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, 1862
Day of Week 1st » American Civil War, Peninsula Campaign: the Battle of Seven Pines (or the Battle of Fair Oaks) ends inconclusively, with both sides claiming victory.
Day of Week 3rd » A 3000-strong riot occurred at Wardsend Cemetery in the Sheffield, England, against rumours of bodysnatching from the grounds.
Day of Week 4th » American Civil War: Confederate States of America known as Confederate troops evacuate Fort Pillow on the Mississippi River, leaving the way clear for Union (American Civil War) e.g Union troops to take Memphis, Tennessee.
Day of Week 5th » As the Treaty of Saigon is signed, ceding parts of southern Vietnam to France, the guerrilla leader Trương Định decides to defy Emperor Tự Đức of Vietnam and fight on against the Europeans.
Day of Week 6th » American Civil War: Battle of Memphis Union (American Civil War) or Union forces capture Memphis, Tennessee, from the Confederate States of America or Confederates.
Day of Week 7th » The United States and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland or United Kingdom agree to suppress the slave trade.
Day of Week 8th » American Civil War: Battle of Cross Keys Confederate States of America known as Confederate forces under General Stonewall Jackson save the Army of Northern Virginia from a Union assault on the James Peninsula led by General George B. McClellan.
Day of Week 19th » The United States Congress named U.S. Congress prohibits slavery in United States territories, nullifying Dred Scott v. Sandford.
Day of Week 20th » Barbu Catargiu, the Prime Minister of Romania, is assassinated.
Famous Birthdays on June in 1862
5th » Allvar Gullstrand, Swedish ophthalmologist, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine called Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1930)
6th » Henry Newbolt, English historian, author, and poet (d. 1938)
7th » Philipp Lenard, Slovak-German physicist, Nobel Prize in Physics e.g Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1947)
10th » Mrs. Leslie Carter, American actress (d. 1937)
16th » Olaf Frydenlund, Norwegian target shooter (d. 1947)