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, 1984
Day of Week 3rd » Operation Blue Star, a military offensive, is launched by the Indian government at Harmandir Sahib, also known as the Golden Temple, the holiest shrine for the Sikhs, in Amritsar. The operation continues until June 6, with casualties, most of them civilia
Day of Week 5th » The Prime Minister of India, Indira Gandhi, orders an attack on the Harmandir Sahib or Golden Temple, the holiest site of the Sikh religion.
Day of Week 6th » 'Tetris', one of the List of best-selling video games or best-selling video games of all time, is released.
Day of Week 8th » Homosexuality is declared legal in the States and territories of Australia known as Australian state of New South Wales.
Day of Week 22nd » Virgin Atlantic Airways launches with its first flight from London Heathrow Airport.
Famous Birthdays on June in 1984
1st » David Neville (athlete) or David Neville, American sprinter
1st » Oliver Tielemans, Dutch race car driver
1st » Naidangiin Tüvshinbayar, Mongolian martial artist