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, 1821
Day of Week 19th » Decisive defeat of the Filiki Eteria by the Ottomans at Drăgășani (in Wallachia).
19th » Coronation of George IV of the United Kingdom.
Day of Week 24th » The Battle of Carabobo takes place. It is the decisive battle in the war of independence of Venezuela from Spain.
Famous Birthdays on June in 1821
4th » Apollon Maykov, Russian poet and playwright (d. 1897)
16th » Old Tom Morris, Scottish golfer and architect (d. 1908)
24th » Guillermo Rawson, Argentinian physician and politician (d. 1890)
26th » Bartolomé Mitre, Argentinian politician, 6th President of Argentina (d. 1906)
Famous Deaths for June 1821
7th » Tudor Vladimirescu, Romanian rebel leader (b. 1780)
17th » Martín Miguel de Güemes, Argentinian general and politician (b. 1785)