Historical Events
Il viaggio a Reims
Jun 19 Gioachino Rossini's opera "Il viaggio a Reims" (The Journey to Reims) premieres in celebration of the coronation of French King Charles X
- Jun 22 British Parliament abolishes feudalism and the seigneurial system in British North America
Famous Birthdays
John Hunt Morgan (1825-1864)
Jun 1 American Brigadier General (Confederate cavalry commander - Morgan's Raid), born in Huntsville, Alabama
- Jun 5 Jabez Lamar Monroe Curry, American politician (Rep-Ala, 1857-61), born in Lincoln County, Georgia (d. 1903)
- Jun 7 R. D. Blackmore, English novelist (Norie, Lorna Doone), born in Longworth, Berkshire, England (d. 1900)
- Jun 10 Princess Hildegard of Bavaria, seventh child and fourth daughter of Ludwig I of Bavaria and Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen, born in Würzburg, Bavaria (d. 1864)
- Jun 10 Sondre Norheim, Norwegian skier and pioneer of modern skiing, born in Øverbø, Norway (d. 1897)
- Jun 12 John Cook, American bugler (Union Army), born in Cincinnati, Ohio (d. 1910)
- Jun 13 Benjamin J. Hill, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in McMinnville, Tennessee (d. 1880)
- Jun 21 William Stubbs, English historian and Anglican bishop of Oxford, born in High Street, Knaresborough, England (d. 1901)
- Jun 24 Grand Duchess Alexandra Nikolaevna of Russia, youngest daughter and fourth child of Tsar Nicholas I, Emperor of Russia, and his wife, Princess Charlotte of Prussia, born in St. Petersburg, Russian Empire (d. 1844)
- Jun 28 Emil Erlenmeyer, German chemist (Erlenmeyer flask), born in Wehen, Duchy of Nassau (d. 1909)
Famous Deaths
- Jun 4 Ferdinand I, King of Sicily/Naples (Ferdinand IV), dies
- Jun 5 Odysseas Androutsos, hero in the Greek War of Independence (Chani of Gravia,), executed for supposedly collaborating with the Ottomans at 37
- Jun 9 Pauline Bonaparte, Corsican duchess of Parma and Guastalla, sister of Napoleon Bonaparte, dies at 44
- Jun 11 Daniel D. Tompkins, American politician, 6th US Vice President (1817-25), dies at 50
- Jun 13 Johann Peter Melchior, German sculptor, dies at 82
Pierre Charles L'Enfant (1754-1825)
Jun 14 French-born American architect who laid out Washington, D.C., dies at 70
