Historical Events
- Jun 19 Russian Admiral Dmitry Senyavin destroys the Ottoman fleet in the Battle of Athos during Russo-Turkish War
- Jun 22 British board USS Chesapeake, a provocation leading to War of 1812
- Jun 26 Lightning hits gunpowder warehouse in Luxembourg; 230 die
- Jun 28 British troops land at Ensenada, Argentina
Famous Birthdays
- Jun 2 Robert Führer, Czech composer of sacred music, and music theorist, born in Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia (now Czech Republic) (d. 1861)
- Jun 6 Adrien-François Servais, Belgian composer, born in Halle, Belgium (d. 1866)
- Jun 11 James F. Schenck, American rear admiral (Mexican–American War), born in Franklin, Ohio (d. 1882)
- Jun 30 Friedrich Theodor Vischer, German philosopher and writer (Auch einer), born in Ludwigsburg, Germany (d. 1887)
