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, 1965
Day of Week 3rd » The launch of 'Gemini 4', the first multi-day space mission by a NASA crew. Edward Higgins White known as Ed White, a crew member, performs the first American Extra-vehicular activity known as spacewalk.
Day of Week 7th » The Supreme Court of the United States hands down its decision in 'Griswold v. Connecticut', effectively legalizing the use of contraception by married couples.
Day of Week 9th » The civilian Prime Minister of South Vietnam, Phan Huy Quát, resigns after being unable to work with a junta led by Nguyễn Cao Kỳ.
9th » Vietnam War: The Viet Cong commences combat with the Army of the Republic of Vietnam in the Battle of Dong Xoai, one of the largest battles in the war.
Day of Week 18th » Vietnam War: The United States uses B-52 Stratofortress B-52 bombers to attack National Front for the Liberation of Vietnam National Liberation Front guerrilla warfare guerrilla fighters in South Vietnam.
Day of Week 19th » Nguyễn Cao Kỳ becomes Prime Minister of South Vietnam at the head of a military junta; General Nguyễn Văn Thiệu becomes the figurehead chief of state.
10th » Elizabeth Hurley, English model and actress
10th » Joey Santiago, Filipino-American guitarist and songwriter (Pixies and The Martinis)
12th » Filip Topol, Czech singer-songwriter and pianist (Psí vojáci) (d. 2013)
12th » Gwen Torrence, American sprinter
12th » Cathy Tyson, English actress
12th » Vicky Vette, Norwegian-American porn actress and model
13th » Infanta Cristina, Duchess of Palma de Mallorca
13th » Vassilis Karapialis, Greek footballer
13th » Lukas Ligeti, Austrian-American drummer and composer
13th » Lisa Vidal, American actress
14th » Mike Scaccia, American guitarist (Ministry (band) Ministry, Rigor Mortis (band) Rigor Mortis, Lard (band) Lard, and League of Blind Women) (d. 2012)