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==Events==
===Pre-1600===
*[[763 BC]] &ndash; [[Assyria]]ns record [[Assyrian eclipse|a solar eclipse]] that is later used to fix the [[chronology]] of [[Mesopotamia]]n history.<ref>{{cite book|author=Peter O. Taylor|title=Observing the Sun|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wAq-Cdo6tK4C&pg=PA140|date=21 November 1991|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=978-0-521-40110-4|pages=140}}</ref>
* [[844]] &ndash; [[Louis II of Italy|Louis II]] is crowned as king of [[Italy]] at [[Rome]] by pope [[Pope Sergius II|Sergius II]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Walter Ullmann|title=The Carolingian Renaissance and the Idea of Kingship (Routledge Revivals)|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=25xeBwAAQBAJ&pg=PA58|date=29 January 2010|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-136-99915-4|pages=58}}</ref>
* [[923]] &ndash; [[Battle of Soissons (923)|Battle of Soissons]]: King [[Robert I of France]] is killed and King [[Charles the Simple]] is arrested by the supporters of Duke [[Rudolph of France|Rudolph of Burgundy]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Gerald Irving Anthony Dare Draper|title=Reflections on Law and Armed Conflicts: The Selected Works on the Laws of War by the Late Professor Colonel G.I.A.D. Draper, Obe|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ETjo7FKSsVkC&pg=PA26|date=7 May 1998|publisher=Martinus Nijhoff Publishers|isbn=90-411-0557-3|pages=26}}</ref>
*[[1184]] &ndash; The naval [[Battle of Fimreite]] is won by the Birkebeiner pretender [[Sverre Sigurdsson]]. Sigurdsson takes the Norwegian throne and King [[Magnus V of Norway]] is killed. 
*[[1215]] &ndash; King [[John of England]] puts his [[seal (emblem)|seal]] to [[Magna Carta]].
*[[1219]] &ndash; [[Northern Crusades]]: Danish victory at the [[Battle of Lyndanisse|Battle of Lindanise]] (modern-day [[Tallinn]]) establishes the Danish [[Danish Estonia|Duchy of Estonia]]. 
*[[1246]] &ndash; With the death of [[Frederick II, Duke of Austria]], the [[Babenberg dynasty]] ends in Austria.
*[[1300]] &ndash; The city of [[Bilbao]] is founded.
*[[1310]] &ndash; The [[Tiepolo conspiracy]], seeking to seize power in the [[Republic of Venice]], is thwarted after bloody street clashes in Venice. The suppression of the revolt will lead to the creation of the [[Council of Ten]].<ref>{{cite book | last = Romano | first = Dennis | title = Venice: The Remarkable History of the Lagoon City | publisher = Oxford University Press | year = 2024 | isbn = 978-0-19085998-5 | url = {{Google Books|R8ThEAAAQBAJ|plainurl=yes}} | pages = 182–187}}</ref> 
*[[1312]] &ndash; At the [[Battle of Rozgony]], King [[Charles I of Hungary]] wins a decisive victory over the family of [[Palatine of Hungary|Palatine]] [[Amade Aba]].
*[[1389]] &ndash; [[Battle of Kosovo]]: The [[Ottoman Empire]] defeats [[Serbs]] and [[Bosnia and Herzegovina|Bosnia]]ns.
*[[1410]] &ndash; In a decisive [[Yongle Emperor's campaigns against the Mongols|battle at Onon River]], the Mongol forces of [[Oljei Temur]] were decimated by the Chinese armies of the [[Yongle Emperor]].
*  1410   &ndash; [[Ottoman Interregnum]]: [[Süleyman Çelebi]] [[Battle of Kosmidion|defeats]] his brother [[Musa Çelebi]] outside the Byzantine capital, [[Constantinople]].<ref>{{cite book | last = Kastritsis | first = Dimitris | title = The Sons of Bayezid: Empire Building and Representation in the Ottoman Civil War of 1402-13 | publisher = BRILL | year = 2007 | isbn = 978-90-04-15836-8 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=u_evCQAAQBAJ | pages=149–150}}</ref>
*[[1502]] &ndash; [[Christopher Columbus]] lands on the island of [[Martinique]] on his fourth voyage.
*[[1520]] &ndash; [[Pope Leo X]] threatens to [[Excommunication|excommunicate]] [[Martin Luther]] in ''[[Exsurge Domine]]''.

===1601–1900===
*[[1607]] &ndash; Virginia Colonists finished building [[Jamestown, Virginia|James's Fort]], to defend against Spanish and Indian attacks.<ref>{{cite book|first=Clifton|last=Daniel|title=Chronicle of America|publisher=Chronicle publication|year=1989|page=46|isbn=0-13-133745-9}}</ref> 
*[[1648]] &ndash; [[Margaret Jones (Puritan midwife)|Margaret Jones]] is hanged in [[Boston]] for [[witchcraft]] in the first such execution for the [[Massachusetts Bay Colony]].
*[[1667]] &ndash; The first human [[blood transfusion]] is administered by Dr. [[Jean-Baptiste Denys]].
*[[1670]] &ndash; The first stone of [[Fort Ricasoli]] is laid down in Malta.
*[[1752]] &ndash; [[Benjamin Franklin]] proves that [[lightning]] is [[electricity]] (traditional date, the exact date is unknown).
*[[1776]] &ndash; Delaware Separation Day: [[Delaware]] votes to suspend government under the British Crown and separate officially from [[Pennsylvania]].
*[[1800]] &ndash; The [[Provisional Army of the United States]] is dissolved. 
*[[1804]] &ndash; [[New Hampshire]] approves the [[Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution]], ratifying the document.
*[[1808]] &ndash; [[Joseph Bonaparte]] becomes [[King of Spain]].
*[[1834]] &ndash; The [[1834 looting of Safed|looting of Safed]] commences.<ref name="bloch">{{Cite book |last=Bloch |first=Abraham P. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mjxJAFawRasC&pg=PA168 |title=One a Day: An Anthology of Jewish Historical Anniversaries for Every Day of the Year |date=1987 |publisher=KTAV Publishing House, Inc. |isbn=978-0-88125-108-1 |pages=168 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1836]] &ndash; [[Arkansas]] is admitted as the 25th [[U.S. state]].
*[[1844]] &ndash; [[Charles Goodyear]] receives a [[patent]] for [[vulcanization]], a process to strengthen [[rubber]].
*[[1846]] &ndash; The [[Oregon Treaty]] extends the border between the United States and [[British North America]], established by the [[Treaty of 1818]], westward to the Pacific Ocean.
*[[1859]] &ndash; Ambiguity in the Oregon Treaty leads to the "[[Pig War (1859)|Northwestern Boundary Dispute]]" between American and British/Canadian settlers.
*[[1864]] &ndash; [[American Civil War]]: The [[Second Battle of Petersburg]] begins.
