Events in History
- Jun 1 The railroads of the Southern United States convert 11,000 miles of track from a five foot rail gauge to standard gauge, beginning May 31
- Jun 3 24 Christians burn to death in Namgongo, Uganda
- Jun 8 First Home Rule Bill for Ireland defeated by 343 votes to 313 in the British House of Common
- Jun 10 Eruption of Tarawera volcano destroys famous pink and white calcium carbonate hot-spring terraces (North Island, New Zealand)
- Jun 13 Fire destroys nearly 1,000 buildings in Vancouver, British Columbia
Birthdays in History
- Jun 6 Paul Dudley White, American heart specialist, born in Roxbury, Massachusetts (d. 1973)
- Jun 7 Henri Coandă, Romanian aerodynamics pioneer, born in Bucharest, Romania (d. 1972)
- Jun 10 Emile van Dievoet, Flemish lawyer, born in Sint-Katherina-Lombeek, Belgium (d. 1967)
- Jun 11 David Barnard Steinman, American civil engineer and bridge designer (Hudson, Triborough), born in NYC, New York (d. 1960)
- Jun 18 Alexander Wetmore, American ornithologist (d. 1978)
George Mallory (1886-1924)
Jun 18 English mountain climber ("because it is there"), born in Mobberley, England
- Jun 24 George Shiels, Northern Irish dramatist (d. 1949)
- Jun 25 Henry "Hap" Arnold, American commanding general, US Army Air Force (WWII), born in Gladwyne, Pennsylvania (d. 1950)
- Jun 29 James Van Der Zee, African-American photographer, born in Lenox, Massachusetts (d. 1983)
- Jun 29 Juliane Gabriels, Flemish physician (Artus Quellin) (d. 1958)
- Jun 29 Robert Schuman, Luxembourg-born French statesman and Prime Minister of France (1947-48), born in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg (d. 1963)
Weddings in History
Grover Cleveland
Jun 2 U.S. President Grover Cleveland (49) weds Frances Folsom (21), 1st presidential marriage to be held at the White House
William Howard Taft
Jun 19 US President William Taft (28) weds Helen Herron (25) in Cincinnati, Ohio
Deaths in History
- Jun 9 Erminnie Adelle Platt, American anthropologist (first woman to specialize in ethnographic field work), dies at 50
- Jun 13 King Ludwig II of Bavaria, builder of palace of Neuschwanstein, patron of Wagner, found dead in Lake Starnberg, near Munich at 11:30 PM at 40
- Jun 14 Aleksandr Ostrovsky [Alexander Ostrovsky], Russian playwright (Artists & Admirers), dies at 63
- Jun 18 Joannes Paredis, Belgian Bishop of Roermond, dies at 90
Authors
Civil Rights Activists
Inventors
Kings
Revolutionaries
Scientists