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, 2003
Day of Week 5th » A severe heat wave across Pakistan and India reaches its peak, as temperatures exceed 50°C (122°F) in the region.
Day of Week 20th » The Wikimedia Foundation is founded in St. Petersburg, Florida.
Day of Week 26th » The Supreme Court of the United States e.g U.S. Supreme Court rules in 'Lawrence v. Texas' that gender-based sodomy laws are unconstitutional.
Famous Deaths for June 2003
2nd » Freddie Blassie, American wrestler and manager (b. 1918)
3rd » Felix de Weldon, Austrian-American sculptor, designed the Marine Corps War Memorial (b. 1907)
5th » Jürgen Möllemann, German politician, 10th Vice-Chancellor of Germany (b. 1945)
5th » Manuel Rosenthal, French composer and conductor (b. 1904)