Events in History
- Jun 1 Kentucky admitted as 15th US state
- Jun 4 Captain George Vancouver claims Puget Sound for Britain
- Jun 12 Captain George Vancouver discovers site of Vancouver, British Columbia
- Jun 21 Vancouver meets Spanish ships Sutil & Mexicana off Vancouver, British Columbia
Birthdays in History
- Jun 9 Frederic de Merode, Earl of Merode, Belgian revolutionary, born in Maastricht (d. 1830)
- Jun 13 William Austin Burt, American scientist, surveyor and inventor who patented America's first typographer (typewriter) and the equatorial sextant, born in Petersham, Massachusetts (d. 1858)
- Jun 16 Sir Thomas Mitchell, Australian explorer (d. 1855)
- Jun 16 John Linnell, English artist (d. 1882)
- Jun 19 Gustav Schwab, German writer, born in Stuttgart (d. 1850)