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).
Famous Birthdays on June in 1801
1st » Brigham Young, American religious leader 2nd President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (d. 1877)
4th » James Pennethorne, English architect, designed Victoria Park, London called Victoria Park (d. 1871)
14th » Heber C. Kimball, American religious leader (d. 1868)
15th » Benjamin Wright Raymond, American politician, 3rd Mayor of Chicago (d. 1883)
16th » Julius Plücker, German mathematician and physicist (d. 1868)
30th » Frédéric Bastiat, French economist and theorist (d. 1850)
Famous Deaths for June 1801
4th » Frederick Muhlenberg, American minister and politician, 1st Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (b. 1750)
14th » Benedict Arnold, American general (b. 1741)