Historical Events
Historic Event
Jun 4 'Secret speech' by Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev criticising Joseph Stalin is made public
Television Finale
Jun 5 "Milton Berle Show" last airs on NBC-TV
- Jun 5 US Federal court rules racial segregation on Montgomery buses anti-Constitutional
- Jun 6 David Marshall, Singapore's first Chief Minister, resigns.
- Jun 7 Singapore government of Marshall resigns
- Jun 8 Lim Yem Hock forms Singapore government
- Jun 8 WDAM TV channel 7 in Laurel-Hattiesburg, MS (NBC) begins broadcasting
- Jun 8 Richard B. Fitzgibbon, Jr. killed by another USAF airman in Vietnam, becoming the first American killed in the Vietnam War
- Jun 9 Heavy earthquake strikes Afghanistan, 400 killed
- Jun 10 XVI Summer Olympic equestrian events open in Stockholm
- Jun 13 "Shangri-La" opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 21 performances
- Jun 13 The last British troops leave the Suez Canal Zone in Egypt
- Jun 13 Parliamentary election: Dutch Democrats 50/KVP 49
- Jun 13 1st European Cup Final, Paris: Héctor Rial scores twice as Real Madrid beats Stade de Reims, 4-3 to claim inaugural title
- Jun 14 "New Faces of 1956" opens at Barrymore Theater NYC for 221 performances
US Golf Open
Jun 16 US Open Men's Golf, Oak Hill CC: Cary Middlecoff wins his second Open title, 1 stroke ahead of runners-up Julius Boros and Ben Hogan
- Jun 16 88th Belmont: David Erb aboard Needles wins in 2:29.8
Historic Event
Jun 17 Golda Meir begins her term as Israel's foreign minister
Music History
Jun 19 Jerry Lewis & Dean Martin end partnership after 10 years, and 16 films
- Jun 20 Venezuelan Super Constellation crashes in NJ, 74 killed
Sports History
Jun 20 At Detroit's Briggs Stadium, Mickey Mantle hits 2 Billy Hoeft pitches into right center field bleachers (no else hits 1 there)
Television Finale
Jun 23 "Jimmy Durante Show" last airs on NBC-TV
- Jun 23 "Transfusion" by Nervous Norvous peaks at #8
Election of Interest
Jun 23 Gamal Abdel Nasser elected President of Egypt
Music History
Jun 24 "Steve Allen Show" returns on NBC-TV
- Jun 24 LPGA Championship Women's Golf, Forest Lake CC: Marlene Hagge wins her only major title; beats Patty Berg by 2 strokes in a sudden-death playoff
- Jun 24 WISC TV channel 3 in Madison, WI (CBS) begins broadcasting
- Jun 25 WKNO TV channel 10 in Memphis, Tennessee (PBS) begins broadcasting
- Jun 27 Indians trailing Orioles 9-1 come back to win 12-11 in 11 innings
- Jun 28 1st atomic reactor built for private research operates (Chicago Illinois)
- Jun 28 Riots break out in Poznan, Poland, 38 die
- Jun 29 American Charles Dumas records first high jump over 7' (2.13m) during US Olympic Trials at Los Angeles, California
- Jun 29 US Federal interstate highway system act signed
- Jun 29 Dutch PM Drees refuses resignation of queen Juliana (Greet Hofmans)
- Jun 30 "Pipe Dream" closes at Shubert Theater NYC after 245 performances
- Jun 30 "Shangri-La" closes at Winter Garden Theater NYC after 21 performances
Historic Publication
Jun 30 Vladimir Lenin's politics testament (1923) published in Moscow
- Jun 30 United DC-7 & TWA collide over Grand Canyon killing 128
Famous Birthdays
- Jun 1 Lisa Hartman Black, American singer and actress (Tabitha, Knots Landing), born in Houston, Texas
- Jun 1 Robin Mattson, actress (Janet Green-All My Children), born in Los Angeles, California
- Jun 2 Mark L Polansky, pilot/astronaut, born in Paterson, New Jersey
- Jun 2 Mani Ratnam, Indian film director, screenwriter and producer
- Jun 2 Malcolm Garrett, English graphic designer
- Jun 3 Danny Wilde [Thomas], American rock singer-songwriter (The Rembrandts - "I’ll Be There For You"), born in Houlton, Maine
- Jun 3 Suren Nalbandyan, USSR, lightweight (Olympic gold 1976)
- Jun 3 George Burley, Scottish football player and manager
- Jun 4 John Treacy, Irish marathoner (Olympic silver 1984), born in Villierstown, County Waterford
- Jun 4 Terry Kennedy, American baseball player, born in Euclid, Ohio
