Historical Events
Historic Event
Jun 30 Famous debate on Charles Darwin's theory of evolution held at the Oxford University Museum and dominated by arguments between Thomas Henry Huxley and Bishop Samuel Wilberforce
Famous Birthdays
- Jun 6 William Inge, English author, theologist and Dean of St Paul's Cathedral, born in Crayke, Yorkshire (d. 1954)
- Jun 8 Alicia Boole Stott, Irish mathematician, born in Cork, Ireland (d. 1940)
- Jun 18 Hugo Loudon, CEO (Royal Dutch Oil [Shell])
- Jun 20 Jack Worrall, Australian cricket batsman (11 Tests, 5 x 50s; Victoria CA) and VFL premiership coach (Carlton 1906, 07, 08; Essendon 1911, 12), born in Maryborough, Australia (d. 1937)
- Jun 24 Mercedes of Orléans, Queen of Spain, born in Palacio Real, Madrid, Spain (d. 1878)
- Jun 25 Gustave Charpentier, French opera composer (Louise), born in Dieuze, France (d. 1956)
- Jun 30 Gyula Andrássy, Jr., Hungarian politician (Foreign Minister of Austria-Hungary (1918-20)), born in Tőketerebes, Kingdom of Hungary, Austrian Empire (d. 1929)
