- Jun 1 John B Floyd, American Governor (Virginia), Secretary of War (1857-60) and Confederate general, born in Blacksburg, Virginia (d. 1863)
- Jun 2 Isaac Strauss, French violinist, conductor and composer, born in Strasbourg, France (d. 1888)
- Jun 8 Gideon Johnson Pillow, American lawyer and Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Williamson County, Tennessee (d. 1878)
- Jun 12 John Roebling, German-American civil engineer (Brooklyn Bridge), born in Mühlhausen, Germany (d. 1869) [1]
- Jun 13 Bernard ter Haar, Dutch poet (Herbert and Clara) and church historian, born in Amsterdam (d. 1880)
- Jun 16 Edward Davy, English physician, chemist, and inventor (d. 1885)
- Jun 27 Napoléon Coste, French guitarist and composer, born in Besançon, France (d. 1883)
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