June 1859

Saturday 04:

Italian Independence wars: in the Battle of Magenta, the French army, under Louis-Napoleon, defeats an Austrian army.

Monday 06:

Queen Victoria signs Letters Patent making Queensland into a separate colony.

Sunday 12:

The Comstock Lode is discovered near Virginia City, Nevada.

Wednesday 15:

Pig War: Ambiguity in the Oregon Treaty leads to the "Northwestern Boundary Dispute" between U.S. and British/Canadian settlers.

Tuesday 21:

Franco-Austrian War: Battle of Solférino is fought. Witnessed by Henri Dunant, the results were the Geneva Conventions and the Red Cross.

Friday 24:

Battle of Solferino: (Battle of the Three Sovereigns). Sardinia and France defeat Austria in Solferino, northern Italy.

Tuesday 28:

First dog show is held in Newcastle-on-Tyne, England.