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Dashed right edge = ongoing beyond June 1861
Events in June 1861 2
1806 – 1861Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806-1861)Died 29 June 1861, aged 55Elizabeth Barrett Browning, one of the most acclaimed English poets of the Victorian era, died in Florence, Italy. She was known for works including Sonnets from the Portuguese and Aurora Leigh. Her marriage to poet Robert Browning was itself famous in literary circles.
1810 – 1861Camillo Cavour (1810-1861)Died 6 June 1861, aged 50Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour, the chief architect of Italian unification, died in Turin just months after becoming the first prime minister of a unified Italy. His diplomacy and statecraft had been central to bringing the Italian states together under Victor Emmanuel II. His sudden death deprived the new kingdom of its most skilled statesman.