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, 1946
Day of Week 1st » Ion Antonescu, "Conducator" (leader) of Romania during World War II, is executed.
Day of Week 2nd » Italian constitutional referendum, 1946 known as Birth of the Italian Republic: In a referendum, Italy named Italians vote to turn Italy from a monarchy into a Republic. After the referendum, King Umberto II of Italy is exiled.
Day of Week 5th » A fire in the La Salle Hotel in Chicago, Illinois, kills 61 people.
Day of Week 6th » The National Basketball Association is created with eleven teams.
Day of Week 18th » Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia, a Socialist, calls for a Direct Action Day against the Portugal or Portuguese in Goa. A road is named after this date in Panjim.
Day of Week 23rd » The 1946 Vancouver Island earthquake strikes Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
23rd » The National Democratic Front (French India) or National Democratic Front wins a landslide victory in the French India municipal election, 1946 or municipal elections in French India.
Day of Week 27th » In the Canadian Citizenship Act 1946 called Canadian Citizenship Act, the Parliament of Canada establishes the definition of Canadian citizenship.
Famous Birthdays on June in 1946
1st » Brian Cox (actor) e.g Brian Cox, Scottish-American actor
5th » John Du Cann, English guitarist (Atomic Rooster, Hard Stuff, The Attack (band) called The Attack, and Andromeda (English band) known as Andromeda (d. 2001)
5th » Freddie Stone, American singer, guitarist, and pastor (Sly and the Family Stone)
6th » Tony Levin, American bass player and songwriter (King Crimson, Liquid Tension Experiment, and Bruford Levin Upper Extremities)
7th » Jenny Jones (presenter) or Jenny Jones, Palestinian-Canadian singer, drummer, and talk show host
8th » Graham Henry, New Zealand rugby player and coach
8th » Alan Scarfe, English-Canadian actor
9th » Deyda Hydara, Gambian journalist, co-founded 'The Point (the Gambia) named The Point' (d. 2004)
9th » James Kelman, Scottish author and playwright
9th » Peter Kilfoyle, English politician
10th » Fernando Balzaretti, Mexican actor (d. 1998)
11th » Jenny Pitman, English horse trainer and author
12th » Michel Bergeron (hockey coach) known as Michel Bergeron, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
12th » Bobby Gould, English footballer and manager