Birthdays Date 1931 June | History by KabAstro

Raúl Castro (93 years old)

Jun 3 Cuban revolutionary, politician (First Secretary 2011-21) and brother of Fidel Castro, born in Biran, Holguin, Cuba

Jun 4 César Bolaños, Peruvian electro-acoustic and experimental musician and composer, born in Lima, Peru (d. 2012)
Jun 5 Jacques Demy, French film director and screenwriter (Lola; The Umbrellas of Cherbourg; Donkey Skin), born in Pontchâteau, France (d. 1990)
Jun 5 Jerzy Prokopiuk, Polish philosopher and anthroposopist, born in Warsaw (d. 2021)
Jun 5 John Dellow, British law enforcement officer (Metropolitan Police Assistant Commissioner, 1982-87; Deputy Commissioner, 1987-91), born in London, England (d. 2022)
Jun 6 Lloyd Lindroth, American harpist known as 'The Liberace of the Harp', born in Seattle, Washington (d. 1994)
Jun 7 (Nii Moi) "Speedy" Acquaye, Ghanaian drummer, percussionist and fire-eater (Tubby Hayes; Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames; Ginger Baker's Airforce), born in Accra, Gold Coast (now Ghana) (d. 1993)
Jun 7 David Driskell, American artist and champion of African American art, born in Eatonton, Georgia (d. 2020)
Jun 7 Lang Jeffries, Canadian actor (Skip-Rescue 8), born in Ontario, Canada (d. 1987)
Jun 7 Malcolm Morley, English-American painter, born in London (d. 2018)
Jun 7 Michel Le Milinaire, French soccer coach (Laval 1968-92, Rennes 1993-96), born in Kergrist-Moëlou, France (d. 2023)
Jun 7 Virginia McKenna, British actress (Born Free, Chosen, Lions are Free, Simba), born in Marylebone, London
Jun 8 Ivan V. Lalić, Serbian poet, born in Belgrade (d. 1996)
Jun 8 June Thorburn, British actress (Touch & Go; Children Galore), born in Karachi, British India (now Pakistan) (d. 1967)
Jun 8 Leo Nichols, businessman, honorary consul and longtime friend of Burma's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, born in Rangoon, Burma (d. 1996)
Jun 9 Bill Virdon, American baseball outfielder, manager, coach (NL Rookie of the Year 1955; World Series 1960; Gold Glove 1962), born in Hazel Park, Michigan (d. 2021)
Jun 9 Joe Santos, American actor (Rockford Files), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2016)
Jun 10 Jim Ferree, American golfer (1 x PGA Tour win; 2 x Senior PGA Tour wins), born in Pinebluff, North Carolina (d. 2023)
Jun 10 João Gilberto, Brazilian singer, guitarist and 'father of bossa nova' (Getz/Gilberto - Grammy Award for Album of the Year, 1965), born in Juazeiro, Bahia (d. 2019)
Jun 10 M S Gopalakrishnan, Indian Carnatic violinist, born in Mylapore, Chennai, British India (d. 2013)
Jun 10 Romualds Jermaks, Latvian composer and teacher, born in Šķaune Parish, Latvia
Jun 11 Audrey Schuh, American operatic soprano, born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 2023)
Jun 11 Kenneth Cameron, Baron Cameron of Lochbroom, Scottish judge, born in Edinburgh, Scotland
Jun 11 Margarita Pracatan [Figueroa], Cuban-American novelty singer (BBC's Saturday Night Clive), born in Santiago, Cuba (d. 2020)
Jun 12 Barbara Hillary, American adventurer, 1st black woman to reach the North Pole, born in New York City (d. 2019)
Jun 13 Georges Arvanitas, French jazz pianist and organist, born in Marseilles, France (d. 2005)
Jun 13 Irvin D. Yalom, American psychotherapist and Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry at Stanford University, born in Washington, D.C.
Jun 13 Lachlan Macleay, USAF colonel and astronaut, born in Saint Louis, Missouri
Jun 14 Junior Walker [Autry Mixon, Jr], American tenor saxophonist ("Shotgun"; "(I'm a) Road Runner"), born in Blytheville, Arkansas (d. 1995)
Jun 14 Marla Gibbs [Margaret Theresa Bradley], American comedian and actress (Florence-Jeffersons, Mary-227), born in Chicago, Illinois
Jun 15 Bernice Gera, first woman umpire in US pro baseball, born in Ernest, Pennsylvania (d. 1992)
Jun 16 Courtney Alexandre Henriques Laws, British community activist, born in Jamaica (d. 1996)
Jun 16 Ivo Petric, Slovenian composer, born in Ljubljana, Slovenia (d. 2018)
Jun 16 Robert Freeman Smith, American politician (Rep-R-Oregon), born in Portland, Oregon (d. 2020)
Jun 17 John Baldessari, American visual and conceptual artist, born in National City, California (d. 2020)
Jun 18 Fernando Henrique Cardoso, Brazilian politician and sociologist, President of Brazil (1995 - 2002), born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Jun 20 Arne Nordheim, Norwegian conductor and composer (Aftonland; Canzona per orchestra; Poly-poly), born in Larvik, Norway (d. 2010)
Jun 20 James Tolkan, American actor (Weekend War, Leap of Faith), born in Calumet, Michigan
Jun 20 Olympia Dukakis, Greek-American stage and screen, Obie, Oscar, and Golden Globe award-winning actress (Man Equals Man; Moonstruck; Steel Magnolias)), born in Lowell, Massachusetts (d. 2021) [1]
Jun 20 Richard Southwood, English zoologist and vice-chancellor of Oxford University, born in Northfleet, England (d. 2005)

