- Jun 1 Rafael Altamira Crevea, Spanish lawyer/historian, dies at 85
- Jun 2 Alain [Emile-Auguste Chartier], French philosopher, dies at 83
- Jun 2 John Erskine, American poet and writer (Private Life of Helen of Troy), dies at 71
- Jun 4 Serge Koussevitzky, Russian-American conductor (Boston Symphony, 1924-49), dies at 76
- Jun 6 Lionel Hallam, British cricketer (England capt 1921), dies at 61
- Jun 6 Olive Tell, American actress (b. 1894)
- Jun 7 Bobel, Braune, Naumann, Ohlendorf, Pohl, Schallenmair & Otto Schmidt, Nazi war criminals, hanged
- Jun 8 Eugène Fiset, French Canadian military officer and politician (b. 1874)
- Jun 11 Montagu Odd, cricket bat-maker (W. G. Grace), dies
- Jun 13 Ben Chifley, Australian politician and the 16th Prime Minister of Australia (Labor: 1945-49), dies of a heart attack at 65
- Jun 14 Hendrik Baels, Belgian politician, dies at 73
- Jun 17 Carl Vogler, Swiss composer, dies at 77
- Jun 17 Vin Coutie, Australian rules footballer, dies at 69
- Jun 19 Angelos Sikelianos, Greek poet (b. 1884)
- Jun 21 Charles Dillon Perrine, American-born astronomer, dies at 83
- Jun 23 Armin Knab, German composer (Wunderhorn), dies at 70