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What Happened In June 1880 In History

Historical Events for June, 1880

  • 7th » War of the Pacific: The Battle of Arica, the assault and capture of Morro de Arica (Arica Cape), ends the 'Campaña del Desierto' (Desert Campaign).
  • 24th » First performance of 'O Canada', the song that would become the national anthem of Canada, at the Congrès national des Canadiens-Français.
  • 28th » The Australian bushranger Ned Kelly is captured at Glenrowan, Victoria known as Glenrowan.
  • 29th » France annexes Tahiti.

Famous Birthdays on June in 1880

  • 4th » Clara Blandick, Hong Kong-American actress (d. 1962)
  • 7th » Thorleif Lund, Norwegian-Danish actor (d. 1956)
  • 10th » André Derain, French painter and sculptor (d. 1954)
  • 11th » Jeannette Rankin, American politician (d. 1973)
  • 16th » Otto Eisenschiml, Austrian-American chemist and author (d. 1963)
  • 17th » Carl Van Vechten, American author and photographer (d. 1964)
  • 21st » Arnold Gesell, American psychologist and pediatrician (d. 1961)
  • 21st » Josiah Stamp, 1st Baron Stamp, English economist and civil servant (d. 1941)
  • 22nd » Johannes Drost, Dutch swimmer (d. 1954)
  • 26th » Mitchell Lewis, American actor (d. 1956)
  • 27th » Natalia Brasova, Russian wife of Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich of Russia (d. 1952)
  • 27th » Helen Keller, American author and activist (d. 1968)
  • 29th » Ludwig Beck, German general (d. 1944)
  • 30th » Franz Kröwerath, German rower (d. 1945)

Famous Deaths for June 1880

  • 28th » Texas Jack Omohundro, American actor (b. 1846)

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