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, 1812
Day of Week 1st » War of 1812: The President of the United States called U.S. President James Madison asks the Congress of the United States named Congress to declare war on the United Kingdom.
Day of Week 18th » War of 1812: The Congress of the United States named U.S. Congress declares war on Kingdom of Great Britain named Great Britain, Canada, and Ireland.
Day of Week 23rd » War of 1812: Great Britain revokes the restrictions on United States known as American commerce, thus eliminating one of the chief reasons for going to war.
Famous Birthdays on June in 1812
9th » Johann Gottfried Galle, German astronomer and academic (d. 1910)
12th » Edmond Hébert, French geologist and academic (d. 1890)
14th » Fernando Wood, American politician, 73rd Mayor of New York City (d. 1881)