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
Died aged 48
King of Nepal from 1911 until 1955 when he died in hospital in Zürich, Switzerland
Died aged 80
German communist politician and revolutionary who served as the East German head of state from 1960 to 1973
23 years old
English footballer who has played as a midfielder for Birmingham City, Borussia Dortmund, Real Madrid, and England national team
Died aged 32
American singer and record producer known for his singles When I'm Down (2017), Alien Boy (2020), Hurt (2020), and Let Me Down (2020)
Died aged 75
First president of Panama from 20 February 1904 to 1 October 1908 as a member of the Conservative Party
70 years old
Prime minister of Portugal from 2004 to 2005
46 years old
Welsh singer and model who competed and performed on reality TV dance series Dancing with the Stars in 2012 (runners-up)
28 years old
English footballer of Nigerian descent, has played as an attacking midfielder for Crystal Palace, Arsenal, and the England national team
Died aged 98
President of Italy from 2006 to 2015
34 years old
American mixed martial artist famous as former two-time UFC Women's Strawweight Champion in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)
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.
