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, 1880
Day of Week 7th » War of the Pacific: The Battle of Arica, the assault and capture of Morro de Arica (Arica Cape), ends the 'Campaña del Desierto' (Desert Campaign).
Day of Week 24th » First performance of 'O Canada', the song that would become the national anthem of Canada, at the Congrès national des Canadiens-Français.
Day of Week 28th » The Australian bushranger Ned Kelly is captured at Glenrowan, Victoria known as Glenrowan.