Historical Events
Film & TV History
Jun 2 Jury in defamation case brought by Johnny Depp against ex-wife Amber Heard awards Depp $15 million in damages and compensation and Heard $2 million in damages in Fairfax, Virginia [1]
Event of Interest
Jun 2 Queen Elizabeth II marks her Platinum Jubilee with four days of celebrations starting with a military parade at Buckingham Palace [1]
Music History
Jun 5 American rocker Bruce Springsteen joins British rock band Coldplay for two songs (The Land of Hope and Dreams; Dancing in the Dark) at Met Life Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey
- Jun 5 At least 50 Nigerian church worshippers, including children, killed by gunman armed with explosives at St Francis Catholic Church, Owo, south-western Nigeria [1]
French Open Men's Tennis
Jun 5 French Open Men's Tennis: Rafael Nadal beats Casper Ruud of Norway, 6–3, 6–3, 6–0; record 22nd Grand Slam singles title and 14th French singles title
- Jun 5 US Open Women's Golf, Pine Needles Lodge & GC: Australian Minjee Lee beats American Mina Harigae by 4 strokes for her second major title
- Jun 6 Former chairman of far-right group the Proud Boys Enrique Tarrio and four others, indicted for seditious conspiracy for their role in Jan 6 attack on the US Capitol [1]
Boris Johnson Survives
Jun 6 UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson wins Tory party no-confidence vote 211-148, with 41% of MPs voting against him [1]
- Jun 7 New study reveals Shark Bay sea grass, off Western Australia, may be world's largest plant, covering 77 square miles of sea floor, having cloned itself for 4,500 years [1]
- Jun 7 “For many countries, recession will be hard to avoid.” says World Bank President David Malpass, with prediction world growth in 2022 will slow to 2.9% (down from 5.7%) [1]
- Jun 8 "Ms Marvel" TV miniseries premieres on Disney+, with Disney's first on-screen Muslim superhero story, starring Iman Vellani [1]
- Jun 9 Conjoined twins with a fused brain successfully separated with help of virtual reality in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil [1]
- Jun 9 First public hearings of the United States House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack held in Washington D.C
- Jun 9 NASA announces it will begin research into UFOs, focusing on unidentified aerial phenomena (U.A.P.s) [1]
Event of Interest
Jun 9 Russian leader Vladimir Putin compares himself to Tsar Peter the Great, who conquered the Baltic coast, at an exhibition to the Tsar in Moscow [1]
- Jun 9 Thailand is the first South-East Asian country to legalize the growing and selling of cannabis (recreational use still banned) [1]
- Jun 9 The controversial Saudi-backed LIV Golf Invitational Series gets underway at the Centurion Club, Hertfordshire; PGA suspends 17 participating players
- Jun 9 Two people are rescued after falling into a tank of chocolate at Mars M&M factory in Pennsylvania [1]
Film & TV History
Jun 10 Actress Rebel Wilson comes out on Instagram, before it emerges an Australian newspaper had given her 27 hours to comment on their upcoming story on her new female partner [1]
Music History
Jun 10 Ringo Starr suspends his half-completed summer All-Starr Band tour when two musicians test positive for COVID-19
- Jun 11 Charl Schwartzel hangs on to beat fellow South African Hennie Du Plessis by a stroke to win the inaugural LIV Golf Invitational event at the Centurion GC, Hertfordshire; pockets massive US$4.75m for the victory
