Historical Events
- Jun 1 6th national black convention (Philadelphia)
P.T. Barnum Circus
Jun 2 P. T. Barnum & his circus begin 1st tour of US
Famous Birthdays
- Jun 2 Pius X [Giuseppe Sarto], Italian 257th Roman Catholic Pope (1903-14 - lowered age of Communion from 12 to 7,) and saint, born in Riese, Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia, Austrian Empire (d. 1914)
- Jun 10 Ferdinand IV, Grand Duke of Tuscany, born in Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany (now Italy) (d. 1908)
- Jun 10 Rebecca Latimer Felton, American writer and politician (first woman to serve as U.S. Senator (Georgia)), born in Decatur, Georgia (d. 1930) [1]
- Jun 12 George Atzerodt, American conspirator who failed to attempt an assassination of Vice President Andrew Johnson on the night Abraham Lincoln was murdered, born in Dorna, German Confederation (d. 1865)
- Jun 14 Nikolay Rubinstein, Russian composer and pianist, born in Moscow, Russia (d. 1881) (O.S. 2 June)
Famous Weddings
Jefferson Davis
Jun 17 Soldier and politician Jefferson Davis (27) weds Sarah Knox Taylor (21) in Louisville, Kentucky
