June 2013 in History

Events in History

Event of Interest

Jun 5 Nawaz Sharif is sworn in as Prime Minister of Pakistan

Historic Publication

Jun 5 The first article based on NSA leaked documents by Edward Snowden are published by the Guardian Newspaper in the UK

Jun 6 Kevin Barry's City of Bohane wins the IMPAC Dublin Literary Award
Jun 7 18 people are killed and 14 are injured after a bus plunges off a mountain road in Himachel Pradesh, India
Jun 7 42 people are killed and 30 are injured after a bus catches fire in Xiamen, China
Jun 9 Edward Snowden publicly makes his identity known as the leaker of NSA documents
Jun 10 70 people are killed as a series of bombs explode across Iraq
Jun 12 Russia passes a law banning gay propaganda

Election of Interest

Jun 14 Hassan Rouhani is elected President of Iran

Jun 14 Massive flooding occurs in northern India killing up to 10,000 people
Jun 14 The US government charges NSA leaker Edward Snowden with violating the Espionage Act and theft of government property
Jun 16 20 people are killed by a series of car bombings across Iraq
Jun 18 27 people are killed and 30 are injured by a suicide bomb in Sher Garh, Pakistan
Jun 18 31 people are killed and 60 are injured by two suicide bombings in al-Qahira, Baghdad
Jun 18 Russia passes a law banning foreign same-sex couples from adopting children
Jun 19 48 people are killed by armed bandits in Zamfara State, Nigeria
Jun 21 15 people are killed and 20 are injured after a suicide bomber attacks a mosque in Peshawar, Pakistan
Jun 22 Roskilde 6, world's longest Viking longship (37 meters/123 ft) rediscovered 1996, probably part of King Canute's royal fleet (built 1025 AD) goes on display for the first time at National Museum in Copenhagen [1]
Jun 23 18 Romanians are killed and 32 are injured after a bus crash in Montenegro
Jun 23 9 tourists and 1 tour guide are killed after gunmen storm a hotel near Nanga Parbat, Pakistan
Jun 25 37 people are killed after a gold mine collapses in the Central African Republic
Jun 26 20 people are killed after a rescue helicopter crashes in Uttarakhand
Jun 26 Kevin Rudd defeats Julia Gillard in a leadership battle to become Australian Prime Minister
Jun 27 Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj is re-elected President of Mongolia
Jun 30 19 fire fighters are killed controlling a wildfire in Yarnell, Arizona
Jun 30 30 people are killed after a fuel truck explodes in Kampala, Uganda

Weddings in History

Jun 1 "How to Make It in America" actress Lake Bell (34) weds tattoo artist Scott Campbell at The Marigny Opera House in New Orleans, Louisiana
Jun 7 "Client List" actress Alicia Lagano (34) weds manager Hector Rendon at the Malibu Lake Mountain Club in Agoura Hills, California
Jun 8 Celebrity chef Curtis Stone (37) weds actress Lindsay Price (36) at a private villa in Mallorca, Spain
Jun 8 Princess Madeleine of Sweden (30) weds banker Christopher O'Neill at The Royal Palace Church in Stockholm, Sweden
Jun 14 90210 actor Matt Lanter (30) weds longtime girlfriend Angela Stacy at the Calamigos Ranch in Malibu, California
Jun 15 "Hart of Dixie" actor Cress Williams (42) weds girlfriend Kristen Torrianni in Texas
Jun 21 American actor Peter Scolari (57) weds American broadway actress Tracy Shayne in NYC, New York
Jun 28 Writer Josh Kilmer-Purcell (43) weds physician Brent Ridge in Sharon Springs, New York

Divorces in History

Vladimir Putin

Jun 7 Russian President Vladimir Putin announces his divorce from his wife on national TV

Deaths in History

Jun 2 John Gilbert, British politician and Minister (Labour), dies at 86
Jun 3 Frank Lautenberg, American Politician, dies from complications from pneumonia at 89
Jun 5 Ruairí Ó Brádaigh, Irish paramilitary and political leader of Sinn Féin, dies at 80
Jun 6 Jerome Karle, American chemist and Nobel Laureate, dies at 94
Jun 6 Tom Sharpe, British satirist and author, dies from complications from diabetes at 85
Jun 7 Pierre Mauroy, Prime Minister of France (1981-84), dies from lung cancer at 84
Jun 8 John Boyd [Boyd Bradfield Upchurch], American sci-fi author (The Last Starship from Earth), dies at 93
Jun 8 Paul Cellucci, American politician, 69th Governor of Massachusetts and former United States Ambassador to Canada, dies from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis at 65
Jun 9 Iain Banks, Scottish author, dies from gallbladder cancer at 59
Jun 10 Barbara Vucanovich, American politician (1st Latina elected to the US House - (R) Nevada 1983-97), dies at 91
Jun 11 Robert Fogel, American economic historian (Nobel Prize 1993), dies at 86
Jun 15 Kenneth G. Wilson, American physicist (Nobel 1982), dies from lymphoma at 77
Jun 19 Glyn England, British electrical engineer and CEO (CEGB, Windcluster Ltd), dies at 92
Jun 19 Gyula Horn, Hungarian Prime Minister (1994-8), dies at 80
Jun 24 Emilio Colombo, Italian Prime Minister (1970-72, dies at 93
Jun 26 Bert Stern, American photographer, dies at 83