- Jun 1 Air France Flight 447 crashes into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Brazil on a flight from Rio de Janeiro to Paris. All 228 passengers and crew were killed.
- Jun 1 General Motors files for chapter 11 bankruptcy. It is the fourth largest United States bankruptcy in history.
- Jun 2 Switzerland officially enters the global recession
- Jun 5 Chile officially enters recession; it is the first South American country to enter the global recession
- Jun 5 At least 32 people are killed in Peru during clashes between the police and indigenous protesters
- Jun 6 141st Belmont: Kent Desormeaux aboard Summer Bird wins in 2:27.54
- Jun 7 63rd Tony Awards: "Billy Elliot the Musical" and "God of Carnage" win
Tennis Open
Jun 7 French Open Men's Tennis: Roger Federer wins his only French title, outclassing Robin Söderling of Sweden 6-1, 7-6, 6-4
Roger Federer
- Jun 7 108th Women's French Open: Svetlana Kuznetsova beats Dinara Safina (6-4, 6-2)
- Jun 9 Brazil officially enters recession
- Jun 11 Texas mother hit by lightning while standing in her kitchen in her Texas home. Witnesses say lightning came through a light fixture, struck her chest and exited her foot. Survived after three days in hospital.
- Jun 11 Bulgarian authorities declare the country is officially in recession after dropping 1.6% in the last quarter of 2008
Swine Flu Pandemic
Swine Flu PandemicJun 11 The World Health Organization declares H1N1 swine flu to be a global pandemic, the first such incident in over forty years
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- Jun 12 Protests in Iran following the presidential election.
- Jun 12 TSC: All television broadcasts in the United States switch from analog NTSC to digital ATSC transmission.
- Jun 12 Stanley Cup Final, Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, MI: Pittsburgh Penguins edge Detroit Red Wings, 2-1 for a 4-3 series win; Penguins 3rd Championship
- Jun 14 63rd NBA Championship: Los Angeles Lakers beat Orlando Magic, 4 games to 1
- Jun 14 55th LPGA Championship won by Anna Nordqvist
Music Awards
Music AwardsJun 17 43rd CMT Music Awards: Taylor Swift & Brad Paisley wins
Taylor Swift
Film Release
Film ReleaseJun 19 "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" directed by Michael Bay and starring Shia LaBeouf and Megan Fox is released
Megan Fox
Shia LaBeouf
- Jun 21 ICC Women's Cricket T20 World Cup, Lord's: England 86/4 win inaugural event; beat New Zealand 85; England's Katherine Brunt takes 3 for 6
- Jun 22 Two Metro subway trains collide in Washington, D.C., killing 9 and injuring over 80
- Jun 22 109th US Golf Open: Lucas Glover shoots a 276 at Bethpage State Park NY
Appointment of Interest
Appointment of InterestJun 23 Akio Toyoda is confirmed as the new President of the Toyota Motor Corporation
Akio Toyoda
Event of Interest
Jun 24 Mike Babcock is named head coach of Team Canada for the 2010 Winter Olympics (they would win the gold medal)
Mike Babcock
- Jun 25 Colombia enters into recession after witnessing 0.7% contraction in the last quarter of 2008 and 0.6% in the following quarter
- Jun 29 Financier Bernard Madoff sentenced to 150 years in prison, US maximum, for conducting massive Ponzi scheme
- Jun 30 Yemenia Flight 626 crashes off the coast of Moroni, Comoros killing 152 people and leaving 1 survivor
- Jun 30 Turkey records its fastest contraction of 13.8% in the first quarter of 2009 compared to 2008, leading the country into recession; this is Turkey's biggest economic slump since 1945