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- Day of German Unity, celebrated before October 1990. (West Germany)
- Bunker Hill Day (Suffolk County, Massachusetts)
- Christian Feast Day:
- Father's Day (El Salvador and Guatemala)
- National Day, celebrates the independence of Iceland from Kingdom of Denmark in 1944.
- Soviet Occupation Day (Latvia)
- World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought (International)
- Zemla Intifada Day (Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic)
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- 1994 - Following a televised low-speed highway chase , O.J. Simpson is arrested for the murders of his wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ronald Goldman.
- 1992 - A 'joint understanding' agreement on arms reduction is signed by U.S. President George H. W. Bush and Russian President Boris Yeltsin (this would be later codified in START II).
- 1991 - Apartheid: the South African Parliament repeals the Population Registration Act which required racial classification of all South Africans at birth.
- 1987 - With the death of the last individual, the Dusky Seaside Sparrow becomes extinct.
- 1972 - Watergate scandal: five White House operatives are arrested for burglarizing the offices of the Democratic National Committee, in an attempt by some members of the Republican party to illegally wiretap the opposition.
- 1971 - President Richard Nixon declares the U.S. War on Drugs.
- 1963 - The United States Supreme Court rules 8 to 1 in Abington School District v. Schempp against allowing the reciting of Bible verses and the Lord's Prayer in public schools.
- 1963 - A day after South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem announced the Joint Communique to end the Buddhist crisis, a riot involving around 2,000 people breaks out, killing one.
- 1961 - The New Democratic Party of Canada is founded with the merger of the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) and the Canadian Labour Congress.
- 1960 - The Nez Perce tribe is awarded $4 million for 7 million acres (28,000 km2) of land undervalued (4 cents/acre) in the 1863 treaty.
- 1958 - The Ironworkers Memorial Second Narrows Crossing, in the process of being built to connect Vancouver and North Vancouver (Canada), collapses into the Burrard Inlet killing many of the ironworkers and injuring others.
- 1958 - The Wooden Roller Coaster at Playland, which is in the Pacific National Exhibition, Vancouver, Canada opens. It is still open today.
- 1953 - East Germany Workers Uprising: in East Germany, the Soviet Union orders a division of troops into East Berlin to quell a rebellion.
- 1948 - A Douglas DC-6 carrying United Airlines Flight 624 crashes near Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania, killing all 43 people on board.
- 1944 - Iceland declares independence from Denmark and becomes a republic.
- 1940 - World War II: Operation Ariel begins – Allied troops start to evacuate France, following Germany's takeover of Paris and most of the nation.
- 1940 - World War II: sinking of the RMS Lancastria by the Luftwaffe near Saint-Nazaire, France.
- 1940 - World War II: the British Army's 11th Hussars assault and take Fort Capuzzo in Libya, Africa from Italian forces.
- 1940 - The three Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania fall under the occupation of the Soviet Union.
- 1939 - Last public guillotining in France: Eugen Weidmann, a convicted murderer, is guillotined in Versailles outside the Saint-Pierre prison.
- 1933 - Union Station Massacre: in Kansas City, Missouri, four FBI agents and captured fugitive Frank Nash are gunned down by gangsters attempting to free Nash.
- 1932 - Bonus Army: around a thousand World War I veterans amass at the United States Capitol as the U.S. Senate considers a bill that would give them certain benefits.
- 1930 - U.S. President Herbert Hoover signs the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act into law.
- 1910 - Aurel Vlaicu performed the first flight of A. Vlaicu nr. 1.
- 1901 - The College Board introduces its first standardized test, the forerunner to the SAT.
- 1898 - The United States Navy Hospital Corps is established.
- 1885 - The Statue of Liberty arrives in New York Harbor.
- 1877 - Indian Wars: Battle of White Bird Canyon – the Nez Perce defeat the U.S. Cavalry at White Bird Canyon in the Idaho Territory.
