The Marquess of Lansdowne(Canadian Governor General 1883-1888)–
Pope John XXIII–
Ozzie Nelson(actor)–
Lew Wasserman(old time movie mogul)–
David Carradine(actor)–
Rue McClanahan(actress)–
Dr. Jack Kevorkian(pathologist known as Dr. Death” due to his role in assisting the suicides of terminally ill people”)–
Muhammad Ali(boxer)–
Events
John Adams became the first U.S. president to live in Washington, D.C.. –
The poem “Casey at the Bat” was published in the San Francisco Examiner –
The New York Times won its first Pulitzer Prize –
Ernest Poole became the first to win a Pulitzer Prize in the category of novels (now known as fiction) –
Baseball player Lou Gehrig hit 4 home runs in 1 game –
Astronaut Edward H. White II was the first American to perform a spacewalk” when he stepped outside of his spacecraft Gemini 4” –
The Royal Canadian Mint announced that nickel would replace silver in coins –
Sally Jane Priesand became the first American female to be ordained as a rabbi –
Frances Bay, James Cameron, k.d. lang, The Kids in the Hall, Steve Nash, and Daria Werbowy were announced as being inducted into the Canada Walk of Fame –
Weather
Early hurricane wreaked havoc along the Atlantic coast from June 3 through 5. –
Seattle received 1.42 inches of rain within 24 hours, a June record –
Flood caused major devastation in Pueblo, Colorado –
