- Jun 4 Max Kowalski, German singer, composer, singing teacher, and concentration camp survivor, dies at 73
- Jun 13 Reginald Goss-Custard, British organist, arranger and composer (Chelsea Fayre), dies at 79
- Jun 23 Reinhold Glière, Russian-Soviet composer, dies at 81
- Jun 26 Clifford Brown, American jazz trumpeter and composer (Joyspring, Jordu), dies at 25