Historical Events
- Jun 8 39 German states unite under Act of Confederation
- Jun 9 End of the Congress of Vienna: New European political situation is set
- Jun 16 Battle at Quatre-Bras: Duke of Wellington's English forces engage the French in a preliminary battle two days before the Battle of Waterloo
- Jun 16 French army under Napoleon defeats Prussia in the Battle of Ligny, Napoleon's last military victory
- Jun 17 American frigate USS Guerriere captained by Stephen Decatur captures Algerian frigate Mashouda, killing its famous captain corsair Raïs Hamidou during US-Algerian War
Battle of Waterloo
Jun 18 Battle of Waterloo; Napoleon Bonaparte and France defeated by British forces under Duke of Wellington and Prussian troops under Field Marshall von Blücher
Famous Birthdays
- Jun 1 Otto of Greece, King of Greece (1832-62), born in Salzburg, Bavaria (d. 1862)
- Jun 2 Philip Kearny, American Major General (Union Army), born in New York City (d. 1862)
- Jun 3 Martin Edward Green, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), (d. 1863)
- Jun 4 Paul Jones Semmes, American businessman and Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Wilkes County, Georgia (d. 1863)
- Jun 6 Francesco Antonio Norberto Pinto, Portuguese violinist, hornist and composer (Adoração ao Sol), born in Lisbon, Portugal (d. 1860)
- Jun 11 Julia Margaret Cameron, English photographer, born in Calcutta, India (d. 1879)
- Jun 19 Cornelius Krieghoff, Dutch-Canadian painter, born in Amsterdam (d. 1872)
- Jun 19 John William Glover, Irish composer, born in Dublin, Ireland (d. 1899)
Famous Deaths
- Jun 1 Louis Alexandre Berthier, French marshal (b. 1853)
- Jun 16 Frederik Willem, Duke of Brunswick (1813-15), dies in battle at 43
- Jun 17 Rais Hamidou [Amidon], Algerian corsair (captured 400 ships during his career), dies in a battle with USS Guerriere (b. c. 1770)
- Jun 18 Guillaume Philibert Duhesme, French general (b. 1766)
- Jun 18 Thomas Picton, British general (killed in battle) (b. 1758)
