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, 1789
Day of Week 8th » James Madison introduces twelve proposed List of amendments to the United States Constitution amendments to the United States Constitution in the United States House of Representatives House of Representatives; by 1791, ten of them are Ratification ratifi
Day of Week 14th » Mutiny on the Bounty: HMS Bounty mutiny survivors including Captain William Bligh and 18 others reach Timor after a nearly convert 7,400 km mi abbr=on journey in an open boat.
14th » Whiskey distilled from maize is first produced by American clergyman the Rev Elijah Craig. It is named Bourbon whiskey or Bourbon because Rev Craig lived in Bourbon County, Kentucky.
Day of Week 17th » In France, the Estates of the realm known as Third Estate declares itself the National Assembly (French Revolution) or National Assembly.
Day of Week 20th » Deputy (legislator) Deputies of the History of France French Estates-General of 1789 Third Estate take the Tennis Court Oath.
Famous Birthdays on June in 1789
15th » Josiah Henson, American minister, author, and activist (d. 1883)