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==Deaths== ===Pre-1600=== * [[796]] – [[Hisham I of Córdoba|Hisham I]], Muslim [[emir]] ({{abbr|b.|born}} 757) * [[816]] – [[Pope Leo III]] (b. 750) * [[918]] – [[Æthelflæd]], Mercian daughter of [[Alfred the Great]] (b. 870) *[[1020]] – [[Lyfing (Archbishop of Canterbury)|Lyfing]], English archbishop (b. 999) *[[1036]] – [[Tedald (bishop of Arezzo)|Tedald]], Italian bishop (b. 990) *[[1144]] – [[Al-Zamakhshari]], Persian theologian (b. 1075) *[[1152]] – [[Henry of Scotland]], 3rd Earl of Huntingdon (b. 1114) *[[1266]] – [[Henry II, Prince of Anhalt-Aschersleben]] (b. 1215) *[[1294]] – [[John I of Brienne, Count of Eu]] *[[1418]] – [[Bernard VII, Count of Armagnac]] (b. 1360) *[[1420]] – [[Adolf I, Count of Nassau-Siegen]] (b. 1362)<ref>{{cite book |last=Dek |first=A.W.E. |date=1970 |title=Genealogie van het Vorstenhuis Nassau |language=nl |location=Zaltbommel |publisher=Europese Bibliotheek |page=66}}</ref> *[[1435]] – [[John FitzAlan, 14th Earl of Arundel]], English commander (b. 1408) *[[1478]] – [[Ludovico III Gonzaga, Marquis of Mantua]] (b. 1412) *[[1524]] – [[Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar]], Spanish conquistador (b. 1465) *[[1560]] – [[Ii Naomori]], Japanese warrior (b. 1506) * 1560 – [[Imagawa Yoshimoto]], Japanese daimyō (b. 1519) *[[1565]] – [[Adrianus Turnebus]], French philologist and scholar (b. 1512) *[[1567]] – [[Richard Rich, 1st Baron Rich]], English politician, [[Lord Chancellor|Lord Chancellor of England]] (b. 1490) *[[1574]] – [[Renée of France]], Duchess of Ferrara (b.1510)<ref>{{cite web |title=Renée of France | French duchess | Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Renee-of-France |website=www.britannica.com |access-date=10 May 2023 |language=en}}</ref> ===1601–1900=== *[[1647]] – [[Thomas Farnaby]], English scholar and educator (b. 1575) *[[1668]] – [[Charles Berkeley, 2nd Viscount Fitzhardinge]], English politician (b. 1599) *[[1675]] – [[Charles Emmanuel II, Duke of Savoy]] (b. 1634) *[[1734]] – [[James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick]], French-English general and politician, [[Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire]] (b. 1670) *[[1758]] – [[Prince Augustus William of Prussia]] (b. 1722) *[[1772]] – [[Marc-Joseph Marion du Fresne]], French explorer (b. 1724) *[[1778]] – [[Philip Livingston]], American merchant and politician (b. 1716) *[[1816]] – [[Pierre Augereau]], French general (b. 1757) *[[1818]] – [[Egwale Seyon]], Ethiopian emperor *[[1841]] – [[Konstantinos Nikolopoulos (composer)|Konstantinos Nikolopoulos]], Greek composer, archaeologist, and philologist (b. 1786) *[[1900]] – [[Lucretia Peabody Hale]], American journalist and author (b. 1820)<ref>{{cite book |first=Kathleen |last=Kuiper |title=Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of Literature |location=Springfield |publisher=Merriam-Webster |year=1995 |isbn=978-0-87779-042-6 |page=508}}</ref> ===1901–present=== *[[1904]] – [[Camille of Renesse-Breidbach]] (b. 1836) *[[1912]] – [[Frédéric Passy]], French economist and academic, [[Nobel Peace Prize|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1822) *[[1917]] – [[Teresa Carreño]], Venezuelan-American singer-songwriter, pianist, and conductor (b. 1853) *[[1932]] – [[Theo Heemskerk]], Dutch lawyer and politician, [[Prime Minister of the Netherlands]] (b. 1852) *[[1937]] – [[Mikhail Tukhachevsky]], Russian general (b. 1893) *[[1944]] – [[Erich Marcks]], German general (b. 1891) *[[1946]] – [[Médéric Martin]], Canadian politician, mayor of Montreal (b. 1869) *[[1952]] – [[Harry Lawson (politician)|Harry Lawson]], Australian politician, 27th [[Premier of Victoria]] (b. 1875) *[[1957]] – [[Jimmy Dorsey]], American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader ([[The Dorsey Brothers]] and [[The California Ramblers]]) (b. 1904) *[[1962]] – [[John Ireland (composer)|John Ireland]], English composer and educator (b. 1879) *[[1963]] – [[Medgar Evers]], American soldier and activist (b. 1925) *[[1966]] – [[Hermann Scherchen]], German viola player and conductor (b. 1891) *[[1968]] – [[Herbert Read]], English poet and critic (b. 1893) *[[1969]] – [[Aleksandr Deyneka]], Ukrainian-Russian painter and sculptor (b. 1899) *[[1972]] – [[Edmund Wilson]], American critic, essayist, and editor (b. 1895) * 1972 – [[Dinanath Gopal Tendulkar]], Indian writer and documentary filmmaker (b. 1909) *[[1976]] – [[Gopinath Kaviraj]], Indian philosopher and scholar (b. 1887) *[[1978]] – [[Guo Moruo]], Chinese historian, author, and poet (b. 1892) * 1978 – [[Georg Siimenson]], Estonian footballer (b. 1912) *[[1980]] – [[Billy Butlin]], South African-English businessman, founded the [[Butlins|Butlins Company]] (b. 1899)<ref>{{cite news |title=Bobby Butlin: chairman of Butlins from 1968 to 1984 |url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article5696218.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100524174005/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article5696218.ece |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 24, 2010 |newspaper=[[The Times]] |date=10 February 2009 |access-date=1 November 2010}}</ref> * 1980 – [[Masayoshi Ōhira]], Japanese politician, 68th [[Prime minister of Japan]] (b. 1910) * 1980 – [[Milburn Stone]], American actor (b. 1904) *[[1982]] – [[Ian McKay]], English sergeant, [[Victoria Cross]] recipient (b. 1953) * 1982 – [[Karl von Frisch]], Austrian-German ethologist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1886) *[[1983]] – [[Norma Shearer]], Canadian-American actress (b. 1902) *[[1989]] – [[Bruce Hamilton (public servant)|Bruce Hamilton]], Australian public servant (b. 1911) *[[1990]] – [[Terence O'Neill, Baron O'Neill of the Maine]], English captain and politician, 4th [[Prime Minister of Northern Ireland]] (b. 1914) *[[1994]] – [[Nicole Brown Simpson]], ex-wife of [[O. J. Simpson]] (b. 1959) and [[Ron Goldman]], restaurant employee (b. 1968)<ref>{{cite book |author=Johnson Publishing Company |title=Jet |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fjkDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA4 |date=23 October 1995 |publisher=Johnson Publishing Company |pages=4}}</ref> * 1994 – [[Menachem Mendel Schneerson]], Russian-American rabbi and author (b. 1902)<ref>''The New York Times'', June 13, 1994, p. A1.</ref> * 1994 – [[Philip Vera Cruz]], Filipino-American labor leader and farmworker (b. 1904)<ref>{{cite news |title=Philip Vera Cruz, 89; Helped to Found Farm Worker Union |author=Richard D. Lyons |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/06/16/obituaries/philip-vera-cruz-89-helped-to-found-farm-worker-union.html |newspaper=The New York Times |date=16 June 1994 |access-date=4 October 2024}}</ref> *[[1995]] – [[Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli]], Italian pianist (b. 1920)<ref>{{Cite Grove |author=Bryce Morrison |title=Michelangeli, Arturo Benedetti |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.18592 |date=20 January 2001}}</ref> * 1995 – [[Pierre Russell]], American basketball player (b. 1949) *[[1997]] – [[Bulat Okudzhava]], Russian singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1924) *[[1998]] – [[Leo Buscaglia]], American author and educator (b. 1924) * 1998 – [[Theresa Merritt]], American actress and singer (b. 1922) * 1999 – [[Malekeh Malekzadeh Bayani]], Iranian numismatist (b. 1910)<ref>{{Cite web |title=سالروز درگذشت ملکه ملکزاده؛ باستانشناس و بنیادگذار موزه سکه - امرداد |url=https://amordadnews.com/81708/ |access-date=2024-07-02 |website=amordadnews.com |date=12 March 1400 |language=fa-IR}}</ref> *[[1999]] – [[J. F. Powers]], American novelist and short story writer (b. 1917)<ref>{{cite web |author=Mel Gussow |date=June 17, 1999 