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, 1929
Day of Week 1st » The 1st Conference of the Communist Parties of Latin America is held in Buenos Aires.
Day of Week 7th » The Lateran Treaty is ratified, bringing Vatican City into existence.
Day of Week 8th » Margaret Bondfield is appointed Secretary of State for Employment named Minister of Labour. She is the first woman appointed to the Cabinet of the United Kingdom.
Day of Week 21st » An agreement brokered by U.S. Ambassador Dwight Whitney Morrow ends the Cristero War in Mexico.