- Jun 12 75th Tony Awards: held live for 1st time since 2019 - Best New Musical “A Strange Loop”, Best New Play “The Lehman Trilogy” [1]
- Jun 13 A Google engineer claims one of its AI systems, Lamda, might have a sentient mind, causing the company to place him on leave [1]
- Jun 13 MIT researchers propose creating raft of "space bubbles" floating above the earth to reflect the sun's rays and help fight climate change [1]
- Jun 13 New York Stock Exchange enters bear market territory (defined as falling 20% from a recent high - Jan 3) after the S&P falls 3.9%, amid fears of high inflation and a recession [1]
Music Concert
Jun 13 The Rolling Stones cancel concert in Amsterdam due to singer Mick Jagger testing positive for COVID-19
- Jun 13 World's largest freshwater fish, a stingray 3.98m x 2.2m caught in the Mekong river, Cambodia (tagged and released) [1]
- Jun 14 Denmark and Canada agree to split the arctic Hans Island, ending their 50-year "Whiskey War", where each country laid claim by buying whiskey on the island [1]
- Jun 14 First controversial UK flight to take asylum seekers to Rwanda cancelled after last-minute legal ruling from European Court of Human Rights of "real risk of irreversible harm" [1]
- Jun 14 Last part of the world's largest floating restaurant, the Jumbo Kingdom seafood restaurant, leaves Hong Kong after 46 years (sinks four days later near the Paracel islands Islands) [1]
- Jun 15 Black Death, the 14th century plague, originated in Kyrgyzstan, according to new DNA research taken from burials at Lake Issyk Kul [1]
- Jun 15 US Federal Reserve raises interest rates by 0.75, the largest increase since 1994 in attempt to control rising inflation [1]
- Jun 16 American rocker Bruce Springsteen joins British legend Paul McCartney for two songs (Glory Days; I Wanna Be Your Man) at Met Life Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey
NBA Finals
Jun 16 NBA Finals: Golden State Warriors beat Boston Celtics, 103-90 for a 4-2 series win; Warriors' 4th title in 8 years; MVP: Stephen Curry
- Jun 16 Ninety-year-old US cosmetics company Revlon files for bankruptcy, blaming supply issues and rising costs [1]
- Jun 17 "Running Up That Hill" single by Kate Bush goes to #1 on the UK chart; originally released in 1985, the song was featured in sci-fi television show "Stranger Things", its record 44 year climb to the top also makes Bush (63) the oldest female artist to score a No.1
Film & TV History
Jun 18 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences apologizes to Sacheen Littlefeather for the treatment she received when she declined an Oscar on behalf of actor Marlon Brando in 1973 [1]
- Jun 18 Attacks in Oromia, western Ethiopia, targeting the Amhara people leave a reported 250 dead, killed by Oromo rebels amid worsening ethnic conflict in the country [1]
- Jun 18 Flooding in Bangladesh and nearby Indian states leave four million stranded and without electricity, with at least 41 dead as monsoon floods become more frequent and extreme [1]
- Jun 18 Lithuania bans the passage of EU sanctioned goods across its territory and into Russian exclave of Kaliningrad [1]
- Jun 19 Colombian elects its first leftist President, former member of the M-19 guerrilla movement Gustavo Petro [1]
- Jun 19 French President Emmanuel Marcon's centralist coalition loses its ruling majority in the National Assembly after gains by the right and the left in legislative elections [1]
- Jun 19 US Center for Disease Control recommends COVID-19 vaccines for kids aged 6-months to 5 years [1]
US Golf Open
