June

June

1. The Tulsa Race Riot in Tulsa, Oklahoma (1921)
2. Ron Wood (The Rolling Stones) was born in Hillingdon, London, England (1947)
1. John Lee "Sonny Boy" Williamson dies in Chicago, Illinois (1948)
1. Wayne Nelson (Little River Band) was born in Kansas City, Missouri (1950)
1. Simon Gallup (The Cure) was born in Duxhurst, Surrey, England (1960)
1. Alanis Morissette was born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (1974)
1. Nate Nelson (The Flamingos and The Platters) dies in Boston, Massachusetts (1984)
1. David Ruffin (The Temptations) dies (overdose of cocaine) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1991)

2. William Guest (Gladys Knight & the Pips) was born (1941)
2. Charlie Watts (The Rolling Stones) was born in London, England (1941)
2. Dez Cadena (The Misfits, Black Flag) was born in Newark, New Jersey (1962)
2. Vince Welnick (The Tubes, Grateful Dead) dies in Sonoma County, California (2006)
2. Bo Diddley dies in Archer, Florida (2008)

3. Memphis Minnie was born in Algiers, Louisiana (1897)
3. Jimmy Rogers was born in Ruleville, Mississippi (1924)
3. American poet Allen Ginsberg was born in Newark, New Jersey (1926)
3. Ian Hunter (Mott the Hoople) was born in Oswestry, Shropshire, England (1939)
3. Curtis Mayfield was born in Chicago, Illinois (1942)
3. Michael Clarke (The Byrds, The Flying Burrito Brothers) was born in Spokane, Washington (1946)
3. Mickey Finn (T.Rex) was born in Thornton Heath, Surrey, England (1947)
3. Suzy Quatro was born in Detroit, Michigan (1950)
3. Deniece Williams was born in Gary, Indiana (1950)
3. Billy Powell (Lynyrd Skynyrd) was born in Corpus Christi, Texas (1952)
3, Kerry King (Slayer) was born in Los Angeles, California (1964)
3. Koko Taylor dies in Chicago, Illinois (2009)

4. The MS St. Louis, a ship carrying 963 Jewish refugees, is denied permission to land in Florida, United States, after already being turned away from Cuba. Forced to return to Europe, more than 200 of its passengers later die in Nazi concentration camps (1939)
4. Michelle Phillips (The Mamas & the Papas) was born in Long Beach, California (1944)
4. Gordon Waller (Peter & Gordon) was born in Braemar, Scotland (1945)
4. Jimmy McCulloch (Thunderclap Newman, Stone the Crows, Wings) was born in Glasgow, Scotland (1953)
4. Tinsley Ellis was born in Atlanta, Georgia (1957)
4. Stefan Lessard (Dave Matthews Band) was born in Anaheim, California (1974)
4. Ronnie Lane (Small Faces) dies in Trinidad, Colorado (1997)
4. Tiananmen Square protests (1989)

5. Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa was born in San Juan del Río, Durango, Mexico (1878)
5. Freddie Stone (Sly & the Family Stone) was born in Vallejo, California (1946)
5. Tom Evans (Badfinger) was born in Liverpool, England (1947)
5. Nicko McBrain (Iron Maiden) was born in Hackney, London, England (1952)
5. The Six-Day War begins (1967)
5. Senator Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated in Los Angeles, California (1968)
5. Sleepy John Estes dies in Brownsville, Tennessee (1977)
5. Dee Dee Ramone (The Ramones) dies from a heroin overdose in Los Angeles, California (2002)

6. American civil rights activist Roy Innis was born in St. Croix, US Virgin Islands (1934)
6. Raful Neal was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana (1936)
6. Levi Stubbs (The Four Tops) was born in Detroit, Michigan (1936)
6. Gary U.S. Bonds was born in Jacksonville, Florida (1939)
6. American children's rights activist Marian Wright Edelman was born in Bennettsville, South Carolina (1939)
6. D-Day (1944)
6. Tony Levin (King Crimson) was born in Boston, Massachusetts (1948)
6. Richard Sinclair (Caravan) was born in Canterbury, England (1948)
6. American folk singer Holly Near was born in Ukiah, California (1949)
6. Steve Vai was born in Carle Place, New York (1960)
6. Tom Araya (Slayer) was born in Viña del Mar, Chile (1961)
6. James Meredith, civil rights activist, is shot while trying to march across Mississippi (1966)
6. Senator Robert F. Kennedy dies from his wounds after he was shot the previous night (1968)
6. Operation Blue Star: The Indian army attacks The Golden Temple in Amritsar, killing thousands (1984)
6. Stan Getz dies in Malibu, California (1991)
6. Dave Rowberry (The Animals) dies in London, England (2003)
6. Billy Preston dies in Scottsdale, Arizona (2006)
6. Marvin Isley (The Isley Brothers) dies in Chicago, Illinois (2010)

