Historical Events
- Jun 1 Air France Flight 447 crashes into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Brazil on a flight from Rio de Janeiro to Paris. All 228 passengers and crew were killed.
- Jun 1 General Motors files for chapter 11 bankruptcy. It is the fourth largest United States bankruptcy in history.
- Jun 2 Switzerland officially enters the global recession
- Jun 5 At least 32 people are killed in Peru during clashes between the police and indigenous protesters
- Jun 5 Chile officially enters recession; it is the first South American country to enter the global recession
141st Belmont Stakes
Jun 6 141st Belmont: Kent Desormeaux aboard Summer Bird wins in 2:27.54
- Jun 6 French Open Women's Tennis: Svetlana Kuznetsova beats fellow Russian and World #1 Dinara Safina 6-4, 6-2
- Jun 7 63rd Tony Awards: "Billy Elliot the Musical" (musical) and "God of Carnage" (play) win
French Open Men's Tennis
Jun 7 French Open Men's Tennis: Roger Federer wins his only French title, outclassing Robin Söderling of Sweden 6-1, 7-6, 6-4
- Jun 8 First section of the elevated High Line park, built on an old railway opens in New York from Gansevoort Street to 20th Street
- Jun 9 Brazil officially enters recession
- Jun 11 Bulgarian authorities declare the country is officially in recession after dropping 1.6% in the last quarter of 2008
- Jun 11 Texas mother hit by lightning while standing in her kitchen in her Texas home. Witnesses say lightning came through a light fixture, struck her chest and exited her foot. Survived after three days in hospital.
Swine Flu Pandemic
Jun 11 The World Health Organization declares H1N1 swine flu to be a global pandemic, the first such incident in over forty years
- Jun 12 Protests in Iran following the presidential election.
- Jun 12 Stanley Cup Final, Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, MI: Pittsburgh Penguins edge Detroit Red Wings, 2-1 for a 4-3 series win; Penguins 3rd Championship
- Jun 12 TSC: All television broadcasts in the United States switch from analog NTSC to digital ATSC transmission.
- Jun 14 LPGA Championship Women's Golf, Bulle Rock GC: 22-year-old Tour rookie Anna Nordqvist of Sweden wins her only major title by 4 strokes ahead of runner-up Lindsey Wright
NBA Finals
Jun 14 NBA Finals: Los Angeles Lakers beat Orlando Magic, 99-86 in Game 5 for franchise's 15th NBA championship; MVP: Kobe Bryant
43rd CMT Music Awards
Jun 17 8th CMT Video Music Awards: Taylor Swift and Brad Paisley win
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Jun 19 "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" directed by Michael Bay and starring Shia LaBeouf and Megan Fox is released
- Jun 21 ICC Men's Cricket T20 World Cup, Lord's, London: Pakistan wins their first title beating Sri Lanka by 8 wickets; Player of the Series: Sri Lankan all-rounder Tillakaratne Dilshan (317 runs)
- Jun 21 ICC Women's Cricket T20 World Cup, Lord's: England 86/4 win inaugural event; beat New Zealand 85; England's Katherine Brunt takes 3 for 6
- Jun 22 Two Metro subway trains collide in Washington, D.C., killing 9 and injuring over 80
US Golf Open
Jun 22 US Open Men's Golf, Bethpage State Park: Lucas Glover wins his only major title, 2 strokes ahead of runners-up Ricky Barnes, David Duval and Phil Mickelson
Business History
Jun 23 Akio Toyoda is confirmed as the new President of the Toyota Motor Corporation
Glastonbury Festival
