June Callwood

June Rose Callwood, was a Canadian journalist, author and social activist. She garnered fame for her articles and columns written for national newspapers and magazines, including Maclean's and Chatelaine. She solidified her name by founding charities focused on certain communities in Canada, including Nellie's, one of Canada's first shelters for women in crisis, Jessie's Centre for Teenagers, now the June Callwood Centre for Women and Families, and Casey House, Canada's first HIV/AIDS hospice.

2 June 1924

Born on the same birth day (2 June): Abby Wambach • Charles Haid • Jack Afamasaga • Johnny Weissmuller • Marquis de Sade • Martha Washington • Marvin Hamlisch • Mike Stanton (left-handed pitcher) • Paulo Sérgio • Tim Rice-Oxley

Born in the same month (June 1924): Billie Dawe • Bob Appleyard • Chet Atkins • Christopher Booth • Colleen Dewhurst • Dennis Weaver • Faith Domergue • Fritz Koenig • George Mikan • Hédi Fried • Kenneth Waltz • M. Karunanidhi • Torsten Wiesel • Wally Fawkes • William Sloane Coffin • Yoshito Takamine