Born in June: famous birthdays and numbers for every day
June has 30 days, from the 152nd to the 181st day of the year. People born in June are Gemini until June 20, then Cancer. In 2027, June 1 falls on a Tuesday, and 8 of the month’s 30 days fall on a Saturday or Sunday.
Day by day, this page brings together 240 famous people, 120 events and 90 holidays and observances. The earliest birth listed is Murad I (1326, June 29), the most recent Jude Bellingham (2003, June 29). 11 of them have a milestone birthday coming up, including Morgan Freeman (90 on June 1, 2027), Kanye West (50 on June 8, 2027) and Jürgen Klopp (60 on June 16, 2027). In the United States, the most common June birthday from 2000 to 2014 was June 27 (49th of 366 days, about 11,997 births that day each year), and the least common June 9 (249th).
Updated October 25, 2026. Famous people, events and holidays: Wikipedia and Wikidata. US birth counts: Social Security Administration, compiled by FiveThirtyEight.
How to read the June entries
Every day in June has its own entry. It starts with the day’s rank in the year, the zodiac sign (usual dates, give or take a day depending on the year) and the day’s rank within that sign, the day of the week it falls on the next three times, the years it lands on a Saturday or Sunday over the next ten years, and the date a baby born that day, next time it comes around, will be 10,000 days old. The last figure is the average number of babies born that day each year in the United States from 2000 to 2014, with the day’s rank out of 366.
Next come the eight people born that day with the most articles across the different Wikipedias (Wikidata, checked October 25, 2026); for living people, the age shown is the one they will reach on their next birthday, calculated by Cardiboo. Finally, a few events and holidays for the day, taken from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0 license), with a link to the full page for that day.
Born on June 1
152nd day of the year (153rd in leap years) · ♊ Gemini, 12th day of the sign · Tuesday in 2027, Thursday in 2028, Friday in 2029 · weekend in 2030, 2031 and 2036 · baby of 2027: 10,000 days on October 17, 2054 · US: about 11,423 births that day each year (162nd of 366)
- 1926 Marilyn Monroe, American actress and model (1926–1962)
- 1937 Morgan Freeman, American actor and producer (born 1937) — turns 90 in 2027
- 1996 Tom Holland, British actor (born 1996) — turns 31 in 2027
- 1961 Yevgeny Prigozhin, Russian mercenary leader, oligarch, restaurateur, former owner of Wagner PVC (1961–2023)
- 1974 Alanis Morissette, Canadian-American singer (born 1974) — turns 53 in 2027
- 1973 Heidi Klum, German-American model, television personality and businesswoman — turns 54 in 2027
- 1796 Nicolas Carnot, French physicist (1796–1832)
- 1804 Michael Glinka, Russian composer (1804–1857)
June 1 in history
- 2018 For the first time since its transition to democracy, the Congress of Deputies in Spain passed a motion of no confidence against the government.
- 2008 A fire on the back lot of Universal Studios Hollywood destroyed the King Kong Encounter and a large archive of music and film master recordings.
- 2007 Cyclone Gonu develops from an area of convection in the Arabian Sea, later becoming the worst recorded natural disaster in Oman.
- 1988 The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty was ratified, banning all American and Soviet land-based missiles with a range of 500 to 5,500 km (310 to 3,420 mi).
Holidays and observances on June 1
- Children's Day (International), and its related observances: The Day of Protection of Children Rights (Armenia)
- Children's Day (International), and its related observances: Mothers' and Children's Day (Mongolia)
- Christian feast day: Blessed Alfonso Navarrete
Born on June 2
153rd day of the year (154th in leap years) · ♊ Gemini, 13th day of the sign · Wednesday in 2027, Friday in 2028, Saturday in 2029 · weekend in 2029, 2030 and 2035 · baby of 2027: 10,000 days on October 18, 2054 · US: about 11,435 births that day each year (157th of 366)
- 1840 Thomas Hardy, English novelist and poet (1840–1928)
- 1835 Pius X, Pope of the Catholic Church from 1903 to 1914, saint
- 1740 Marquis de Sade, French nobleman, revolutionary politician, philosopher and writer of erotic works
- 1857 Karl Adolph Gjellerup, Danish writer (1857–1919)
- 1988 Sergio Agüero, Argentine association football player — turns 39 in 2027
- 1857 Edward Elgar, English composer (1857-1934)
- 1940 Constantine II of Greece, King of Greece from 1964 to 1973 (1940–2023)
- 1904 Johnny Weissmuller, American swimmer, water polo player, and actor (1904–1984)
June 2 in history
- 2008 Artist Tim Buckley published "Loss" as part of his webcomic Ctrl+Alt+Del.
- 1995 Bosnian War: U.S. Air Force captain Scott O'Grady was shot down while patrolling the NATO no-fly zone over Bosnia, but ejected safely and was rescued six days later.
- 1973 Della Aleksander co-presented an episode of Open Door on transgender women's lives.
- 1962 One of the most violent football matches took place at the World Cup as Chile defeated Italy in a group match.
Holidays and observances on June 2
- Children's Day (North Korea)
- Christian feast day: Ahudemmeh (Syriac Orthodox Church)
- Christian feast day: Alexander (martyr)
Born on June 3
154th day of the year (155th in leap years) · ♊ Gemini, 14th day of the sign · Thursday in 2027, Saturday in 2028, Sunday in 2029 · weekend in 2028, 2029, 2034 and 2035 · baby of 2027: 10,000 days on October 19, 2054 · US: about 11,238 births that day each year (220th of 366)
- 1986 Rafael Nadal, Spanish tennis player (born 1986) — turns 41 in 2027
- 1931 Raúl Castro, former First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba — turns 96 in 2027
- 1865 George V, King of the United Kingdom from 1910 to 1936
- 1906 Josephine Baker, American-born French dancer, singer and actress (1906–1975)
- 1926 Allen Ginsberg, American poet and writer (1926–1997)
- 1808 Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865 (1808–1889)
- 1925 Tony Curtis, American actor (1925–2010)
- 1951 Jill Biden, American educator and First Lady of the United States from 2021 to 2025 — turns 76 in 2027
June 3 in history
- 2025 Prime minister of Mongolia Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene resigned after weeks of protests.
- 1979 Having invaded Uganda and deposed President Idi Amin, Tanzanian forces secured Uganda's western border, ending a seven-month war.
- 1968 American radical feminist Valerie Solanas shot and wounded visual artist Andy Warhol and two others at Warhol's New York City studio, the Factory.
- 1950 Maurice Herzog and Louis Lachenal, members of the French Annapurna expedition, became the first climbers to reach the summit of a peak higher than 8,000 metres (26,247 ft) above sea level.