Enzo Maiorca (1931-2016)

Jun 21 Italian free diver who set 17 world records, born in Syracuse, Sicily

Jun 21 Lawrence K Grossman, American news president (PBS, NBC-TV), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2018)
Jun 21 Margaret Heckler, American politician and 15th U.S. Secretary of Health & Human Services (1983-85), born in New York City (d. 2018)
Jun 22 Hennadiy Udovenko, Ukrainian politician and diplomat (UN General Assembly President, 1997-98), born in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine (d. 2013)
Jun 22 Ian Browne, Australian track cyclist (Olympic gold 2000m tandem 1956 [with Tony Marchant], born in Melbourne, Australia (d. 2023)
Jun 22 Teruyuki Okazaki, Japanese karate master (10th degree black belt Shotokan Karate; founder International Shotokan Karate Federation), born in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan (d. 2020)
Jun 23 Urs Jaeggi, Swiss sociologist and writer, born in Solothurn, Switzerland (d. 2021)

Billy Casper (1931-2015)

Jun 24 American golfer (US Open 1959, 66; US Masters 1970), born in San Diego, California

Jun 24 Leslie Cochran, American peace activist and police critic, born in Miami, Florida (d. 2012)
Jun 25 V.P. [Vishwanath Pratap] Singh, Indian politician, 7th Prime Minister of India (1989-90), born in Allahabad, British India (d. 2008)
Jun 26 Colin Wilson, English author (Afterlife, Book of Great Mysteries), born in Leicester, Leicestershire, England (d. 2013)
Jun 26 Lucien Goethals, Belgian composer (Polyfonium, Pluriversum), born in Ghent, Belgium (d. 2006)
Jun 27 Alojz Srebotnjak, Slovenian composer, born in Postojna, Slovenia (d. 2010)
Jun 27 Charles Bronfman, Canadian-American CEO (Seagrams, Montreal Expos) and philanthropist, born in Montreal, Quebec
Jun 27 Eddie Kasko, American baseball infielder (MLB All Star 1961, 1961²; Cincinnati Reds) and manager (Boston Red Sox), born in Linden, New Jersey (d. 2020)
Jun 27 Grant Weatherstone, Scotland rugby union winger (16 caps; Edinburgh District), born in Edinburgh, Scotland (d. 2020)
Jun 27 Ryszard Kwiatkowski, Polish composer (Polyphonic Music), born in Jaranów, Włocławek, Poland (d. 1993)
Jun 28 Junior Johnson, American auto racer and team owner (Daytona 500 1960; NASCAR Hall of Fame), born in Wilkes County, North Carolina (d. 2019)
Jun 28 Lucien Victor, Belgian road racing cyclist, born in Oekene, Belgium (d. 1995)
Jun 29 Ed Gilbert, American actor (The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1999)
Jun 30 Bert Eriksson, Flemish neo-Nazi, born in Antwerp (d. 2005)
Jun 30 Hans Gruijters, Dutch journalist and politician (Mayor of Lelystad, 1980-96; co-founder of D66 party), born in Helmond, Netherlands (d. 2005)
Jun 30 James Loughran, Scottish conductor (BBC Scottish Symphony, 1965-71; The Hallé, 1971–83), born in Glasgow, Scotland (d. 2024)