Moctezuma II
1520 Moctezuma II, Aztec emperor (1502-20), killed either by the Spanish or stoned to death by his own people
Moctezuma II
- 1538 Charles of Egmond, Duke of Guelder and Earl of Zutphen, dies at 70
- 1579 Mehmed Pasha Sokolović, Turkish Janissary
- 1607 Caesar Baronius, Italian cardinal and historian, dies at 68
- 1649 Simon Vouet, French painter
- 1655 Jacob Boonen, South Netherlands clergyman and lawyer, dies at 81
- 1660 William Oughtred, English mathematician (b. 1575)
- 1662 Johannes C Verspronck, portrait painter, buried at about 64
- 1666 Alexander Brome, English poet
- 1670 Henrietta Anne Stuart, Princess of England, Scotland, and Ireland (b. 1644)
- 1685 Archibald Campbell, Scottish politician, beheaded at about 55
- 1704 John Quelch, a pirate was hanged (b. 1665)
- 1709 Edward Lhuyd, Welsh scientist (b. 1660)
- 1785 James Oglethorpe, English general and founder of the state of Georgia (b. 1696)
- 1796 Abraham Yates, American Continental Congressman, dies at 71
- 1817 Abraham Gottlob Werner, German geologist
- 1839 Johan O Wallin, Swedish poet/archbishop (Dead Angel), dies
- 1857 Alcide d'Orbigny, French naturalist, dies at 54
- 1862 Richard Griffith, US Confederate brigadier general, dies in battle at 48
Charles J. Guiteau
1882 Charles J. Guiteau, American assassin of US President James A. Garfield, hanged at 40
Charles J. Guiteau
John William Strutt
1919 John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh, English physicist and discoverer of argon (Nobel Prize 1904), dies at 76
John William Strutt
- 1920 Lena Christ, German writer (The Rumplhanni), commits suicide at 38
- 1924 Jacob Israel de Haan, Dutch poet/writer (Pypelyntjes), dies at 42
- 1934 Ernst Rohm, German staff member, executed at 46
- 1934 Gregor Strasser, German political activist and NSDAP-Reich organization leader, murdered during the Night of the Long Knives at 42
- 1934 Karl Ernst, German SA-leader, murdered
- 1934 Kurt von Schleiger, German chancellor (1932-33), murdered at 52
- 1934 Gustav Ritter von Kahr, Prime Minister of Bavaria killed in the Night of the Long Knives murders (b. 1862)
- 1934 Erich Klausener, Catholic politician killed in the Night of the Long Knives murders (b. 1885)
- 1938 Milan Rakic, Serbian poet (Nove Pesme), dies at 61
- 1942 Arnoldus J H Aerts, Dutch bishop of New-Guinea, executed at 62
- 1948 Karl Wolfskehl, writer, dies at 78
- 1953 Elsa Beskow, (Maartman), Swedish author (children's book), dies at 79
- 1953 Charles William Miller, father of football in Brazil (b. 1874)
- 1959 José Vasconcelos, Mexican writer and politician (b. 1882)
- 1961 Lee de Forest, American inventor (Electron Tube), dies at 87
- 1962 Caspar Neher, Austrian-German set designer and librettist, dies at 65
- 1971 Viktor Ivanovich Patsayev, USSR, cosmonaut (Soyuz 11), dies at 38
- 1971 Georgi T Dobrovolsky, Soviet cosmonaut (Soyuz 11-land accident), dies at 43
- 1971 Vladislav Nikolayevich Volkov, cosmonaut (Soyuz 7, 11), dies at 35
- 1973 Blessed Vasyl Velychkovsky C.Ss.R Bishop and Martyr (b. 1903)
- 1973 Nancy Mitford, English author (Love in a Cold Climate), one of the Mitford sisters, dies of cancer at 68
- 1974 Alberta King, mother of Martin Luther King Jr., assassinated in church
- 1974 Vannevar Bush, American engineer and politician (b. 1890)
- 1979 Alfons Vranckx, Belgian politician, dies at 72
- 1983 Mary Livingstone, [Sadye Marks] Comedienne, (Jack Benny), dies at 77
- 1984 Lillian Hellman, playwright, (Little Foxes), dies at 79
- 1985 James Dewar, inventor (Twinkie), dies
- 1992 Doug Delauder, entertainer, dies
- 1992 Nico Booken, director (Jewish Labor Social), dies
- 1994 Nicholas Warner, test Pilot, dies at 51
- 1995 Georgy Beregovoy, Soviet cosmonaut (Soyuz 3), dies at 74
- 1995 Sicco Mansholt, pres Commission of Europe (1972-1973), dies
- 1996 Hugh Henry Home Popham, aviator/writer/poet, dies at 76
- 1996 Michael Parkin, journalist, dies at 74
- 1996 Norman Aldridge, biochemical toxicologist, dies at 76
- 1997 Albus Dumbledore [Professor Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore], fictional character, Headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, dies at 115
- 1999 Édouard Boubat, French photographer, dies at 75
- 2002 Chico Xavier, popular medium in Brazil´s spiritism movement (b. 1910)
- 2003 Buddy Hackett, American comic (b. 1924)
- 2003 Robert McCloskey, American children's book writer and illustrator (Make Way For Ducklings), dies at 88
- 2004 Jamal Abro, Sindhi writer, dies at 80
- 2005 Christopher Fry, English playwright (The Lady's Not for Burning), dies at 97
- 2006 Robert Gernhardt, German satirist (b. 1937)
- 2007 Sahib Singh Verma, Indian politician and former Chief Minister of Delhi (b. 1943)
- 2011 David Loram, British vice-admiral (Supreme Allied Commander), dies at 86
- 2012 Yitzḥak Shamir, Israeli Prime Minister (1983–84, 1986–1992), dies from Alzheimer's disease at 96
- 2014 Bob Hastings, American actor, dies from prostate cancer at 89
- 2016 Geoffrey Hill, English poet, dies at 84
June in History
The Fatal Dance Manias of Medieval Europe
The strange social phenomena of Medieval Europe where people began dancing and simply couldn't stop
June 24, 1374Kennedy's Clarion Call for Freedom
Former US President John F. Kennedy was renowned for his oratory – typified by his electrifying "Ich bin ein Berliner" speech delivered on this day.
June 26, 1963Scrabble Creator Stuck for Words
The inventor of a new word game just could not think what to call it. Then a bright friend came up with the name – no points for guessing – Scrabble.
June 28, 1971Was Mystery Blast Caused by Aliens?
A massive mysterious explosion in eastern Siberia that destroyed wildlife and felled a vast number of trees remains a mystery to this day.
June 30, 1908
