Editing 1861 (section)

=== June ===
* [[June 9]] &ndash; [[Règlement Organique (Mount Lebanon)|Règlement Organique]]: With the approval of European powers, the [[Mount Lebanon Mutasarrifate]] is established as a semi-autonomous sub-division separate from the [[Sidon Eyalet]]. An Ottoman Armenian, Davud Pasha, is appointed [[Mutasarrıf]] by the Ottoman Sultan.
* [[June 15]] &ndash; [[Benito Juárez]] is formally elected President of Mexico; he temporarily stops the payments of [[foreign debt]].
* [[June 22]] &ndash; [[1861 Tooley Street fire|Tooley Street fire]] breaks out and takes the life of [[James Braidwood (firefighter)|James Braidwood]], first superintendent of the [[London Fire Brigade]].
* [[June 25]] &ndash; [[Abdülmecid I]], [[Ottoman dynasty|Sultan]] of the [[Ottoman Empire]] ([[1839]]–1861) dies and is succeeded by [[Abdülaziz]] (1861–[[1876]]).[[File:Abdul-aziz.jpg|thumb|140px|right| [[June 25]]: [[Abdülaziz]]]]
* [[June 30]] &ndash; [[Lambing Flat riots]]: White miners attack Chinese in the Australian goldfields.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Schamberger|first=Karen|title=Difficult History in a Local Museum: The Lambing Flat Riots at Young, New South Wales|journal=Australian Historical Studies|year=2017|volume=48|issue=3 |pages=436–441|doi=10.1080/1031461X.2017.1331693}}</ref>