June 7th -13th

Monday

June 7th

200 National Celebrations

around the World

Birthdays

200 National Celebrations

around the World

Top events

Queen's official Birthday

A holiday in many Commonwealth countries. In England  there is the ceremony of Trooping the Colour (on Saturday) and the announcement of the Birthday Honours List.

President Gadhafi

of Libya

(1942)

Sette Giugno

(June Seventh)

A national holiday in Malta  to remember people killed by British troops in the riots of 1919. Flowers are laid on the monument outside the Presidential Palace.

Apple Worldwide Developers Conference

San Francisco

until 11th

Wild water canoeing

World Championships

Sort, Spain

Until 13^th

Beach volleyball

The 2nd of the Grand Slam tournaments opens in Moscow

7th-14th

Music

U2  

Angels stadium, Los Angeles

Tuesday

June 8th

Performing

Arts

Top events

California

State

Elections

Threatre

 The Globe, London

Henry VI

parts I and 2

50 world events to look out for

Opened on the 6th

FIFA Congress

Johnsonburg, South Africa

Basketball

NBA finals

Lakers v Celtics

Game 3

Boston

Athletics

Diamond League

Rome, Italy

Wednesday

June 9th

200 National Celebrations

around the World

Birthdays

  Netherlands

Parliamentary

Elections

Heroes day

Uganda

Actor

Johnny Depp

(1963)

Thursday

June 10th

200 National Celebrations

around the World

Top events

National Day

Portugal

Marks the death of Portugal's greatest poet Luís de Camões in 1580.

 Celebrated  by Portuguese citizens around the world

Basketball

NBA finals

Lakers v Celtics

Game 4

Boston

Friday

June 11th

Music

Festivals

100 Movies

to watch out for

World Cup 2010

Isle of Wight Festival

The legendary festival of the 1970's returned in 2002. This year's lead acts are

Jay-Z, The Strokes, and Blondie

Until 13th

Last day of regular term at Cambridge. Most British Universities finish the  academic year sometime in the next two weeks.

Get Him to the Greek

Comedy from the "Forgetting Sarah Marshall" team

The Karate Kid

Boy goes to China and learns karate – with Jackie Chan

The A-Team 

Up date of the classic TV show

The world's greatest soccer tournament kicks off!

3 games

with hosts South Africa kicking off the tournament against Mexico - a match that should be evenly balanced. Uruguay back in the World Cup after missing out in 2006  against  France might be the more interesting game.

Wider World

of Sport

ESPN

open a

3D

sport channel

Polo Cup

Washington Mall

USA

2 days

Saturday

June 12th

New Moon

200 National Celebrations

around the World

Birthdays

Wider World

of Sport

Top events

World Cup

Trooping the Colours

London

Independence Day In Philippines

Commemorates the Philippine Declaration of Independence

Former US President

George Bush

(1924)

Long distance swimming

Manhattan Marathon

28.5 mile swim around the island

Motor sport

Le Mans 24 hour

The classic race

Le Mans, France

Cycling - Road

Tour of Switzerland

Start of the elite road race

Until 20th

Rugby Union

New Zealand v Ireland and England v Australia

The start of a series of internationals in the southern hemisphere

3 games

England play the USA  in a game that should be easy for England but probably wont be. The best game of the day however is likely to be  Nigeria v  Argentina.

Music

Paul McCartney  plays Dublin

Sunday

June 13th

Awards

Top events

World Cup

The Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, better known as

The Tony Awards are awarded each year for achievement in American theatre

Most likely date for

World Naked Bike Ride

  The world's biggest naked protest as naked cyclists in  50 or more cities  protest against oil dependency and the car culture.

Basketball

NBA finals

Lakers v Celtics

Game 5

Bosotn

Wild water canoeing

World Championships

Sort, Spain

Final day

Not the most exciting of days but Serbia v Ghana looks intriguingly well balance and is another chance to see what African teams can do on African soil.

Opening of Season 3 of

True Blood