Holidays and observances on June 3
- Christian feast day: Charles Lwanga and Companions (Roman Catholic Church), and its related observances: Martyrs' Day (Uganda)
- Christian feast day: Clotilde
- Christian feast day: Blessed Francis Ingleby
Born on June 4
155th day of the year (156th in leap years) · ♊ Gemini, 15th day of the sign · Friday in 2027, Sunday in 2028, Monday in 2029 · weekend in 2028, 2033 and 2034 · baby of 2027: 10,000 days on October 20, 2054 · US: about 11,437 births that day each year (154th of 366)
- 1975 Angelina Jolie, American actress (born 1975) — turns 52 in 2027
- 1976 Alexei Navalny, Russian jurist and opposition leader (1976-2024)
- 1738 George III of Great Britain, King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1760 to 1820 (1738–1820)
- 1985 Lukas Podolski, German association football player (born 1985) — turns 42 in 2027
- 1952 Bronisław Komorowski, Polish politician; President of Poland (2010–2015) — turns 75 in 2027
- 1971 Joseph Kabila, President of the DR Congo from 2001 to 2019 — turns 56 in 2027
- 1929 Karolos Papoulias, 6th President of Greece (1929–2021)
- 1694 François Quesnay, French economist (1694–1774)
June 4 in history
- 2005 The Civic Forum of the Romanians of Covasna, Harghita and Mureș was founded to represent and promote the interests of ethnic Romanians in areas with large Hungarian populations.
- 2004 In Granby, Colorado, U.S., Marvin Heemeyer went on a rampage with a modified bulldozer over a zoning dispute, destroying several buildings before dying by suicide.
- 1987 American intelligence analyst Jonathan Pollard pleaded guilty to charges of spying for Israel.
- 1979 Jerry Rawlings came to power in Ghana as chairman of the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council.
Holidays and observances on June 4
- Christian feast day: Blessed Antoni Zawistowski
- Christian feast day: Filippo Smaldone
- Christian feast day: Francis Caracciolo
Born on June 5
156th day of the year (157th in leap years) · ♊ Gemini, 16th day of the sign · Saturday in 2027, Monday in 2028, Tuesday in 2029 · weekend in 2027, 2032 and 2033 · baby of 2027: 10,000 days on October 21, 2054 · US: about 11,455 births that day each year (147th of 366)
- 1883 John Maynard Keynes, British economist (1883–1946)
- 1898 Federico García Lorca, Spanish poet, dramatist and prose writer (1898–1936)
- 1971 Mark Wahlberg, American actor (born 1971) — turns 56 in 2027
- 1900 Dennis Gabor, Nobel Prize-winning physicist and inventor of holography
- 1942 Teodoro Obiang, Equatoguinean politician, President of Equatorial Guinea since 1979 — turns 85 in 2027
- 1878 Pancho Villa, Mexican revolutionary (1878-1923)
- 1862 Allvar Gullstrand, Swedish ophthalmologist (1862-1930)
- 1819 John Couch Adams, English mathematician and astronomer (1819–1892)
June 5 in history
- 2004 Noël Mamère, the mayor of Bègles, conducted a marriage ceremony for two men, even though same-sex marriage in France had not yet been legalised.
- 2001 Tropical Storm Allison, the costliest Atlantic tropical cyclone that was never a hurricane, made landfall in Texas, causing approximately $8.5 billion in damage.
- 1997 Anticipating a coup attempt, President Pascal Lissouba of the Republic of the Congo ordered the detention of his rival Denis Sassou Nguesso, initiating a second civil war.
- 1989 An anonymous demonstrator, later dubbed "Tank Man", single-handedly stopped a column of Chinese tanks during the Tiananmen Square protests before being dragged aside.
Holidays and observances on June 5
- Arbor Day (New Zealand)
- Christian feast day: Boniface
- Christian feast day: Dorotheus of Gaza
Born on June 6
157th day of the year (158th in leap years) · ♊ Gemini, 17th day of the sign · Sunday in 2027, Tuesday in 2028, Wednesday in 2029 · weekend in 2027 and 2032 · baby of 2027: 10,000 days on October 22, 2054 · US: about 11,571 births that day each year (125th of 366)
- 1799 Alexander Pushkin, Russian poet, playwright, and novelist (1799–1837)
- 1875 Thomas Mann, German novelist and Nobel Prize laureate (1875–1955)
- 1901 Sukarno, 1st President of Indonesia (1901—1970)
- 1606 Pierre Corneille, French tragedian (1606–1684)
- 1850 Karl Ferdinand Braun, German physicist (1850–1918)
- 1934 Albert II of Belgium, sixth king of the Belgians — turns 93 in 2027
- 1868 Robert Falcon Scott, Royal Navy officer and explorer (1868–1912)
- 1956 Björn Borg, Swedish tennis player (born 1956) — turns 71 in 2027
June 6 in history
- 2017 Syrian civil war: The Syrian Democratic Forces opened the Second Battle of Raqqa, the final phase of the Raqqa campaign, capturing the de facto capital of the Islamic State four months later.
- 1985 The remains of Josef Mengele, a Nazi physician notorious for performing human experiments on Auschwitz inmates, were exhumed in Embu das Artes, Brazil.
- 1982 Falklands War: The Royal Navy destroyer HMS Cardiff engaged and destroyed a British Army helicopter in a friendly-fire incident.
- 1944 World War II: Operation Overlord, the largest amphibious military operation in history, began with Allied troops landing on the beaches of Normandy in France.
Holidays and observances on June 6
- Christian feast day: Bessarion of Egypt
- Christian feast day: Claudius of Besançon
- Christian feast day: Iarlaithe mac Loga
Born on June 7
158th day of the year (159th in leap years) · ♊ Gemini, 18th day of the sign · Monday in 2027, Wednesday in 2028, Thursday in 2029 · weekend in 2031 and 2036 · baby of 2027: 10,000 days on October 23, 2054 · US: about 11,478 births that day each year (140th of 366)
- 1952 Orhan Pamuk, Turkish novelist, academic and Nobel laureate (born 1952) — turns 75 in 2027
- 1848 Paul Gauguin, French painter and printmaker (1848–1903)
- 1959 Mike Pence, Vice President of the United States from 2017 to 2021 — turns 68 in 2027
- 1958 Prince, American musician (1958–2016)
- 1952 Liam Neeson, actor from Northern Ireland (born 1952) — turns 75 in 2027
- 1917 Dean Martin, American singer, actor, comedian and film producer (1917–1995)
- 1896 Imre Nagy, Hungarian politician (1896-1958)
- 1990 Iggy Azalea, Australian rapper (born 1990) — turns 37 in 2027
June 7 in history
- 1975 The inaugural edition of the Cricket World Cup, the premier international championship of men's One Day International cricket, began in England.
- 1969 In their only UK concert, the rock supergroup Blind Faith, featuring Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood and Ginger Baker, debuted in London's Hyde Park in front of 100,000 fans.
- 1965 The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Griswold v. Connecticut that a Connecticut law prohibiting the use of contraceptives violated the "right to marital privacy".