7. Mahatma Gandhi's first act of civil disobedience (1893)
7. Members of the SS Division Hitlerjugend massacre 23 Canadian prisoners of war at the Ardenne Abbey in France (1944)
7. South African musician Johnny Clegg was born in Rochdale, Lancashire, England (1953)
7. Prince was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota (1958)
7. Dave Rowberry (The Animals) dies in East London, England (2003)
7. Hugh Hopper (The Soft Machine) dies (2009)

8. Apache leader Cochise dies (1874)
8. Indonesian dictator Suharto was born near Yogyakarta, Indonesia (1921)
8. Chuck Negron (Three Dog Night) was born in Manhattan, New York City (1942)
8. Boz Scaggs was born in Canton, Ohio (1944)
8. James Harman was born in Anniston, Alabama (1946)
8. Greg Ginn (Black Flag) was born (1955)
8. Jimmy Rushing dies in New York (1972)
8. Derek Trucks (The Allman Brothers Band) was born in Jacksonville, Florida (1979)

9. Skip James was born in Bentonia, Mississippi (1902)
9. Johnny Ace was born in Memphis, Tennessee (1929)
9. Jackie Wilson was born in Detroit, Michigan (1934)
9. Arthur Alexander dies in Nashville, Tennessee (1993)

10. Howlin' Wolf was born in West Point, Mississippi (1910)
10. Harry "Cuby" Muskee (Cuby & The Blizzards) was born (1941)

11. Bonnie Lee was born in Bunkie, Louisiana (1931)
11. Skip Alan (Pretty Things) was born in London, England (1948)

12. Eelco Gelling (Cuby & The Blizzards) was born in Zwartsluis, Netherlands (1946)
12. Brad Delp (Boston) was born in Danvers, Massachusetts (1951)
12. Bobby Sheehan (Blues Traveler) was born in Summit, New Jersey (1968)
12. Kenny Wayne Shepherd was born in Shreveport, Louisiana (1977)
12. J.B. Hutto dies in Harvey, Illinois (1983)
12. Carl Gardner (The Coasters) dies (2011)

13. James Carr was born in Coahoma, Mississippi (1942)

14. Queen Sylvia Embry was born in Wabbaseka, Arkansas (1941)
14. Rod Argent (The Zombies, Argent) was born in St Albans, Hertfordshire, England (1945)
14. Rory Gallagher dies in London, England (1995)
14. Bob Bogle (The Ventures) dies in Vancouver, Washington (2009)

15. Erroll Garner was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (1921)
15. Waylon Jennings was born in Littlefield, Texas (1937)
15. Singer-songwriter Harry Nilsson was born in New York City (1941)
15. Johnny Hallyday was born in Paris, France (1943)
15. Muff Winwood (Spencer Davis Group) was born in Birmingham, England (1943)
15. Noddy Holder (Slade) was born in Walsall, West Midlands, England (1946)
15. Steve Walsh (Kansas) was born in St. Louis, Missouri (1951)
15. Ella Fitzgerald dies in Beverly Hills, California (1996)

16. Apache leader Geronimo was born (1829)
16. Eddie Levert (The O'Jays) was born (1942)
16. Lonnie Johnson dies in Toronto, Canada (1970)

18. Jerry "Boogie" McCain was born in Gadsden, Alabama (1930)
18. Luther Tucker dies in Greenbrae, California (1993)

19. Big Bill Morganfield was born in Chicago, Illinois (1956)

20. Lazy Lester was born in Torras, Louisiana (1933)
20. Billy Guy (The Coasters) was born:in Itasca, Texas (1936)
20. Lawrence Payton (The Four Tops) dies (1997)

21. Brenda Holloway was born in Atascadero, California (1946)
21. John Lee Hooker dies in Los Altos, California (2001)

23. Sonny Boy Williamson II dies in Helena, Arkansas (1965)

24. Colin Blunstone (The Zombies) was born in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England (1945)
24. Michael Coleman was born in Chicago, Illinois (1956)

25. Eddie Floyd was born in Montgomery, Alabama (1935)
25. Harold Melvin (Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes) was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1939)
25. Pee Wee Crayton dies in Los Angeles, California (1985)

26. Big Bill Broonzy was born in Scott, Mississippi (1893)
26. St. Louis Jimmy Oden was born in Nashville, Tennessee (1903)
26. Larry Taylor was born in New York (1942)

28. Dave "Honeyboy" Edwards was born in Shaw, Mississippi (1915)

29. Tim Buckley dies (drug overdose) in Santa Monica, California (1975)
29. Juke Boy Bonner dies in Houston, Texas (1978)

30. American folk singer Dave Van Ronk was born in New York City (1936)
30. Florence Ballard (The Supremes) was born in Detroit, Michigan (1943)