Historical Events
- Jun 18 British Redcoats evacuate Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and head for New York
Continental Army Leaves Valley Forge
Jun 19 George Washington's Continental Army troops finally leave Valley Forge, their winter encampment
- Jun 24 David Rittenhouse observes a total solar eclipse in Philadelphia
Liberty Bell
Jun 27 Liberty Bell returns home to Philadelphia after the British departure
- Jun 28 Battle of Monmouth, New Jersey (General Washington beats Clinton)
- Jun 28 Mary Ludwig Hayes "Molly Pitcher" aids American patriots
Famous Birthdays
Beau Brummell (1778-1840)
Jun 7 English dandy famous for his fashion style of simplicity and elegance, born in London
Famous Deaths
- Jun 7 Johann Georg Zechner, Austrian composer, dies at 62
- Jun 12 Philip Livingston, American businessman and politician (signed Declaration of Independence), dies at 62
- Jun 16 Konrad Ekhof [Hans Konrad Dieterich Eckhof], German actor and director, dies at 57
- Jun 24 Pieter Burman the Younger, Dutch philologist, dies at 64
- Jun 26 Angelo Antonio Caroli, Italian composer, dies at 77
