Historical Events
Pasteur Institute
Jun 4 Pasteur Institute founded by French biologist Louis Pasteur and Émile Roux in Paris
- Jun 7 Monotype type-casting machine patented by Tolbert Lanston, Washington, D.C.
- Jun 8 Herman Hollerith receives a patent for his punch card calculator
- Jun 9 21st Belmont: Jim McLaughlin aboard Hanover wins in 2:43.5
- Jun 15 Carlisle D Graham survives 2nd ride in a barrel down Niagara Falls
- Jun 15 NY Giants beat Philadelphia Phillies 29-1
- Jun 15 Stanley's expedition reaches Yambuya waterfalls Congo
- Jun 18 The Reinsurance Treaty between Germany and Russia is signed
Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria
Jun 21 Britain celebrates the golden jubilee of Queen Victoria
- Jun 28 MLB Philadelphia Quakers (later Phillies) win most lopsided shut-out in franchise history, 24-0, over Hoosiers at Seventh Street Ballpark in Indianapolis, Indiana
Famous Birthdays
- Jun 1 Clive Brook, British actor and director (List of Adrian Messenger), born in London, England (d. 1974)
- Jun 2 Howard Johnson, American lyricist (nclude: "When the Moon Comes over the Mountain", "M-O-T-H-E-R"), born in Waterbury, Connecticut (d. 1941)
- Jun 3 Emil Axman, Czech composer and musicologist (Moravian folk songs), born in Rataje (d. 1949)
- Jun 3 Roland Hayes, American lyric tenor, arranger, and composer, born in Curryville, Georgia (d. 1977)
- Jun 4 Tom Longboat, Canadian athlete (Boston Marathon 1907 record time 2:24:24), born in Six Nations Reserve Brantford, Ontario (d. 1949)
- Jun 5 Ruth Benedict, American anthropologist (Patterns of Culture), born in New York City (d. 1948)
- Jun 7 William Walraven, Dutch journalist and writer (Indian Daily) (d. 1943)
- Jun 13 Bruno Frank, German-born writer, born in Stuttgart (d. 1945)
- Jun 18 Blanche Yurka, American actress (Taxi, A Tale of Two Cities), born in Saint Paul, Minnesota (d. 1974)
- Jun 20 Floyd Collins, American cave owner and caver (died in Sand Cave rescue), born in Logan County, Kentucky (d. 1925) [1]
- Jun 20 Kurt Schwitters, German-British dada-artist and poet (collages), born in Hanover (d. 1948)
- Jun 21 Norman L. Bowen, Canadian petrologist, born in Kingston, Ontario, Canada (d. 1956)
- Jun 22 Belgrave Edward Sutton Ninnis, British Army lieutenant, Antarctic explorer, and dog handler (Douglas Mawson's Australasian Antarctic expedition), born in Streatham, Surrey, England (d. 1912)
- Jun 22 Julian S. Huxley, English biologist/philosopher, Darwin's Bulldog, born in London, England (d. 1975)
- Jun 23 Ernst Rowohlt, German publisher (Rowohlt-Verlag), born in Bremen, Germany (d. 1960)
- Jun 23 John Finley Williamson, American choral conductor (Westminster Choir College, 1920-58), born in Canton, Ohio (d. 1964)
- Jun 25 George Abbott, American theater producer and film director (Damn Yankees; Pajama Game), born in Forestville, New York (d. 1995)
- Jun 26 Anthony Gustav de Rothschild, British philanthropist, born in London (d. 1961)
- Jun 28 Boleslav Vomácka, Czech composer (Vodntk - The Water Sprite), critic, and musicologist (Josef Suk), born in Mladá Boleslav, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary (d. 1965)
Famous Deaths
- Jun 4 William A. Wheeler, American politician (19th Vice President of the United States), dies at 67
- Jun 12 Gustav Weber, Swiss organist, choral dierctor, and composer, dies at 41
- Jun 17 Mark Hopkins, American educator and philosopher (President of Williams College), dies at 85
- Jun 21 Adolf Schimon, Austrian German composer, dies at 67