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/06/17/arts/j-f-powers-81-dies-wrote-about-priests.html |title=J. F. Powers, 81, Dies; Wrote About Priests |work=The New York Times}}</ref> *[[2000]] – [[Purushottam Laxman Deshpande]], Indian actor, director, and producer (b. 1919) *[[2002]] – [[Bill Blass]], American fashion designer, founded [[Bill Blass Limited]] (b. 1922) * 2002 – [[Zena Sutherland]], American reviewer of children's literature (b. 1915)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lipson |first1=Eden Ross |title=Zena Sutherland, 86, Expert On Literature for Children |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/06/15/arts/zena-sutherland-86-expert-on-literature-for-children.html |website=The New York Times |access-date=8 January 2020 |date=15 June 2002}}</ref> *[[2003]] – [[Gregory Peck]], American actor and political activist (b. 1916) *[[2005]] – [[Scott Young (writer)|Scott Young]], Canadian journalist and author (b. 1918) *[[2006]] – [[Nicky Barr]], Australian rugby player and fighter pilot (b. 1915) * 2006 – [[György Ligeti]], Romanian-Hungarian composer and educator (b. 1923) * 2006 – [[Kenneth Thomson, 2nd Baron Thomson of Fleet]], Canadian businessman and art collector (b. 1923) *[[2008]] – [[Miroslav Dvořák (ice hockey)|Miroslav Dvořák]], Czech ice hockey player (b. 1951) * 2008 – [[Derek Tapscott]], Welsh footballer and manager (b. 1932) *[[2010]] – [[Al Williamson]], American illustrator (b. 1931) *[[2011]] – [[René Audet]], Canadian bishop (b. 1920) *[[2012]] – [[Hector Bianciotti]], Argentinian-French journalist and author (b. 1930) * 2012 – [[Margarete Mitscherlich-Nielsen]], Danish-German psychoanalyst and author (b. 1917) * 2012 – [[Medin Zhega]], Albanian footballer and manager (b. 1946) * 2012 – [[Elinor Ostrom]], American political scientist and economist, [[Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1933)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.elinorostrom.com/ |title=Elinor Ostrom, 2009 Nobel Laureate in Economic Sciences: Indiana University |website=www.elinorostrom.com |access-date=2018-03-03}}</ref> * 2012 – [[Pahiño]], Spanish footballer (b. 1923) * 2012 – [[Frank Walker (Australian politician)|Frank Walker]], Australian judge and politician, 41st [[Attorney General of New South Wales]] (b. 1942) *[[2013]] – [[Teresita Barajuen]], Spanish nun (b. 1908) * 2013 – [[Jason Leffler]], American racing driver (b. 1975)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wcnc.com/sports/nascar/Leffler-dies-after-accident-in-dirt-car-event-211316461.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130615081647/http://www.wcnc.com/sports/nascar/Leffler-dies-after-accident-in-dirt-car-event-211316461.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 15, 2013 |title=NASCAR driver Jason Leffler dies after accident in dirt car event |last=Utter |first=Jim |date=June 13, 2013 |work=[[WCNC-TV]] |access-date=13 June 2013 |location=Charlotte, North Carolina}}</ref> *[[2015]] – [[Fernando Brant]], Brazilian journalist, poet, and composer (b. 1946)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.otempo.com.br/cidades/morre-fernando-brant-escritor-e-compositor-mineiro-1.1054415 |title=Morre Fernando Brant, escritor e compositor mineiro - O Tempo |accessdate=June 13, 2015 |language=portuguese}}</ref> *[[2018]] – [[Jon Hiseman]], English drummer (b. 1944)<ref>{{cite book |last=Lentz III |first=Harris M. |title=Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2018 |date=30 May 2019 |publisher=McFarland |page=171 |isbn=9781476636559 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CfWaDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT185}}</ref> *[[2019]] – [[Sylvia Miles]], American actress (b. 1924)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Petski |first=Denise |date=2019-06-12 |title=Sylvia Miles Dies: 'Midnight Cowboy', 'Farewell My Lovely' Star Was 94 |url=https://deadline.com/2019/06/sylvia-miles-dead-midnight-cowboy-farewell-my-lovely-star-1202631763/ |access-date=2021-07-24 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood|Deadline]] |language=en-US}}</ref> *[[2022]] – [[Philip Baker Hall]], American actor (b. 1931)<ref>{{cite news |title=Philip Baker Hall death: Magnolia and Modern Family actor dies, aged 90 |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/philip-baker-hall-death-age-cause-b2100006.html |access-date=June 13, 2022 |work=The Independent |date=June 13, 2022}}</ref><ref name = Gates>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/13/movies/philip-baker-hall-dead.html |title=Philip Baker Hall, Character Actor in Roles of Authority, Dies at 90 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=June 13, 2022 |accessdate=June 13, 2022 |last=Gates |first=Anita |url-access=limited}}</ref> * 2022 – [[Phil Bennett]], Welsh rugby union player (b. 1948)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-14 |title=Phil Bennett obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/jun/14/phil-bennett-obituary |access-date=2022-06-16 |website=the Guardian |language=en}}</ref> *[[2023]] – [[Silvio Berlusconi]], Italian businessman and politician, [[Prime Minister of Italy]] (b. 1936)<ref>{{cite web |title=Berlusconi: Comeback king who led Italy four times |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65121890.amp |website=BBC News |access-date=12 June 2023 |date=12 June 2023}}</ref> * 2023 – [[Francesco Nuti]], Italian actor and director, (b. 1955)<ref>{{cite web |title=Comedian Francesco Nuti dies |url=https://www.ansa.it/english/news/2023/06/12/comedian-francesco-nuti-dies_87955067-00fe-4837-af30-41cc88708ffa.html |website=ANSA |access-date=14 June 2023 |date=12 June 2023}}</ref> * 2023 – [[John Romita Sr.]], comic book artist and author (b. 1930)<ref>{{cite web |title=John Romita Sr., Legendary Marvel Artist, Dies at 93 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/john-romita-sr-dead-marvel-artist-1235515094/ |website=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=14 June 2023 |date=13 June 2023}}</ref> * 2023 – [[Treat Williams]], American actor (b. 1951)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/treat-williams-blue-bloods-actor-dead-following-vehicular-collision-vermont |title=Treat Williams, 'Blue Bloods' actor, dead at 71 following vehicular collision in Vermont |website=[[FoxNews.com]] |date=12 June 2023}}</ref> * [[2024]] – [[William H. Donaldson]], American businessman (b. 1931)<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-06-14 |title=William Donaldson, SEC chief who bolstered watchdog powers, dies at 93 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2024/06/14/william-donaldson-sec-stock-exchange-dies/ |access-date=2024-06-15 |newspaper=Washington Post |language=en}}</ref> *2024 – [[Neil Goldschmidt]], American lawyer and politician, 33rd [[Governor of Oregon]] (b. 1940)<ref>{{cite web |title=Neil Goldschmidt, former governor forever tainted by sexual abuse of young girl, dies |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2024/06/neil-goldschmidt-former-governor-forever-tainted-by-scandal-dies.html |publisher=The Oregonian |date=June 12, 2024 |access-date=June 12, 2024 |archive-date=June 13, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240613025110/https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2024/06/neil-goldschmidt-former-governor-forever-tainted-by-scandal-dies.html |url-status=live}}</ref> * 2024 – [[Jerry West]], American basketball player and executive (b. 1938)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Weber |first=Bruce |date=2024-06-12 |title=Jerry West, One of Basketball's Greatest Players, Dies at 86 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/12/sports/jerry-west-dead.html |access-date=2024-06-12 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
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