Jun 19 US Open Men's Golf, The CC, Brookline, Mass.: Englishman Matt Fitzpatrick wins his first major title with a 1 stroke win over American pair Scottie Scheffler and Will Zalatoris
Film & TV History
Jun 21 LA jury finds Bill Cosby liable for sexual assault of a 16 year-old in 1975 at the Playboy mansion, awards victim 500,000 [1]
- Jun 21 Law enforcement's response to the Uvalde school shooting was an "abject failure" says Texas's public safety chief Steven McCraw in testimony at a Senate hearing [1]
- Jun 21 MLB Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Shohei Ohtani has career high 8 RBI in 11-inning 12-11 loss to Kansas City Royals in Anaheim, California
- Jun 21 Severe flooding affects southern China, including Guangdong and Jiangxi provinces, with areas experiencing their highest rainfall since 1961, forcing authorities to evacuate tens of thousands [1]
- Jun 21 South Korea successfully launches its first satellites into orbit with its homegrown rocket Nuri, from Naro Space Center [1]
- Jun 22 6.1 magnitude earthquake, Afghanistan's deadliest in twenty years, strikes near Khost, in the south-east, killing at least 1000 and injuring 1500
- Jun 22 An orangutan in Sumatra is the first wild animal ever scientifically observed using plants as medicine, healing a cheek wound with a poultice [1]
- Jun 22 MLB Los Angeles Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani strikes out career high 13 batters, retires 23 of last 24 batters faced in 5-0 win over Kansas City Royals in Anaheim, California
Murder of Interest
Jun 22 Tooth of murdered Congolese independence leader Patrice Lumumba arrives for a tour of Democratic Republic of Congo, before being laid to rest in Kinshasa (Lumumba's body was dissolved in acid) [1]
- Jun 22 United Kingdom posts highest inflation rate in the G7 at 9.1%, a 40-year high, lead by a rise in the price of food and fuel [1]
Newport Folk Festival
Jun 23 Singer-songwriter Paul Simon makes his Newport Folk Festival debut, joining headliner Nathaniel Rateliff for four songs at the end of his set tributing the songwriter
- Jun 23 TV series "The Bear" created by Christopher Storer, starring Jeremy Allen White, premieres on Hulu
- Jun 23 US Supreme Court declares for the first time that there is a constitutional right to carry a handgun in public for self defense, striking down a century-old gun law in New York that limited licenses, in a 6-3 vote [1] [2]
Sports History
Jun 24 American Katie Ledecky wins the 800m gold medal in 8:08.04 at the World Swimming Championships in Budapest; completes 400/800/1500m treble for unprecedented 4th time at a single worlds
Glastonbury Festival
Jun 24 Glastonbury Festival in Pilton, England opens: Billie Eilish, Paul McCartney, and Kendrick Lamar headline; other performers include Crowded House, Robert Plant and Alison Krause, Noel Gallagher, Dianna Ross, Herbie Hancock, Billy Bragg, Angélique Kidjo, Lorde, Ziggy Marley, Suzanne Vega, and Hothouse Flowers
- Jun 24 US Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, eliminating constitutional right to choose abortion, in a 6-3 vote [1] [2]
- Jun 25 30,000-year-old intact remains of a baby wooly mammoth found frozen in permafrost in Klondike gold fields in the Yukon, Canada [1]
- Jun 25 Eastern Ukrainian city of Sievierodonetsk falls to Russian forces after weeks of fighting in the area [1]
- Jun 25 Japan records its highest-ever temperature in June of 104.36 degrees (40.2 C) in Isezaki, northwest of Tokyo [1]
