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, 1825
Day of Week 4th » Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette General Lafayette, a French people French officer in the American Revolutionary War, speaks at what would become Lafayette Square, Buffalo, during his Visit of the Marquis de Lafayette to the United States visit to
Day of Week 11th » The first cornerstone is laid for Fort Hamilton in New York City.
Day of Week 22nd » The Parliament of the United Kingdom e.g British Parliament abolishes feudalism and the Seigneurial system of New France known as seigneurial system in British North America.
Famous Birthdays on June in 1825
1st » John Hunt Morgan, American general (d. 1864)