Timeline June 2008

Events in June 2008 15

• 1922 – 2008 Cyd Charisse (1922-2008) American dancer and actress, partner of Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly in MGM's great musicals.
• 1928 – 2008 Bo Diddley (1928-2008) Died 2 June 2008, aged 79 American singer and guitarist whose rhythmic "Bo Diddley beat" became a foundational building block of rock and roll. He influenced generations of musicians from Buddy Holly to the Rolling Stones.
• 1936 – 2008 Yves Saint Laurent (1936-2008) Died 1 June 2008, aged 71 French fashion designer who founded his own haute couture house in 1961 and helped popularize garments like the tuxedo suit for women. He was one of the most influential designers of the twentieth century.
• 1937 – 2008 George Carlin (1937-2008) Died 22 June 2008, aged 71 American stand-up comedian and social critic famous for his routine "Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television," which became the subject of a landmark US Supreme Court case. He was known for his sharp, provocative commentary on language, religion and politics.
• 1950 – 2008 Tim Russert (1950-2008) Died 13 June 2008, aged 58 American journalist and longtime moderator of NBC's Meet the Press, known for his rigorous questioning of political figures. His sudden death from a heart attack while at work drew tributes across American media.
• 2008 Brigitte Bardot fined for inciting racial hatred A Paris court fines her for the fifth time over remarks about Muslims, in a letter to the interior minister.
• 2008 French Open 2008 Men: Rafael Nadal (6-1, 6-3, 6-0) · Women: Ana Ivanović Nadal demolished Federer 6-1, 6-3, 6-0 in the final — one of the most one-sided Grand Slam finals ever.
• 2008 Wins U.S. Open at Torrey Pines on a broken leg One of golf's most legendary performances Playing on a fractured tibia and torn ACL, Woods forced a playoff and defeated Rocco Mediate for the U.S. Open title at Torrey Pines, a performance later regarded as one of the gutsiest in golf history. He underwent season-ending knee surgery days later and did not compete again that year.
• 2008 Bo Diddley dies Archer, Florida Dies at home, aged 79.
• 2008 Foo Fighters play Wembley Stadium Two sold-out nights Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones join them on stage.
• 2008 Ireland rejects the Lisbon Treaty Referendum result stalls EU reform Irish voters rejected the European Union's Lisbon Treaty in a referendum on 12 June 2008, the only member state to put the treaty to a public vote. The result forced the EU to negotiate guarantees for Ireland before a second referendum the following year.
• 2008 Cyd Charisse dies in Los Angeles Cyd Charisse dies aged 86.
• 2008 Amy Winehouse sings at Nelson Mandela's 90th birthday Hyde Park Performs at the London tribute concert.
• 2008 WALL-E Pixar's acclaimed sci-fi — $532m worldwide Directed by Andrew Stanton at Pixar. A small waste-collecting robot inadvertently embarks on a space journey that will determine the fate of mankind.
• 2008 Amy Winehouse plays Glastonbury again Pyramid Stage The day after singing for Mandela.