- Jun 26 Stanley Cup Final, Amalie Arena, Tampa, FL: Colorado Avalanche beats two-time defending champions Tampa Bay Lightning, 2-1 for a 4-2 series win; Avs 3rd championship in franchise history
- Jun 26 Women's PGA Championship, Congressional CC: Despite carding finishing rounds of 75, 75 Chun In-gee of South Korea holds on to beat Minjee Lee and Lexi Thompson by 1 stroke for her third major title
- Jun 27 51 migrants die after being found inside an abandoned truck in San Antonio, Texas in extreme heat, with 16 people hospitalized [1]
- Jun 27 First rocket launch in Australia for 25 years and NASA's first commercial spaceport outside the US for sub-orbital rocket from Arnhem Space Centre, Northern Territory [1]
- Jun 27 Russian missile strike on Ukrainian shopping center in Kremenchuk, with 1000 people inside kills at least 13 [1]
- Jun 28 Ghislaine Maxwell sentenced to 20 years in US federal prison for grooming and aiding Jeffery Epstein to abuse underage girls [1]
- Jun 28 In dramatic testimony to the Jan 6 Committee hearing, a senior White House aide testifies Trump wanted to march to the Capitol and his fury when he couldn't [1]
- Jun 28 Rocket Lab launches NASA's CAPSTONE, a microwave-oven sized CubeSat spacecraft from Mahia peninsula, New Zealand, to orbit the Moon, research for future Gateway and Artemis missions [1]
- Jun 29 Biggest trial in modern French history for November 2015 Paris Attacks, convicts Salah Abdeslam, and 19 others, of terrorism and murder charges, sentences him to a rare 30-year prison term [1]
- Jun 29 Earth records its shortest ever day - 1.59 milliseconds faster than a standard day [1]
- Jun 29 Latest US murder clearance rates show that half of all murders are left unsolved, less likely to be solved if victim is Black or Hispanic [1]
- Jun 30 Bongbong Marcos, son of Ferdinand Marcos, is sworn in as President of the Philippines
- Jun 30 Ketanji Brown Jackson (51) sworn in as 104th justice of US Supreme Court, replacing Stephen Breyer (83) upon his retirement; 1st Black woman (6th female, and 3rd Black) to be seated
- Jun 30 New York is named world's wealthiest city, home to 345,600 millionaires, and 59 billionaires, with Tokyo and San Francisco making up the top three [1]
- Jun 30 US Supreme Court landmark ruling, limits US Environment Protection agency to regulate power plant pollution, in case brought by West Virginia [1]
Famous Weddings
Britney Spears
Jun 9 Singer Britney Spears marries personal trainer and model Sam Asghari at home at Thousand Oaks, California [1]
- Jun 11 American actress Sophia Bush (39) weds American entrepreneur Grant Hughes at Philbrook Museum of Art in Tulsa, Oklahoma
Famous Deaths
- Jun 3 Grachan Moncur III, American post-bop and modern jazz trombonist and composer (Evolution; Exploration), dies on his 85th birthday [1]
- Jun 3 John Porter, American politician (Rep-R-IL, 1980-2001), dies at 87
- Jun 3 Larry Hillman, Canadian ice hockey defenceman (Stanley Cup 1955 Detroit RW, 1962, 63, 64, 1967 Toronto ML, 1969 Montreal Canadiens) and coach (Winnipeg Jets 1977-79), dies at 85
- Jun 4 Isaac Berger, American weightlifter (Olympic gold 60kg 1956, silver 1960, 64; World C'ship gold 1958, 61), dies at 85
- Jun 4 Tony Pajaczkowski, Canadian Football Hall of Fame offensive guard (CFL All-Star 1962–65; Calgary Stampeders, Montreal Alouettes), dies at 86
- Jun 5 Alec John Such [Szűcs], American rock bassist (Bon Jovi, 1983-94 - "Wanted Dead or Alive"), dies at 70
- Jun 5 Shaun Greatbatch, English darts player (first player to hit perfect 9-dart finish on live television 2002), dies at 52
