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).
Famous Birthdays on June in 1847
8th » Ida Saxton McKinley, American wife of William McKinley, 25th First Lady of the United States (d. 1907)
10th » John Beresford (polo player) e.g John Beresford, Irish polo player (d. 1925)
11th » Millicent Fawcett, English academic and activist (d. 1929)
Famous Deaths for June 1847
11th » John Franklin, English admiral and politician (b. 1786)
20th » Juan Larrea (politician) e.g Juan Larrea, Argentinian captain and politician (b. 1782)