- 1956 David Marshall resigns as chief minister of Singapore, following the failure of the London constitutional talks regarding Singapore's self-governance.
Holidays and observances on June 7
- Christian feast day: Blessed Anne of Saint Bartholomew
- Christian feast day: Antonio Maria Gianelli
- Christian feast day: Colmán of Dromore
Born on June 8
159th day of the year (160th in leap years) · ♊ Gemini, 19th day of the sign · Tuesday in 2027, Thursday in 2028, Friday in 2029 · weekend in 2030, 2031 and 2036 · baby of 2027: 10,000 days on October 24, 2054 · US: about 11,264 births that day each year (205th of 366)
- 1867 Frank Lloyd Wright, American architect (1867-1959)
- 1955 Tim Berners-Lee, English computer scientist (born 1955) — turns 72 in 2027
- 1810 Robert Schumann, German composer, pianist and critic (1810–1856)
- 1921 Suharto, 2nd President of Indonesia (1968—1998) and Acting President of Indonesia (1967—1968)
- 1977 Kanye West, American rapper and record producer (born 1977) — turns 50 in 2027
- 1916 Francis Crick, British molecular biologist, biophysicist, neuroscientist; co-discoverer of the structure of DNA (1916–2004)
- 1903 Marguerite Yourcenar, French novelist and essayist (1903-1987)
- 1933 Joan Rivers, American comedian, actress, and television host (1933–2014)
June 8 in history
- 2009 Two American journalists, having been arrested for illegal entry into North Korea, were sentenced to twelve years hard labor before being pardoned two months later.
- 2007 A major storm caused the bulk carrier Pasha Bulker to run aground in New South Wales, Australia.
- 1972 Vietnam War: Associated Press photographer Nick Ut took a Pulitzer Prize–winning photograph of a naked nine-year-old Phan Thi Kim Phuc fleeing after being burned by napalm.
- 1953 An F5 tornado struck Flint and Beecher, Michigan, causing 116 fatalities, 844 injuries and $19 million in damage during a larger tornado outbreak sequence.
Holidays and observances on June 8
- Christian feast day: Chlodulf of Metz
- Christian feast day: Jacques Berthieu, S.J.
- Christian feast day: Jadwiga (Hedwig) of Poland
Born on June 9
160th day of the year (161st in leap years) · ♊ Gemini, 20th day of the sign · Wednesday in 2027, Friday in 2028, Saturday in 2029 · weekend in 2029, 2030 and 2035 · baby of 2027: 10,000 days on October 25, 2054 · US: about 11,140 births that day each year (249th of 366)
- 1672 Peter the Great, Tsar/Emperor of Russia from 1682 to 1725
- 1963 Johnny Depp, American actor (born 1963) — turns 64 in 2027
- 1981 Natalie Portman, Israeli-American actress (born 1981) — turns 46 in 2027
- 1843 Bertha von Suttner, Austrian novelist, radical (organizational) pacifist, editor
- 1978 Miroslav Klose, German professional football manager and former player — turns 49 in 2027
- 1961 Michael J. Fox, Canadian-American actor, comedian, author, film producer, and activist — turns 66 in 2027
- 1984 Wesley Sneijder, Dutch association football player (born 1984) — turns 43 in 2027
- 1917 Eric Hobsbawm, British academic historian and Marxist historiographer (1917–2012)
June 9 in history
- 2019 Dominican-American retired baseball player David Ortiz was shot and severely wounded while at a bar in Santo Domingo.
- 1999 Yugoslav Wars: The Kumanovo Agreement was signed, bringing an end to the Kosovo War the next day.
- 1982 Lebanon War: The Israeli Air Force carried out Operation Mole Cricket 19, successfully suppressing Syrian air defenses in the Beqaa Valley, Lebanon.
- 1973 The racehorse Secretariat, of Meadow Stables, won the Belmont Stakes by 31 lengths, achieving the first American Triple Crown victory in a quarter of a century.
Holidays and observances on June 9
- Anniversary of the Accession of King Abdullah II (Jordan)
- Autonomy Day (Åland)
- Christian feast day: Aidan of Lindisfarne (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America)
Born on June 10
161st day of the year (162nd in leap years) · ♊ Gemini, 21st day of the sign · Thursday in 2027, Saturday in 2028, Sunday in 2029 · weekend in 2028, 2029, 2034 and 2035 · baby of 2027: 10,000 days on October 26, 2054 · US: about 11,215 births that day each year (226th of 366)
- 1922 Judy Garland, American actress, singer, dancer and vaudevillian (1922–1969)
- 1921 Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, consort of Elizabeth II from 1952 to 2021 (1921-2021)
- 1915 Saul Bellow, Canadian-American writer (1915–2005)
- 1959 Carlo Ancelotti, Italian football player and manager — turns 68 in 2027
- 1819 Gustave Courbet, French painter (1819–1877)
- 1929 Edward O. Wilson, American biologist, naturalist, and writer (1929–2021)
- 1972 Sundar Pichai, Indian-American business executive, CEO of Google LLC & Alphabet Inc. — turns 55 in 2027
- 1992 Kate Upton, American model and actress (born 1992) — turns 35 in 2027
June 10 in history
- 1991 Eleven-year-old Jaycee Dugard was kidnapped in South Lake Tahoe, California; she remained a captive until 2009.
- 1987 Mass protests demanding direct presidential elections broke out across South Korea.
- 1968 The Royal New Zealand Navy adopted a unique white ensign, to distinguish its vessels from those of the Royal Navy.
- 1957 Led by John Diefenbaker, the Progressive Conservative Party won a plurality of House of Commons seats in the Canadian federal election.
Holidays and observances on June 10
- World Art Nouveau Day (Worldwide)
- Christian feast day: Bogumilus
- Christian feast day: Blessed Diana degli Andalò
Born on June 11
162nd day of the year (163rd in leap years) · ♊ Gemini, 22nd day of the sign · Friday in 2027, Sunday in 2028, Monday in 2029 · weekend in 2028, 2033 and 2034 · baby of 2027: 10,000 days on October 27, 2054 · US: about 11,359 births that day each year (176th of 366)
- 1899 Yasunari Kawabata, Japanese novelist (1899–1972)
- 1910 Jacques Cousteau, French naval officer, oceanographer, filmmaker and author (1910-1997)
- 1933 Gene Wilder, American actor (1933–2016)
- 1864 Richard Strauss, German composer and orchestra director (1864–1949)
- 1986 Shia LaBeouf, American actor — turns 41 in 2027
- 1969 Peter Dinklage, American actor (born 1969) — turns 58 in 2027
- 1959 Hugh Laurie, English actor, comedian, director, musician and writer (born 1959) — turns 68 in 2027
- 1988 Claire Holt, Australian actress (born 1988) — turns 39 in 2027
June 11 in history
- 2008 Canadian prime minister Stephen Harper apologised to the First Nations for past governments' policies of forced assimilation.