- 1876 - Indian Wars: Battle of the Rosebud – 1,500 Sioux and Cheyenne led by Crazy Horse beat back General George Crook's forces at Rosebud Creek in Montana Territory.
- 1863 - Battle of Aldie in the Gettysburg Campaign of the American Civil War.
- 1839 - In the Kingdom of Hawaii, Kamehameha III issues the Edict of toleration which gives Roman Catholics the freedom to worship in the Hawaiian Islands. The Hawaii Catholic Church and the Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace are established as a result.
- 1789 - In France, the Third Estate declares itself the National Assembly.
- 1775 - American Revolutionary War: Battle of Bunker Hill
- 1773 - Cúcuta (Colombia) is founded by Juana Rangel de Cuéllar.
- 1673 - French explorers Jacques Marquette and Louis Jolliet reach the Mississippi River and become the first Europeans to make a detailed account of its course.
- 1631 - Mumtaz Mahal dies during childbirth. Her husband, Mughal emperor Shah Jahan I, will spend more than 20 years building her mausoleum, the Taj Mahal.
- 1579 - Sir Francis Drake claims a land he calls Nova Albion (modern California) for England.
- 1565 - Matsunaga Hisahide assassinates the 13th Ashikaga shogun, Ashikaga Yoshiteru.
- 1497 - Battle of Deptford Bridge – forces under King Henry VII defeat troops led by Michael An Gof.
- 1462 - Vlad III the Impaler attempts to assassinate Mehmed II (The Night Attack) forcing him to retreat from Wallachia.
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- 1989 - Giorgos Tofas, Cypriot footballer
- 1988 - Andrew Ogilvy, Australian basketball player
- 1988 - Stephanie Rice, Australian swimmer
- 1985 - Marcos Baghdatis, Cypriot tennis player
- 1985 - Rafael Sóbis, Brazilian footballer
- 1984 - John Gallagher, Jr., American actor
- 1983 - Connie Fisher, English stage actress
- 1983 - Kazunari Ninomiya, Japanese singer and actor
- 1983 - Lee Ryan, British singer (Blue)
- 1982 - Marek Svatoš, Slovakian ice hockey player
- 1981 - Kyle Boller, American football player
- 1981 - Shane Watson, Australian cricketer
- 1980 - Kimeru, Japanese singer
- 1980 - Venus Williams, American tennis player
- 1980 - Jeph Jacques, American webcomic writer
- 1979 - Nick Rimando, American footballer
- 1979 - Andrew Rutherford, Canadian radio personality
- 1978 - Kumiko Aso, Japanese actress
- 1978 - Isabelle Delobel, French ice dancer
- 1978 - James Corden, English actor and comedian
- 1977 - Mark Tauscher, American football player
- 1977 - Branko Tomovic, Serbian actor
- 1976 - Sven Nys, Belgian cyclo-cross rider
- 1976 - Scott Adkins, English actor
- 1975 - Jennifer Irwin, Canadian actress
- 1975 - Chloe Jones, American pornographic actress (d. 2005)
- 1975 - Joshua Leonard, American actor
- 1974 - Evangelia Psarra, Greek archer
- 1973 - Leander Paes, Indian tennis player
- 1973 - Christian Claudio, Puerto Rican business consultant
- 1973 - Krayzie Bone, American rapper (Bone Thugs-N-Harmony)
- 1973 - Louis Leterrier, French film director
- 1972 - Sebastian White, English drummer (Oasis)
- 1971 - Mildred Fox, Irish politician
- 1971 - Paulina Rubio, Mexican singer
- 1970 - Stéphane Fiset, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1970 - Will Forte, American writer, actor and comedian
- 1970 - Jason Hanson, American football player
- 1970 - Popeye Jones, American basketball player
- 1970 - Michael Showalter, American comedian
