- 741 Leo III de Isaurier, Byzantine Emperor (717-41), dies
- 1234 Emperor Chukyo of Japan (b. 1218)
- 1291 Alfonso III, King of Aragon (1285-91), dies
- 1464 Rogier van der Weyden, Flemish painter, dies at 65
- 1580 Juliana van Stolberg, Engraver of Nassau, dies
- 1588 Anna, daughter of prince Willem I/Anna van Saksen, dies at 24
- 1588 Robert Crowley, English printer and poet
- 1629 Piet Hein, Dutch naval commander (Spanish silver fleet) and folk hero (b. 1577) shot by cannonball at 51
- 1667 Louise Henriette, daughter of Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange, dies at 39
- 1669 Abraham Crijnssen, Swiss admiral, conquered Suriname, dies
Jeanne Mance
1673 Jeanne Mance, French Canadian settler and founder of the first hospital in North America, dies at 66
Jeanne Mance
- 1704 Thomas "Tom" Brown, English translator and writer of satire ( Amusements Serious and Comical, calculated for the Meridian of London), dies at 41
- 1742 John Aislabie, English politician (Chancellor of the Exchequer), dies at 71
- 1749 Ambrose Philips, English poet (b. 1674)
- 1772 Gerard van Swieten, Dutch-Austrian physician (Austrian Empress Maria Theresa's personal physician), dies at 72
- 1772 Johann Ulrich von Cramer, German judge and philosopher (b. 1706)
- 1788 Adam Gib, Scottish religious leader (b. 1714)
- 1794 James Murray, British military officer and administrator (b. 1721)
- 1815 Thomas Picton, British general (killed in battle) (b. 1758)
- 1815 Guillaume Philibert Duhesme, French general (b. 1766)
- 1817 Joannes Siberg, Dutch Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (1801-05), dies
- 1824 Ferdinand III JJ-B, archduke of Austria/ruler of Toscane, dies at 55
- 1835 William Cobbett, English journalist and author, dies at 72
- 1853 Branko Radicevic, Serbian poet (1st Serbian Uprising), dies
- 1866 Jacobus T Abels, painter, dies at 62
- 1880 John Sutter, US colonist (gold discovered on his land), dies at 77
- 1884 Juan B Alberdi, [Figarillo], Argentine writer (Crime of War), dies at 74
- 1886 Joannes Paredis, Belgian Bishop of Roermond, dies at 90
- 1902 Samuel Butler, English author (Erewhom, Way of All Flesh), dies at 66
- 1915 Eufemio Zapata, brother to Mexican revolutionist Emiliano Zapata, killed by Sidronio Comancho
- 1916 Helmuth J L von Moltke, German chief general of staff, dies at 67
- 1916 Max Immelmann, German pilot (WWI), killed
- 1921 Eduardo Acevedo Díaz, Uruguayan writer (Nativa, Lanza y Sable), dies at 70
- 1921 Herman Baccaert, Flemish philological/writer (Kantkennis), dies at 37
- 1922 John C Kapteyn, astronomer, dies at 71
- 1926 Olga Constantinovna of Russia, Queen consort of the Hellenes as the wife of King George I, dies at 74
Roald Amundsen
1928 Roald Amundsen, Norwegian polar explorer who led the 1st expedition to the South Pole, dies in a plane crash while flying on a rescue mission in the Arctic at 55
Roald Amundsen
Maxim Gorky
1936 Maxim Gorky, [Alexei M Peshkov], Russian writer (Mother), dies at 68
Maxim Gorky
- 1937 Gaston Doumergue, 60th Prime Minister of France (1913-14 and 1934) and 1st protestant French President (1924-31), dies at 73
- 1942 Adolf Opalka, Czech resistance fighter, shot down
- 1942 John Kubris, Czech resistance fighter, killed Heydrich, dies at 28
- 1945 Colonel Roberts, commandant 22nd regiment marines, dies in battle
