Events in History
Historic Event
Jun 1 Franz von Papen becomes Reich Chancellor of Germany
- Jun 2 German Chancellor Franz von Papen forms his "Cabinet of the Barons"
- Jun 2 Fisherman George W. Perry catches the world record largemouth bass, weighing in at 22 pounds, 4 ounces, at Lake Montgomery, Georgia
- Jun 3 John McGraw, who came to NY in 1902, resigns as manager of Giants
Historic Event
Jun 3 Paul von Hindenburg disbands German Parliament
- Jun 4 Edouard Herriot becomes Premier of France
- Jun 4 Chilean coup led by Colonel Marmaduke Grove against President Juan Esteban Montero
- Jun 6 The Revenue Act of 1932 is enacted, creating the first gas tax in the United States, at a rate of 1 cent per US gallon (1/4 ¢/L) sold
- Jun 10 1st demonstration of artificial lightning Pittsfield, Massachusetts
- Jun 13 Great Britain and France sign peace treaty
- Jun 14 German government of von Papen forms
- Jun 16 Germany forbids SA/SS-gang fights
Presidential Convention
Jun 16 US President Herbert Hoover and Vice President Charles Curtis renominated by Republican Convention
- Jun 17 Oil tanker Cymbeline explodes in Montreal, Canada
- Jun 17 Bonus Army: around a thousand World War I veterans amass at the United States Capitol as the US Senate considers a bill that would give them certain benefits
- Jun 19 Hailstones kill 200 in Hunan Province, China
- Jun 20 A's Roger Cramer gets 6 consecutive hits in a game (repeats in 1935)
- Jun 22 Congress approves "Lindbergh Act" making kidnapping a federal offense (amended 1934)
- Jun 22 NL finally approves players wearing numbers
- Jun 24 Coup ends absolute monarchy in Thailand
- Jun 29 USSR & China sign non-aggression treaty
Birthdays in History
- Jun 1 Philo [Rolf] Bregstein, Dutch writer (Dingen die niet Voorbijgaan)
- Jun 1 Christopher Lasch, American historian and author (The Culture of Narcissism), born in Omaha, Nebraska (d. 1994)
- Jun 2 Yaroslav Kirillovich Golovyanov, cosmonaut
- Jun 4 Maurice Shadbolt, New Zealand writer (Season of the Jew), born in Auckland, New Zealand (d. 2004)
- Jun 5 Christy Brown, Irish novelist (My Left Foot, Down All the Days), born in Dublin, Ireland
- Jun 6 David R Scott, American USAF Colonel and astronaut (Gem 8, Apol 9, 15), born in San Antonio, Texas
- Jun 6 Ivan Chermayeff, British-born American graphic designer, born in London, England (d. 2017)
- Jun 10 J Bennett Johnston, (Sen-D-LA, 1972- )
- Jun 11 Athol Fugard, South African anti-apartheid writer (Blood Knot), born in Middelburg, South Africa
- Jun 11 Timothy Sainsbury, British politician and businessman
- Jun 12 Rona Jaffe, American novelist (Mazes & Monsters), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2005)
- Jun 14 Joe Arpaio, American former sheriff of Maricopa County (1993-2016), born in Springfield, Massachusetts
- Jun 15 Einar K Enevoldson, American Nasa test pilot (X-24B)
- Jun 15 Mario Cuomo, American politician (Governor-D-NY, 1983-95), born in NYC, New York (d. 2015)
- Jun 16 Ralph Robins, CEO (Rolls-Royce)
- Jun 17 John Murtha, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania), born in New Martinsville, West Virginia (d. 2010)
- Jun 18 Dudley R. Herschbach, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate
- Jun 18 Geoffrey Hill, English poet, born in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire (d. 2016)
- Jun 20 Robert Rozhdestvensky, Soviet poet, born in Kosikhinsky District, Russia (d. 1994)
- Jun 21 Bernard Ingham, British journalist and press secretary for Margaret Thatcher, born in Hebden Bridge, United Kingdom
- Jun 24 David McTaggart, co-founder (Greenpeace)
- Jun 25 Peter Blake, British artist, born in Dartford, Kent, England
- Jun 27 Joachim Wohlgemuth, German writer, born in Prenzlau, Germany (d. 1996)
Deaths in History
- Jun 12 René de Clerq, Flemish poet/writer (Book of Love), dies
- Jun 12 ThTheo Heemskerk, Dutch lawyer and chairman of the Council of Ministers (Prime Minister), dies at 79
- Jun 14 Dorimène Roy Desjardins, Canadian business pioneer
- Jun 16 Frederik W Van Oaths, psychiatrist/writer (Blades of Grass), dies
- Jun 16 Frederik Willem van Eeden, Dutch utopian writer (Walden), dies at 72
- Jun 19 Solomon Tshkisho Platje, South African writer, dies