June1848

June 1848 in History

Events in History

Historic Event

Jun 1 Revolutionary newspaper "Neue Rheinische Zeitung" founded by Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels and the Communist League in Cologne

Karl Marx — Communist Philosopher Karl Marx

Friedrich Engels — Communist Philosopher Friedrich Engels

Jun 2 The Slavic congress in Prague begins.
Jun 5 Statue of prince William the Silent, Prince of Orange by Lodewyk Royer unveiled in The Hague's Het Plein
Jun 10 1st telegraph link between NYC & Chicago
Jun 10 Battle at Vicenza: Austrians beat Sardinia-Piemonte

Presidential Convention

Jun 22 Barnburners (anti-slavery) party nominates Martin Van Buren for President

Martin Van Buren — 8th US President Martin Van Buren

Jun 22 Beginning of the June Days uprising in Paris by French workers
Jun 23 Bloody insurrection of workers in Paris
Jun 26 1st pure food law enacted in US
Jun 26 End of the June Days uprising in Paris by French workers

Birthdays in History

Paul Gauguin

Jun 7 Paul Gauguin [Eugene Henri], French post-impressionist painter who worked in French Polynesia, born in Paris (d. 1903)

Paul Gauguin — Painter and Sculptor Paul Gauguin

Jun 24 Brooks Adams, American philosopher (Theory of Social Revolutions), born in Quincy, Massachusetts (d. 1927)

Deaths in History

Jun 26 Stevenson Archer, American judge and Congressmen from Maryland, dies at 61
Jun 27 Denis-Auguste Affre, Archbishop of Paris (1840-48) and opponent of King Louis-Philippe, shot to death at 54
Jun 27 Heinrich Zschokke, German Swiss writer, dies at 77

Historical Figures

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