June 1853

What Happened in June 1853

Historical Events

Event of Interest

Jun 24 US President Franklin Pierce signs the Gadsden Purchase, buying 29,670 square-miles (76,800 square km) from Mexico for $10 million (now southern Arizona and New Mexico)

14th US President Franklin Pierce — 14th US President
Franklin Pierce

Famous Birthdays

Jun 3 Flinders Petrie, English Egyptologist (Merneptah Stele, measured the pyramids), born in London, England (d. 1942)
Jun 16 Johan Gustaf Emil Sjogren, composer
Jun 28 Edwin Arthur Jones, American composer (Song of our Saviour), born in Stoughton, Massachusetts (d. 1911)

Famous Weddings

Wedding of Interest

Jun 17 Prime Minister of Canada Alexander Mackenzie (31) weds second wife Jane Sym

2nd Prime Minister of Canada Alexander Mackenzie — 2nd Prime Minister of Canada
Alexander Mackenzie

Famous Deaths

Jun 12 Johannes Cornelis de Jonge, Dutch historian and archivist, dies at 60
Jun 18 Branko Radicevic, Serbian poet (1st Serbian Uprising), dies

What Happened in 1853

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