- Jun 1 Vincent O'Brien, Irish racehorse trainer (6 x Epsom Derby; 2 x British champion trainer; only British Triple Crown winner, Nijinsky 1970), dies at 92
- Jun 2 David Eddings, American fantasy writer (Belgariad, Malloreon), dies at 77
- Jun 3 David Carradine, American actor (Kung Fu, Mean Streets, Kill Bill V.1 & 2), dies at 72
- Jun 3 Koko Taylor [Cora Walton], American blues singer known as the "Queen of the Blues", dies of complications from surgery for gastrointestinal bleeding at 80
- Jun 3 Sam Butera, American big band and R&B saxophonist, songwriter, and singer (Louis Prima and the Witnesses), dies of pneumonia at 81
- Jun 5 Boris Pokrovsky, Russian operatic stage director, dies at 97
- Jun 5 Jeff Hanson, American singer-songwriter, dies of a drug overdose at 31
- Jun 5 Richard Jacobs, American real estate developer, philanthropist, and sports team owner (Cleveland Indians, 1986-99), dies at 83
- Jun 7 Hugh Hopper, British progressive rock and jazz bassist (Soft Machine; Stomu Yamashta's East Wind; Carla Bley), dies of leukemia at 64
- Jun 7 Kenny Rankin, American singer-songwriter ("Peaceful"), dies of lung cancer at 69
- Jun 7 Pio Sagapolutele, American NFL defensive tackle (New Orleans Saints, Cleveland Browns), dies of a aneurysm at 39
- Jun 8 Omar Bongo, 2nd President of Gabon (1967-2009), dies of a heart attack at 73
- Jun 9 Dick May, Former NASCAR racecar driver
- Jun 10 Barry Beckett, American keyboardist and record producer (David Hood, Jimmy Johnson, Roger Hawkins), dies from complications of a stroke at 66
- Jun 10 Norma Shaw, English lawn bowler (World Outdoor C'ship gold 1981; Indoor C'ship gold 1997), dies at 72
- Jun 10 Tenniel Evans, British actor and clergyman (10 Rillington Place, My Brother's Keeper), dies at 83
- Jun 13 Fathi Yakan, Lebanese leader and Muslim cleric (b. 1933)
- Jun 13 Mitsuharu Misawa, Japanese professional wrestler (b. 1962)
- Jun 14 Bob Bogle, American surf rock bassist and guitarist (Ventures - "Walk, Don't Run"), dies at 75
- Jun 14 Ivan Della Mea, Italian singer-songwriter (b. 1940)
- Jun 17 Darrell Powers, American World War II veteran of the United States 101st Airborne Division. (b. 1923)
- Jun 17 Ralf Dahrendorf, German-born sociologist and politician (b. 1929)
- Jun 19 Ali Akbar Khan, Indian classical sarod player, composer, and music educator, dies of kidney failure at 87
- Jun 19 Tomoji Tanabe, Japanese supercentenarian, dies of old age at 113
- Jun 22 Sam B. Williams, American engineer and inventor of small fan-jet engine that made long-range cruise missiles feasible, dies at 88 [1]
- Jun 22 Steve Race, British composer, jazz pianist and radio and television presenter (BBC's "My Music", 1967-94), dies at 88
- Jun 23 Ed McMahon, American TV host (Johnny Carson Show, Star Search), dies at 86
- Jun 24 Ed Thomas, American high school football coach from Iowa, shot and killed by a former player at 58
- Jun 24 Roméo LeBlanc, Canadian politician, 25th Governor General of Canada (1995-99), dies at 81
Farrah Fawcett (1947-2009)
Jun 25 American actress (Charlie's Angels, The Burning Bed), dies of cancer at 62
Michael Jackson (1958-2009)
Jun 25 American recording artist, dancer and King of Pop ("Thriller"; "Billie Jean"; "Bad"), dies of cardiac arrest at 50
- Jun 25 Sky Saxon [Richard Marsh], American rocker (The Seeds - "Pushin' To Hard"), dies from heart and renal failure at 71
- Jun 26 Erhard Karkoschka, German composer, conductor (Contac-Ensemble), educator, and music scholar, dies at 86
- Jun 27 Fayette Pinkney, American pop and disco singer (The Three Degrees, 1963-76 - "TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)"; "When Will I See You Again?"), and psychologist, dies of acute respiratory failure at 61
- Jun 27 Gale Storm [Josephine Owaissa Cottle], American singer ("I Hear You Knockin'"), and actress (My Little Margie; The Gale Storm Show), dies at 87
- Jun 28 A. K. Lohithadas, Indian screenwriter, director, and producer (b. 1955)
- Jun 28 Billy Mays, American television pitchman (b. 1958)
- Jun 28 Fred Travalena, American comedian and impressionist (b. 1942)
- Jun 28 Tom Wilkes, American photographer, art director, poster and album cover designer (George Harrison; Rolling Stones; Carpenters, Sir Doug; Janis Joplin; Sandpipers), dies at 69
- Jun 29 Joe Bowman (marksman), American sharpshooter, Hollywood consultant, famed bootmaker & master showman (b. 1925)
- Jun 30 Harve Presnell, American actor (Unsinkable Molly Brown), dies at 75
- Jun 30 Pina Bausch, German choreographer and dancer, dies at 68
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