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, 1795
Day of Week 17th » The burghers of Swellendam expel the Dutch East India Company magistrate and declare a republic.
Famous Birthdays on June in 1795
12th » John Marston (sailor) known as John Marston, American sailor (d. 1885)
19th » James Braid (surgeon) known as James Braid, Scottish surgeon (d. 1860)
24th » Ernst Heinrich Weber, German physician and psychologist (d. 1878)
Famous Deaths for June 1795
1st » Pierre-Joseph Desault, French anatomist and surgeon (b. 1744)