Famous people born in June include American businessman, founder of Tesla Motors and the world’s richest man Elon Musk, president of China Xi Jinping, and Donald Trump, the 45th and 47th president of the United States. Another famous politician born in June is Ban Ki-Moon, the South Korean politician & diplomat who is famous as the 8th Secretary-General of the United Nations from 2007 to 2016.
Also born in June are former U.S. vice presidents Garret Hobart (under President William McKinley) and Mike Pence (under President Trump), and Barack Obama’s daughter Sasha Obama. The president of Benin, Romuald Wadagni, and former presidents Joseph Kabila (DRC) and Raúl Castro (Cuba) also have June birthdays.
Other famous people born in June are actors Morgan Freeman (Lucius Fox in Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight trilogy), Chris Evans (Captain America in MCU), and actress Zoe Saldana (Avatar & Avengers: Endgame). Football players Lionel Messi, Mohamed Salah, and tennis champion Venus Williams also celebrate their birthdays in June.
Celebs with birthday in June
64 years old
American actress and singer famous as Gladys Jones on The CW teen series Riverdale, Sasha Hassler in Face/Off (1997)
Died aged 99
Husband of Queen Elizabeth II and consort of the British monarch from 6 February 1952 until his death in 2021
50 years old
American tennis player who won women's singles and doubles titles, and gold medal at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics
43 years old
Belgian tennis player who won women's singles and doubles in her career, including 41 singles titles on the WTA Tour
57 years old
Member of the Danish royal family and younger son of Queen Margrethe II and her royal consort Henri de Laborde de Monpezat
Died aged 101
American economist, investment banker, and member of the Rockefeller family as 5th son of John D. Rockefeller Jr.
70 years old
American record executive and record producer who served as president and CEO of Arista Records from 2000 to 2004
45 years old
Brazilian model, Victoria's Secret Angel from 2000 to 2018 and one of the highest-earning models during her career
Died aged 94
41st president of the U.S. from 1989 to 1993, and Ronald Reagan's vice president from 1981 to 1989
61 years old
English actress and model famous in 1997 spy comedy film Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery as Vanessa Kensington
June Historical Events
1st June 1963: Kenya attained internal self rule (partial independence). The East African country had been a British colony since 1920. But on 12 December 1964 Kenya became fully independent and was named a republic.June 1 is a national holiday in Kenya, known as Madaraka Day. Moreover, the 12th of December is Jamhuri Day, a day of recognition of Kenya's independence.
2nd June 1953: Queen Elizabeth II was crowned, at the age of 25, at a ceremony held at Westminster Abbey. This was after the death of her father, King George VI. King George VI had died the previous year on 6 February 1952.After her coronation, Elizabeth took an oath and was anointed with holy oil. She became the Queen of the United Kingdom, Canada, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Sri Lanka and Pakistan, and celebrations were held across the Commonwealth nations.
2nd June 1875: Telephone inventor and Canadian-American scientist Alexander Graham Bell (born on March 3, 1847) and his assistant Watson made the first sound transmission from one device to another device in a second room.This led to the patenting of the first telephone on March 7, 1876 by Bell. He later co-founded the American Telephone and Telegraph Company (AT&T) in 1885.
4th June 1989: Chinese troops opened fire on demonstrators who had been protesting and demonstrating in the Tiananmen Square, a city square in Beijing, China. The Tiananmen Square protests and massacre led to the deaths of many demonstrators, bystanders and soldiers.The protests had started on April 16, a day after pro-reform leader Hu Yaobang died of a heart attack.
Over 1,000 students started demonstrations against corruption, and the resulting fatalities on the 4th of June are estimated to be several hundreds or thousands, and many more wounded. Although the Tiananmen Square protests are the most famous, there were major protests in many other Chinese cities.