*  1864   &ndash; [[Arlington National Cemetery]] is established when {{convert|200|acre|km2}} of the Arlington estate (formerly owned by the family of Confederate General [[Robert E. Lee]]) are officially set aside as a military [[cemetery]] by [[United States Secretary of War|U.S. Secretary of War]] [[Edwin M. Stanton]].<ref>{{cite book|last=O'Harrow|first=Robert Jr.|title=The Quartermaster: Montgomery C. Meigs, Lincoln's General, Master Builder of the Union Army|location=New York|publisher=Simon & Schuster|date=2016|isbn=9781451671926|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=a2c6DwAAQBAJ|pages=206–207, 282|postscript=none}}; {{cite book|last=Poole|first=Robert M.|title=On Hallowed Ground: The Story of Arlington National Cemetery|location=New York|publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing USA|date=2010|isbn=9780802715494|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ec-mCAAAQBAJ|page=281}}</ref>
*[[1877]] &ndash; [[Henry Ossian Flipper]] becomes the first [[African American]] cadet to graduate from the [[United States Military Academy]].<ref>{{cite book|title=El Campanario|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=I2cLAAAAYAAJ|year=1997|publisher=Texas Old Missions and Forts Restoration Association|page=17}}</ref>
*[[1878]] &ndash; [[Eadweard Muybridge]] takes [[Sallie Gardner at a Gallop|a series of photographs]] to prove that all four feet of a horse leave the ground when it runs; the study becomes the basis of [[film|motion pictures]].
*[[1888]] &ndash; Crown Prince [[Wilhelm II, German Emperor|Wilhelm]] becomes Kaiser Wilhelm II; he will be the last Emperor of the [[German Empire]]. Due to the death of his predecessors [[William I, German Emperor|Wilhelm I]] and [[Frederick III, German Emperor|Frederick III]], 1888 is the [[Year of the Three Emperors]].
*[[1896]] &ndash; [[1896 Sanriku earthquake|One of the deadliest tsunamis]] in Japan's history kills more than 22,000 people.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Walker |first1=Brett L. |title=A Concise History of Japan |date=26 February 2015 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=978-1-107-00418-4 |page=292 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NGt2BgAAQBAJ&pg=PA292 |language=en}}</ref>
===1901–present===
*[[1904]] &ndash; A fire aboard the steamboat {{SS|General Slocum}} in New York City's [[East River]] kills 1,000.
*[[1916]] &ndash; United States President [[Woodrow Wilson]] signs a bill incorporating the [[Boy Scouts of America]], making them the only American youth organization with a federal charter.
*[[1919]] &ndash; [[John Alcock (aviator)|John Alcock]] and [[Arthur Brown (aviator)|Arthur Brown]] complete the first nonstop [[Transatlantic flight of Alcock and Brown|transatlantic flight]] when they reach [[Clifden]], [[County Galway]], Ireland.
*[[1920]] &ndash; Following the [[1920 Schleswig plebiscites]], Northern Schleswig is transferred from Germany to Denmark.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Contemporary Review|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=joFHAQAAMAAJ|year=1920|publisher=A. Strahan|page=284}}</ref>
*[[1921]] &ndash; [[Bessie Coleman]] earns her pilot's license, becoming the first female pilot of African-American descent.
*[[1934]] &ndash; The United States [[Great Smoky Mountains National Park]] is founded.
*[[1936]] &ndash; First flight of the [[Vickers Wellington]] bomber.
*[[1937]] &ndash; A German expedition led by [[Karl Wien]] loses sixteen members in an [[avalanche]] on [[Nanga Parbat]]. It is the worst single disaster to occur on an [[Eight-thousander|8000m peak]].
*[[1940]] &ndash; [[World War II]]: [[Operation Aerial]] begins: Allied troops start to evacuate France, following Germany's takeover of Paris and most of the nation.
*[[1944]] &ndash; World War II: The United States [[Battle of Saipan|invades Saipan]], capital of Japan's [[South Seas Mandate]].
*  1944   &ndash; In the [[1944 Saskatchewan general election|Saskatchewan general election]], the [[Co-operative Commonwealth Federation|CCF]], led by [[Tommy Douglas]], is elected and forms the first [[Socialism|socialist]] government in North America.
*[[1970]] &ndash; [[Charles Manson]] goes on trial for the [[Sharon Tate]] murders.
*[[1972]] &ndash; [[Red Army Faction]] co-founder [[Ulrike Meinhof]] is captured by police in [[Langenhagen]].
*  1972   &ndash; [[Cathay Pacific Flight 700Z]] is destroyed by a bomb over [[Pleiku]], Vietnam (then [[South Vietnam]]) and kills 81 people.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ranter|first=Harro|title=ASN Aircraft accident Convair CV-880-22M-21 VR-HFZ Pleiku|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19720615-1|access-date=2021-06-15|website=aviation-safety.net|publisher=[[Aviation Safety Network]]}}</ref>
*[[1977]] &ndash; After the death of dictator [[Francisco Franco]] in 1975, the first democratic [[1977 Spanish general election|elections]] take place in [[Spain]].
*[[1978]] &ndash; [[Hussein of Jordan|King Hussein]] of [[Jordan]] marries Jordanian-American Lisa Halaby, who takes the name [[Queen Noor of Jordan|Queen Noor]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Herbert David Croly|title=The New Republic|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eosn0jxtK28C|year=1985|publisher=Republic Publishing Company|page=17}}</ref>
*[[1985]] &ndash; [[Rembrandt]]'s painting ''[[Danaë (Rembrandt painting)|Danaë]]'' is attacked by a man (later judged insane) who throws [[sulfuric acid]] on the canvas and cuts it twice with a knife.
*[[1991]] &ndash; In the Philippines, [[Mount Pinatubo]] erupts in the [[1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo|second largest volcanic eruption of the 20th century]], killing over 800 people.
*[[1992]] &ndash; The [[Supreme Court of the United States|United States Supreme Court]] rules in ''[[United States v. Alvarez-Machain|United States v. Álvarez-Machaín]]'' that it is permissible for the United States to forcibly extradite suspects in foreign countries and bring them to the United States for trial, without approval from those other countries.
*[[1996]] &ndash; [[The Troubles]]: The [[Provisional Irish Republican Army]] (IRA) detonates [[1996 Manchester bombing|a powerful truck bomb]] in the middle of Manchester, England, devastating the [[Manchester city centre|city centre]] and injuring 200 people.
*[[2001]] &ndash; Leaders of China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan formed the [[Shanghai Cooperation Organisation]].
*[[2007]] &ndash; The [[Nokkakivi|Nokkakivi Amusement Park]] is opened in [[Lievestuore]], Laukaa, Finland.<ref>[http://www.mtv3.fi/uutiset/arkisto.shtml/arkistot/kotimaa/2007/06/536104 MTV3: Suomen kuudes huvipuisto avautui] (in Finnish)</ref>
*[[2012]] &ndash; [[Nik Wallenda]] becomes the first person to successfully [[Tightrope walking|tightrope walk]] directly over [[Niagara Falls]].
*[[2013]] &ndash; A [[June 2013 Quetta attacks|bomb explodes]] on a bus in the [[Pakistani]] city of [[Quetta]], killing at least 25 people and wounding 22 others.
