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, 1974
Day of Week 1st » Flixborough disaster: an explosion at a chemical plant kills 28 people.
1st » The Heimlich maneuver for rescuing choking victims is published in the journal 'Emergency Medicine'.
Day of Week 4th » During Ten Cent Beer Night, inebriated Cleveland Indians fans start a riot, causing the game to be forfeited to the Texas Rangers (baseball) e.g Texas Rangers.
Day of Week 6th » A new Instrument of Government (1974) known as Instrument of Government is promulgated making Sweden a Parliamentarism e.g parliamentary monarchy.
Day of Week 9th » Portugal and the Soviet Union establish diplomatic relations.
Day of Week 27th » President of the United States e.g U.S. president Richard Nixon visits the Soviet Union.
Day of Week 29th » Isabel Perón is sworn in as the first female President of Argentina e.g President of Argentina. Her husband, President Juan Peron, had delegated responsibility due to weak health and died two days later.
29th » Mikhail Baryshnikov defects from the Soviet Union to Canada while on tour with the Kirov Ballet.