Historical Events
Essay on the Principle of Population
Jun 7 Thomas Malthus publishes the first edition of his influential 'Essay on the Principle of Population' (date of the unsigned preface)
Famous Birthdays
- Jun 5 Alexei Fyodorovich Lvov, Russian composer, born in Reval, Russian Empire (now Tallinn, Estonia) (d. 1870)
- Jun 12 Samuel Cooper, American General (Confederate Army), born in New Hackensack, Dutchess County, New York (d. 1876)
- Jun 21 Wolfgang Menzel, German writer, born in Waldenburg, Silesia (d. 1873)
- Jun 29 Giacomo Leopardi, Italian poet and philosopher (The Poems of Leopardi), born in Recanati, Italy (d. 1837)
Famous Deaths
Giacomo Casanova (1725-1798)
Jun 4 Italian writer, adventurer and famous lover, dies at 73
- Jun 25 Thomas Sandby, English architect (Royal Academy's 1st professor of Architecture), dies at about 77
- Jun 26 Eugene Godecharle, composer, dies at 56
- Jun 28 Pierre Dutillieu, French-Italian opera composer, dies at 44
- Jun 29 Kaat Mussel [Catharina Mulder], Dutch political protester in Rotterdam (orangism), dies at 75