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, 2007
Day of Week 26th » Benedict XVI reinstated the traditional laws of papal election in which a successful candidate must receive 2/ of the votes.
Day of Week 27th » Tony Blair resigns as British Prime Minister, a position he had held since 1997.
27th » The Brazilian Military Police invades the 'favelas' of Complexo do Alemão in an episode which is remembered as the Complexo do Alemão massacre.
Day of Week 29th » Apple Inc. releases its first mobile phone, the iPhone.