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, 1934
Day of Week 6th » New Deal: the U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Securities Act of 1933 into law, establishing the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Day of Week 9th » Donald Duck makes his debut in 'The Wise Little Hen'.
Day of Week 15th » The U.S. Great Smoky Mountains National Park is founded.
Day of Week 26th » President of the United States e.g President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Federal Credit Union Act, which establishes credit unions.
Famous Birthdays on June in 1934
1st » Pat Boone, American singer-songwriter and actor
1st » Ken McElroy, American criminal (d. 1981)
2nd » Johnny Carter (singer) known as Johnny Carter, American singer (The Flamingos and The Dells) (d. 2009)
3rd » Rolland D. McCune, American minister and theologian
4th » Monica Dacon, Vincentian educator and politician, 6th Governor-General of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
4th » Seamus Elliott, Irish cyclist (d. 1971)
4th » Daphne Sheldrick, Kenyan author and activist