Jamaica sets a new Men's 100 meters world record of 9.77 at the Athens Olympic Stadium
Batman Begins
Jun 15 "Batman Begins", directed by Christopher Nolan, starring Christian Bale, Michael Caine and Katie Holmes goes on wide release
Film & TV History
Jun 18 David Tennant's first appearance as the Tenth Doctor in BBC "Doctor Who" episode "The Parting of the Ways"
Sports History
Jun 19 Michael Schumacher wins controversial United States Formula 1 Grand Prix where only 6 of 20 cars complete the race amongst ridicule of F1 safety and tyre rules
US Golf Open
Jun 19 US Open Men's Golf, Pinehurst CC: Michael Campbell of New Zealand holds off a charging Tiger Woods to clinch his only major title by 2 shots
TheFutureEmbrace
Jun 21 Billy Corgan releases "TheFutureEmbrace", his first solo album
NBA Finals
Jun 23 NBA Finals: San Antonio Spurs beat defending champion Detroit Pistons, 81-74 in Game 7 for club's 3rd title; MVP: Tim Duncan, his 3rd MVP award
Event of Interest
Jun 23 Reddit founded by American University of Virginia students Steve Huffman and Alexis Ohanian
Glastonbury Festival
Jun 24 Glastonbury Festival in Pilton, England opens: The White Stripes, and Coldplay headline; other performers include The Kaiser Chiefs, Taj Mahal, Brian Wilson, Van Morrison, Elvis Costello, and Primal Scream
- Jun 26 US Open Women's Golf, Cherry Hills CC: Birdie Kim holes out from a greenside bunker on the 72nd hole to win her lone LPGA title, 2 strokes ahead of teenage amateurs Brittany Lang & Morgan Pressel
- Jun 27 "Bad Day" single is released by Daniel Powter, 1st song to sell 2 million digital copies in the US (Billboard Song of the Year 2006)
- Jun 28 A final design for Manhattan's Freedom Tower is formally unveiled
- Jun 28 NBA Draft: Utah center Andrew Bogut first pick by Milwaukee Bucks
- Jun 28 Operation Red Wings: 3 members of US Navy SEAL reconnaissance team killed on Sawtalo Sar Mountain, Kunar, Afghanistan, in an ambush; 2 helicopters dispatched to assist shot down, killing an additional 16 US troops [1]
- Jun 30 Spain legalizes same-sex marriage.
Famous Birthdays
Famous Weddings
- Jun 1 "The Amazing Race 7" executive assistant Alex Ali weds Lynn Warren in Ottawa, Canada
- Jun 1 "The White Stripes" guitarist, pianist and lead vocalist Jack White (29) weds British model Karen Elson (26) in Manaus, Brazil
- Jun 3 Earl of Mornington, Arthur Wellesley (27) weds great-granddaughter of Lord Beaverbrook and model and make-up artist Jemma Kidd (30) in a seaside ceremony on the beach near Sandy Lane Hotel in Barbados
- Jun 5 "All My Children" cast members Alexa Havins (24) weds actor Justin Bruening (25) in a seaside ceremony held on Cinnamon Bay on the island of St. John
- Jun 9 "Good Morning, Miami" actor Mark Feuerstein (34) weds TV writer/producer Dana Klein at The Four Seasons-Biltmore Hotel in Santa Barbara, California
Alicia Silverstone
Jun 11 American "Clueless" actress Alicia Silverstone (28) weds American musician Christopher Jarecki (28) in Lake Tahoe, California; divorce in 2018
Steve Nash
Jun 11 Welsh-Canadian NBA player Steve Nash (31) weds Alejandra Amarilla (31-ish); divorce in 2011
Jerry Brown
Jun 18 Politician Jerry Brown (67) weds businesswoman Anne Gust (47) in Oakland, California
- Jun 22 "21 Jump Street" actress Holly Robinson Peete (40) weds former pro quarterback Rodney Peete (39) in an outdoor ceremony held at the Wynn Las Vegas resort
- Jun 24 English "Real Madrid" football striker Michael Owen (25) weds English High school sweetheart Louise Bonsall at Carden Park Hotel in Chester, England
- Jun 25 British pop sensation Sophie Ellis Bextor (26) weds "The Feeling" bassist Richard Jones at Palazzo Terranova in Umbria
- Jun 27 "The Young and The Restless" actress Melody Thomas Scott (49) weds supervising producer of the CBS daytime drama Edward J. Scott (60) for the second time in Las Vegas, Nevada
- Jun 29 "Access Hollywood" host Nancy O'Dell (39) weds business executive Keith Zubchevich (36) at the Bacara Resort & Spa in Santa Barbara, California
Jennifer Garner & Ben Affleck
Jun 29 American actress Jennifer Garner (33) weds American actor and film director Ben Affleck (32) at the Parrot Cay resort on Turks and Caicos Islands; divorce in 2018
Famous Deaths
- Jun 1 Derry Jeffares, Irish Anglo-Irish scholar (Stirling University), dies at 84
George Mikan (1924-2005)
