Historical Events
- Jun 5 The Battle of New Ross: The attempt to spread United Irish Rebellion into Munster is defeated
- Jun 7 Jews of Pesaro Italy fast commemorating murder of Jews
Historic Publication
Jun 7 Thomas Malthus publishes the first edition of his influential 'Essay on the Principle of Population' (date of the unsigned preface)
Famous Birthdays
- Jun 5 Alexei Fyodorovich Lvov, Russian composer, born in Reval, Russian Empire (now Tallinn, Estonia) (d. 1870)
- Jun 12 Samuel Cooper, American General (Confederate Army), born in New Hackensack, Dutchess County, New York (d. 1876)
- Jun 21 Wolfgang Menzel, German writer, born in Waldenburg, Silesia (d. 1873)
- Jun 29 Giacomo Leopardi, Italian poet and philosopher (The Poems of Leopardi), born in Recanati, Italy (d. 1837)
Famous Deaths
Giacomo Casanova
Jun 4 Giacomo Casanova, Italian adventurer, writer, librarian and womanizer, dies at 73