*[[2022]] &ndash; [[Microsoft]] retires its ubiquitous [[Internet Explorer]] after 26 years in favor of its new browser, [[Microsoft Edge]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Novet|first=Jordan|title=Microsoft retires Internet Explorer browser after 26 years|work=CNN|date=June 15, 2022|accessdate=June 15, 2022|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2022/06/15/microsoft-retires-internet-explorer-and-ends-support.html}}</ref>
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==Births==
===Pre-1600===
*[[1330]] &ndash; [[Edward, the Black Prince]] of England (d. 1376)<ref>{{cite web |title=BBC - History - Edward, the Black Prince |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/black_prince.shtml |website=www.bbc.co.uk |access-date=15 June 2020}}</ref>
*[[1479]] &ndash; [[Lisa del Giocondo]], Italian model, subject of the ''[[Mona Lisa]]'' (d. 1542)<ref>{{cite book|author=Manuel D. Duldulao|title=The Lives and Loves of Artists and Models|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KrmfAAAAMAAJ|year=2006|publisher=Art Association of the Philippines|page=11}}</ref>
*[[1519]] &ndash; [[Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset]], English politician, [[Lord Lieutenant of Ireland]] (d. 1536)
*[[1542]] &ndash; [[Richard Grenville]], English captain and explorer (d. 1591)
*[[1549]] &ndash; [[Elizabeth Knollys]], English noblewoman (d. 1605)
*[[1553]] &ndash; [[Archduke Ernest of Austria]] (d. 1595)
===1601–1900===
*[[1605]] &ndash; [[Thomas Randolph (poet)|Thomas Randolph]], English poet and playwright (d. 1635)
*[[1623]] &ndash; [[Cornelis de Witt]], Dutch politician (d. 1672)<ref>{{cite book|title=The Assurance Magazine and Journal of the Institute of Actuaries|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sx9KAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA209|year=1860|publisher=Charles & Edwin Layton|pages=209}}</ref>
*[[1624]] &ndash; [[Hiob Ludolf]], German orientalist and philologist (d. 1704)
*[[1640]] &ndash; [[Bernard Lamy]], French mathematician and theologian (d. 1715)
*[[1645]] &ndash; [[Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin]], English politician (d. 1712)
*[[1749]] &ndash; [[Georg Joseph Vogler]], German organist, composer, and theorist (d. 1814)
*[[1754]] &ndash; [[Juan José Elhuyar]], Spanish chemist and mineralogist (d. 1796)<ref>{{cite book|author=Bernardo J. Caycedo|title=The Life and Times of Juan José D'Elhuyar: Discoverer of Tungsten in 18th-century New Granada|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LQkEAQAAIAAJ|year=1981|publisher=Coronado Press|isbn=978-0-87291-149-9|page=28}}</ref>
*[[1755]] &ndash; [[Antoine François, comte de Fourcroy]], French chemist and entomologist (d. 1809)
*[[1763]] &ndash; [[Franz Danzi]], German cellist, composer, and conductor (d. 1826)
*  1763   &ndash; [[Kobayashi Issa]], Japanese priest and poet (d. 1827)
*[[1765]] &ndash; [[Henry Thomas Colebrooke]], English orientalist (d. 1837)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/germanwork04mulluoft/page/n371/mode/2up?view=theater|title = Chips from a German Workshop Volume 4|year = 1881|publisher = New York, C. Scribner's sons}}</ref>
*[[1767]] &ndash; [[Rachel Jackson]], American wife of [[Andrew Jackson]] (d. 1828)
*[[1777]] &ndash; [[David Daniel Davis]], Welsh physician and academic (d. 1841)
*[[1789]] &ndash; [[Josiah Henson]], American minister, author, and activist (d. 1883)
*[[1790]] &ndash; [[Charles-Amédée Kohler]], Swiss chocolatier (d. 1874)<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|encyclopedia=[[Historical Dictionary of Switzerland]]|accessdate=10 April 2021|title=Kohler, Charles-Amédée|author=Polla, Louis|url=https://hls-dhs-dss.ch/fr/articles/030581/2006-06-09/|language=fr}}</ref>
*[[1792]] &ndash; [[Thomas Mitchell (explorer)|Thomas Mitchell]], Scottish-Australian colonel and explorer (d. 1855)
*[[1801]] &ndash; [[Benjamin Wright Raymond]], American merchant and politician, 3rd [[Mayor of Chicago]] (d. 1883)
*[[1805]] &ndash; [[William B. Ogden]], American businessman and politician, 1st [[Mayor of Chicago]] (d. 1877)
*[[1809]] &ndash; [[François-Xavier Garneau]], Canadian poet and historian (d. 1866)
*[[1822]] &ndash; [[Alfonso Giacomo Gaspare Corti|Alfonso Corti]], Italian anatomist (d. 1876)<ref>{{cite journal
|last=Betlejewski
|first=Stanisław
|year=2008|title=Science and life—the history of Marquis Alfonso Corti
|journal=Otolaryngologia Polska. The Polish Otolaryngology
|volume=62
|issue=3
|pages=344–7
|location = Poland| pmid = 18652163
| doi=10.1016/S0030-6657(08)70268-3
 }}</ref>
*[[1835]] &ndash; [[Adah Isaacs Menken]], American actress, painter, and poet (d. 1868)
*[[1843]] &ndash; [[Edvard Grieg]], Norwegian pianist and composer (d. 1907)
*[[1848]] &ndash; [[Gheevarghese Mar Gregorios of Parumala]], Indian bishop and saint (d. 1902)
*[[1872]] &ndash; [[Thomas William Burgess]], English swimmer and water polo player (d. 1950)
*[[1875]] &ndash; [[Herman Smith-Johannsen]], Norwegian-Canadian skier (d. 1987)
*[[1878]] &ndash; [[Margaret Abbott]], Indian-American golfer (d. 1955)<ref>{{cite news | last=Fox | first=Margalit | title=Margaret Abbott, an Unwitting Olympic Trailblazer | date=March 8, 2018 | newspaper=The New York Times | url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/obituaries/overlooked-margaret-abbott.html | access-date=24 March 2020}}</ref>
*[[1881]] &ndash; [[Kesago Nakajima]], Japanese lieutenant general in the [[Imperial Japanese Army]] (d. 1945)
*[[1884]] &ndash; [[Harry Langdon]], American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1944)
*[[1886]] &ndash; [[Frank Clement (racing driver)|Frank Clement]], British racing driver (d. 1970)
*[[1888]] &ndash; [[Martin D'Arcy]], English Jesuit priest (d. 1976)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Sire |first1=Henry |author1-link=Henry Sire |title=Father Martin D'Arcy: Philosopher of Christian Love |date=1997 |publisher=Gracewing |isbn=978-0-85244-439-9 |page=3 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Mbxufh0VcjIC}}</ref>
*  1888   &ndash; [[Ramón López Velarde]], Mexican poet and author (d. 1921)
*[[1890]] &ndash; [[Georg Wüst]], German oceanographer and academic (d. 1977)
*[[1894]] &ndash; [[Robert Russell Bennett]], American composer and conductor (d. 1981)
*  1894   &ndash; [[Nikolai Chebotaryov]], Ukrainian-Russian mathematician and theorist (d. 1947)
*[[1898]] &ndash; [[Hubertus Strughold]], German-American physiologist and academic (d. 1986)
*[[1900]] &ndash; [[Gotthard Günther]], German philosopher and academic (d. 1984)
