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, 1879
Day of Week 1st » Napoléon Eugène, Prince Imperial e.g Napoleon Eugene, the last dynastic Bonaparte, is killed in the Anglo-Zulu War.
Famous Birthdays on June in 1879
1st » Max Emmerich, American triathlete and gymnast (d. 1956)
3rd » Alla Nazimova, Ukrainian-American actress, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1945)
3rd » Raymond Pearl, American biologist and botanist (d. 1940)
3rd » Vivian Woodward, English footballer (d. 1954)
4th » Mabel Lucie Attwell, English author and illustrator (d. 1964)
5th » Robert Mayer (philanthropist) known as Robert Mayer, German-English businessman and philanthropist (d. 1985)
5th » René Pottier, French cyclist (d. 1907)
7th » Knud Rasmussen, Danish anthropologist and explorer (d. 1933)