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
55 years old
American actor and comedian famous as Jack McFarland on sitcom Will & Grace, and Jerry Lewis in 2002 movie Martin and Lewis
Died aged 23
King of France from 1560 until his death in 1574 at the Château de Vincennes on 30 May 1574 at the age of 23
40 years old
Russian tennis player who won singles, doubles, and doubles majors at the 2004 US Open, 2009 French Open, and 2012 Australian Opens
47 years old
American actress, TV personality and host of VH1 reality TV series La La's Full Court Wedding and La La's Full Court Life
Died aged 91
American actress who starred in Caged (1950), Detective Story (1951), The Man with the Golden Arm (1955), and Interrupted Melody (1955)
74 years old
American actor and singer whose famous movies include Licence to Kill (1989), Predator 2 (1990), The Legend of the Golden Gun (1979)
Died aged 87
American author who lost her sight and hearing at 19 months and was first deaf and blind person in U.S. to earn a college diploma
Died aged 58
Congolese-American 7-foot-2-inch/ 2.18 m tall basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA)
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.