*  1900   &ndash; [[Otto Luening]], German-American composer and conductor (d. 1996)

===1901–present===
*[[1901]] &ndash; [[Elmar Lohk]], Russian-Estonian architect (d. 1963)
*[[1902]] &ndash; [[Erik Erikson]], German-American psychologist and psychoanalyst (d. 1994)
*[[1906]] &ndash; [[Gordon Welchman]], English-American mathematician and author (d. 1985)
*  1906   &ndash; [[Léon Degrelle]], Belgian [[SS]] officer (d. 1994)
*[[1907]] &ndash; [[James Robertson Justice]], English actor and educator (d. 1975)
*[[1909]] &ndash; [[Elena Nikolaidi]], Greek-American soprano and educator (d. 2002)
*[[1910]] &ndash; [[David Rose (songwriter)|David Rose]], English-American pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1990)
*[[1911]] &ndash; [[Wilbert Awdry]], English author, created [[The Railway Series]], the basis for [[Thomas the Tank Engine]] (d. 1997)
*[[1913]] &ndash; [[Tom Adair]], American songwriter, composer, and screenwriter (d. 1988)
*[[1914]] &ndash; [[Yuri Andropov]], Russian politician (d. 1984)
*  1914   &ndash; [[Saul Steinberg]], Romanian-American cartoonist (d. 1999)
*  1914   &ndash; [[Hilda Terry]], American cartoonist (d. 2006)
*[[1915]] &ndash; [[Nini Theilade]], Danish ballet dancer, choreographer, and educator (d. 2018)
*  1915   &ndash; [[Thomas Huckle Weller]], American biologist and virologist, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 2008)
*[[1916]] &ndash; [[Olga Erteszek]], Polish-American fashion designer (d. 1989)
*  1916   &ndash; [[Horacio Salgán]], Argentinian pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 2016)
*  1916   &ndash; [[Herbert A. Simon]], American political scientist and economist, [[Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 2001)
*[[1917]] &ndash; [[John Fenn (chemist)|John Fenn]], American chemist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 2010)
*  1917   &ndash; [[Michalis Genitsaris]], Greek singer-songwriter (d. 2005)
*  1917   &ndash; [[Lash LaRue]], American actor and producer (d. 1996)<ref>{{cite book|author1=Arthur F. McClure|author2=Ken D. Jones|title=Western Films: Heroes, Heavies and Sagebrush of the "B" Genre|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Y6EqAAAAYAAJ|year=1972|publisher=A.S. Barnes & Company}}</ref>
*[[1918]] &ndash; [[François Tombalbaye]], Chadian politician, 1st [[President of Chad]] (d. 1975)<ref>{{cite book|title=Africa: a handbook|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8_sEAQAAIAAJ|year=1973}}</ref>
*[[1920]] &ndash; [[Keith Andrews (racing driver)|Keith Andrews]], American race car driver (d. 1957)
*  1920   &ndash; [[Alla Kazanskaya]], Russian actress (d. 2008)
*  1920   &ndash; [[Sam Sniderman]], Canadian businessman, founded [[Sam the Record Man]] (d. 2012)
*  1920   &ndash; [[Alberto Sordi]], Italian actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2003)
*[[1921]] &ndash; [[Erroll Garner]], American pianist and composer (d. 1977)
*[[1922]] &ndash; [[Jaki Byard]], American pianist and composer (d. 1999)<ref>{{cite book|author=Randel Don|title=The Harvard Biographical Dictionary of Music|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jEGpMqRcQjIC&pg=PA124|year=1996|publisher=Harvard University Press|isbn=978-0-674-37299-3|pages=124–}}</ref>
*[[1923]] &ndash; [[Erland Josephson]], Swedish actor and director (d. 2012)
*  1923   &ndash; [[Ninian Stephen]], English-Australian lieutenant, judge, and politician, 20th [[Governor-General of Australia]] (d. 2017)
*[[1924]] &ndash; [[Hédi Fried]], Swedish author and psychologist (d. 2022)
*  1924   &ndash; [[Ezer Weizman]], Israeli general and politician, 7th [[President of Israel]] (d. 2005)
*[[1925]] &ndash; [[Richard Baker (broadcaster)|Richard Baker]], English journalist and author (d. 2018)
*  1925   &ndash; [[Attilâ İlhan]], Turkish poet, author, and critic (d. 2005)
*[[1926]] &ndash; [[Alfred Duraiappah]], Sri Lankan Tamil lawyer and politician (d. 1975)
*[[1927]] &ndash; [[Ross Andru]], American illustrator (d. 1993)
*  1927   &ndash; [[Ibn-e-Insha]], Indian-Pakistani poet and author (d. 1978)
*  1927   &ndash; [[Hugo Pratt]], Italian author and illustrator (d. 1995)
*[[1930]] &ndash; [[Miguel Méndez]], American author and academic (d. 2013)
*  1930   &ndash; [[Marcel Pronovost]], Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2015)
*[[1931]] &ndash; [[Joseph Gilbert (RAF officer)|Joseph Gilbert]], English air marshal
*[[1932]] &ndash; [[David Alliance, Baron Alliance]], Iranian-English businessman and politician
*  1932   &ndash; [[Mario Cuomo]], American lawyer and politician, 52nd [[Governor of New York]] (d. 2015)
*  1932   &ndash; [[Zia Fariduddin Dagar]], Indian singer (d. 2013)
*  1932   &ndash; [[Bernie Faloney]], American-Canadian football player and sportscaster (d. 1999)
*[[1933]] &ndash; [[Mohammad-Ali Rajai]], Iranian politician, 2nd [[President of Iran]] (d. 1981)
*  1933   &ndash; [[Predrag Koraksić Corax]], Serbian political [[List of caricaturists|caricaturist]]
*[[1934]] &ndash; [[Ruby Nash Garnett]], American R&B singer
*[[1936]] &ndash; [[William Levada]], American cardinal (d. 2019)
*[[1937]] &ndash; [[Pierre Billon (writer)|Pierre Billon]], Swiss-Canadian author and screenwriter
*  1937   &ndash; [[Waylon Jennings]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2002)
*[[1938]] &ndash; [[Billy Williams (left fielder)|Billy Williams]], American baseball player and coach
*[[1939]] &ndash; [[Ward Connerly]], American activist and businessman, founded the [[American Civil Rights Institute]]
*[[1941]] &ndash; [[Neal Adams]], American illustrator (d. 2022)
*  1941   &ndash; [[Harry Nilsson]], American singer-songwriter (d. 1994)
*[[1942]] &ndash; [[Ian Greenberg]], Canadian broadcaster, founded [[Astral Media]] (d. 2022)
*  1942   &ndash; [[John E. McLaughlin]], American diplomat
*  1942   &ndash; [[Peter Norman]], Australian sprinter (d. 2006)
*[[1943]] &ndash; [[Johnny Hallyday]], French singer and actor (d. 2017)
*  1943   &ndash; [[Poul Nyrup Rasmussen]], Danish politician, 38th [[Prime Minister of Denmark]]<ref>{{cite book|author=John Clements|title=Clements' Encyclopedia of World Governments|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NegjAQAAIAAJ|year=1998|publisher=Political Research, Incorporated|page=120}}</ref>
*[[1944]] &ndash; [[Robert D. Keppel]], American police officer and academic (d. 2021)
*[[1945]] &ndash; [[Miriam Defensor Santiago]], Filipino judge and politician (d. 2016)
*  1945   &ndash; [[Robert Sarah]], Guinean cardinal
*  1945   &ndash; [[Lawrence Wilkerson]], American colonel 
