Events in History
Birthdays in History
- Jun 2 Samuel Wilks, British Physician and founding father of clinical science, born in London, England
- Jun 3 Charles Kinnaird Graham, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in NYC, New York (d. 1889)
- Jun 8 James Loudon, Dutch politician, Governor-General of Dutch East Indies (1872-75), born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 1900)
- Jun 8 William Montgomery Gardner, American Brigadier-General (Confederate Army), born in Augusta, Georgia (d. 1901)
- Jun 18 Johannes Heykamp, Catholic archbishop of Utrecht
- Jun 20 George E Street, English architect, born in Woodford, London (d. 1881)
- Jun 20 John Tyler Morgan, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), (d. 1907)
William Thomson
Jun 26 William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin, Irish-Scottish mathematical physicist (Kelvin Scale) and engineer (transatlantic telegraph), born in Belfast, Ireland (d. 1907)
William Thomson
- Jun 28 Paul Broca, French brain surgeon and anthropologist (located speech center), born in Sainte-Foy-la-Grande, France (d. 1880)
- Jun 28 William T. Wofford, Brigadier General (Confederate Army-American Civil War), born in Toccoa, Habersham County, Georgia (d. 1884)
- Jun 29 Victor J van Hinsbergh, South Neth engraver (PTT Stempels)
Deaths in History
- Jun 14 Agustín de Betancourt, Spanish civil engineer (steam engines, hot air balloons), dies at 68
- Jun 16 Charles-François Lebrun, duc de Plaisance, Third Consul of France (b. 1739)
- Jun 18 Ferdinand III JJ-B, archduke of Austria/ruler of Toscane, dies at 55
- Jun 21 Étienne Aignan, French writer, dies at 51