Historical Events
- Jun 2 Donati Comet 1st seen named after its discoverer
Event of Interest
Jun 16 Abraham Lincoln says "A house divided against itself cannot stand" accepting Illinois Republican Party's nomination for the Senate
Abraham Lincoln
Famous Birthdays
- Jun 1 William W Campbell, Canadian poet (Beyond the Hills of Dream)
- Jun 8 Harry Rowe Shelley, American composer (known for his hymn music), born in New Haven, Connecticut (d. 1947)
- Jun 8 Antoni Nicolau, Spanish composer and conductor, born in Barcelona (d. 1933)
- Jun 16 Gustav V, king of Sweden (1907-50)
- Jun 17 Eben Sumner Draper, (Gov-MA)
- Jun 18 Hans Schardt, Swiss geologist
- Jun 19 George Alexander [Samson], British actor, theatre producer and manager, born in Reading, Berkshire (d. 1918)
- Jun 19 Dirk Fock, governor-general of Neth Indies (1921-26)
- Jun 20 Medardo Rosso, Italian sculptor (portraits)
- Jun 20 Charles W. Chesnutt, American writer (d. 1932)
- Jun 23 William Ernst Johnson, mathematician, born in Cambridge, England
- Jun 25 Georges Courteline [Moineau], French playwright, born in Tours, France (d. 1929)
- Jun 29 George Washington Goethals, American engineer (built Panama Canal), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1928)
- Jun 30 Andre Antoine, French stage manager (Theatre Libre) [or 7/31]
Famous Weddings
- Jun 18 Norwegian modernist playwright "The Doll's House" Henrik Ibsen (30) marries Suzannah Thoresen (21) in Oslo
Famous Deaths
- Jun 3 Julius Reubke, composer, dies at 24
- Jun 11 Klemens Wenzel von Metternich, Austrian statesman (b. 1773)
- Jun 12 Cornelis Smit, Dutch ship builder/ship owner, dies at 74
- Jun 12 William Horsley, composer, dies at 83
- Jun 15 Ary Scheffer, painter/etcher/sculptor, dies at 63
- Jun 16 John Snow, English epidemiologist (b. 1813)
- Jun 17 Rani Lakshmibai, queen of Jhansi in North India, one of the leading figures of the Indian rebellion of 1857 (b. 1828)