Historical Events
- Jun 4 Louisiana Territory officially renamed "Missouri Territory"
Robert Jenkinson Prime Minister
Jun 8 Robert Jenkinson becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom after Spencer Perceval's assassination
Event of Interest
Jun 20 British Governor Stamford Raffles storms the kraton (palace) of Yogyakarta on Java, capturing its ruler Hamengkubuwono III [1]
Battle of Beaver Dams
Jun 22 Upon learning of plans by the Americans to execute a surprise attack, Laura Secord walks 32 km to warn British troops, results in a British surprise victory at the Battle of Beaver Dams
Famous Birthdays
- Jun 3 Pieter Mijer, Dutch Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (1866-72), born in Batavia, Dutch East Indies (d. 1881)
- Jun 7 Theophilus Toulmin Garrard, American Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Clay County, Kentucky (d. 1902)
- Jun 8 Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst, Moravian violinist and composer, born in Brno, Kingdom of Bohemia, Austro-Hungarian Empire 1865)
- Jun 8 Spyridon Xyndas, Greek composer, born in Corfu, Greece (d. 1896)
- Jun 9 Hermann von Fehling, German chemist (Fehling's solution), born in the Free Imperial City of Lübeck (d. 1885)
- Jun 9 Johann Gottfried Galle, German astronomer (discovered Neptune), born in Radis, Kingdom of Saxony (d. 1910)
- Jun 12 Edmond Hébert, French geologist, born in Villefargau, Yonne, France (d. 1890)
- Jun 14 Fernando Wood, American politician, New York City mayor (1855-58 and 1860-62), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1881)
- Jun 18 Ivan Goncharov, Russian novelist (Oblomov), born in Simbirsk, Russia (d. 1891)
- Jun 21 Félix Danjou, French church organist, arranger, music teacher, organ builder, and political journalist, born in Paris, France (d. 1866)
- Jun 27 John Pike Hullah, English composer, born in Worcester, England (d. 1884)
- Jun 28 Rudolf von Alt, Austrian painter, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1905)
