Event of Interest
Jun 26 The first 62 recipients are awarded the Victoria Cross for valour in the Crimean war by Queen Victoria
Queen Victoria
- Jun 27 Bibighar massacre of 120 British women and children following the siege of Cawnpore
Event of Interest
Jun 27 James Donnelly becomes engaged in a drunken brawl with Patrick Farrell, who suffers a fatal blow to the head. Farrell dies two days later, which makes James Donnelly a wanted man and draws the Donnelly family into the notorious feud
James Donnelly
- Jun 29 Battle at Chinhat (Indies rebel under Barkat Ahmed beat British)