- 2001 Timothy McVeigh, detonator of a truck bomb in front of the Oklahoma federal building, was executed by lethal injection for using a weapon of mass destruction, among other charges.
- 2001 Robert Edward Dyer was sentenced to 16 years' imprisonment for conducting a six-month-long letter-bomb campaign against the British supermarket chain Tesco.
- 1963 The University of Alabama was desegregated as Governor George Wallace stepped aside after defiantly blocking the entrance to an auditorium.
Holidays and observances on June 11
- Brazilian Navy Day (Brazil)
- Christian feast day: Alice of Schaerbeek
- Christian feast day: Barnabas the Apostle
Born on June 12
163rd day of the year (164th in leap years) · ♊ Gemini, 23rd day of the sign · Saturday in 2027, Monday in 2028, Tuesday in 2029 · weekend in 2027, 2032 and 2033 · baby of 2027: 10,000 days on October 28, 2054 · US: about 11,518 births that day each year (135th of 366)
- 1924 George H. W. Bush, 41st President of the United States (1989–1993)
- 1929 Anne Frank, German-born Dutch Jewish diarist and Holocaust victim (1929–1945)
- 1897 Anthony Eden, British soldier, diplomat and politician (1897–1977)
- 1962 Jordan Peterson, Canadian clinical psychologist, author, and political commentator and manosphere activist (1962-) — turns 65 in 2027
- 1981 Adriana Lima, Brazilian model — turns 46 in 2027
- 1992 Philippe Coutinho, Brazilian association football player — turns 35 in 2027
- 1890 Egon Schiele, Austrian painter (1890-1918)
- 1827 Johanna Spyri, Swiss writer (1827–1901)
June 12 in history
- 2010 Sixteen-year-old Abby Sunderland was rescued after her boat was dismasted in the Indian Ocean while trying to become the youngest sailor around the world.
- 1994 The Boeing 777, the world's largest twinjet, made its maiden flight.
- 1987 Cold War: During a speech at the Brandenburg Gate by the Berlin Wall, US president Ronald Reagan challenged Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev to "tear down this wall!" (speech featured).
- 1981 Raiders of the Lost Ark, the first film in the Indiana Jones franchise, was released.
Holidays and observances on June 12
- Chaco Armistice Day (Paraguay)
- Christian feast day: 108 Martyrs of World War II
- Christian feast day: Basilides
Born on June 13
164th day of the year (165th in leap years) · ♊ Gemini, 24th day of the sign · Sunday in 2027, Tuesday in 2028, Wednesday in 2029 · weekend in 2027 and 2032 · baby of 2027: 10,000 days on October 29, 2054 · US: about 11,408 births that day each year (165th of 366)
- 1831 James Clerk Maxwell, Scottish physicist (1831–1879)
- 1865 William Butler Yeats, Irish poet and playwright (1865–1939)
- 1944 Ban Ki-moon, 8th Secretary-General of the United Nations — turns 83 in 2027
- 1928 John Forbes Nash, American mathematician and economist (1928–2015)
- 1888 Fernando Pessoa, Portuguese poet, writer, and philosopher (1888–1935); creator of the heteronymic system including Alberto Caeiro, Ricard
- 1981 Chris Evans, American actor (born 1981) — turns 46 in 2027
- 1773 Thomas Young, English polymath (1773-1829)
- 1959 Klaus Iohannis, President of Romania from 2014 to 2025 — turns 68 in 2027
June 13 in history
- 2013 Some of the closest advisors and collaborators of Czech prime minister Petr Nečas were arrested for corruption.
- 2011 A 6.0 Mw earthquake caused up to NZ$6 billion of additional damage to Christchurch, New Zealand, which was still recovering from an earthquake four months earlier.
- 1983 Pioneer 10 passed the orbit of Neptune, becoming the first man-made object to leave the proximity of the major planets of the Solar System.
- 1981 English teenager Marcus Sarjeant fired six blanks at Queen Elizabeth II as she rode down The Mall to the Trooping the Colour ceremony.
Holidays and observances on June 13
- Christian feast day: Anthony of Padua, Doctor of the Church
- Christian feast day: Aquilina
- Christian feast day: Cetteus (Peregrinus)
Born on June 14
165th day of the year (166th in leap years) · ♊ Gemini, 25th day of the sign · Monday in 2027, Wednesday in 2028, Thursday in 2029 · weekend in 2031 and 2036 · baby of 2027: 10,000 days on October 30, 2054 · US: about 11,623 births that day each year (112th of 366)
- 1946 Donald Trump, President of the United States (2017–2021; since 2025) — turns 81 in 2027
- 1811 Harriet Beecher Stowe, American abolitionist and author (1811–1896)
- 1736 Charles-Augustin de Coulomb, French physicist (1736-1806)
- 1969 Steffi Graf, German tennis player — turns 58 in 2027
- 1868 Karl Landsteiner, Jewish-Austrian biologist, physician and Nobel Prize laureate
- 1864 Alois Alzheimer, German psychiatrist and neuropathologist (1864–1915)
- 1989 Lucy Hale, American actress and singer (born 1989) — turns 38 in 2027
- 1924 James Black, Scottish doctor and pharmacologist (1924–2010)
June 14 in history
- 1996 After an 81-day standoff sparked by their refusal to be evicted from their foreclosed property in Jordan, Montana, the Christian Patriot group Montana Freemen surrendered to the FBI.
- 1992 Swedish woman Helena Andersson disappeared in Mariestad, one suspect were ”the man with the pilot glasses".
- 1982 Falklands War: British prime minister Margaret Thatcher announced that white flags were flying over Port Stanley, in advance of the formal surrender of Argentine forces.
- 1966 The Vatican formally abolished its 427-year-old list of prohibited books.
Holidays and observances on June 14
- Christian feast day: Burchard of Meissen
- Christian feast day: Caomhán of Inisheer
- Christian feast day: Elisha (Roman Catholic and Lutheran)
Born on June 15
166th day of the year (167th in leap years) · ♊ Gemini, 26th day of the sign · Tuesday in 2027, Thursday in 2028, Friday in 2029 · weekend in 2030, 2031 and 2036 · baby of 2027: 10,000 days on October 31, 2054 · US: about 11,274 births that day each year (199th of 366)
- 1953 Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party since 2012 (born 1953) — turns 74 in 2027
- 1914 Yuri Andropov, General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1914–1984)
- 1843 Edvard Grieg, Norwegian composer and pianist (1843–1907)
- 1992 Mohamed Salah, Egyptian association football player (born 1992) — turns 35 in 2027
- 1964 Courteney Cox, American actress and producer (born 1964) — turns 63 in 2027
- 1969 Ice Cube, American rapper and actor — turns 58 in 2027
- 1969 Oliver Kahn, German association football player (born 1969) — turns 58 in 2027
- 1963 Helen Hunt, American actress — turns 64 in 2027
June 15 in history
- 2006 US president George W. Bush designated 140,000 square miles (360,000 km2) around the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands as the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, now one of the world's largest protected areas.
