Historical Events
Famous Birthdays
- Jun 1 Carl Bechstein, German piano maker, born in Gotha, Duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (now Germany), (d. 1900)
- Jun 1 Hermann Zopff, German composer, born in Glogau, Prussia (now Głogów, Poland) (d. 1883)
- Jun 5 Ivar Hallström, Swedish composer, born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 1901)
- Jun 6 Sarah Parker Remond, African-American abolitionist, born in Salem, Massachusetts (d. 1894)
- Jun 16 Constantin von Ettingshausen, Austrian geologist and botanist (d. 1897)
- Jun 24 George Goyder, English surveyor-general of South Australia, born in Liverpool, England (d. 1898)
Famous Deaths
Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826)
Jun 5 German pianist, romantic composer (Der Freischutz; Oberon), and lithographer, dies of tuberculosis at 39
- Jun 7 Joseph von Fraunhofer, German physicist and optical lens manufacturer (studied Sun's spectrum, invented the spectroscope), dies poisoned by the heavy metal vapors used in his work at 39
