June is the sixth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars and one of the four months with a length of 30 days. June is the month with the longest daylight hours of the year in the Northern Hemisphere and the shortest daylight hours of the year in the Southern Hemisphere. June in the Northern Hemisphere is the seasonal equivalent to December in the Southern Hemisphere and vice versa. In the Northern hemisphere, the beginning of the meteorological summer is 1 June. In the Southern hemisphere, the beginning of the meteorological winter is 1 June.
June symbols: The birthstones of June are pearl, alexandrite and moonstone. The birth flower is rose. The zodiac signs for the month of June are Gemini (until June 20) and Cancer (June 21 onwards).
Historical Events for June, 1625
Day of Week 5th » The city of Breda surrenders to the Tercio called Spanish tercios under general Ambrogio Spinola, 1st Marquis of the Balbases named Ambrosio Spinola.
Day of Week 13th » King Charles I of England marries Henrietta Maria of France, Fils de France e.g Princess of France
Famous Birthdays on June in 1625
8th » Giovanni Domenico Cassini, Italian-French mathematician and astronomer (d. 1712)
Famous Deaths for June 1625
5th » Orlando Gibbons, English organist and composer (b. 1583)