- Jun 4 Martin Adams, English darts player (BDO World Champion 2007, 10-11), born in Sutton, Surrey, England
- Jun 4 Keith David, American actor (Platoon, There's Something About Mary), born in NYC, New York
- Jun 4 John Hockenberry, American journalist (HEAT with John Hockenberry), born in Dayton, Ohio
- Jun 4 Reeves Gabrels, American rock guitarist, songwriter and producer (Tin Machine/David Bowie;, 1987-99; The Cure, 2012-), born in Staten Island, New York
- Jun 5 Kenny G [Gorelick], American smooth jazz saxophonist (Duotones; Breathless), born in Seattle, Washington
- Jun 5 Richard A. Searfoss, American astronaut (STS 58, 76, sk 90), born in Mount Clemons, Michigan
- Jun 5 Richard Butler, English rock singer (Psychedelic Furs - "Pretty In Pink"), born in Kingston-upon-Thames, England
- Jun 5 Roger Michell, British stage and screen director (Blue/Orange; Notting Hill; Hyde Park On Hudson), born in Pretoria, South Africa (d. 2021)
- Jun 5 Mindy Jostyn, American session and touring vocalist, violinist, guitarist, accordionist, and harmonica player (New York Rock and Soul Revue; Billy Joel; Andreas Vollenweider; Carly Simon; Cyndi Lauper), and singer-songwriter ("Five Miles From Hope"; "Coming Home"), born in Long Island City, New York (d. 2005)
- Jun 6 Andy Pycroft, cricketer (Zimbabwe Test batsman)
Björn Borg
Jun 6 Björn Borg, Swedish tennis player (11-time Grand Slam winner), born in Stockholm, Sweden
- Jun 6 Jay C Buckey, American physician/astronaut (STS 58 alt, sk: 90), born in NYC, New York
- Jun 6 Marilyn Jones, American actress (Carey-King's Crossing), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Jun 7 Robert Dover, American equestrian dressage (Olympic bronze 1996), born in Chicago, Illinois
- Jun 8 Uri Caine, American classical and jazz pianist and composer, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Jun 9 Patricia Cornwell, American author (Kay Scarpetta crime novels), born in Miami, Florida
- Jun 10 Georg Borwin, Duke of Mecklenburg, head of the House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
- Jun 10 E. V. V. Satyanarayana, Indian Telugu film director, screenwriter and producer, born in Dommeru Village, India (d. 2011)
- Jun 10 Mickey Curry, American session and touring drummer (Bryan Adams; Hall & Oates; Sam Phillips), born in New Haven, Connecticut
- Jun 10 Stefania de Kenessey, Hungarian-American composer (Autumn Elegy), born in Budapest, Hungary
Joe Montana
Jun 11 Joe Montana, NFL quarterback (San Francisco 49ers), born in New Eagle, Pennsylvania
- Jun 11 Jamaaladeen Tacuma [Rudy McDaniel], American jazz bassist (Ornette Coleman), born in Hempstead, New York
- Jun 12 Terry Alderman, Australian cricketer (prolific Australian medium-pacer 1981-91), born in Subiaco, Perth, Australia
- Jun 14 Fred Funk, American golfer (The Tradition 2008, 10; US Senior Open 2009), born in Takoma Park, Maryland
- Jun 14 Sam Irvin, American director and producer (Guilty as Charged), born in Asheville, North Carolina
- Jun 14 King Diamond [Kim Petersen], Danish heavy metal musician (Merciful Fate; King Diamond), born in Copenhagen, Denmark
- Jun 15 Ava Cadell, actress (Do or Die), born in Budapest, Hungary
- Jun 15 Lance Parrish 'Big Wheel', American baseball player, born in Clairton, Pennsylvania
- Jun 17 Nick Cook, English cricketer (left arm slow bowler in 15 Tests 1983-89), born in Leicester
- Jun 18 Brian Benben, American, actor (Dream On, Gangster Chronicles), born in Winchester, Virginia
- Jun 18 John Scott, English organist and choirmaster, born in Wakefield, England (d. 2015)
- Jun 19 Doug Stone, American singer
- Jun 20 Peter Reid, English former footballer
- Jun 21 Mikhail Burtsev, Soviet sabre fencer (Olympic gold 1976, 1980), born in Moscow (d. 2015)
- Jun 21 Rick Sutcliffe, American baseball pitcher (LA Dodgers, Chicago Cubs), born in Independence, Missouri
- Jun 22 Derek Forbes, rocker (Simple Minds-Water Front)
- Jun 22 Green [Gartside], rock vocalist (Scritti Politti-Flesh & Blood)
- Jun 22 Tim Russ, American actor (Tuvoc-Star Trek Voyager), born in Washington, D.C.
