- 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)
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