Historical Events
- Jun 1 The railroads of the Southern United States convert 11,000 miles of track from a five foot rail gauge to standard gauge, beginning May 31
- Jun 3 24 Christians burn to death in Namgongo, Uganda
- Jun 5 20th Belmont: Jim McLaughlin aboard Inspector B wins in 2:41
- Jun 8 First Home Rule Bill for Ireland defeated by 343 votes to 313 in the British House of Common
- Jun 10 Eruption of Tarawera volcano destroys famous pink and white calcium carbonate hot-spring terraces (North Island, New Zealand)
- Jun 13 Fire destroys nearly 1,000 buildings in Vancouver, British Columbia
Famous Birthdays
- Jun 6 Paul Dudley White, American heart specialist, born in Roxbury, Massachusetts (d. 1973)
- Jun 7 Henri Coandă, Romanian aerodynamics pioneer, born in Bucharest, Romania (d. 1972)
- Jun 9 Kōsaku Yamada, Japanese composer (Nagauta Symphony), and conductor, born in Tokyo (d. 1965)
- Jun 10 Emile van Dievoet, Flemish lawyer, born in Sint-Katherina-Lombeek, Belgium (d. 1967)
- Jun 11 David Barnard Steinman, American civil engineer and bridge designer (Hudson, Triborough), born in New York City (d. 1960)
- Jun 11 Lillian Fontaine, British actress (Suddenly it's Spring), born in Reading, Berkshire, England (d. 1975)
- Jun 13 Roy Minnett, Australian cricket all-rounder who played 9 Tests, 3 x 50, 11 wickets; NSW, born in Sydney, Australia (d. 1955)
- Jun 15 Charles Wood, Irish composer of church music, born in Armagh, Northern Ireland (d. 1926)
- Jun 18 Alexander Wetmore, American ornithologist (d. 1978)
George Mallory (1886-1924)
Jun 18 English mountain climber ("because it is there"), born in Mobberley, England
- Jun 19 Robert Herberigs, Flemish composer and writer (Hiawatha's Song), born in Ghent, Belgium (d. 1974)
- Jun 24 George Shiels, Northern Irish dramatist (d. 1949)
- Jun 25 Henry "Hap" Arnold, American commanding general, US Army Air Force (WWII), born in Gladwyne, Pennsylvania (d. 1950)
- Jun 27 Charles Macartney, Australian cricket all-rounder (35 Tests, 2,131 runs @ 41.78, 7 x 100s, 45 wickets), born in West Maitland, Australia (d. 1958)
- Jun 28 Frank Mayo, American silent screen actor (Burning Gold, Hell's Headquarters), born in New York City (d. 1963)
- Jun 28 Joe Cox, South African cricket fast medium bowler (3 Tests; Natal), born in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa (d. 1971)
- Jun 29 George Frederick Boyle, Australian-American composer, born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (d. 1948)
- Jun 29 James Van Der Zee, African-American photographer, born in Lenox, Massachusetts (d. 1983)
- Jun 29 Juliane Gabriels, Flemish physician (Artus Quellin) (d. 1958)
- Jun 29 Robert Schuman, Luxembourg-born French statesman and Prime Minister of France (1947-48), born in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg (d. 1963)
Famous Weddings
Grover Cleveland
Jun 2 U.S. President Grover Cleveland (49) weds Frances Folsom (21), 1st presidential marriage to be held at the White House
William Howard Taft
Jun 19 US President William Taft (28) weds Helen Herron (25) in Cincinnati, Ohio
Famous Deaths
Aleksandr Ostrovsky (1823-1886)
Jun 14 Russian playwright (Artists & Admirers), dies at 63
- Jun 18 Joannes Paredis, Belgian Bishop of Roermond, dies at 90