Satchel Paige (1906-1982)
Jun 8 American Baseball HOF pitcher (6 x Negro League, 2 x MLB All Star; World Series 1948 Cleveland Indians), dies of a heart attack at 75
- Jun 9 Elmer Robinson, American politician (33rd Mayor of San Francisco), dies at 87
- Jun 9 Hank Ladd, TV host (Arrow Show, Waiting for the Break), dies at 74
- Jun 10 Addie "Micki" Harris, American singer (Shirelles - "Will You Love Me Tomorrow"; "Soldier Boy"), dies of a heart attack at 42
- Jun 10 Rainer Werner Fassbinder, German filmmaker and director (Marriage of Maria Braum), dies of a drug overdose at 37
- Jun 12 Karl von Frisch, Austrian ethologist and bee expert (Nobel 1973), dies at 95
- Jun 12 Sgt Ian McKay VC, Platoon Sergeant 4 Platoon, B Company, 3rd Battalion, the Parachute Regiment (British Army) (Falklands War) (b. 1953)
- Jun 13 Abdul Aziz Khaled, King of Saudi-Arabia, dies at 69
- Jun 13 Ken Mackay, Australian cricketer (Aussie all-rounder 1956-63), dies at 56
- Jun 13 Peter Maivia, wrestler (b. 1935)
- Jun 14 Marie Rambert, Polish-British ballerina, teacher and director (Ballet Rambert) dies at 94
- Jun 14 Marjorie Bennett, actress (Blossom-Dobie Gillis), dies at 87 of cancer
- Jun 15 Art Pepper, American jazz alto saxophonist and clarinetist, dies of a stroke at 56
- Jun 15 Neil Fitzgerald, Irish actor (Bride of Frankenstein), dies at 90
- Jun 16 James Honeyman-Scott, English rock guitarist and vocalist (The Pretenders - "Brass In Pocket"), overdoses on drugs at 25
- Jun 18 Curd Jürgens [Curt Jurgens], German-born Austrian actor (Enemy Below, Longest Day), dies of an acute heart attack at 66
- Jun 18 Djuna Barnes, American author (Nightwood), dies at 80
- Jun 18 John Cheever, American writer (Wapshot Chronicle, Pulitzer), dies at 70
- Jun 18 Roberto Calvi, Italian banker and director (Banco Ambrosiano), hangs himself at 62
- Jun 22 Alan Webb, British stage and screen character actor (King Lear; Taming of Shrew; Challenge of Lassie), dies at 75
- Jun 23 Vincent Chin, Chinese-American hate crime victim (b. 1955)
- Jun 26 Alexander Mitscherlich, German psychotherapist, dies at 73
- Jun 26 Andre Tchaikowsy, pianist/composer, dies
- Jun 26 Charles Russhon, American air force officer (liaison for James Bond films), dies at 71
- Jun 26 Sandy Powell, English comedian, dies at 82
- Jun 27 Jack Mullaney, American actor (South Pacific; My Living Doll, It's About Time; Spinout), dies of a stroke at 52
- Jun 28 Gerard Rutten, Dutch film director (Sterren stralen overal), dies at 79
- Jun 28 Harry Mills, American singer (Mills Brothers), dies at 70
- Jun 29 Gerard Knuvelder, Dutch literary historian (Anthology), dies at 80
- Jun 29 Pierre Balmain, French fashion designer (Balmain), dies at 68
Assassination
Drug Overdose
Gunshot Wound
Murder
Plane Crash
Suicide