Events in History
- Jun 1 6th national black convention (Philadelphia)
Event of Interest
Jun 2 P. T. Barnum & his circus begin 1st tour of US

P. T. Barnum
Birthdays in History
- Jun 2 Pius X [Giuseppe Sarto], 257th Roman Catholic pope (1903-14)
- Jun 10 Constant A Serrure, Flemish historian
- Jun 10 Ferdinand IV, Grand Duke of Tuscany, born in Florence (d. 1908)
- Jun 10 Rebecca Latimer Felton, American writer and politician (first woman to serve as U.S. Senator (Georgia)), born in Decatur, Georgia (d. 1930)
- Jun 12 George Atzerodt, American conspirator who failed to attempt an assassination of Vice President Andrew Johnson on the night Abraham Lincoln was murdered, born in Dorna, German Confederation (d. 1865)
Weddings in History
Wedding of Interest
Jun 17 Soldier and politician Jefferson Davis (27) weds Sarah Knox Taylor (21) in Louisville, Kentucky

Jefferson Davis