- Jun 2 2nd statewide initiative & referendum law adopted, in Oregon
Beatty Appointed Captain
Jun 2 British naval officer David Beatty is appointed captain of the cruiser HMS Juno
42nd Open Championship
Jun 5 British Open Men's Golf, Royal Liverpool GC: Scotsman Sandy Herd wins by 1 stroke from James Braid and Harry Vardon
'Germanization' of the Slavs
Jun 5 Emperor Wilhelm II responds to growing demands from Polish and other Slavic peoples living within German territory by calling for more 'Germanization' of the Slavs
- Jun 9 1st Automat restaurant opens at 818 Chestnut St, Philadelphia
- Jun 10 Patent for window envelope granted to H. F. Callahan
- Jun 12 Australian parliament agrees to Commonwealth Franchise Act, granting female suffrage
- Jun 12 Horn & Hardart opens 1st "automat" (self-service restaurant) in the US on Chestnut Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Jun 13 Prussian Upper house gives 350 million marks to Poland
- Jun 15 Canada's Maritime Provinces switch from Eastern to Atlantic time
- Jun 15 Minor League's most lopsided baseball game: Corsicana 51; Texarkana 3 Justin Clark of Corsicana, Texas minors hits 8 home runs in 1 game
- Jun 16 "The Wizard of Oz" musical first opens in Chicago, Illinois
- Jun 17 US Congress pass the New Lands Reclamation Act, which establishes a fund from sale of public lands to build irrigation dams for arid Western lands
Order of Merit Founded
Jun 23 British Order of Merit instituted by King Edward VII [1]
Monument to Rossini
Jun 23 Monument to composer Gioachino Rossini unveiled in Santa Croce, Florence, Italy
- Jun 24 British King Edward VII develops appendicitis, delaying his coronation
Target Corporation Founded
Jun 24 Target Corporation is founded by American businessman George Dayton as Goodfellow Dry Goods in Minneapolis
Aga Khan III Honored
Jun 26 Aga Khan III is appointed Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire
- Jun 27 US National Championship Women's Tennis, Newport, RI: Marion Jones wins her second US singles title; beats Elisabeth Moore 6-1, 1-0 when the defending champion is forced to retire
- Jun 28 Germany, Italy, and the Austro-Hungarian Empire renew their Triple Alliance for six more years
- Jun 28 US buys concession to build Panama canal from French for $40 million
- Jun 28 US Congress authorizes Louisiana Purchase Expo $1 gold coin
- Jun 30 Cleveland is 1st AL team to hit 3 consecutive HRs in same inning
Wimbledon Men's Championship
Jun 30 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Laurence Doherty wins his first Wimbledon singles title beating defending champion Arthur Gore 6-4, 6-3, 3-6, 6-0
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