- 1970 - Sasha Sokol, Mexican singer and actress
- 1969 - Paul Tergat, Kenyan long distance runner
- 1968 - Julie Miller, Hawaiian triathlete
- 1968 - Minoru Suzuki, Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial artist
- 1967 - Eric Stefani, American keyboardist, songwriter (No Doubt) and cartoon animator
- 1967 - Dorothea Röschmann, German operatic soprano
- 1966 - Jason Patric, American actor
- 1965 - Dermontti Dawson, American football player
- 1965 - Dan Jansen, American speed skater
- 1965 - Dara O'Kearney, Irish ultra runner and professional poker player
- 1964 - Rinaldo Capello, Italian racing driver
- 1964 - Michael Gross, German swimmer
- 1964 - Erin Murphy, American actress
- 1963 - Greg Kinnear, American actor
- 1962 - Michael Monroe, Finnish singer (Hanoi Rocks)
- 1961 - K?ichi Yamadera, Japanese seiy?, actor and tarento
- 1960 - Adrián Campos, Spanish racing driver
- 1960 - Thomas Haden Church, American actor
- 1958 - Sam Hamad, Syrian-born Canadian politician
- 1958 - Jon Leibowitz, American government official
- 1958 - Daniel McVicar, American actor
- 1958 - Derek Lee Ragin, American countertenor
- 1958 - Jello Biafra, American singer (Dead Kennedys) and activist
- 1958 - Bobby Farrelly, American film director
- 1957 - Phil Chevron, Irish guitarist, singer and songwriter (The Pogues, The Radiators From Space)
- 1957 - Martin Dillon, American opera singer (d. 2005)
- 1957 - Jon Gries, American actor
- 1957 - Jack Wouterse, Dutch actor
- 1956 - Chi-chi Nwanoku, English double bassist
- 1955 - Gail Jones, Australian author
- 1954 - Len Davies, British pro wrestling promoter
- 1952 - Mike Milbury, American ice hockey player, coach and executive
- 1951 - Joe Piscopo, American actor
- 1950 - Lee Tamahori, New Zealand film director
- 1949 - Snakefinger, British-born guitarist, violinist, singer and songwriter (The Residents) (d. 1987)
- 1948 - Dave Concepción, Venezuelan baseball player
- 1948 - Aurelio López, Mexican baseball player (d. 1992)
- 1947 - Christopher Allport, American actor (d. 2008)
- 1947 - George S. Clinton, American composer and musician
- 1947 - Paul Young, English singer and percussionist (Sad Café, Mike + The Mechanics) (d. 2000)
- 1947 - Linda Chavez, American author
- 1946 - Peter Rosei, Austrian writer
- 1945 - Frank Ashmore, American actor
- 1945 - Art Bell, American radio broadcaster and author
- 1945 - Tommy Franks, American General
- 1945 - Ken Livingstone, English politician
- 1945 - Eddy Merckx, Belgian cyclist
- 1944 - Randy Johnson, American football player (d. 2009)
- 1943 - Newt Gingrich, American politician
- 1943 - Barry Manilow, American musician
- 1943 - Burt Rutan, American aerospace engineer
- 1942 - Mohamed ElBaradei, Egyptian IAEA director, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize
- 1940 - George Akerlof, American economist, Nobel laureate
- 1936 - Vern Harper, Canadian First Nations Cree Elder and veteran of the Korean War
- 1936 - Ken Loach, British film director
- 1933 - Harry Browne, American writer and investment analyst (d. 2006)
- 1933 - Christian Ferras, French violinist (d. 1982)
- 1933 - Maurice Stokes, American basketball player (d. 1970)
- 1932 - Peter Lupus, American actor
- 1932 - John Murtha, American politician (d. 2010)
- 1931 - John Baldessari, American conceptual artist
- 1930 - Brian Statham, English cricketer (d. 2000)
- 1929 - Tigran Petrosian, Armenian chess player (d. 1984)