Jun 24 Glastonbury Festival in Pilton, England opens: Neil Young, Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, and Blur headline; other performers include Fleet Foxes, Tom Jones, Spinal Tap, Lady Gaga, and The Script
Film Release
Jun 24 Michael Bay's film "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" is released, grossing over $832 million worldwide
Coach Babcock
Jun 24 Mike Babcock is named head coach of Team Canada for the 2010 Winter Olympics (they would win the gold medal)
- Jun 25 Colombia enters into recession after witnessing 0.7% contraction in the last quarter of 2008 and 0.6% in the following quarter
- Jun 25 NBA Draft: Oklahoma power forward Blake Griffin first pick by Los Angeles Clippers
- Jun 27 The Tower of Hercules in northern Spain - only preserved Roman lighthouse still in use is inscribed as a World Heritage Site [1]
Hawking's Party for Time Travelers
Jun 28 Professor Stephen Hawking hosts a 'party for time travelers at the University of Cambridge, not sending out the invites until after the party
Bernie Madoff Sentenced
Jun 29 Financier Bernie Madoff sentenced to 150 years in US maximum prison, for conducting a massive Ponzi scheme
- Jun 30 Turkey records its fastest contraction of 13.8% in the first quarter of 2009 compared to 2008, leading the country into recession; this is Turkey's biggest economic slump since 1945
- Jun 30 Yemenia Flight 626 crashes off the coast of Moroni, Comoros killing 152 people and leaving 1 survivor
Famous Weddings
- Jun 6 "Survivor: Gabon" castaway Matty Whitmore weds Jamie Mass at Malibou Lake Mountain Club in Malibu
Mike Tyson
Jun 9 Boxing legend Mike Tyson (43) weds Lakiha Spicer (32) at La Bella Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas, Nevada
Boris Becker
Jun 12 Tennis ace Boris Becker (41) weds model Sharlely Kerssenberg in St Moritz, Switzerland; separate in 2018
- Jun 27 "Playboy Playmate" model Kendra Wilkinson (24) weds NFL player beau Hank Baskett (26) at the Playboy Mansion in Bel Air, California
Eddie Van Halen
Jun 27 Rocker Eddie Van Halen (54) weds publicist Janie Liszewski (39) at his seven-acre estate in the hills above Studio City, California
Famous Divorces
- Jun 5 "Lost" actress Emilie de Ravin (27) divorces actor Josh Janowicz (27) after three years of marriage
Barry Bonds
Jun 9 Elizabeth Watson (39) divorces MLB home run record holder Barry Bonds (44) due to irreconcilable differences after 11 years of marriage
- Jun 19 "Malcolm in the Middle" actress Jane Kaczmarek (53) divorces actor Bradley Whitford (49) after 16 years of marriage
Famous Deaths
- Jun 1 Vincent O'Brien, Irish racehorse trainer (6 x Epsom Derby; 2 x British champion trainer; only British Triple Crown winner, Nijinsky 1970), dies at 92
- Jun 2 David Eddings, American fantasy writer (Belgariad, Malloreon), dies at 77
- Jun 3 David Carradine, American actor (Kung Fu, Mean Streets, Kill Bill V.1 & 2), dies at 72
- Jun 3 Koko Taylor [Cora Walton], American blues singer known as the "Queen of the Blues", dies of complications from surgery for gastrointestinal bleeding at 80
- Jun 3 Sam Butera, American big band and R&B saxophonist, songwriter, and singer (Louis Prima and the Witnesses), dies of pneumonia at 81
- Jun 5 Boris Pokrovsky, Russian operatic stage director, dies at 97
- Jun 5 Jeff Hanson, American singer-songwriter, dies of a drug overdose at 31
- Jun 5 Richard Jacobs, American real estate developer, philanthropist, and sports team owner (Cleveland Indians, 1986-99), dies at 83
- Jun 7 Hugh Hopper, British progressive rock and jazz bassist (Soft Machine; Stomu Yamashta's East Wind; Carla Bley), dies of leukemia at 64
