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, 1832
Day of Week 5th » The June Rebellion breaks out in Paris in an attempt to overthrow the monarchy of Louis Philippe.
Day of Week 6th » The June Rebellion in Paris is put down by the National Guard.
Day of Week 7th » Second cholera pandemic e.g Asian cholera reaches Quebec, brought by Irish Canadian e.g Irish immigrants, and kills about 6,000 people in Lower Canada.