- 1927 - Martin Böttcher, German conductor
- 1923 - Elroy Hirsch, American football player (d. 2004)
- 1920 - Jacob H. Gilbert, American politician (d. 1981)
- 1920 - François Jacob, French biologist, Nobel laureate
- 1919 - Beryl Reid, British Actress (d. 1996)
- 1918 - Ajahn Chah, Thai meditation master (d. 1992)
- 1916 - Terry Gilkyson, American singer, lyricist and composer (d. 1999)
- 1915 - David "Stringbean" Akeman, American actor and country music banjo player (d. 1973)
- 1915 - Karl Targownik, Hungarian psychiatrist (d. 1996)
- 1914 - John Hersey, American writer and journalist (d. 1993)
- 1910 - Red Foley, American musician (d. 1968)
- 1910 - George Hees, Canadian politician (d. 1996)
- 1909 - Elmer Lee Andersen, Governor of Minnesota (d. 2004)
- 1909 - Ralph E. Winters, Canadian film editor (d. 2004)
- 1907 - Maurice Cloche, French film director and screenwriter (d. 1990)
- 1907 - Charles Eames, American designer and architect (d. 1978)
- 1904 - Ralph Bellamy, American actor (d. 1991)
- 1903 - Ruth Wakefield, American cook and hotelier (d. 1977)
- 1902 - Sammy Fain, American popular music composer (d. 1989)
- 1902 - Alec Hurwood, Australian cricketer (d. 1982)
- 1900 - Martin Bormann, German Nazi official (d. 1945)
- 1898 - Carl Hermann, German physicist (d. 1961)
- 1898 - Harry Patch, British supercentenarian (d. 2009)
- 1898 - M. C. Escher, Dutch artist (d. 1972)
- 1888 - Heinz Guderian, German general (d. 1954)
- 1882 - Adolphus Frederick VI, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg (d. 1918)
- 1882 - Igor Stravinsky, Russian composer (d. 1971)
- 1881 - Tommy Burns, Canadian boxer (d. 1955)
- 1880 - Carl Van Vechten, American writer and photographer (d. 1964)
- 1867 - Flora Finch, British-American silent-film comedienne (d. 1940)
- 1867 - John Robert Gregg, American inventor (d. 1948)
- 1867 - Henry Lawson, Australian poet (d. 1922)
- 1863 - Charles Michael, Duke of Mecklenburg, Russian-born head of the House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (d. 1934)
- 1861 - Pete Browning, American baseball player (d. 1905)
- 1861 - Omar Bundy, American Army general (d. 1940)
- 1858 - Ebenezer Sumner Draper, 44th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1914)
- 1839 - Arthur Tooth, English Anglican clergyman (d. 1931)
- 1832 - Sir William Crookes, English physicist and chemist (d. 1919)
- 1818 - Charles Gounod, French composer (d. 1893)
- 1818 - Sophie of Württemberg, Queen of the Netherlands (d. 1877)
- 1811 - Jón Sigurðsson, Icelandic independence fighter (d. 1879)
- 1810 - Ferdinand Freiligrath, German writer (d. 1876)
- 1808 - Henrik Wergeland, Norwegian poet, playwright and linguist (d. 1845)
- 1742 - William Hooper, American signer of the United States Declaration of Independence (d. 1790)
- 1718 - George Howard, British field marshal (d. 1796)
- 1714 - Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten, German philosopher (d. 1762)
- 1714 - César-François Cassini de Thury, French astronomer (d. 1784)
- 1704 - John Kay, English inventor (d. 1780)
- 1693 - Johann Georg Walch, German theologian (d. 1775)
- 1691 - Giovanni Paolo Pannini, Italian painter and architect (d. 1765)
- 1682 - King Charles XII of Sweden (d. 1718)
- 1603 - Joseph of Cupertino, Italian saint (d. 1663)
- 1268 - Lord Borchard de Herle, English diplomat (d. 1305)
- 1239 - King Edward I of England (Edward Longshanks) (d. 1307)