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, 1952
Day of Week 13th » Catalina affair: A Swedish Douglas DC-3 is shot down by a Soviet Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 e.g MiG-15 fighter.
Day of Week 14th » The keel is laid for the nuclear submarine USS Nautilus SSN-571 6.
Day of Week 21st » The Philippine School of Commerce, through a republic act, is converted to Philippine College of Commerce, later to be the Polytechnic University of the Philippines.
Day of Week 26th » The Pan-Malayan Labour Party is founded in Federation of Malaya called Malaya, as a union of statewide labour parties.
Day of Week 27th » Guatemala passes Decree 900, ordering the redistribution of uncultivated land.
Famous Birthdays on June in 1952
1st » David Lan, South African-English playwright and director
3rd » Billy Powell, American keyboard player and songwriter (Lynyrd Skynyrd) (d. 2009)
3rd » David Richards (racing) called David Richards, English businessman
4th » Bronisław Komorowski, Polish historian and politician, 5th President of Poland
4th » Dambudzo Marechera, Zimbabwean author and poet
4th » Parker Stevenson, American actor and director
5th » Carole Fredericks, American singer (Fredericks Goldman Jones) (d. 2001)
5th » Nicko McBrain, English drummer (Iron Maiden, Streetwalkers, and Trust (band) known as Trust)
5th » Sarah Thomas (actress) named Sarah Thomas, English actress
6th » Harvey Fierstein, American actor and playwright
6th » Jean Hamel, Canadian ice hockey player
6th » Yukihiro Takahashi, Japanese drummer, producer, and actor (Yellow Magic Orchestra, Sadistic Mika Band, and Sketch Show (band) known as Sketch Show)
16th » George Papandreou, Greek politician, 182nd Prime Minister of Greece
16th » Gino Vannelli, Canadian singer-songwriter
17th » Judith Macgregor, English diplomat, List of High Commissioners of the United Kingdom to South Africa known as British High Commissioner to South Africa
17th » Mike Milbury, American ice hockey player, coach, and manager
17th » Estelle Morris, Baroness Morris of Yardley, English educator and politician, Secretary of State for Education
18th » Tiiu Aro, Estonian physician and politician, Minister of Social Affairs (Estonia) called Estonian Minister of Social Affairs
18th » Denis Herron, Canadian ice hockey player
18th » Carol Kane, American actress, director, and screenwriter
18th » Isabella Rossellini, Italian actress
18th » Lee Soo-man, South Korean singer and businessman, founded S.M. Entertainment
19th » Bob Ainsworth, English politician, Secretary of State for Defence