*[[1946]] &ndash; [[Noddy Holder]], English rock singer-songwriter, musician, and actor
*  1946   &ndash; [[Jack Horner (paleontologist)|John Horner]], American paleontologist and academic
*  1946   &ndash; [[Demis Roussos]], Egyptian-Greek singer-songwriter and bass player (d. 2015)
*[[1947]] &ndash; [[John Hoagland]], American photographer and journalist (d. 1984)
*[[1948]] &ndash; [[Mike Holmgren]], American football player and coach
*  1948   &ndash; [[Alan Huckle]], English politician and diplomat, [[Governor of Anguilla]]
*  1948   &ndash; [[Henry McLeish]], Scottish footballer, academic, and politician, 2nd [[First Minister of Scotland]]
*[[1949]] &ndash; [[Dusty Baker]], American baseball player and manager
*  1949   &ndash; [[Simon Callow]], English actor and director
*  1949   &ndash; [[Russell Hitchcock]], Australian singer-songwriter
*  1949   &ndash; [[Jim Varney]], American actor, comedian, and screenwriter (d. 2000)
*[[1950]] &ndash; [[Uğur Erdener]], Turkish ophthalmologist and professor
*  1950   &ndash; [[Juliana Azumah-Mensah]], Ghanaian nurse and politician
*  1950   &ndash; [[Deney Terrio]], American choreographer and television host
*  1950   &ndash; [[Lakshmi Mittal]], Indian-English businessman
*[[1951]] &ndash; [[Jane Amsterdam]], American magazine and newspaper editor (''[[Manhattan, inc.]]'', ''[[New York Post]]'')
*  1951   &ndash; [[Vance A. Larson]], American painter (d. 2000)
*  1951   &ndash; [[John Redwood]], English politician, [[Secretary of State for Wales]]
*  1951   &ndash; [[Steve Walsh (musician)|Steve Walsh]], American rock singer-songwriter and musician
*[[1952]] &ndash; [[Satya Pal Jain]], Indian lawyer and politician, [[Additional Solicitor General of India]]
*[[1953]] &ndash; [[Vilma Bardauskienė]], Lithuanian long jumper
*  1953   &ndash; [[Eje Elgh]], Swedish racing driver and sportscaster
*  1953   &ndash; [[Xi Jinping]], Chinese engineer and politician, [[General Secretary of the Communist Party of China|General Secretary of the Communist Party]] and [[President of the People's Republic of China|President of China]]
*  1953   &ndash; [[Raphael Wallfisch]], English cellist and educator
*[[1954]] &ndash; [[Jim Belushi]], American actor
*  1954   &ndash; [[Terri Gibbs]], American country music singer and keyboard player
*  1954   &ndash; [[Paul Rusesabagina]], Rwandan humanitarian
*  1954   &ndash; [[Zdeňka Šilhavá]], Czech discus thrower and shot putter
*  1954   &ndash; [[Beverley Whitfield]], Australian swimmer (d. 1996)
*[[1955]] &ndash; [[Polly Draper]], American actress, producer, and screenwriter
*  1955   &ndash; [[Julie Hagerty]], American model and actress
*[[1956]] &ndash; [[Yevgeny Kiselyov]], Russian-Ukrainian journalist
*  1956   &ndash; [[Lance Parrish]], American baseball player, coach, and manager
*[[1957]] &ndash; [[Brett Butler (baseball)|Brett Butler]], American baseball player and coach
*[[1958]] &ndash; [[Wade Boggs]], American baseball player
*  1958   &ndash; [[Riccardo Paletti]], Italian racing driver (d. 1982)
*[[1959]] &ndash; [[Alan Brazil]], Scottish footballer and sportscaster
*  1959   &ndash; [[Eileen Davidson]], American model and actress
*[[1960]] &ndash; [[Michèle Laroque]], French actress, producer, and screenwriter
*  1960   &ndash; [[Marieke van Doorn]], Dutch field hockey player and coach
*[[1961]] &ndash; [[Dave McAuley]], Northern Irish boxer and sportscaster
*  1961   &ndash; [[Scott Norton]], American wrestler
*[[1962]] &ndash; [[Brad Armstrong (wrestler)|Brad Armstrong]], American wrestler (d. 2012)
*  1962   &ndash; [[Chris Morris (satirist)|Chris Morris]], English actor, satirist, director, and producer
*  1962   &ndash; [[Andrea Rost]], Hungarian soprano
*[[1963]] &ndash; [[Mario Gosselin (ice hockey)|Mario Gosselin]], Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
*  1963   &ndash; [[Helen Hunt]], American actress, director, and producer
*  1963   &ndash; [[Lourdes Valera]], Venezuelan actress (d. 2012)<ref>{{cite web|title=Lourdes Valera|url=http://www.venevision.com/estrella/lourdes-valera|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160319001755/http://www.venevision.com/estrella/lourdes-valera|archive-date=19 March 2016|access-date=3 September 2015|publisher=Venevision}}</ref>
*[[1964]] &ndash; [[Courteney Cox]], American actress and producer
*  1964   &ndash; [[Michael Laudrup]], Danish footballer and manager<ref>{{cite book|author=Keir Radnedge|title=The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Soccer|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9tcZAQAAIAAJ|year=2001|publisher=Universe Pub.|isbn=978-0-7893-0670-8|page=216}}</ref>
*[[1965]] &ndash; [[Annelies Bredael]], Belgian rower
*  1965   &ndash; [[Karim Massimov]], Kazakhstani politician, 7th [[Prime Minister of Kazakhstan]]
*  1965   &ndash; [[Adam Smith (Washington politician)|Adam Smith]], American lawyer and politician
*[[1966]] &ndash; [[Raimonds Vējonis]], Latvian politician, 9th [[President of Latvia]] 
*[[1968]] &ndash; [[Károly Güttler]], Hungarian swimmer
*[[1969]] &ndash; [[Jesse Bélanger]], Canadian ice hockey player
*  1969   &ndash; [[Ice Cube]], American rapper, producer, and actor 
*  1969   &ndash; [[Idalis DeLeón]], American singer and actress 
*  1969   &ndash; [[Nasos Galakteros]], Greek basketball player
*  1969   &ndash; [[Oliver Kahn]], German footballer and sportscaster
*  1969   &ndash; [[Maurice Odumbe]], Kenyan cricketer
*  1969   &ndash; [[Cédric Pioline]], French tennis player
*[[1970]] &ndash; [[Christian Bauman]], American soldier and author
*  1970   &ndash; [[David Bayssari]], Australian rugby league player 
*  1970   &ndash; [[Gaëlle Méchaly]], French soprano
*  1970   &ndash; [[Leah Remini]], American actress and producer
*  1970   &ndash; [[Žan Tabak]], Croatian basketball player and coach
*[[1971]] &ndash; [[Christos Myriounis]], Greek basketball player
*  1971   &ndash; [[Jake Busey]], American actor, musician, and film producer
*[[1972]] &ndash; [[Justin Leonard]], American golfer
*  1972   &ndash; [[Andy Pettitte]], American baseball player
*[[1973]] &ndash; [[Tore Andre Flo]], Norwegian footballer and coach
*  1973   &ndash; [[Neil Patrick Harris]], American actor and singer
*  1973   &ndash; [[Pia Miranda]], Australian actress
*  1973   &ndash; [[Greg Vaughan]], American actor and model<ref>{{Cite web|last=Thomas|first=Michael|title=Days of Our Lives' Greg Vaughan Celebrates His Birthday - See The Amazing Photos With His Co-Stars!|url=https://www.soapoperanews.net/2020/06/days-of-our-lives-greg-vaughan.html|access-date=2021-05-10|website=Soap Opera News}}</ref>