- Jun 22 Alfons De Wolf, Belgian cyclist
- Jun 22 Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Pakistani Politician and Foreign Minister
- Jun 23 Tony Hill, American football player
- Jun 23 Randy Jackson, American bassist, singer, and record producer (American Idol judge), born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- Jun 24 Joe Penny, English actor (Gangster Wars, Riptide, Jake & the Fatman), born in London, England
- Jun 25 Boris Trajkovski, 2nd President of the Republic of Macedonia, born in Monospitovo, Strumica, SR Macedonia, Yugoslavia (d. 2004)
- Jun 25 Anthony Bourdain, American-French celebrity chef, author, and TV personality considered one of the most influential chefs in the world (No Reservations, Parts Unknown), born in NYC, New York (d. 2018)
- Jun 25 Bongiwe (Bongi) Dhlomo-Mautloa, South African artist, born in Vryheid, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
- Jun 26 Azhar Cachalia, Scottish-South African leader (United Democratic Front), born in Scotland
- Jun 26 Bernard A. Harris Jr., African American astronaut (STS 55, 63), born in Temple, Texas
Chris Isaak
Jun 26 Chris Isaak, American rock singer-songwriter ("Wicked Game"), born in Stockton, California
- Jun 27 Jeff Odintz, American horse trainer, born in Brooklyn, New York
- Jun 27 Brad Childress, American football coach, born in Aurora, Illinois
- Jun 27 Ted Haggard, American evangelical preacher (New Life Church, Colorado), born in Yorktown, Indiana
- Jun 28 Noel Mugavin, Australian rules football player, born in Koroit, Victoria
- Jun 29 Pedro Guerrero, Dominican MLB player (LA Dodgers), born in San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic
- Jun 29 Pedro Santana Lopes, 116th Prime Minister of Portugal (2004-05), born in Lisbon, Portugal
- Jun 30 [Philip] Adrian Wright, British composer and keyboard player (Human League - "Don't You Want Me"; "Human"), born in Wakefield, England
- Jun 30 David Alan Grier, American actor and comedian (In Living Color, Boomerang), born in Detroit, Michigan
- Jun 30 Ronald Winans, American gospel singer (Winans), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2005)
Famous Weddings
Sonja Henie
Jun 6 Three-time Olympic Champion figure skater Sonja Henie (44) weds Norwegian shipping magnate and art patron Niels Onstad (47)
Ted Cassidy
Jun 14 Actor Ted Cassidy (23) weds Margaret Helen
Wedding of Interest
Jun 16 British Poet Laureate Ted Hughes weds American writer and poet Sylvia Plath at St George the Martyr Holborn in London, England
Wedding of Interest
Jun 29 Actress and sex symbol Marilyn Monroe (30) weds for the 3rd time, this time marrying playwright Arthur Miller (40) at White Plains Court House in White Plains, New York
Famous Deaths
- Jun 2 Jean Hersholt, Danish actor (Heidi, Greed, Men in White, Aryan), dies form cancer at 69
- Jun 4 Max Kowalski, German singer, composer, singing teacher, and concentration camp survivor, dies at 73
- Jun 4 Katherine MacDonald, American actress (b. 1881)
- Jun 6 Margaret Wycherly, English actress (Claudia), dies at 74
Hiram Bingham
Jun 6 Hiram Bingham, American Archaeologist (Incan site of Machu Picchu), dies at 80
- Jun 7 Julien Benda, Fren philosopher/writer (La trahison des clercs), dies
- Jun 8 Marie Laurencin, French painter, dies at 72
- Jun 11 Frank Brangwyn, Welsh painter, muralist and cartoonist (Official War Artist First World War), dies at 89
- Jun 11 Corrado Alvaro, Italian writer (Poesie grigio-verdi), dies at 61
- Jun 11 Ralph Morgan [Wupperman], American actor (Creeper, Imposter, Jack London), dies at 73
- Jun 13 Reginald Goss-Custard, British organist, arranger and composer (Chelsea Fayre), dies at 79
- Jun 17 Paul Rostock, German doctor (b. 1892)
- Jun 17 Bob Sweikert, American racing driver (b. 1926)
- Jun 19 (Luise) "Lulu" von Strauss und Torney, German poet (Erde der Väter - Our Forefathers' Soil), and novelist (Der jüngste Tag - Judgment Day), dies at 82
Thomas J. Watson
Jun 19 Thomas J. Watson, Sr., American businessman (Chairman and CEO of IBM, 1914-1956), dies at 87
- Jun 22 Walter de la Mare, British poet and author (The Listeners, Memoirs of a Midget), dies at 83
- Jun 23 Reinhold Glière, Russian-Soviet composer, dies at 81
- Jun 23 Michael Arlen [Dikran Kouyoumdjian], British author and scriptwriter (An American Verdict), dies at 60
- Jun 24 Earl Morris, American archaeologist (Aztec Ruins National Monument), dies at 66
- Jun 25 Ernest J. King, US fleet admiral, Chief of Naval Operations, dies at 77
- Jun 26 Clifford Brown, American jazz trumpeter and composer (Joyspring, Jordu), dies at 25
- Jun 29 Johan[nes F] Bakker Jr, actor, dies at 62
- Jun 29 Max Emmerich, American athlete and gymnast (Olympic gold, triathlon 1904), dies at 77
