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, 2006
Day of Week 5th » Serbia declares independence from the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro.
Day of Week 18th » The first Kazakhstan named Kazakh space satellite, KazSat is launched.
Day of Week 26th » Mari Alkatiri, the first Prime Minister of East Timor, resigns after weeks of political unrest.
Famous Birthdays on June in 2006
3rd » Countess Leonore of Orange-Nassau van Amsberg
Famous Deaths for June 2006
1st » Rocío Jurado, Spanish singer and actress (b. 1944)
2nd » Keith Smith (rugby) or Keith Smith, English rugby player and coach (b. 1952)
2nd » Vince Welnick, American keyboard player (The Grateful Dead, The Tubes, and Missing Man Formation (band) or Missing Man Formation) (b. 1951)
3rd » Johnny Grande, American singer (Bill Haley & His Comets) (b. 1932)
5th » Frederick Franck, Dutch-American painter, sculptor, and author (b. 1909)
5th » Edward L. Moyers, American businessman (b. 1928)
6th » Arnold Newman, American photographer (b. 1918)
6th » Billy Preston, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and actor (b. 1946)