Chancellor Franz von Papen
Jun 1 Franz von Papen becomes Reich Chancellor of Germany
- Jun 2 Fisherman George W. Perry catches the world record largemouth bass, weighing in at 22 pounds, 4 ounces, at Lake Montgomery, Georgia
- Jun 2 German Chancellor Franz von Papen forms his "Cabinet of the Barons"
Gehrig 1st to Hit Four HRs
Jun 3 Future Baseball Hall of Fame first baseman Lou Gehrig first to hit 4 consecutive HRs in a MLB game; NY Yankees beat Philadelphia A's, 20-13 at Shibe Park
Hindenburg Disbands Government
Jun 3 German President Paul von Hindenburg disbands Heinrich Brüning's Parliament
- Jun 3 John McGraw, who came to NY in 1902, resigns as manager of Giants
- Jun 4 64th Belmont: Tom Malley aboard Faireno wins in 2:32.8
- Jun 4 Chilean coup led by Colonel Marmaduke Grove against President Juan Esteban Montero
Event of Interest
Jun 4 Edouard Herriot becomes Premier of France
37th Women's French Championship
Jun 6 37th Women's French Championships: Helen Wills Moody beats Simonne Mathieu (7-5, 6-1)
37th Men's French Championship
Jun 6 French Championships Men's Tennis: Henri Cochet wins 7th and final Grand Slam singles title; beats Giorgio de Stefani of Italy 6-0, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3
- Jun 6 Ijsselmeervogels soccer team forms in Spakenburg
- Jun 6 The Revenue Act of 1932 is enacted, creating the first gas tax in the United States, at a rate of 1 cent per US gallon (1/4 ¢/L) sold
- Jun 7 At 47, Brooklyn pitcher Jack Quinn becomes oldest player in MLB history to record an extra-base hit (double) as the Dodgers beat Chicago Cubs, 9-2
- Jun 10 1st demonstration of artificial lightning Pittsfield, Massachusetts
67th British Men's Open
Jun 10 British Open Men's Golf, Prince's GC: Gene Sarazen wins wire-to-wire by 5 strokes from fellow American Macdonald Smith
- Jun 13 Great Britain and France sign peace treaty
- Jun 14 German government of Franz von Papen forms
- Jun 16 Germany forbids SA/SS-gang fights
- Jun 16 Sutcliffe and Holmes make 555 opening cricket stand for Yorkshire v Essex
Herbert Hoover Renominated
Jun 16 US President Herbert Hoover and Vice President Charles Curtis renominated by Republican Convention
- Jun 17 Bonus Army: around a thousand World War I veterans amass at the United States Capitol as the US Senate considers a bill that would give them certain benefits
- Jun 17 Oil tanker Cymbeline explodes in Montreal, Canada
- Jun 19 1st concert given in San Francisco's Stern Grove
- Jun 19 Hailstones kill 200 in Hunan Province, China
- Jun 20 A's Roger Cramer gets 6 consecutive hits in a game (repeats in 1935)
Max Schmeling vs Jack Sharkey
Jun 21 German champion Max Schmeling loses NYSAC, NBA and lineal heavyweight boxing titles in controversial split points decision to American Jack Sharkey in NYC, New York
- Jun 22 Congress approves "Lindbergh Act" making kidnapping a federal offense (amended 1934)
- Jun 22 NL finally approves players wearing numbers
- Jun 23 St Louis Browns beat NY Yankees, 14-10; Lou Gehrig's 1,103rd consecutive game in a Yankees uniform, equaling Joe Sewell's record with one team (Cleveland Indians)
- Jun 24 Coup ends absolute monarchy in Thailand
- Jun 25 Commencement of India's 1st cricket Test v England at Lord's, London (England initially rattled but go on to win)
- Jun 25 US Open Men's Golf, Fresh Meadow CC: Reigning British Open champion Gene Sarazen shoots tournament record final round 66 to beat Bobby Cruikshank and Philip Perkins by 3 strokes
- Jun 29 USSR & China sign non-aggression treaty
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