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, 1843
Day of Week 17th » The Wairau Affray, the first serious clash of arms between Māori people or Māori and British settlers in the New Zealand Wars, takes place.
Day of Week 26th » Treaty of Nanking comes into effect, Hong Kong Island is ceded to the British "in perpetuity".
Famous Birthdays on June in 1843
1st » Henry Faulds, Scottish physician and missionary, developed fingerprinting (d. 1930)