- Jun 5 Beverly Holcombe Robertson, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Amelia County, Virginia (d. 1910)
- Jun 12 Johanna Spyri, Swiss children's book author (Heidi), born in Hirzel, Switzerland (d. 1901)
- Jun 13 Alberto Henschel, German-Brazilian photographer and businessman, born in Berlin, Germany (d. 1882)