Historical Events
- Jun 12 Beginning of the French colonization of Algeria: 34,000 French soldiers land 27 kilometers west of Algiers, at Sidi Ferruch
Famous Birthdays
- Jun 2 Olivier Métra, French composer of ballets, light opera, and popular waltzes (Esperance!), and conductor, born in Reims, France (d. 1889)
- Jun 13 Henry Bliss, American real estate agent, born in New York City (d. 1899)
- Jun 17 Richard Montgomery Gano, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Bourbon County, Kentucky (d. 1913)
- Jun 22 Theodor Leschetizky, Polish pianist, composer, and teacher (Contes de Jeunesse), born in Łańcut, Austrian Poland (d. 1915)
Famous Deaths
- Jun 1 Sahajanand Swami, believed to be an incarnation of god by his followers, leaves his mortal body. (b. 1781)
- Jun 4 Antonio José de Sucre, Great Marshall of Ayacucho (b. 1795)
- Jun 25 Ephraim McDowell, American physician and surgeon (pioneered abdominal surgery), dies at 58
- Jun 26 George IV, King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and King of Hanover (1820-30), dies of upper gastrointestinal bleeding resulting from the rupture of a blood vessel in his stomach at 67
- Jun 28 David Walker, African-American abolitionist (Appeal to Colored Citizens), dies at 33
