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, 1813
Day of Week 6th » War of 1812: Battle of Stoney Creek A British force of 700 under John Vincent (general) named John Vincent defeats an American force twice its size under William H. Winder called William Winder and John Chandler.
Day of Week 21st » Peninsular War: Battle of Vitoria e.g Battle of Victoria.
Day of Week 22nd » War of 1812: After learning of American plans for a surprise attack on Beaver Dams in Ontario, Laura Secord sets out on a 30 kilometer journey on foot to warn Lieutenant James FitzGibbon.
Day of Week 24th » Battle of Beaver Dams: a United Kingdom known as British and Indian combined force defeats the United States Army.
Famous Birthdays on June in 1813
16th » Otto Jahn, German archaeologist and philologist (d. 1869)