- 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
- 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: Pittsburgh Penguins defeat Detroit Red Wings 4-3, Evgeni Malkin 1st Russian to win MVP
- 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
Jun 17 43rd CMT Music Awards: Taylor Swift & Brad Paisley wins
Taylor Swift
Film Release
Jun 19 "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" directed by Michael Bay and starring Shia LaBeouf and Megan Fox is released
Megan Fox
Shia LaBeouf
Appointment of Interest
Jun 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