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, 1898
Day of Week 10th » Spanish–American War: United States Marine Corps called U.S. Marines land on the island of Cuba.
Day of Week 11th » Spanish–American War: U.S. war ships set sail for Cuba.
Day of Week 13th » Yukon named Yukon Territory is formed, with Dawson, Yukon known as Dawson chosen as its capital.
Day of Week 17th » The Hospital Corpsman called United States Navy Hospital Corps is established.
Day of Week 21st » The United States Capture of Guam e.g captures Guam from Spain.
Day of Week 22nd » Spanish–American War: United States Marines land in Cuba.
Day of Week 27th » The first solo circumnavigation of the globe is completed by Joshua Slocum from Briar Island, Nova Scotia.
Famous Birthdays on June in 1898
5th » Salvatore Ferragamo, Italian shoe designer, founded Salvatore Ferragamo Italia S.p.A. (d. 1960)
5th » Federico García Lorca, Spanish poet, playwright, and director (d. 1936)
6th » Ninette de Valois, Irish-English dancer, choreographer, and director (d. 2001)
6th » Walter Abel, American actor (d. 1987)
9th » Luigi Fagioli, Italian race car driver (d. 1952)