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, 1777
Day of Week 13th » American Revolutionary War: Marquis de Lafayette lands near Charleston, South Carolina, in order to help the Continental Congress to train its army.
Day of Week 14th » The Flag of the United States called Stars and Stripes is adopted by Congress as the Flag of the United States.
Famous Birthdays on June in 1777
12th » Robert Clark (U.S. politician) known as Robert Clark, American politician (d. 1837)
15th » David Daniel Davis, Welsh physician (d. 1841)
20th » Jean-Jacques Lartigue, Canadian bishop (d. 1840)
24th » John Ross (Arctic explorer) e.g John Ross, Scottish commander and explorer (d. 1856)
Famous Deaths for June 1777
16th » Jean-Baptiste-Louis Gresset, French poet and playwright (b. 1709)