*[[1976]] &ndash; [[Jiří Ryba]], Czech decathlete
*[[1977]] &ndash; [[Michael Doleac]], American basketball player and manager
*[[1978]] &ndash; [[Wilfred Bouma]], Dutch footballer
*  1978   &ndash; [[Zach Day]], American baseball player
*[[1979]] &ndash; [[Yulia Nestsiarenka]], Belarusian sprinter
*  1979   &ndash; [[Christian Rahn]], German footballer
*  1979   &ndash; [[Charles Zwolsman Jr.]], Dutch racing driver
*[[1980]] &ndash; [[David Lyons (rugby union, born 1980)|David Lyons]], Australian rugby player 
*[[1981]] &ndash; [[John Paintsil]], Ghanaian footballer
*[[1982]] &ndash; [[Mike Delany]], New Zealand rugby player<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chiefs.co.nz/The-Team/Player-Profiles-/Mike-Delany/ |title=Player Profiles |publisher=Chiefs.co.nz |date=15 June 1982 |access-date=17 August 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726221139/http://www.chiefs.co.nz/The-Team/Player-Profiles-/Mike-Delany/ |archive-date=26 July 2011 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
*  1982   &ndash; [[Abdur Razzak (cricketer)|Abdur Razzak]], Bangladeshi cricketer<ref>{{ESPNcricinfo|name=Abdur Razzak|id=56283|check-wikidata=no}}</ref>
*[[1983]] &ndash; [[Laura Imbruglia]], Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist{{citation needed|date=June 2020}} 
*  1983   &ndash; [[Josh McGuire (fencer)|Josh McGuire]], Canadian fencer<ref>{{cite news |title=Joshua McGuire |url=https://olympic.ca/team-canada/joshua-mcguire/ |website=Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website |access-date=15 June 2020 |date=19 September 2011}}</ref>
*[[1984]] &ndash; [[Luke Hodge]], Australian footballer<ref>{{cite web |title=Luke Hodge |url=http://www.aflplayers.com.au/luke-hodge/ |website=AFLPA |access-date=15 June 2020 |date=13 August 2013}}</ref>
*  1984   &ndash; [[Eva Hrdinová]], Czech tennis player<ref>{{cite web |title=Tennis Eva Hrdinova - ESPN |url=http://m.espn.com/general/tennis/playercard?playerId=1163&src=desktop |website=m.espn.com |access-date=15 June 2020 |language=EN}}</ref>
*  1984   &ndash; [[Tim Lincecum]], American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Tim Lincecum Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/facts/Tim-Lincecum |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=15 June 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
*  1984   &ndash; [[Edison Toloza]], Colombian footballer<ref>{{cite web |title=Edison Toloza Estadísticas, Noticias, Biografía |url=https://espndeportes.espn.com/futbol/jugador/_/id/95764/edison-toloza |website=ESPNDeportes |access-date=15 June 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1985]] &ndash; [[Ashley Nicole Black]], American comedian, actress, and writer<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/meet-samantha-bees-army-of-trumpster-confronting-comics|title=Meet Samantha Bee's Army of Trumpster-Confronting Comics|last=Fallon|first=Kevin|date=2017-06-20|access-date=2019-02-19|language=en}}</ref>
*[[1986]] &ndash; [[James Maloney (rugby league)|James Maloney]], Australian rugby league player<ref>{{cite web |title=James Maloney |url=https://www.nrl.com/players/state-of-origin/new-south-wales/james-maloney/ |website=National Rugby League |access-date=15 June 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
*  1986   &ndash; [[Trevor Plouffe]], American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Trevor Plouffe Stats, Fantasy & News |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/trevor-plouffe-461858 |website=MLB.com |access-date=15 June 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1989]] &ndash; [[Bayley (wrestler)|Bayley]], American wrestler<ref>{{cite web |title=Bayley |url=https://www.espn.com/wwe/story/_/id/17171892/wwe-profile-page-bayley |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=13 June 2023 |date=11 August 2020}}</ref>
*  1989   &ndash; [[Víctor Cabedo]], Spanish cyclist (d. 2012)<ref>{{cite web |title=Víctor Cabedo - Player Profile - Cycling |url=https://www.eurosport.com/cycling/victor-cabedo_prs255960/person.shtml |website=Eurosport |access-date=15 June 2020}}</ref>
*  1989   &ndash; [[Bryan Clauson]], American race car driver (d. 2016)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Slotnik |first1=Daniel E. |title=Bryan Clauson, Champion Sprint Car Racer, Dies at 27 After Crash |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/10/sports/autoracing/bryan-clauson-dead-at-27.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220103/https://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/10/sports/autoracing/bryan-clauson-dead-at-27.html |archive-date=2022-01-03 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |website=The New York Times |access-date=15 June 2020 |date=8 August 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
*[[1992]] &ndash; [[Michał Kopczyński]], Polish footballer<ref>{{cite web |title=Michal Kopczynski - Player Profile - Football |url=https://www.eurosport.com/football/michal-kopczynski_prs326228/person.shtml |website=Eurosport |access-date=15 June 2020}}</ref>
*  1992   &ndash; [[Mohamed Salah]], Egyptian footballer<ref>{{cite web |title=On this day: Born June 15, 1992: Mohamed Salah, Egyptian footballer |url=https://www.eurosport.co.uk/football/on-this-day-born-june-15-1992-mohamed-salah-egyptian-footballer_sto7774675/story.shtml |website=Eurosport UK |access-date=15 June 2020 |date=14 June 2020}}</ref>
*  1992   &ndash; [[Dafne Schippers]], Dutch heptathlete and sprinter<ref>{{cite web |title=Dafne Schippers {{!}} Profile |url=https://worldathletics.org/athletes/netherlands/dafne-schippers-14291986 |website=worldathletics.org |access-date=15 June 2020}}</ref>
*[[1993]] &ndash; [[Cooper Kupp]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Cooper Kupp Stats |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/K/KuppCo00.htm |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |access-date=28 March 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
*  1993   &ndash; [[Irfan Hadžić]], Bosnian footballer<ref>{{cite web |title=Irfan Hadzic - Player Profile - Football |url=https://www.eurosport.com/football/irfan-hadzic_prs285646/person.shtml |website=Eurosport |access-date=15 June 2020}}</ref>
*[[1994]] &ndash; [[Inaki Williams]], Basque footballer<ref>{{cite web |title=Iñaki Williams Stats, News, Bio |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/football/player/_/id/214412/inaki-williams |website=ESPN |access-date=15 June 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1996]] &ndash; [[Aurora (singer)|Aurora]], Norwegian singer-songwriter<ref>{{cite web |title=Aurora Aksnes {{!}} Profile |url=https://www.aurora-music.com/#/ |website=aurora-music.com |date=2023 |publisher=Decca}}</ref>
