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, 1945
Day of Week 5th » The Allied Control Council, the military occupation governing body of Germany, formally takes power.
Day of Week 10th » Second Australian Imperial Force named Australian Imperial Forces land in Brunei Bay to liberate Brunei.
Day of Week 14th » World War II: Filipino troops of the 15th, 66th and 121st Infantry Regiment, Philippine Commonwealth Army, USAFIP-NL liberate the captured in Ilocos Sur and start the Battle of Bessang Pass in Northern Luzon.
Day of Week 15th » The General Dutch Youth League (ANJV) is founded in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Day of Week 18th » William Joyce ("Lord Haw-Haw") is charged with treason for his pro-German propaganda broadcasting during World War II.
Day of Week 20th » The United States Secretary of State approves the transfer of Wernher von Braun and his team of Nazi rocket scientists to America.
Day of Week 21st » World War II: The Battle of Okinawa ends when the organized resistance of Imperial Japanese Army forces collapses in the Mabuni area on the southern tip of the main island.