Events in Sport
- Jun 3 50th French Championships Men's Tennis: Jaroslav Drobný representing Egypt beats Eric Sturgess 6-3, 6-3, 6-3
- Jun 3 50th French Championships Women's Tennis: Shirley Fry beats fellow American Doris Hart 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 for her only French singles title
- Jun 4 Pirate's' Gus Bell hits for cycle helps beat Phillies 12-4
US Golf Open
Jun 16 US Open Men's Golf, Oakland Hills CC: Ben Hogan wins his second consecutive US Open title, 2 strokes ahead of runner-up Clayton Heafner.
Ben Hogan
- Jun 16 83rd Belmont: David Gorman aboard Counterpoint wins in 2:29
- Jun 20 Cleveland Indian Bobby Avila hits 3 HRs, double & single vs Red Sox
- Jun 21 LPGA Western Open Women's Golf, Whitemarsh Valley CC: Patty Berg defeats Pat O'Sullivan, 2-up in the final
Birthdays in Sport
- Jun 2 Larry Clark Robinson, NHL defenseman (Montreal Canadiens, Norris-77, 80)
- Jun 3 David Ogilvie, cricketer (5 Tests for Australia 1977-78)
- Jun 4 Charles Dickinson, American author (Waltz in Marathon), born in Detroit, Michigan
- Jun 6 Noritake Takahara, Japanese racing driver
- Jun 9 Dave Parker, baseball player (Pittsburgh Pirates, NL MVP 1978)
- Jun 10 Burglinde Pollak, German DR, pentathlete (Olympic bronze 1972)
- Jun 10 Dan Fouts, NFL quarterback (San Diego Chargers)
- Jun 10 Vicky Latta, equestrian 3 day event (Olympics 1996), born in Auckland, New Zealand
- Jun 11 Collis King, West Indian cricketer (WI all-rounder late 70s), born in Christ Church, Barbados
- Jun 11 Maren Seidler, American shot putter (Olympic 11th 1968), born in Brooklyn, New York
- Jun 11 Mithra Wettimuny, Sri Lankan cricketer (brother of Sidath 2 Tests for SL v NZ 1983), born in Colombo, Sri Lanka
Mike Weaver
Jun 13 Mike Weaver, American WBA World Heavyweight Champion, born in Gatesville, Texas
Mike Weaver
- Jun 15 Tom Forzani, CFL wide receiver (Calgary Stampeders)
Roberto Durán
Jun 16 Roberto Durán, Panamanian boxer (4-weight world champion), born in El Chorrillo, Panama
Roberto Durán
- Jun 19 Francesco Moser, Italian cyclist
- Jun 23 Michèle Mouton, French race car driver
- Jun 24 Ivar Formo, Norwegian 50K cross country skier (Olympic gold 1976)
- Jun 24 Raelene Boyle, Australia, sprinter (Olympic silver 1972)
- Jun 26 Gary Gilmour, Australian cricket all-rounder (15 Tests, 54 wickets, top score 101), born in Waratah, Australia (d. 2014)
- Jun 27 Ulf Andersson, Swedish International Chess Grandmaster (1972), born in Västerås, Sweden