- 1996 The Troubles: The Provisional Irish Republican Army detonated a truck bomb in the commercial centre of Manchester, England, injuring more than 200 people and causing widespread damage to buildings.
- 1991 An eruption of Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines deposited large amounts of particulate matter into the atmosphere, enough to briefly lower global temperatures by about 0.5 °C (0.9 °F).
- 1978 King Hussein of Jordan married American Lisa Halaby, who became known as Queen Noor of Jordan.
Holidays and observances on June 15
- Arbor Day (Costa Rica)
- Christian feast day: Abraham of Clermont (or of St Cyriacus)
- Christian feast day: Alice (or Adelaide) of Schaerbeek
Born on June 16
167th day of the year (168th in leap years) · ♊ Gemini, 27th day of the sign · Wednesday in 2027, Friday in 2028, Saturday in 2029 · weekend in 2029, 2030 and 2035 · baby of 2027: 10,000 days on November 1, 2054 · US: about 11,310 births that day each year (187th of 366)
- 1971 Tupac Shakur, American rapper and actor (1971–1996)
- 1902 Barbara McClintock, American scientist and cytogeneticist
- 1967 Jürgen Klopp, German association football manager (born 1967) — turns 60 in 2027
- 1829 Gerónimo, leader of the Bedonkohe Apache (1829-1909)
- 1858 Gustaf V of Sweden, King of Sweden from 1907 to 1950
- 1929 Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, emir of Kuwait (1929–2020)
- 1882 Mohammad Mosaddegh, former Prime Minister of Iran (1882–1967)
- 1952 Giorgos Papandreou, Greek politician, president of the Socialist International — turns 75 in 2027
June 16 in history
- 2012 Liu Yang, a member of the Shenzhou 9 crew, became the first Chinese woman in space.
- 1997 The English rock band Radiohead released their landmark third album OK Computer in the United Kingdom.
- 1972 English musician David Bowie released his breakthrough album, The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars.
- 1963 Aboard Vostok 6, Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman in space.
Holidays and observances on June 16
- Birthday of Leonard P. Howell (Rastafari)
- Bloomsday (Dublin, Ireland)
- Christian feast days: Aurelianus of Arles
Born on June 17
168th day of the year (169th in leap years) · ♊ Gemini, 28th day of the sign · Thursday in 2027, Saturday in 2028, Sunday in 2029 · weekend in 2028, 2029, 2034 and 2035 · baby of 2027: 10,000 days on November 2, 2054 · US: about 11,286 births that day each year (196th of 366)
- 1882 Igor Stravinsky, Russian, French, and American composer (1882–1971)
- 1980 Venus Williams, American tennis player (born 1980) — turns 47 in 2027
- 1898 M. C. Escher, Dutch graphic artist (1898–1972)
- 1942 Mohamed ElBaradei, Egyptian law scholar and diplomat, 4th Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, and Nobel Peace Prize — turns 85 in 2027
- 1818 Charles Gounod, French composer (1818–1893)
- 1990 Jordan Henderson, English association football player (born 1990) — turns 37 in 2027
- 1929 Tigran Petrosian, Soviet Armenian Grandmaster and World Chess Champion
- 1987 Kendrick Lamar, American rapper and songwriter (born 1987) — turns 40 in 2027
June 17 in history
- 2009 Following a petition, the liberal progressive Czech Pirate Party was officially registered as a political party.
- 1972 Five men were arrested for attempted burglary on the offices of the Democratic National Committee, igniting the Watergate scandal that ultimately led to the resignation of US president Richard Nixon more than two years later.
- 1963 Riots broke out in Saigon one day after the signing of the Joint Communiqué, an attempt to resolve the Buddhist crisis in South Vietnam.
- 1952 Guatemalan Revolution: The Guatemalan Congress passed Decree 900, redistributing unused land greater than 224 acres (0.91 km2) in area to local peasants.
Holidays and observances on June 17
- Christian feast day: Albert Chmielowski
- Christian feast day: Botolph (England and Scandinavia)
- Christian feast day: Gondulphus of Berry
Born on June 18
169th day of the year (170th in leap years) · ♊ Gemini, 29th day of the sign · Friday in 2027, Sunday in 2028, Monday in 2029 · weekend in 2028, 2033 and 2034 · baby of 2027: 10,000 days on November 3, 2054 · US: about 11,597 births that day each year (118th of 366)
- 1942 Paul McCartney, English musician and member of the Beatles (born 1942) — turns 85 in 2027
- 1949 Lech Kaczyński, Polish politician, democratic oppositionist, ministry of justice, president of Poland (1949–2010)
- 1942 Thabo Mbeki, President of South Africa from 1999 to 2008 — turns 85 in 2027
- 1929 Jürgen Habermas, German sociologist and philosopher (1929–2026)
- 1942 Roger Ebert, American film critic and author (1942–2013)
- 1812 Ivan Goncharov, Russian novelist and official (1812–1891)
- 1949 Jarosław Kaczyński, 13th Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland — turns 78 in 2027
- 1845 Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran, French physician
June 18 in history
- 2012 Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud was appointed the crown prince of Saudi Arabia.
- 1983 Iranian teenager Mona Mahmudnizhad and nine other women were hanged in Shiraz because of their membership in the Baháʼí Faith.
- 1983 Aboard Space Shuttle Challenger, astronaut Sally Ride became the first American woman and third one overall in space.
- 1981 The Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk, the first operational aircraft to be designed around stealth technology, made its maiden flight.
Holidays and observances on June 18
- Autistic Pride Day (International)
- Christian feast day: Bernard Mizeki (Anglican and Episcopal Church)
- Christian feast day: Elisabeth of Schönau
Born on June 19
170th day of the year (171st in leap years) · ♊ Gemini, 30th day of the sign · Saturday in 2027, Monday in 2028, Tuesday in 2029 · weekend in 2027, 2032 and 2033 · baby of 2027: 10,000 days on November 4, 2054 · US: about 11,456 births that day each year (146th of 366)
- 1623 Blaise Pascal, French mathematician, physicist, inventor, writer, and Christian philosopher (1623-1662)
- 1945 Aung San Suu Kyi, former State Counsellor of Myanmar and Leader of the National League for Democracy — turns 82 in 2027
- 1964 Boris Johnson, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2019 to 2022 — turns 63 in 2027
- 1947 Salman Rushdie, Indian-born English and American novelist (born 1947) — turns 80 in 2027
- 1951 Ayman al-Zawahiri, al-Qaeda terrorist leader (1951–2022), Muslim jurist and theologian (Sunni), surgeon
- 1959 Christian Wulff, 10th German Federal President — turns 68 in 2027
- 1861 José Rizal, Filipino nationalist, writer and polymath (1861–1896)
- 1941 Václav Klaus, President of the Czech Republic from 2003 to 2013 — turns 86 in 2027
June 19 in history
- 2012 Facing allegations of sexual assault in Sweden, Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, requested asylum at the Ecuadorian embassy in London.
