Famous Birthdays
Charles R. Drew
Jun 3 Charles R. Drew, American physician and surgeon who pioneered blood plasma research and developed the blood bank concept, born in Washington, D. C. (d. 1950)
Charles R. Drew
- Jun 3 Jan Peerce, [Jacob Pincus Perelmuth], American tenor (NY Met Opera), born in NYC, New York
- Jun 11 Clarence "Pinetop" Smith, American jazz pianist and singer (Boogie Woogie Piano), born in Troy, Alabama (d. 1929)
- Jun 11 Daphne Fielding, British socialite and writer, born in Westminster, London (d. 1997)
- Jun 11 Emil František Burian, Czech author and composer, born in Plzeň, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary (d. 1959)
- Jun 12 Eino Roiha, Finnish composer, born in Vyborg (d. 1955)
- Jun 14 Benno Ammann, Swiss composer, born in Gersau, Sweden (d. 1986)
- Jun 14 Gilbert "Gil" Lamb, American actor (Hit Parade of 1947, Riding High), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota (d. 1995)
- Jun 14 Margaret Bourke-White, American photographer, 1st female LIFE staff photographer, born in NYC, New York (d. 1971)
- Jun 16 Gerard Holt, Dutch architect
- Jun 17 Coenraad van Emde Boas, Dutch sexologist
- Jun 17 Ralph Bellamy, American actor (Rosemary's Baby, His Girl Friday, Trading Places), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1991)
- Jun 18 Keye Luke, Chinese-American actor (Across the Pacific, Yangtse Incident), born in Guangzhou, China (d. 1991)
- Jun 18 Manuel Rosenthal, French composer (Bootleggers), born in Paris, France (d. 2003)
- Jun 19 Balis Dvarionas, composer
- Jun 20 Heinrich von Brentano di Tremezzo, German Foreign Minister
- Jun 23 Carleton Coon, American anthropologist (What in the World), born in Wakefield, Massachusetts (d. 1981)
- Jun 23 Quintin McMillan, cricketer (South African leg spinner 1929-32)
- Jun 23 Willie Mae "Mother" Smith, gospel singer/evangelist folk artist
- Jun 24 Phil Harris [Wonga Philip], American actor and singer (Anything Goes, Robin Hood), born in Linton, Indiana (d. 1995)
- Jun 24 Kurt Kusenberg, German writer (Wein Auf Lebenszeit)
- Jun 25 Jan van Axel [Johannes P. Kraakman], Dutch director (Overschotje)
- Jun 26 Peter Lorre, Hungarian-American actor (M, Casablanca, Beast with 5 Fingers), born in Rózsahegy, Austria-Hungary (d. 1964)
- Jun 26 Frank Scott Hogg, Canadian astronomer, born in Preston, Ontario (d. 1951)
- Jun 28 Włodzimierz Poźniak, Polish composer, born in Kraków, Poland (d. 1967)
- Jun 30 Glenda Farrell, American actress (Golddiggers of 1935), born in Enid, Oklahoma (d. 1971)