Jun 8 George Garrett, English composer, born in Winchester, England (d. 1897) Jun 10 Hendrik Pierson, Dutch theologist (H Pierson Foundation), born in Amsterdam (d. 1923) Jun 16 Wesley Merritt, American Major General (Union Army), 1st American Military Governor of the Philippines, born in NYC, New York (d. 1910) Jun 19 Charles Spurgeon, English preacher and evangelist, born in Kelvedon, Essex, England (d. 1892) 1833 Famous Birthdays by Year 1835