*1996 &ndash; [[Tia-Adana Belle]], Barbadian athlete<ref>{{cite web |title=Tia-Adana Belle {{!}} Profile |url=https://worldathletics.org/athletes/barbados/tia-adana-belle-14469918 |website=worldathletics.org |access-date=18 October 2020}}</ref>
*1996 &ndash; [[Hoshi (South Korean singer)|Hoshi]], South Korean singer and dancer<ref>{{cite web |title=세븐틴 호시, 선한 호랑이···고향 남양주 도서관에 5천만원 기부[뉴스컬처★] |url=https://www.newsculture.press/news/articleView.html?idxno=510986 |website=뉴스컬처 (NEWSCULTURE) |access-date=13 March 2025 |language=ko |date=20 September 2022}}</ref>
*[[1997]] &ndash; [[Madison Kocian]], American gymnast<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.teamusa.org/usa-gymnastics/athletes/Madison-Kocian |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151031125325/http://www.teamusa.org/usa-gymnastics/athletes/Madison-Kocian |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 31, 2015 |title=Madison Kocian |publisher=[[United States Olympic Committee]] |access-date=15 June 2019}}</ref>
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==Deaths==
===Pre-1600===
* [[923]] &ndash; [[Robert I of France]] (b. 866)
* [[948]] &ndash; [[Romanos I|Romanos I Lekapenos]], Byzantine Emperor (b. c. 870)
* [[952]] &ndash; [[Murong Yanchao]], Chinese general
* [[960]] &ndash; [[Eadburh of Winchester]], English princess and saint
* [[970]] &ndash; [[Adalbert, Bishop of Passau|Adalbert]], bishop of [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Passau|Passau]]
* [[991]] &ndash; [[Theophanu]], Byzantine wife of [[Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor]] (b. 960)
*[[1073]] &ndash; [[Emperor Go-Sanjō]] of Japan (b. 1034)
*[[1184]] &ndash; [[Magnus V of Norway|Magnus Erlingsson]], King of Norway (b. 1156)
*[[1189]] &ndash; [[Minamoto no Yoshitsune]], Japanese general (b. 1159)
*[[1246]] &ndash; [[Frederick II, Duke of Austria]] (b. 1219)
*[[1337]] &ndash; [[Angelo da Clareno]], Italian Franciscan and leader of a group of [[Fraticelli]] (b. 1247)
*[[1341]] &ndash; [[Andronikos III Palaiologos]], Byzantine emperor (b. 1297)
*[[1381]] &ndash; [[John Cavendish]], English lawyer and judge (b. 1346)
*  1381   &ndash; [[Wat Tyler]], English rebel leader (b. 1341)
*[[1383]] &ndash; [[John VI Kantakouzenos]], Byzantine emperor (b. 1292)
*  1383   &ndash; [[Matthew Kantakouzenos]], Byzantine emperor
*[[1389]] &ndash; [[Lazar of Serbia]] (b. 1329)
*  1389   &ndash; [[Murad I]], Ottoman Sultan (b. 1319)<ref name ="Britannica">[https://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/397836/Murad-I "Murad I"]. Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 2014. Web. 19 Dec. 2014.</ref>
*  1389   &ndash; [[Miloš Obilić]], Serbian knight.<ref>{{cite book|last=Judah|title=The Serbs|year=2009|publisher=Yale University Press|isbn=978-0-300-15826-7|page=32}}</ref>
*[[1416]] &ndash; [[John, Duke of Berry]] (b. 1340)
*[[1467]] &ndash; [[Philip III, Duke of Burgundy]] (b. 1396)
*[[1521]] &ndash; [[Tamás Bakócz]], Hungarian cardinal (b. 1442)
===1601–1900===
*[[1614]] &ndash; [[Henry Howard, 1st Earl of Northampton]], English courtier and politician, [[Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports]] (b. 1540)
*[[1724]] &ndash; [[Henry Sacheverell]], English minister and politician (b. 1674)
*[[1768]] &ndash; [[James Short (mathematician)|James Short]], Scottish mathematician and optician (b. 1710)
*[[1772]] &ndash; [[Louis-Claude Daquin]], French organist and composer (b. 1694)
*[[1844]] &ndash; [[Thomas Campbell (poet)|Thomas Campbell]], Scottish poet and academic (b. 1777)
*[[1849]] &ndash; [[James K. Polk]], American lawyer and politician, 11th [[President of the United States]] (b. 1795)
*[[1858]] &ndash; [[Ary Scheffer]], Dutch-French painter and academic (b. 1795)
*[[1881]] &ndash; [[Franjo Krežma]], Croatian violinist and composer (b. 1862)<ref>[https://www.enciklopedija.hr/clanak/krezma-franjo Krežma, Franjo] at Hrvatska Enciklopedija {{in lang|hr}}</ref>
*[[1888]] &ndash; [[Frederick III, German Emperor]] (b. 1831)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Elkind |first1=Louis |title=The German Emperor's Speeches |date=1904 |publisher=Longmans, Green, & Co. |location=London |pages=1–4}}</ref>
*[[1889]] &ndash; [[Mihai Eminescu]], Romanian journalist, author, and poet (b. 1850)<ref>{{cite book|author1=Mihai Eminescu|author2=Mihai Beniuc|author3=Eugen Simion|title=Mihail Eminescu, 1850-1889|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5YgIAQAAIAAJ|year=1964|publisher=R.P.R. Academy|page=19}}</ref>
*[[1890]] &ndash; [[Unryū Kyūkichi]], Japanese sumo wrestler, the 10th [[Makuuchi#Yokozuna|Yokozuna]] (b. 1822)

===1901–present===
*[[1917]] &ndash; [[Kristian Birkeland]], Norwegian physicist and academic (b. 1867)
*[[1934]] &ndash; [[Alfred Bruneau]], French cellist and composer (b. 1857)
*[[1938]] &ndash; [[Ernst Ludwig Kirchner]], German painter and illustrator (b. 1880)
*[[1941]] &ndash; [[Otfrid Foerster]], German neurologist and physician (b. 1873)
*  1941   &ndash; [[Evelyn Underhill]], English mystic and author (b. 1875)
*[[1945]] &ndash; [[Count Albert von Mensdorff-Pouilly-Dietrichstein]], Austrian diplomat
*[[1961]] &ndash; [[Giulio Cabianca]], Italian racing driver (b. 1923)
*  1961   &ndash; [[Peyami Safa]], Turkish journalist and author (b. 1899)
*[[1962]] &ndash; [[Alfred Cortot]], Swiss pianist and conductor (b. 1877)
*[[1967]] &ndash; [[Tatu Kolehmainen]], Finnish runner (b. 1885)
*[[1968]] &ndash; [[Sam Crawford]], American baseball player, coach, and umpire (b. 1880)
*  1968   &ndash; [[Wes Montgomery]], American guitarist and songwriter (b. 1925)
*[[1971]] &ndash; [[Wendell Meredith Stanley]], American biochemist and virologist, [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1904)
*[[1976]] &ndash; [[Jimmy Dykes]], American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1896)
*[[1984]] &ndash; [[Meredith Willson]], American playwright, composer, and conductor (b. 1902)
*[[1985]] &ndash; [[Andy Stanfield]], American sprinter (b. 1927)
*[[1989]] &ndash; [[Maurice Bellemare]], Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1912)
*  1989   &ndash; [[Ray McAnally]], Irish actor (b. 1926)
*[[1991]] &ndash; [[Happy Chandler]], American businessman and politician, 49th [[Governor of Kentucky]] (b. 1898)
*  1991   &ndash; [[Arthur Lewis (economist)|Arthur Lewis]], Saint Lucian economist and academic, [[Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1915)