- Jun 6 Eric Nesterenko, Canadian ice hockey center (NHL All Star 1961, 65; Toronto Maple Leafs; Stanley Cup 1961 Chicago Black Hawks), dies at 88
- Jun 6 Jim Seals, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and fiddler (Seals & Crofts - "Summer Breeze"; "Diamond Girl"), dies at 79
- Jun 8 Aarno Turpeinen, Finnish soccer defender (16 caps; HJK 225 games), dies at 51
- Jun 8 Julio Jiménez, Spanish road cyclist (King of the Mountains: Tour de France 1965, 66, 67 & Vuelta a España 1963, 64, 65), dies at 87
- Jun 8 Paula Rego, Portuguese-British artist (The Policeman’s Daughter), dies at 87
- Jun 9 Billy Bingham, Irish soccer forward (56 caps Northern Ireland; Sunderland, Luton Town, Everton) and manager (Northern Ireland, Greece, Everton), dies at 90
- Jun 9 Don Perkins, American football fullback (Pro Bowl 1961–63, 66–68; All-Pro 1962, 67, 68; Dallas Cowboys) and broadcaster (CBS, ABC), dies at 84
- Jun 9 Julee Cruise, American singer (Falling) and stage actress, takes her own life at 65
- Jun 9 Oleg Moliboga, Ukrainian volleyball player (Olympic gold USSR 1980, silver 1976; World C'ship gold 1978, 82), dies at 69
- Jun 10 Bobby Hope, Scottish soccer midfielder (7 caps; West Bromwich Albion 336 games, Birmingham City, Sheffield Wednesday), dies at 78
- Jun 10 Jorge Spedaletti, Chilean soccer forward (5 caps; Everton Viña del Mar, Universidad de Chile Santiago, Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata), dies at 74
- Jun 10 Vladimir Kuzyutkin, Russian volleyball coach (Russia Women - World Cup gold 2010; Bulgaria Women), dies at 74
- Jun 11 Bernd Bransch, German soccer defender (64 caps GDR; Chemie Halle FC, FC Carl Zeiss Jena), dies at 77
- Jun 12 Buster Welch, American cutting horse trainer (4 x NCHA World Championship; 5 x NCHA World Championship Futurity), dies at 94
- Jun 12 Fred Cuming, British painter, chiefly of contemporary landscapes, dies at 92
- Jun 12 Phil Bennett, Welsh rugby union fly-half (29 Tests Wales, 8 British & Irish Lions; Barbarians FC; Llanelli RFC 414 games & 2,535 points), dies at 73
- Jun 12 Philip Baker Hall, American actor (Secret Honor, Hard Eight, Magnolia), dies at 90
- Jun 13 Carlos Ortiz, Puerto Rican boxer (World Light Welterweight Champion 1959-60; World Lightweight Champion 1962-65, 65-68), dies at 85
- Jun 13 Franklin Anangonó, Ecuadorian soccer defender (7 caps; ESPoli Quito, El Nacional Quito, Macará), dies at 47
- Jun 13 Noel Campbell, Irish soccer midfielder (11 caps; St Patrick's Athletic FC, SC Fortuna Köln, Shamrock Rovers FC), dies at 72
- Jun 13 Rolando Serrano, Colombian soccer midfielder (7 caps; AD Union Magdalena; Millonarios FC; Independiente Santa Fe), dies at 83
- Jun 14 Bill Ashurst, English rugby league second rower (3 Tests GB; Wigan, Penrith RLFC, Wakefield Trinity), dies at 74
- Jun 14 Davie Wilson, Scottish soccer forward (22 caps; Rangers, Dundee United) and manager (Dumbarton), dies at 83
- Jun 14 Gene Kenney, American soccer coach (Michigan State Spartans 1956-69; NCAA C'ship 1967, 68), dies at 94
- Jun 15 Jan Klijnjan, Dutch soccer attacking midfielder (11 caps; FC Dordrecht, Sparta Rotterdam, FC Sochaux), dies at 77
- Jun 15 Maureen Arthur, American stage and screen actress (How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying; The Love God?), dies at 88
- Jun 16 Don Neely, New Zealand cricket historian, administrator (President NZ Cricket 2006-09), dies at 86
- Jun 16 Steinar Amundsen, Norwegian sprint canoeist (Olympic gold K-4 1000m 1968; World C'ship gold 1970, 75), dies at 76
