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Famous People Who Died in June 1859

  • Jun 7 David Cox, English painter (Treatise on Landscape Paint), dies at 73

Person of interestWalter Hunt

Jun 8 Walter Hunt, American inventor (safety pin, sewing machine), dies at 62

Inventor Walter Hunt
Inventor
Walter Hunt
  • Jun 18 Joseph Hartmann Stuntz, Swiss composer, dies at 65
  • Jun 27 Jean Chrétien Baud, Dutch gov-gen of Dutch-Indies (1834-36), dies at 69

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