Events in History
- Jun 11 The Broad Street Riot occurs in Boston, fueled by ethnic tensions between English-Americans and Irish-Americans
- Jun 13 1st Mormon missionaries to British Isles leave Kirtland, Ohio
Historic Invention
Jun 17 Charles Goodyear obtains his 1st rubber patent
Charles Goodyear
- Jun 18 Spain gets new Constitution
Event of Interest
Jun 20 Queen Victoria at 18 ascends British throne following death of uncle King William IV. She rules for 63 years till 1901
Queen Victoria
Birthdays in History
- Jun 7 Alois Hitler, father of Adolf Hitler, born in Strones, Waldviertel, Austrian Empire (d. 1903)
- Jun 8 Moritz Heyne, German germanist (Beowulf), born in Weissenfels, Germany (d. 1906)
- Jun 16 Eli Long, Bvt Major General (Union Army), (d. 1903)
- Jun 17 Strong Vincent, American army officer (died famously at Little Round Top during the Battle of Gettysburg), born in Waterford, Pennsylvania (d.1863)
- Jun 26 Martin Davis Hardin II, American Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Jacksonville, Illinois (d. 1923)
- Jun 26 Victor Girardey, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Lauw, France (d. 1864)