- Jun 17 Hugh McElhenny, American Pro/College Football HOF halfback (University of Washington; 5 × First-team All-Pro; 6 × Pro Bowl; Minnesota Vikings, SF 49ers), dies at 93
- Jun 17 Jean-Louis Trintignant, French actor (A Man and A Woman; Z; Amour), dies at 91
- Jun 18 Mark Shields, American political journalist and commentator (PBS NewsHour, 1988-2020; CNN Capitol Gang, 1998-2005), dies of kidney failure at 85
- Jun 19 Brett Tuggle, American session and touring rock keyboard player (David Lee Roth, 1986-94; Fleetwood Mac, 1997-2017), dies of cancer at 70
- Jun 19 Carol Raye [Kathleen Corkery], British-born Australian actress (Number 96; Blankety Blanks), dies at 99
- Jun 19 Colin Grainger, English soccer forward (7 caps; Sheffield United, Sunderland, Leeds United), dies at 89
- Jun 21 James Rado [Radomski], American stage actor, playwright, director, and composer (Hair; Rainbow), dies at 90
- Jun 22 Alec Head, French horse trainer and breeder (6 x champion trainer France; 4 x Arc de Triomphe; owner Haras du Quesnay), dies at 97
- Jun 22 Bruton Smith, American motor sports promoter and owner (CEO NASCAR; track owner Speedway Motorsports, Inc.), dies at 95
- Jun 22 Jonny Nilsson, Swedish speed skater (Olympic gold 10k 1964; World C'ships gold allround 1963), dies at 79
- Jun 22 Jüri Tarmak, Estonian athlete (Olympic gold USSR high jump 1972), dies at 75
- Jun 22 Tony Siragusa, American football defensive tackle (Super Bowl 2000 Baltimore Ravens; Indianapolis Colts) and broadcaster (Fox, The Sopranos, Man Caves), dies at 55
- Jun 22 Yves Coppens, French anthropologist (co-discovered 'Lucy' skeleton), dies at 87
- Jun 23 Alain Plantefol, French rugby union second rower (11 Tests; Racing CF, SU Agen), dies at 79
- Jun 23 Christina Bass-Kaiser, Dutch speed skater (Olympic gold 3000m 1972; World C'ship gold allround 1967, 68; 9 x WR's), dies at 84
- Jun 24 Lawrence Moss, American contemporary classical, opera, and electronic music composer, and educator, dies at 94
- Jun 25 Bill Woolsey, American swimmer (Olympic gold men's 4×200m freestyle relay 1952, silver 1956), dies at 87
- Jun 25 Javier Cárdenas, Mexican soccer midfielder (12 caps; CD Guadalajara 215 games), dies at 69
- Jun 25 Russell Watt, New Zealand rugby union wing (9 Tests; Otago, Southland, Wellington), dies at 86
- Jun 26 Frank Williams, English actor (Dad's Army - "Reverend Farthing"), dies at 90
- Jun 26 Jupiter, Amur tiger at Columbus Zoo and Aquarium (Ohio), dies of COVID-19 at 14
- Jun 26 Margaret Keane, American painter whose husband claimed credit for her work (Big Eyes paintings), dies at 94 [1]
- Jun 26 Ole Barndorff-Nielsen, Danish mathematician and statistical theorist, dies at 87
- Jun 27 Eileen Barton, American singer (Broadway Open House; "If I Knew You Were Comin' I'd've Baked a Cake"), dies of ovarian cancer at 81
- Jun 27 Jack Gordon, Canadian ice hockey coach (Minnesota North Stars 1970-75) and executive (GM Minnesota NS 1974-78, Vancouver Canucks 1985-87), dies at 94
- Jun 27 Marlin Briscoe, American College Football HOF quarterback/wide receiver (Uni Nebraska–Omaha; Super Bowl 1972, 73 Miami Dolphins; Pro Bowl 1970 Buffalo Bills), dies of pneumonia at 76
- Jun 28 Cüneyt Arkın, Turkish film actor (The Adam Trilogy), dies at 84
- Jun 28 Deborah James, British teacher, journalist, author (You, Me and the Big C), and charity campaigner, dies of cancer at 40
- Jun 30 Bill Squires, American track & field coach (Greater Boston Track Club: Bill Rodgers, Alberto Salazar, Dick Beardsley, Greg Meyer; Boston State College 1965-78), dies at 89