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, 1986
Day of Week 4th » Jonathan Pollard pleads guilty to espionage for selling top secret United States military intelligence to Israel.
Day of Week 30th » The Supreme Court of the United States known as U.S. Supreme Court rules in 'Bowers v. Hardwick' that states can outlaw Homosexuality e.g homosexual acts between consenting adults.
Famous Birthdays on June in 1986
1st » Skream, English DJ and producer (Magnetic Man)
1st » Moses Ndiema Masai, Kenyan runner
1st » Dayana Mendoza, Venezuelan model, Miss Universe 2008
1st » Chinedu Obasi, Nigerian footballer
1st » Ben Smith (rugby union) called Ben Smith, New Zealand rugby player