- 2010 The royal wedding of Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden, and Daniel Westling took place in Stockholm Cathedral.
- 2009 War in Afghanistan: British forces began Operation Panther's Claw, in which more than 350 troops made an aerial assault on Taliban positions in southern Afghanistan.
- 2005 Only six race cars competed in the United States Grand Prix at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Indiana, after all the Michelin-shod entrants were withdrawn due to safety concerns.
Holidays and observances on June 19
- Christian feast day: Deodatus (or Didier) of Nevers (or of Jointures)
- Christian feast day: Gervasius and Protasius (Catholic Church)
- Christian feast day: Hildegrim of Châlons
Born on June 20
171st day of the year (172nd in leap years) · ♊ Gemini, 31st day of the sign · Sunday in 2027, Tuesday in 2028, Wednesday in 2029 · weekend in 2027 and 2032 · baby of 2027: 10,000 days on November 5, 2054 · US: about 11,866 births that day each year (69th of 366)
- 1967 Nicole Kidman, Australian-American actress, producer, and model (born 1967) — turns 60 in 2027
- 1819 Jacques Offenbach, German-born French composer (1819–1880)
- 1978 Frank Lampard, English association football player and manager — turns 49 in 2027
- 1952 John Goodman, American actor — turns 75 in 2027
- 1928 Jean-Marie Le Pen, French politician (1928–2025)
- 1928 Martin Landau, American actor (1928–2017)
- 1909 Errol Flynn, Australian actor (1909–1959)
- 1949 Lionel Richie, American singer, songwriter and actor — turns 78 in 2027
June 20 in history
- 2019 Iranian aircraft shot down an American drone over the Strait of Hormuz amid heightened tensions between the two countries.
- 1979 Bill Stewart, an American journalist, was executed by Nicaraguan Guardia forces.
- 1975 Steven Spielberg's film Jaws was released; it became a summer blockbuster and the first film to earn $100 million in U.S. theatrical rentals.
- 1960 The Mali Federation gained independence from France, but dissolved into Mali and Senegal two months later.
Holidays and observances on June 20
- Christian feast day: Adalbert of Magdeburg
- Christian feast day: Blessed Dermot O'Hurley
- Christian feast day: Florentina
Born on June 21
172nd day of the year (173rd in leap years) · ♋ Cancer, 1st day of the sign · Monday in 2027, Wednesday in 2028, Thursday in 2029 · weekend in 2031 and 2036 · baby of 2027: 10,000 days on November 6, 2054 · US: about 11,605 births that day each year (116th of 366)
- 1905 Jean-Paul Sartre, French existentialist philosopher (1905–1980)
- 1985 Lana Del Rey, American singer-songwriter (born 1985) — turns 42 in 2027
- 1953 Benazir Bhutto, 11th and 13th prime minister of Pakistan (1953–2007)
- 1979 Chris Pratt, American actor (born 1979) — turns 48 in 2027
- 1961 Joko Widodo, 7th President of the Republic of Indonesia — turns 66 in 2027
- 1983 Edward Snowden, American whistleblower and former NSA contractor (born 1983) — turns 44 in 2027
- 1947 Shirin Ebadi, Iranian lawyer, human rights activist, and Nobel Peace Prize recipient — turns 80 in 2027
- 1982 William, Prince of Wales, heir apparent to the throne of the United Kingdom and 14 Commonwealth Realms — turns 45 in 2027
June 21 in history
- 2000 President Bill Clinton awarded the Medal of Honor to 22 Asian Americans, mostly from the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, for actions during World War II.
- 1973 The U.S. Supreme Court delivered its decision in the landmark case Miller v. California, establishing the Miller test for determining what is obscene material.
- 1957 Ellen Fairclough became the first woman to be appointed to the cabinet of Canada.
- 1948 The Manchester Baby, the world's first stored-program computer, ran its first program.
Holidays and observances on June 21
- Christian feast day: Alban of Mainz
- Christian feast day: Aloysius Gonzaga
- Christian feast day: Engelmund of Velsen
Born on June 22
173rd day of the year (174th in leap years) · ♋ Cancer, 2nd day of the sign · Tuesday in 2027, Thursday in 2028, Friday in 2029 · weekend in 2030, 2031 and 2036 · baby of 2027: 10,000 days on November 7, 2054 · US: about 11,301 births that day each year (191st of 366)
- 1949 Meryl Streep, American actress — turns 78 in 2027
- 1898 Erich Maria Remarque, German-born novelist (1898–1970)
- 1964 Dan Brown, American novelist (born 1964) — turns 63 in 2027
- 1805 Giuseppe Mazzini, Italian nationalist activist, politician, journalist and philosopher
- 1767 Wilhelm von Humboldt, Prussian philosopher, government official, diplomat, and educator (1767–1835)
- 1939 Ada Yonath, Israeli structural biologist and Nobel laureate (1939–2026)
- 1906 Billy Wilder, Austrian and American filmmaker (1906–2002)
- 1987 Lee Min-ho, South Korean actor, singer and model — turns 40 in 2027
June 22 in history
- 2023 Irish broadcaster RTÉ announced that between 2017 and 2022 it had paid €345,000 more than had been previously disclosed to presenter Ryan Tubridy.
- 1966 Vietnamese Buddhist activist leader Thích Trí Quang was arrested as the military junta of Nguyễn Cao Kỳ crushed the Buddhist Uprising.
- 1941 World War II: German minister of foreign affairs Joachim von Ribbentrop presented a declaration of war to the Soviet ambassador Vladimir Dekanozov in Berlin.
- 1941 World War II: As Axis troops began their invasion of the Soviet Union, the Lithuanian Activist Front started an uprising to liberate Lithuania from Soviet occupation.
Holidays and observances on June 22
- Christian feast day: Aaron of Aleth
- Christian feast day: Alban, first recorded Martyr in Britain (commemoration, Anglicanism)
- Christian feast day: Blessed Pope Innocent V
Born on June 23
174th day of the year (175th in leap years) · ♋ Cancer, 3rd day of the sign · Wednesday in 2027, Friday in 2028, Saturday in 2029 · weekend in 2029, 2030 and 2035 · baby of 2027: 10,000 days on November 8, 2054 · US: about 11,288 births that day each year (195th of 366)
- 1912 Alan Turing, English computer scientist (1912–1954)
- 1972 Zinedine Zidane, French association football player and coach — turns 55 in 2027
- 1889 Anna Akhmatova, Russian poet (1889–1966)
- 1894 Edward VIII, King of the United Kingdom in 1936
- 1937 Martti Ahtisaari, President of Finland from 1994 to 2000
- 1957 Frances McDormand, American actress — turns 70 in 2027
- 1668 Giambattista Vico, Italian philosopher, rhetorician, historian and jurist
- 1910 Jean Anouilh, French playwright (1910–1987)
June 23 in history
- 2016 Citizens of the United Kingdom voted in favour of leaving the European Union.
