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, 1992
Day of Week 3rd » Aboriginal Land Rights are granted in Australia in Mabo v Queensland (No 2), a case brought by Eddie Mabo.
Day of Week 6th » The Fantoft Stave Church in Norway is destroyed by Varg Vikernes. This was the first in a string of church arsons in the Early Norwegian black metal scene
Day of Week 8th » The first World Ocean Day is celebrated, coinciding with the Earth Summit held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Day of Week 15th » The Supreme Court of the United States or United States Supreme Court rules in 'United States v. Alvarez-Machain called United States v. Álvarez-Machaín' that it is permissible for the United States to forcibly extradite suspects in foreign countries and
Day of Week 17th » A "joint understanding" agreement on arms reduction is signed by U.S. President George H. W. Bush known as George Bush and President of Russia or Russian President Boris Yeltsin (this would be later codified in START II).
Day of Week 28th » The Constitution of Estonia is signed into law.