- Jun 1 FX Channel, Cable Network, debuts
- Jun 1 Indiana guard Reggie Miller drills an NBA Playoff record 5 three-pointers in the 4th quarter of the Pacers’ 93-86 win over host New York Knicks in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals
Event of Interest
Jun 1 US General Norman Schwarzkopf released from hospital after prostate surgery
- Jun 2 67th National Spelling Bee: Ned Andrews wins spelling antediluvian
- Jun 2 Chinook helicopter crashes in North Scotland (29 killed)
Film & TV History
Jun 2 Indonesian censors ban Steven Spielberg's "Schindler's List"
Film & TV History
Jun 2 Sharon Stone files $12m lawsuit against her jeweler
- Jun 3 5.9 earthquake/floods SE Java (150+ killed)
- Jun 3 WIIZ (98.7) FM goes off the air
French Open Women's Tennis
Jun 4 French Open Women's Tennis: Arantxa Sánchez Vicario of Spain beats Mary Pierce 6-4, 6-4 for her 2nd career Grand Slam title, and her 2nd French singles crown
- Jun 4 Haile Gebre Selassie runs world record 5 km (12:56.96)
- Jun 5 7th Children's Miracle Network Telethon
French Open Men's Tennis
Jun 5 French Open Men's Tennis: In an all-Spanish final Sergi Bruguera beats Alberto Berasategui 6-3, 7-5, 2-6, 6-1 for his second French title
Music History
Jun 5 Spalding Gray's one-man show "Gray's Anatomy" opens an encore run at Beaumont Theater, NYC; runs for 8 performances
Music City News Awards
Jun 6 28th Music City News Country Awards: Alan Jackson & Ray Stevens win
- Jun 6 6.0 earthquake followed by avalanche destroys Toez, Colombia (about 1000 killed)
- Jun 6 CD-councillor H Selhorst arrested for hard-drugs trade
- Jun 6 Tupolev-154M crashes at Xian China, 160 killed
- Jun 6 Warwickshire score 4 for 810 declared against Durham
Brian Lara Sets Record
Jun 6 West Indian cricket batsman Brian Lara hits world 1st-class record 501 not out and 390 runs in 1 day for Warwickshire vs Durham at Edgbaston; only quintuple-hundred in first-class history
Baseball Record
Jun 7 A's outfielder Rickey Henderson steals his 1,100th career base
Sports History
Jun 10 American tennis ace Jennifer Capriati checks out of drug abuse clinic
- Jun 10 Biggest European clock ever (9100 kg/(237) 2.5 m) at Aarle-Rixtel
- Jun 10 China performs nuclear test at Lop Nor, PRC
- Jun 11 "Meet The Flintstones" by The B-52's (stylized for this release as The B.C. 52's) from the 1994 film The Flintstones peaks at #33
Belmont Stakes
Jun 11 126th Belmont: Pat Day aboard Tabasco Cat wins in 2:26.8
- Jun 11 Cbox is 39'115 long, 20'85 wide, & 8' high in Jacksonville, Florida - largest popcorn container is 6,619.76 cubic feet full of popped corn
- Jun 11 Drunken police officer shoots 7 people dead in Falun, Sweden
- Jun 11 Moshood Abiola becomes President of Nigeria
Papal Visit
Jun 12 -17] Pope John Paul II visits Spain
- Jun 12 48th Tony Awards: "Angels in America: Perestroika" (play) & "Passion: (musical) win
Music History
Jun 12 Cab Calloway suffers a massive stroke at his home in White Plaines NY
- Jun 12 Moshood Abiola declares himself lawful President of Nigeria
- Jun 13 A jury in Anchorage, Alaska, blames recklessness by Exxon and Captain Joseph Hazelwood for the Exxon Valdez disaster, allowing victims of the oil spill to seek $15 billion in damages
Contract of Interest
Jun 13 Chicago Cub 2nd baseman Ryne Sandberg, retires due to poor play, he forfeits $15.7 million of his $25 million contract
Sports History
Jun 13 Don Mattingly plays 1st base 1,469 game for Yankees (2nd most)
- Jun 14 Stanley Cup Final, Madison Square Garden: New York Rangers beat Vancouver Canucks, 3-2 for a 4-3 series victory; Rangers end their record 54-year Championship drought
- Jun 15 New York Giants cut Super Bowl XXI MVP quarterback Phil Simms after 15 years service with the NFL club
Sports History
Jun 16 Canadian goaltender Martin Brodeur becomes 1st New Jersey Devil to win Calder Trophy, for Rookie of the Year
Murder of Interest
Jun 17 O.J. Simpson doesn't turn himself in on murder charges, LA police chase his Ford Bronco for 1½ hours before he eventually gives up (seen live on national TV)
- Jun 18 Aleksander Popov swims world record 100m free style (48.21 sec)
- Jun 18 Gay Games open in NYC
- Jun 19 "Sally Marrand Her Escorts" closes at Helen Hayes NYC after 50 performances
- Jun 19 "Twilight - Los Angeles 1992" closes at Cort NYC after 72 performances
- Jun 19 Ernesto Samper elected president of Colombia
She Loves Me
