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, 1918
Day of Week 1st » World War I, Western Front (World War I) called Western Front: Battle for Belleau Wood Allied Forces under John J. Pershing and James Harbord engage Imperial German Forces under Wilhelm, German Crown Prince.
Day of Week 10th » The Austro-Hungarian Navy Austro-Hungarian battleship Ship SMS Szent István sinks off the Croatian coast after being torpedoed by an Kingdom of Italy Italian MAS (ships) MAS motorboat; the event is recorded by camera from a nearby vessel.
Day of Week 22nd » The Hammond Circus Train Wreck kills 86 and injures 127 near Hammond, Indiana.
Day of Week 24th » First airmail service in Canada from Montreal to Toronto.
Day of Week 26th » World War I, Eastern Front (World War I) named Western Front: Battle for Belleau Wood Allied Forces under John J. Pershing and James Harbord defeat Imperial German Forces under Wilhelm, German Crown Prince.
Famous Birthdays on June in 1918
2nd » Ruth Atkinson, Canadian-American illustrator (d. 1997)
2nd » Kathryn Tucker Windham, American journalist and author (d. 2011)
3rd » Patrick Cargill, English actor and producer (d. 1996)
3rd » Lili St. Cyr, American actress and dancer (d. 1999)
6th » Edwin G. Krebs, American biochemist, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine called Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2009)
8th » George Edward Hughes, Irish-New Zealand philosopher and logician (d. 1994)
8th » Robert Preston (actor) called Robert Preston, American actor and singer (d. 1987)
8th » John D. Roberts, American chemist and academic
8th » John H. Ross, American captain and pilot (d. 2013)
9th » John Hospers, American philosopher and politician (d. 2011)