Jun 1 American Basketball Hall of Fame center (NBA All-Star 1951-54; NBL MVP 1948; Minneapolis Lakers), dies of diabetes complications at 80
- Jun 2 Gunder Gundersen, Norwegian Nordic combined skier and sports official (b. 1930)
- Jun 2 Melita Norwood, British spy (b. 1912)
- Jun 2 Samir Kassir, Lebanese journalist and teacher (b. 1950)
- Jun 3 Harold Cardinal, Cree political leader, indigenous rights advocate, writer, lawyer, and educator, dies of lung cancer at 60 [1]
- Jun 3 Leon Askin, Austrian actor (One, Two, Three, Charlie Farrell Show), dies at 97
- Jun 5 Adolfo Aguilar Zínser, Mexican politician (b. 1949)
- Jun 5 Susi Nicoletti, German actress (b. 1918)
Anne Bancroft (1931-2005)
Jun 6 American stage and screen Emmy, Oscar, and Tony Award-winning actress (The Graduate; The Miracle Worker), director, and screenwriter, dies from uterine cancer at 73
- Jun 6 Dana Elcar, American actor (Peter Thornton- MacGyver), dies of pneumonia at 77
- Jun 6 Maya Kopitseva, Russian painter of the Leningrad school, dies at 81
- Jun 10 Curtis Pitts, American aircraft designer (b. 1915)
- Jun 10 J. James Exon, American Democratic politician (33rd Governor of Nebraska), dies at 83
- Jun 11 Audrey Brown, British 4 X 100m runner (Olympic silver 1936), dies at 92
- Jun 11 Ghena Dimitrova, Bulgarian operatic soprano, dies of cancer at 64
- Jun 11 Ione Mylonas Shear, American archeologist (Bronze Age Greece), dies at 68
- Jun 11 Ron Randell, Australian actor (Loves of Carmen, I am a Camera), dies at 86
- Jun 11 VVasco Gonçalves, Portuguese army officer and 103rd Prime Minister of Portugal (1974-75), dies at 84
- Jun 12 Scott Young, Canadian sportswriter, novelist, and journalist (b. 1918)
- Jun 13 Álvaro Cunhal, Portuguese writer and politician (Communist Party Secretary-General, 1961-92; Assembly Member, 1976-87), dies at 91
- Jun 13 David Diamond, American composer (Paderewski Prize, 1943), dies at 89 [1]
- Jun 13 Jonathan Adams, English actor (b. 1931)
- Jun 13 Lane Smith, American actor (b. 1936)
- Jun 14 Carlo Maria Giulini, Italian conductor, dies at 91
- Jun 14 Mimi Parent, Canadian painter, dies at 80
- Jun 15 Suzanne Flon, French actress (One Deadly Summer, Moulin Rouge), dies of gastroenteritis at 87
- Jun 16 Enrique Laguerre, Puerto Rican writer (La Llamarada), dies at 99
- Jun 17 Henryk Majewski, Polish big band jazz trumpeter (Old Timers), dies at 69
- Jun 17 Karl Mueller, American bassist (Soul Asylum - "Runaway Train"), dies of complications from esophageal cancer at 41
- Jun 17 Ronald Winans, American gospel singer (Winans), dies at 48
- Jun 17 Sam Loeb, comic book writer (b. 1988)
- Jun 18 J.J. Pickle, American politician (Rep-D-Texas, 1963-95), dies at 91
- Jun 18 Manuel Sadosky, Argentine mathematician (b. 1914)
- Jun 18 Syed Mushtaq Ali, Indian cricketer (prolific batsman of 30's & 40's), dies at 90
- Jun 20 Charles White, American actor (Airport 95, Serpico), dies at 87
Jack Kilby (1923-2005)
Jun 20 American electrical engineer (Nobel Prize in Physics, 2000 - handheld calculator, integrated circuit), dies at 81
- Jun 20 Larry Collins, American writer, dies at 75
- Jun 21 Jaime Cardinal Sin, Filipino Catholic Archbishop of Manila (b. 1928)
- Jun 23 Manolis Anagnostakis, Greek poet (b. 1925)
- Jun 23 Shana Alexander, American journalist (Life magazine, 60 Minutes), dies of cancer at 79
- Jun 24 Hakham Yedidia Shofet, Former chief rabbi of Iran (b. 1908)
- Jun 24 Paul Winchell (Wilchinsky), American ventriloquist (Jerry Mahoney, Knucklehead Smiff), inventor (mechanical artificial human heart,1963), voice actor (Winnie the Pooh - "Tigger"; Dick Dastardly; The Banana Splits -"Fleegle"), and acupuncturist, dies at 82
- Jun 25 John Fiedler, American stage and screen actor (The Bob Newhart Show - "Mr. Peterson"; The Odd Couple - "Vinnie"; 12 Angry Men), dies of cancer at 80
- Jun 26 Richard Whiteley, British television game show host (Countdown), and broadcast journalist (Calendar), dies after unsuccessful heart surgery at 61
- Jun 27 Domino Harvey, English-born bounty hunter (b. 1969)
- Jun 27 Frank Harte, traditional Irish singer and song collector, dies of a heart attack at 72
- Jun 27 John T. Walton, American businessman (b. 1946)
- Jun 27 Ray Holmes, Battle of Britain veteran (b. 1914)
- Jun 27 Shelby Foote, American author and historian (b. 1917)
- Jun 28 Brenda Howard, American LGBT activist (b. 1946)
- Jun 30 Christopher Fry, English playwright (The Lady's Not for Burning), dies at 97
