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, 1859
Day of Week 4th » Second Italian War of Independence named Italian Independence wars: In the Battle of Magenta, the France or French army, under Louis-Napoleon, defeat the Austrian army.
Day of Week 6th » Australia: Queensland is established as a separate crown colony named colony from New South Wales (Queensland Day).
Day of Week 15th » Pig War: Ambiguity in the Oregon Treaty leads to the "Northwestern Boundary Dispute" between United States and United Kingdom e.g British/Canada e.g Canadian settlers.
Day of Week 18th » First ascent of Aletschhorn, second summit of the Bernese Alps.
Day of Week 24th » Battle of Solferino (Battle of the Three Sovereigns): Sardinia and France defeat Austria in Solferino, northern Italy.
Day of Week 28th » The first Conformation show called conformation dog show is held in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England.
Famous Birthdays on June in 1859
8th » Smith Wigglesworth, English evangelist (d. 1947)
10th » Emanuel Nobel, Swedish-Russian businessman (d. 1932)
21st » Henry Ossawa Tanner, American painter (d. 1937)
Famous Deaths for June 1859
7th » David Cox (artist) known as David Cox, English painter (b. 1783)
11th » Klemens von Metternich, German-Austrian politician, 1st State Chancellor of the Austrian Empire (b. 1773)