*[[1992]] &ndash; [[Chuck Menville]], American animator, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1940)
*  1992   &ndash; [[Brett Whiteley]], Australian painter (b. 1939)
*[[1993]] &ndash; [[John Connally]], American commander, lawyer, and politician, 61st [[United States Secretary of the Treasury]] (b. 1917)
*  1993   &ndash; [[James Hunt]], English racing driver and sportscaster (b. 1947)
*[[1994]] &ndash; [[Manos Hatzidakis]], Greek composer and theorist (b. 1925)
*[[1995]] &ndash; [[John Vincent Atanasoff]], American physicist and inventor, invented the [[Atanasoff–Berry computer]] (b. 1903)
*[[1996]] &ndash; [[Ella Fitzgerald]], American singer and actress (b. 1917)<ref>{{cite web |title=Ella Fitzgerald {{!}} Biography, Music, & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ella-Fitzgerald |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=14 February 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
*  1996   &ndash; [[Sir Fitzroy Maclean, 1st Baronet]], Scottish general and politician (b. 1911)
*  1996   &ndash; [[Dick Murdoch]], American wrestler (b. 1946)
*[[1999]] &ndash; [[Omer Côté]], Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1906)
*[[2000]] &ndash; [[Jules Roy]], French author, poet, and playwright (b. 1907)
*[[2001]] &ndash; [[Henri Alekan]], French cinematographer (b. 1909)
*[[2002]] &ndash; [[Choi Hong Hi]], South Korean general and martial artist, founded [[Taekwondo]] (b. 1918)
*[[2003]] &ndash; [[Hume Cronyn]], Canadian-American actor (b. 1911)
*[[2004]] &ndash; [[Ahmet Piriştina]], Turkish politician and mayor of İzmir (b. 1952)
*[[2005]] &ndash; [[Suzanne Flon]], French actress (b. 1918)
*[[2006]] &ndash; [[Raymond Devos]], Belgian-French comedian and clown (b. 1922)
*  2006   &ndash; [[Herb Pearson]], New Zealand cricketer (b. 1910)
*[[2007]] &ndash; [[Hugo Corro]], Argentine boxer (b. 1953)
*[[2008]] &ndash; [[Ray Getliffe]], Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1914)
*[[2011]] &ndash; [[Bill Haast]], American herpetologist and academic (b. 1910)
*[[2012]] &ndash; [[Phillip D. Cagan]], American economist and author (b. 1927)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Barry MacKay (tennis)|Barry MacKay]], American tennis player and sportscaster (b. 1935)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Israel Nogueda Otero]], Mexican economist and politician, 10th [[Governor of Guerrero]] (b. 1935)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Jerry Tubbs]], American football player and coach (b. 1935)
*[[2013]] &ndash; [[Heinz Flohe]], German footballer and manager (b. 1948)
*  2013   &ndash; [[José Froilán González]], Argentinian racing driver (b. 1922)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Dennis O'Rourke]], Australian director and producer (b. 1945)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Kenneth G. Wilson]], American physicist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1936)
*[[2014]] &ndash; [[Jacques Bergerac]], French actor and businessman (b. 1927)
*  2014   &ndash; [[Casey Kasem]], American radio host, producer, and voice actor, co-created ''[[American Top 40]]'' (b. 1932)
*  2014   &ndash; [[Daniel Keyes]], American short story writer and novelist (b. 1927)
*  2014   &ndash; [[Moise Safra]], Brazilian businessman and philanthropist, co-founded [[Banco Safra]] (b. 1934)
*[[2015]] &ndash; [[Kirk Kerkorian]], American businessman, founded the [[Tracinda Corporation]] (b. 1917)
*[[2016]] &ndash; [[Lois Duncan]], American author (b. 1934)
*[[2018]] &ndash; [[Matt "Guitar" Murphy]], American Blues guitarist (b. 1929)
*[[2019]] &ndash; [[Franco Zeffirelli]], Italian film director (b. 1923)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2019/jun/15/franco-zeffirelli-revered-italian-director-dies-aged-96|title=Franco Zeffirelli, revered Italian director, dies aged 96|author=Chris Weigand|website=The Guardian|date=15 June 2019}}</ref>
*[[2023]] &ndash; [[Glenda Jackson]], English actress and politician (b. 1936)<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-06-15 |title=Glenda Jackson: Oscar-winning actress and former MP dies aged 87 |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-65916692 |access-date=2023-09-26}}</ref>
*[[2024]] &ndash; [[James Kent (chef)|James Kent]], American chef (b. 1979)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Traub |first=Alex |date=2024-06-16 |title=James Kent, Chef Who Was Building a Restaurant Empire, Dies at 45 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/16/obituaries/james-kent-dead.html |access-date=2024-06-17 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
*2024 &ndash; [[Matija Sarkic]], English-born Montenegrin footballer (b. 1997)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-15 |title=Matija Sarkic: Millwall announce death of goalkeeper aged 26 |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/cv22z9lgdlxo |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}</ref>
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==Holidays and observances==
*[[Arbor Day (Costa Rica)]]
*Christian [[feast day]]:
**[[Abraham of Clermont|Abraham of Clermont (or of St Cyriacus)]]
**[[Alice of Schaerbeek|Alice (or Adelaide) of Schaerbeek]]
**[[Augustine of Hippo]] ([[Eastern Orthodox Church]])
**[[Beatification|Blessed]] [[Albertina Berkenbrock]]
**Blessed [[Clement Vismara]]
**[[Eadburh of Winchester|Edburga of Winchester]]
**[[Evelyn Underhill]] ([[Church of England]] and [[Episcopal Church (United States)|The Episcopal Church]])
**[[Germaine Cousin]]
**[[Landelin|Landelin (of Crespin or of Lobbes)]]
**[[Saint Trillo|Trillo]]
**[[Vitus, Modestus and Crescentia|Vitus (Guy), Modestus and Crescentia]]
**[[June 15 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)]]
*[[Day of Valdemar]] and [[Reunion Day (Denmark)|Reunion Day]] ([[Flag Day]]) (Denmark)
*[[Engineer's Day (Italy)]]
*[[Global Wind Day]] ([[International observance|international]])
*[[National Beer Day (United Kingdom)]]
*[[National Salvation Day of Azerbaijanis|National Salvation Day]] ([[Azerbaijan]])

==References==
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==External links==
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* {{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/june/15 |title=On This Day |publisher=BBC}}
* {{NYT On this day|month=06|day=15}}
* {{cite web |url=https://www.onthisday.com/events/june/15 |title=Historical Events on June 15 |publisher=OnThisDay.com}}

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