- 1992 Croatian War of Independence: The Battle of the Miljevci Plateau ended after a failed counterattack by forces of the Republic of Serbian Krajina against the Croatian Army who had captured the plateau.
- 1991 The first instalment of the video-game series Sonic the Hedgehog was released in North America.
- 1982 Chinese American Vincent Chin died after being beaten into a coma in Highland Park, Michigan, U.S., by two automotive workers who were angry about the success of Japanese auto companies.
Holidays and observances on June 23
- Christian feast day: Æthelthryth
- Christian feast day: Joseph Cafasso
- Christian feast day: Blessed Maria Raffaella Cimatti
Born on June 24
175th day of the year (176th in leap years) · ♋ Cancer, 4th day of the sign · Thursday in 2027, Saturday in 2028, Sunday in 2029 · weekend in 2028, 2029, 2034 and 2035 · baby of 2027: 10,000 days on November 9, 2054 · US: about 11,296 births that day each year (193rd of 366)
- 1987 Lionel Messi, Argentine association football player (born 1987) — turns 40 in 2027
- 1842 Ambrose Bierce, American editorialist, journalist, short story writer, fabulist, and satirist (1842–1914)
- 1962 Claudia Sheinbaum, president of Mexico since 2024 — turns 65 in 2027
- 1883 Victor Francis Hess, Austrian physicist and Nobel prize laureate (1883-1964)
- 1911 Juan Manuel Fangio, Argentine racing driver (1911–1995)
- 1941 Julia Kristeva, Bulgarian philosopher, psychoanalyst & academic — turns 86 in 2027
- 1927 Martin Lewis Perl, American scientist (1927–2014)
- 1911 Ernesto Sabato, Argentine writer, painter and physicist (1911-2011)
June 24 in history
- 2010 Julia Gillard was sworn in as the first female prime minister of Australia after incumbent Kevin Rudd declined to contest a leadership spill in the Labor Party.
- 2010 John Isner defeated Nicolas Mahut at the Wimbledon Championships, concluding the longest match in tennis history, which lasted 11 hours and 5 minutes over three days.
- 1940 Second World War: The British Army carried out Operation Collar, its first commando raid into German-occupied France.
- 1939 The first of the Thai cultural mandates was issued, officially changing the country's name from Siam to Thailand.
Holidays and observances on June 24
- Army Day or Battle of Carabobo Day (Venezuela)
- Bannockburn Day (Scotland)
- Christian feast day: Gohard
Born on June 25
176th day of the year (177th in leap years) · ♋ Cancer, 5th day of the sign · Friday in 2027, Sunday in 2028, Monday in 2029 · weekend in 2028, 2033 and 2034 · baby of 2027: 10,000 days on November 10, 2054 · US: about 11,637 births that day each year (107th of 366)
- 1903 George Orwell, British writer and journalist (1903–1950)
- 1852 Antoni Gaudí, Catalan architect (1852–1926)
- 1963 George Michael, English singer (1963–2016)
- 1956 Anthony Bourdain, American chef and television personality (1956-2018)
- 1864 Walther Hermann Nernst, German physical chemist and physicist (1864–1941)
- 1928 Alexei Abrikosov, Soviet, Russian and American theoretical physicist
- 1936 B. J. Habibie, 3rd President of Indonesia (1998—1999) and 7th Vice President of Indonesia (1998)
- 1975 Vladimir Kramnik, Russian chess grandmaster — turns 52 in 2027
June 25 in history
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine: Russian forces captured the city of Sievierodonetsk, Ukraine, after six weeks of fighting.
- 2013 In response to a Freedom of Information Act request, the CIA acknowledged the existence of Area 51, a secretive U.S. Air Force facility in Nevada and a subject of various UFO, and other, conspiracy theories.
- 2009 Singer Michael Jackson died as a result of the combination of drugs in his body.
- 1978 The rainbow flag representing gay pride was first flown at the San Francisco Gay Freedom Day parade.
Holidays and observances on June 25
- Arbor Day (Philippines)
- Christian feast day: David of Munktorp
- Christian feast day: Dorothea of Montau
Born on June 26
177th day of the year (178th in leap years) · ♋ Cancer, 6th day of the sign · Saturday in 2027, Monday in 2028, Tuesday in 2029 · weekend in 2027, 2032 and 2033 · baby of 2027: 10,000 days on November 11, 2054 · US: about 11,674 births that day each year (98th of 366)
- 1892 Pearl S. Buck, Chinese women Nobel Prize winner, author, teacher, missionary (1892–1973)
- 1993 Ariana Grande, American singer, songwriter, and actress (born 1993) — turns 34 in 2027
- 1908 Salvador Allende, 28th president of Chile (1908–1973
- 1825 William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin, British physicist and engineer (1824–1907)
- 1968 Paolo Maldini, Italian association football player (born 1968) — turns 59 in 2027
- 1730 Charles Messier, 18th- and 19th-century French astronomer
- 1963 Mikhail Khodorkovsky, Russian businessman, philanthropist and former oligarch — turns 64 in 2027
- 1937 Robert Coleman Richardson, American physicist
June 26 in history
- 2015 The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Obergefell v. Hodges that the right of same-sex couples to marry is guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment.
- 2013 The U.S. Supreme Court granted federal recognition to same-sex marriage when it overturned the Defense of Marriage Act.
- 2010 A G20 summit, the largest and most expensive security operation in Canadian history, began in downtown Toronto.
- 2003 The U.S. Supreme Court struck down sodomy laws in the country in the landmark decision Lawrence v. Texas.
Holidays and observances on June 26
- Day of the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan
- Christian feast day: Anthelm of Belley
- Christian feast day: David the Dendrite
Born on June 27
178th day of the year (179th in leap years) · ♋ Cancer, 7th day of the sign · Sunday in 2027, Tuesday in 2028, Wednesday in 2029 · weekend in 2027 and 2032 · baby of 2027: 10,000 days on November 12, 2054 · US: about 11,997 births that day each year (49th of 366)
- 1880 Helen Keller, American deafblind author, political activist, lecturer, scholar (1880-1968)
- 1869 Emma Goldman, Russian-born American anarchist (1869–1940)
- 1955 Isabelle Adjani, French actress — turns 72 in 2027
- 1975 Tobey Maguire, American actor and film producer (born 1975) — turns 52 in 2027
- 1985 Nico Rosberg, German–Finnish former Formula 1 racing driver — turns 42 in 2027
- 1931 Martinus J. G. Veltman, Dutch theoretical physicist (1931–2021)
- 1941 Krzysztof Kieślowski, Polish film director and screenwriter (1941–1996)
- 1951 Mary McAleese, 8th President of Ireland — turns 76 in 2027
June 27 in history
- 2018 The Japanese space probe Hayabusa2 arrived at the asteroid Ryugu to collect samples for return to Earth.
