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, 1937
Day of Week 3rd » The Edward VIII of the United Kingdom called Duke of Windsor marries Wallis Simpson.
Day of Week 11th » Great Purge: The Soviet Union under Joseph Stalin executes Case of Trotskyist Anti-Soviet Military Organization e.g eight army leaders.
Day of Week 14th » Pennsylvania becomes the first (and only) state of the United States to celebrate Flag Day (United States) named Flag Day officially as a state holiday.
14th » U.S. House of Representatives passes the Marihuana Tax Act of 1937 e.g Marihuana Tax Act.
Day of Week 15th » A German expedition led by Karl Wien loses sixteen members in an avalanche on Nanga Parbat. It is the worst single disaster to occur on an Eight-thousander called 8000m peak.