- Jun 7 Kenny Rankin, American singer-songwriter ("Peaceful"), dies of lung cancer at 69
- Jun 7 Pio Sagapolutele, American NFL defensive tackle (New Orleans Saints, Cleveland Browns), dies of a aneurysm at 39
- Jun 8 Omar Bongo, 2nd President of Gabon (1967-2009), dies of a heart attack at 73
- Jun 9 Dick May, Former NASCAR racecar driver
- Jun 10 Barry Beckett, American keyboardist and record producer (David Hood, Jimmy Johnson, Roger Hawkins), dies from complications of a stroke at 66
- Jun 10 Norma Shaw, English lawn bowler (World Outdoor C'ship gold 1981; Indoor C'ship gold 1997), dies at 72
- Jun 10 Tenniel Evans, British actor and clergyman (10 Rillington Place, My Brother's Keeper), dies at 83
- Jun 13 Fathi Yakan, Lebanese leader and Muslim cleric (b. 1933)
- Jun 13 Mitsuharu Misawa, Japanese professional wrestler (b. 1962)
- Jun 14 Bob Bogle, American surf rock bassist and guitarist (Ventures - "Walk, Don't Run"), dies at 75
- Jun 14 Ivan Della Mea, Italian singer-songwriter (b. 1940)
- Jun 17 Darrell Powers, American World War II veteran of the United States 101st Airborne Division. (b. 1923)
- Jun 17 Ralf Dahrendorf, German-born sociologist and politician (b. 1929)
- Jun 19 Ali Akbar Khan, Indian classical sarod player, composer, and music educator, dies of kidney failure at 87
- Jun 19 Tomoji Tanabe, Japanese supercentenarian, dies of old age at 113
- Jun 22 Sam B. Williams, American engineer and inventor of small fan-jet engine that made long-range cruise missiles feasible, dies at 88 [1]
- Jun 22 Steve Race, British composer, jazz pianist and radio and television presenter (BBC's "My Music", 1967-94), dies at 88
- Jun 23 Ed McMahon, American TV host (Johnny Carson Show, Star Search), dies at 86
- Jun 24 Ed Thomas, American high school football coach from Iowa, shot and killed by a former player at 58
- Jun 24 Roméo LeBlanc, Canadian politician, 25th Governor General of Canada (1995-99), dies at 81
Farrah Fawcett (1947-2009)
Jun 25 American actress (Charlie's Angels, The Burning Bed), dies of cancer at 62
Michael Jackson (1958-2009)
Jun 25 American recording artist, dancer and King of Pop ("Thriller"; "Billie Jean"; "Bad"), dies of cardiac arrest at 50
- Jun 25 Sky Saxon [Richard Marsh], American rocker (The Seeds - "Pushin' To Hard"), dies from heart and renal failure at 71
- Jun 26 Erhard Karkoschka, German composer, conductor (Contac-Ensemble), educator, and music scholar, dies at 86
- Jun 27 Fayette Pinkney, American pop and disco singer (The Three Degrees, 1963-76 - "TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)"; "When Will I See You Again?"), and psychologist, dies of acute respiratory failure at 61
- Jun 27 Gale Storm [Josephine Owaissa Cottle], American singer ("I Hear You Knockin'"), and actress (My Little Margie; The Gale Storm Show), dies at 87
- Jun 28 A. K. Lohithadas, Indian screenwriter, director, and producer (b. 1955)
- Jun 28 Billy Mays, American television pitchman (b. 1958)
- Jun 28 Fred Travalena, American comedian and impressionist (b. 1942)
- Jun 28 Tom Wilkes, American photographer, art director, poster and album cover designer (George Harrison; Rolling Stones; Carpenters, Sir Doug; Janis Joplin; Sandpipers), dies at 69
- Jun 29 Joe Bowman (marksman), American sharpshooter, Hollywood consultant, famed bootmaker & master showman (b. 1925)
- Jun 30 Harve Presnell, American actor (Unsinkable Molly Brown), dies at 75
- Jun 30 Pina Bausch, German choreographer and dancer, dies at 68
