4th » Second Italian War of Independence named Italian Independence wars: In the Battle of Magenta, the France or French army, under Louis-Napoleon, defeat the Austrian army.
6th » Australia: Queensland is established as a separate crown colony named colony from New South Wales (Queensland Day).
15th » Pig War: Ambiguity in the Oregon Treaty leads to the "Northwestern Boundary Dispute" between United States and United Kingdom e.g British/Canada e.g Canadian settlers.
18th » First ascent of Aletschhorn, second summit of the Bernese Alps.
24th » Battle of Solferino (Battle of the Three Sovereigns): Sardinia and France defeat Austria in Solferino, northern Italy.
28th » The first Conformation show called conformation dog show is held in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England.
Famous Birthdays on June in 1859
8th » Smith Wigglesworth, English evangelist (d. 1947)
10th » Emanuel Nobel, Swedish-Russian businessman (d. 1932)
21st » Henry Ossawa Tanner, American painter (d. 1937)
Famous Deaths for June 1859
7th » David Cox (artist) known as David Cox, English painter (b. 1783)
11th » Klemens von Metternich, German-Austrian politician, 1st State Chancellor of the Austrian Empire (b. 1773)