Events in History
- Jun 6 President Emile Loubet of France and Minister of Foreign Affairs Theophile Declasse visit London, furthering the cause of Entente Cordiale between Britain and France
- Jun 12 Niagara Falls, Ontario incorporated as a city
- Jun 15 The Serbian Assembly meets and elects Prince Peter Karageorgevich king
Event of Interest
Jun 16 Ford Motors under Henry Ford incorporates
- Jun 16 Pepsi Cola company forms
- Jun 16 Reichstag elections with gains for the Social Democratic Party of Germany
Event of Interest
Jun 16 Roald Amundsen commences the first east-west navigation of the Northwest Passage by leaving Oslo, Norway
Birthdays in History
- Jun 1 Blessed Vasyl Velychkovsky C.Ss.R Bishop and Martyr (d. 1973)
- Jun 8 Gerrit Cornelis Berkouwer, Dutch theologist (Dogmatic Studies), born in Amsterdam (d. 1996)
- Jun 8 Marguerite Yourcenar, French-American novelist (Memoirs of Hadrian, The Abyss), born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 1987)
- Jun 8 Ralph Webster Yarborough, American politician, U.S. Senator from Texas (1957-71), born in Chandler, Texas (d. 1996)
- Jun 11 Ernie Nevers, American College, Pro Football Hall of Fame fullback, coach (Stanford, Chicago Cardinals), born in Willow River, Minnesota (d. 1976)
- Jun 14 Alonzo Church, American Mathematician whose work provided foundation for computer science, born in Washington, D.C. (d. 1995)
- Jun 14 Arthur McDonald, Royal Air Force officer and radar pioneer, born in South Africa (d. 1996)
- Jun 17 Mikhail Svetlov, Russian poet and writer, born in Yekaterinoslav, Russian Empire (d. 1964)
- Jun 17 Ruth Wakefield, American inventor (created the Toll House Cookie, the first chocolate chip cookie), born in East Walpole, Massachusetts (d. 1977)
- Jun 18 Raymond Radiguet, French journalist/writer (Le diable ouch corps)
- Jun 19 Hans Litten, German jurist (d. 1938)
- Jun 21 Al Hirschfeld, American caricaturist (NINA, NY Times), born in St Louis, Missouri (d. 2003)
John Dillinger (1903-1934)
Jun 22 Notorious American bank robber, born in Indianapolis, Indiana
- Jun 23 Anthony Veiller, American writer (Night of Iguana, Moulin Rouge), born in NYC, New York
- Jun 23 Hans C Branner, Danish writer (Two Minutes of Silence), born in Ordrup, Denmark (d. 1966)
- Jun 23 Paul Joseph James Martin, Canadian politician (d. 1992)
George Orwell (1903-1950)
Jun 25 British author (Animal Farm, Nineteen Eighty-Four), born in Motihari, British India
Deaths in History
- Jun 10 Luigi Cremona, Italian mathematician (grafostatica), dies at 72
- Jun 11 King Alexander I and Queen Draga of Serbia are assassinated by a group of army officers as part of a coup
- Jun 11 Nikolai Bugaev, Russian mathematician, dies at 65
- Jun 22 George White, African American resident of Delaware, lynched
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