Events in Sport
- Jun 1 French Championships Men's Tennis: Gottfried von Cramm of Germany wins his 2nd French title; beats Englishman Fred Perry 6-0, 2-6, 6-2, 2-6, 6-0
- Jun 1 41st Women's French Championships: Hilde Sperling beats Simonne Mathieu (6-3, 6-4)
- Jun 6 US Open Men's Golf, Baltusrol GC: Relatively unknown pro Tony Manero wins by 2 strokes from runner-up Harry Cooper
- Jun 6 68th Belmont: James Stout aboard Granville wins in 2:30
- Jun 12 LPGA Western Open Women's Golf, Topeka CC: Opal Hill scores a 3 & 2 win over Mrs. Charkes Dennehy to claim her second consecutive major title
- Jun 18 1st bicycle traffic court in America established, Racine, Wisconsin
Event of Interest
Jun 20 Jesse Owens of US sets 100 meter record at 10.2
Jesse Owens
Baseball Record
Jun 24 Joe DiMaggio becomes 5th to hit 2 HRs in 1 inn, Yanks beat Browns 18-4
Joe DiMaggio
- Jun 27 British Open Men's Golf, Royal Liverpool GC: Englishman Alf Padgham wins his only major title, 1 stroke ahead of runner-up Jimmy Adams of Scotland
Birthdays in Sport
- Jun 2 Vladimir Golubnichy, USSR, 20K walker (Olympic gold 1960, 68)
- Jun 3 Colin Meads, New Zealand rugby player
- Jun 5 M A "Kelly" Seymour, cricketer (South African off-spinner in 7 Tests 1963-70)
- Jun 9 Mick O'Dwyer, Gaelic footballer and manager, born in Waterville, Ireland
- Jun 18 Denny Hulme, New Zealand auto racer (F1 World Drivers' Champion 1967), born in Motueka, New Zealand (d. 1992)
- Jun 29 David Jenkins, American figure skater (Olympic gold 1960), born in Akron, Ohio
- Jun 29 Harmon Killebrew, American baseball player (Minnesota Twins), born in Payette, Idaho (d. 2011)
Deaths in Sport
- Jun 19 John Sharpe, cricketer (1-eyed fast bowler for England 1891-92), dies