Jun 19 Revival of Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick's musical "She Loves Me" closes at Atkinson Theater (having transferred from the Criterion), NYC, after 354 performances and a Tony Award win
- Jun 19 Tigers tie record of hitting HRs in 25th consecutive games
- Jun 20 Bomb attack on Islamic temple in Mashad Iran (70 killed)
- Jun 20 Former NFL running back, broadcaster and actor O.J. Simpson arraigned on murder of Nicole Simpson & Ronald Goldman
- Jun 20 Howard Stern begins 30-minute (Radio) TV show on E! cable network
- Jun 20 US Fairchild Hospital Air Force Base massacre, former gunman kills 5 and injures 22
US Golf Open
Jun 20 US Open Men's Golf, Oakmont CC: Ernie Els of South Africa wins on the second sudden-death hole to defeat Loren Roberts, after Colin Montgomerie was eliminated in an 18-hole playoff
Sports History
Jun 21 German tennis superstar Steffi Graf becomes first defending champion to lose in the 1st round of a major tournament (Wimbledon to American Lorrie McNeal)
NBA Finals
Jun 22 48th NBA Championship: Houston Rockets beat NY Knicks, 4 games to 3
- Jun 22 FIFA World Cup: USA beats Colombia 2-1 in round match at the Rose Bowl, Pasadena, 1st WC win since 1950
Baseball Record
Jun 22 Ken Griffey Jr. breaks Ruth's record for most HRs by end of June (31)
- Jun 22 Mets reliever John Franco sets lefty save mark at 253
- Jun 23 Moshood Abiola is accused of treason and arrested after declaring himself president of Nigeria
- Jun 23 Opération Turquoise: 2,500 French troops head into Rwanda to protect civilians under the mandate of the United Nations
- Jun 23 Replay shows Oakland Athletics's Bobby Witt beat Kansas City's Greg Gagne to 1st in 6th but umpire Gary Cedarstrom calls him safe, ruining Witt's perfect game
- Jun 23 South Africa reclaims its seat in United Nations
- Jun 24 1st French "all news" TV (LCI) begins broadcasting
Glastonbury Festival
Jun 24 Glastonbury Festival in Pilton, England opens: Levellers, Elvis Costello, and Peter Gabriel headline; other performers include Spin Doctors, Johnny Cash, Meshell Ndegeocello, Dwight Yoakam, Lucky Dube, Oasis, and Iris Dement
- Jun 25 105°F (40.5°C) at Albuquerque New Mexico
- Jun 25 111°F (43.9°C) at El Paso Texas
- Jun 25 Cleveland Indians 18 game home win streak ends to Yanks 11-6
- Jun 25 FIFA World Cup: 1,500th goal in Cup'd history scored by Caceres of Argentina
- Jun 25 Gay Games close in NYC
- Jun 25 Japanese premier Tsutomu Hata resigns
- Jun 26 "Medea" closes at Longacre Theater NYC after 82 performances
- Jun 26 104°F (40°C) at Denver, Colorado
- Jun 26 107°F (41.6°C) at Albuquerque, New Mexico
- Jun 26 112°F (44.4°C) at El Paso, Texas
- Jun 26 122°F (50°C) at Laughlin, Nevada
- Jun 26 126°F (52.2°C) in Death Valley, California
- Jun 26 Air Ivory Fokker-27 crashes at Abidjan (16 killed/1 lives)
Theatrical Finale
Jun 26 Arthur Miller's stage drama "Broken Glass" closes at Booth Theatre, NYC, after 73 performances
Sports History
Jun 26 Kirby Puckett pass Rod Carew with 2,088 hit as Twin's top hit leader
Event of Interest
Jun 26 PLO leader Yasser Arafat returns to Gaza after 27 years
Senior Players Championship
Jun 26 Senior Players Championship Men's Golf, TPC of Michigan: 1992 champion Dave Stockton wins by 6 strokes from Jim Albus
- Jun 27 118°F (47.8°C) at Lakewood, New Mexico a state record
- Jun 27 Aerosmith become first major band to let fans download a full new track free from the internet
- Jun 27 NY Daily News increases prices to 50 cents
- Jun 27 Spalding Gray's one-man show "Gray's Anatomy" closes at Beaumont Theater, NYC, after 8 performances
Sports History
Jun 28 Jonah Lomu becomes the youngest-ever All Black at 19 yrs 45 days playing rugby for New Zealand against France in Christchurch
Sports History
Jun 28 MLB New York Mets pitcher Dwight Gooden suspended for 60 days due to drug charges
- Jun 28 NHL Draft: Windsor Spitfires (OHL) defenceman Ed Jovanovski first pick by Florida Panthers
- Jun 29 128°F (53°C) Lake Havasu City, Arizona (state record, breaking previous set in 1905)
- Jun 29 NBA Draft: Purdue small forward Glenn Robinson first pick by Milwaukee Bucks
- Jun 29 Socialist, Tomiichi Murayama, elected premier of Japan
- Jun 29 US reopens Guantanamo Naval Base to process refugees
- Jun 30 Airbus A330 crash at Toulouse France (7 killed)
- Jun 30 Giants outfielder Darren Lewis errors after record 392 flawless games
- Jun 30 Pre-trial hearings open in LA against O.J. Simpson
Sports History
Jun 30 US Ice Skating Federation bars Tonya Harding for life
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