- 2017 Websites of Ukrainian organizations were swamped by a massive cyberattack, blamed on Russian military hackers, using the malware Petya.
- 2008 Robert Mugabe was re-elected as President of Zimbabwe with an overwhelming majority after his opponent Morgan Tsvangirai withdrew, citing violence against his party's supporters.
- 1991 Croatian War of Independence: As the Yugoslav Army moved into Osijek, Croatia, a civilian attempted to halt them by placing his car in the path of a tank, becoming a symbol of Croatian resistance in the war.
Holidays and observances on June 27
- Christian feast day: Arialdo
- Christian feast day: Crescens, one of the Seventy disciples
- Christian feast day: Cyril of Alexandria (Coptic Church, Roman Catholic Church, Anglican Communion and Lutheran Church)
Born on June 28
179th day of the year (180th in leap years) · ♋ Cancer, 8th day of the sign · Monday in 2027, Wednesday in 2028, Thursday in 2029 · weekend in 2031 and 2036 · baby of 2027: 10,000 days on November 13, 2054 · US: about 11,899 births that day each year (66th of 366)
- 1712 Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Genevan philosopher, writer, and composer (1712-1778)
- 1971 Elon Musk, American businessman (born 1971) — turns 56 in 2027
- 1867 Luigi Pirandello, Italian dramatist, novelist, short story writer and poet (1867-1936)
- 1940 Muhammad Yunus, Bangladeshi banker, Nobel Peace Prize recipient and the former Chief Adviser of Bangladesh — turns 87 in 2027
- 1906 Maria Göppert Mayer, German-born American theoretical physicist (1906-1972)
- 1991 Kevin De Bruyne, Belgian association football player (born 1991) — turns 36 in 2027
- 1948 Kathy Bates, American film actress and director — turns 79 in 2027
- 1873 Alexis Carrel, French surgeon and biologist
June 28 in history
- 1990 Paperback Software, a company founded by Adam Osborne, was found guilty of copyright infringement for using Lotus 1-2-3's look-and-feel interface in its own spreadsheet program.
- 1989 President Slobodan Milošević gave a speech at Gazimestan in which he described the possibility of "armed battles" in the future of Serbia's national development.
- 1978 In Regents of the University of California v. Bakke, the U.S. Supreme Court barred quota systems in college admissions but held that affirmative-action programs advantaging minorities were constitutional.
- 1969 In response to a police raid at the Stonewall Inn in New York City, groups of gay and transgender people began demonstrations, a watershed event for the worldwide gay rights movement.
Holidays and observances on June 28
- International LGBTQ Pride Day, marking the anniversary of Stonewall riots.
- Christian feast day: Basilides and Potamiana
- Christian feast day: Irenaeus of Lyon (Western Christianity)
Born on June 29
180th day of the year (181st in leap years) · ♋ Cancer, 9th day of the sign · Tuesday in 2027, Thursday in 2028, Friday in 2029 · weekend in 2030, 2031 and 2036 · baby of 2027: 10,000 days on November 14, 2054 · US: about 11,586 births that day each year (121st of 366)
- 1900 Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, French writer and aviator (1900–1944)
- 1798 Giacomo Leopardi, Italian noble, poet, philosopher, and writer (1798-1837)
- 1925 Giorgio Napolitano, President of Italy from 2006 to 2015
- 1957 Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, Turkmen politician and president of Turkmenistan (2006–2022) — turns 70 in 2027
- 2003 Jude Bellingham, English footballer (born 2003) — turns 24 in 2027
- 1326 Murad I, third Ottoman sultan (1362–1389)
- 1929 Oriana Fallaci, Italian journalist (1929–2006)
- 1886 Robert Schuman, Luxembourgish-born German-French statesman and Venerable (1886-1963)
June 29 in history
- 2020 Reddit banned r/The_Donald, a pro-Trump subreddit, for rule violations and antagonizing the company.
- 1995 Atlantis became the first U.S. Space Shuttle to dock with the Russian space station Mir as part of the Shuttle–Mir program.
- 1950 The United States defeated England during the FIFA World Cup in one of the greatest upsets in the competition's history.
- 1927 The United States Army Air Corps aircraft Bird of Paradise landed at Wheeler Field on the Hawaiian island of Oahu to complete the first transpacific flight.
Holidays and observances on June 29
- Christian feast day: Cassius of Narni
- Christian feast day: Hemma of Gurk
- Christian feast day: Mary, mother of John Mark
Born on June 30
181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) · ♋ Cancer, 10th day of the sign · Wednesday in 2027, Friday in 2028, Saturday in 2029 · weekend in 2029, 2030 and 2035 · baby of 2027: 10,000 days on November 15, 2054 · US: about 11,589 births that day each year (120th of 366)
- 1911 Czesław Miłosz, Polish-American poet and Nobel laureate (1911–2004)
- 1985 Michael Phelps, American swimmer (born 1985) — turns 42 in 2027
- 1954 Serzh Sargsyan, Armenian politician, 3rd President of Armenia — turns 73 in 2027
- 1893 Walter Ulbricht, German communist politician and dictator (1893–1973)
- 1926 Paul Berg, American biochemist, Professor emeritus at Stanford University & Nobel laureate in Chemistry (1926–2023)
- 1936 Assia Djebar, French Algerian writer, translator and film director (1936-2015)
- 1917 Susan Hayward, American actress (1917–1975)
- 1917 Lena Horne, American singer, actress, dancer and activist (1917–2010)
June 30 in history
- 1985 Ryan White, an HIV/AIDS patient in the US, was denied re-admission to his school after he had contracted the disease from hemophilia treatments.
- 1974 Municipal workers in Baltimore, Maryland, went on strike seeking higher wages and better conditions.
- 1966 The National Organization for Women, a leading United States feminist organization, was founded in Washington, D.C.
- 1963 The coronation of Pope Paul VI took place, the last such ceremony before its abandonment by later popes.
Holidays and observances on June 30
- Christian feast day: St. Paul the Apostle (solo feast day)
- Christian feast day: Feast of the 12 Apostles
- Christian feast day: First Martyrs of the Church of Rome
Frequently asked questions
What is the zodiac sign for people born in June?
Gemini ♊ until June 20, then Cancer ♋ from June 21 (usual dates, give or take a day depending on the year).
Which famous people were born in June?
For example Marilyn Monroe (June 1, 1926), Alexander Pushkin (June 6, 1799), Yasunari Kawabata (June 11, 1899), Tupac Shakur (June 16, 1971), Jean-Paul Sartre (June 21, 1905) and Pearl S. Buck (June 26, 1892). The eight best-known people for every day in June are in the entries above.
Which June birthdays fall on a weekend in 2027?
8 days out of 30: June 5, 6, 12, 13, 19, 20, 26 and 27, 2027.