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, 1815
Day of Week 1st » Napoleon I named Napoleon promulgates a revised Charter of 1815 called Constitution after it passes a plebiscite.
Day of Week 9th » End of the Congress of Vienna: the new European political situation is set.
Day of Week 16th » Battle of Ligny and Battle of Quatre Bras, two days before the Battle of Waterloo.
Day of Week 18th » Napoleonic Wars: The Battle of Waterloo results in the defeat of Napoleon I of France called Napoleon Bonaparte by the Duke of Wellington and Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher forcing him to abdicate the throne of Kingdom of France The Napoleonic Era e.g Fran