- 1945 Simon B Buckner, US lt-gen/commandant of 10th Army, dies in action
- 1945 Florence Bascom, American geologist and 1st woman hired by the US Geological Survey, dies at 82
- 1947 Shigematsu Sakaibara, Japanese admiral (b. 1898)
- 1971 Paul Karrer, Swiss chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1889)
- 1973 Willem Vogt, Dutch radio pioneer/founder AVRO, dies at 84
Georgy Zhukov
1974 Georgy Zhukov, Russian deputy commander-in-chief of the Red Army during WWII (Battles of Stalingrad, Kursk and Berlin) and Minister of Defense, dies at 77
Georgy Zhukov
- 1974 Júlio César de Mello e Souza, Brazilian writer (b. 1896)
- 1975 Faisal Ibn Mussed Abdul Aziz, Saudi prince, beheaded in Riyadh shopping center parking lot for killing his uncle the king
- 1978 Walter C. Alvarez, American physician (b. 1884)
- 1982 Djuna Barnes, American author (Nightwood), dies at 80
- 1982 Roberto Calvi, director (Banco Ambrosiano), hangs himself
- 1982 John Cheever, American writer (Wapshot Chronicle, Pulitzer), dies at 70
- 1984 Alan Berg, American radio talk show host
- 1985 Paul Colin, French poster designer, dies at 92
- 1986 Frances Scott Fitzgerald, Daughter of F. Scott Fitzgerald and Zelda Sayre. (b. 1921)
- 1987 Bruce Marshall, writer, dies at 87
- 1989 I. F. Stone, American journalist (b. 1907)
- 1992 Peter Allen, entertainer (Legs Diamond), dies of aids at 48
- 1992 Mordecai Ardon, one of Israel's greatest painters (b. 1896)
- 1992 Benjamin Guinness, 3rd Earl of Iveagh, British brewer (Guinness) and large landowner, dies of cancer at 55
- 1994 Jack Harkness, British rose grower, dies at 75
- 1995 Charles Martin, cartoonist, dies at 85
- 1996 Maitland Mackie, farmer, dies at 84
- 1997 Lev Kopelev, Russian writer and dissident (b. 1912)
- 2005 Manuel Sadosky, Argentine mathematician (b. 1914)
- 2005 J.J. Pickle, American politician (Rep-D-Texas, 1963-95), dies at 91
- 2008 Tasha Tudor, American illustrator and children's books author (Pumpkin Moonshine, Corgiville Fair), dies at 92
José Saramago
2010 José Saramago, Portuguese writer and Nobel laureate, dies of leukemia at 87
José Saramago
- 2015 Ralph J Roberts, American businessman and founder of Comcast, dies of natural causes at 95
- 2016 Paul Cox, Dutch-born Australian director (Lonely Hearts), dies at 76
- 2017 Hope Ryden, American wildlife activist and photographer, dies at 87
- 2017 Lord Joffe [Joel Goodman Joffe], South African-born British lawyer (instructing solicitor for Nelson Mandela’s defence team) and businessman, dies at 85
June in History
Cricket's T20 is Born. Howzat!?
Cricketing enthusiasts are fearful for the future of Test matches. The seeds of doubt were sewn on this day when the furiously fast T20 format was introduced.
June 13, 2003
Lomu – The Unstoppable Gentle Giant
Jonah Lomu was a phenomenon in Rugby Union – a man-mountain who inspired fear and respect in equal measure among his opponents.
June 18, 1995
'Gorgeous Gussie' Shocks Wimbledon
There is a strict dress code at Wimbledon and, as Gussie Moran discovered on this day in tennis history, tennis players break it at their peril.
June 20, 1949
Deadly Quest For The Northern Passage
For centuries mankind had sought the fabled Northern Passage - a new route for shipping from Europe to Asia. Explorer Henry Hudson's attempt did not go well.
June 22, 1611