Historical Events
- Jun 8 British fleet occupies Belle Île off the Brittany Coast
Puritan Othello Opens
Jun 10 Puritan version of Shakespeare's "Othello" opens in Newport, Rhode Island
Famous Birthdays
- Jun 3 Henry Shrapnel, English Army officer and inventor (created the shrapnel shell), born in Wiltshire, England (d. 1842)
- Jun 7 John Rennie, Scottish engineer, born in East Linton, East Lothian, Scotland (d. 1821)
- Jun 13 Antonín Vranický, Czech violinist and composer, born in Nová Říše, Czech Republic (d. 1820)
