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, 1959
Day of Week 3rd » Singapore was declared a self-governing state even though it was still a part of the British Empire.
Day of Week 5th » The first government of the Singapore named State of Singapore is sworn in.
Day of Week 8th » The USS Barbero SS-317 6 and United States Postal Service attempt the delivery of mail via Missile Mail.
Day of Week 9th » The USS George Washington SSBN-598 6 is launched. It is the first submarine to carry ballistic missiles.
Day of Week 14th » Disneyland Monorail System, the first daily operating monorail system in the Western Hemisphere, opens to the public in Anaheim, California.
14th » A group of Dominican exiles depart from Cuba and land in the Dominican Republic with the intent of overthrowing the totalitarian government of Rafael Trujillo. All but four are killed or executed.
Day of Week 23rd » Convicted Manhattan Project spy Klaus Fuchs is released after only nine years in prison and allowed to emigrate to Dresden, East Germany where he resumes a scientific career.
23rd » A fire in a resort hotel in Stalheim (Norway) kills 34 people.
Famous Birthdays on June in 1959
1st » Martin Brundle, English race car driver and sportscaster
1st » John Pullinger, English statistician and librarian
1st » Alan Wilder, English singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer (Depeche Mode and Recoil (band) known as Recoil)
2nd » Charlie Huddy, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach
2nd » Lydia Lunch, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress (Teenage Jesus and the Jerks, 8-Eyed Spy, Harry Crews (band) called Harry Crews, and My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult)
2nd » Erwin Olaf, Dutch photographer
3rd » John Carlson (radio host) named John Carlson, American radio host
3rd » Imbi Paju, Estonian-Finnish journalist and author
4th » Juan Camacho (Bolivian athlete) called Juan Camacho, Bolivian runner
4th » Georgios Voulgarakis, Greek politician, 21st Minister for Culture (Greece) or Greek Minister for Culture
5th » Robert Lloyd (Nightingales) e.g Robert Lloyd, English singer (The Nightingales and The Prefects)
5th » Werner Schildhauer, German runner
6th » Jimmy Jam, American keyboard player, songwriter, and producer (The Time (band) or The Time)
6th » Josie Lawrence, English comedian and actress
6th » Amanda Pays, English actress
6th » Andrey Prokofyev, Russian hurdler (d. 1989)
6th » Colin Quinn, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter
6th » Dave Schultz (wrestling) named David Schultz, American wrestler (d. 1996)
10th » Carlo Ancelotti, Italian footballer and manager
10th » Eliot Spitzer, American lawyer and politician, 54th Governor of New York
10th » Tim Van Patten, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
11th » Hugh Laurie, English actor, singer, and screenwriter