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, 1798
Day of Week 5th » Battle of New Ross (1798) or The Battle of New Ross: The attempt to spread the Irish Rebellion of 1798 e.g United Irish Rebellion into Munster is defeated.
Day of Week 9th » Irish Rebellion of 1798: Battle of Arklow and Battle of Saintfield.
Day of Week 12th » Irish Rebellion of 1798: Battle of Ballynahinch.
Day of Week 21st » Irish Rebellion of 1798: The British Army defeats Irish rebels at the Battle of Vinegar Hill.
Famous Birthdays on June in 1798
14th » František Palacký, Czech historian and politician (d. 1876)
26th » Wolfgang Menzel, German poet and critic (d. 1873)