The June Birthstones are Pearl, Alexandrite and Moonstone. The Pearl has long been a symbol of purity. The ancient Greeks believed that pearls were the hardened tears of joy from Aphrodite, the goddess of love. Pearl is called the traditional birthstone of June. Moonstone is considered the secondary birthstone for June.
June Zodiac Signs
Month of June Zodiac Signs are Gemini(until June 20) and Cancer(June 21 onwards).
Gemini (May 20 - June 20) Geminis tend to be very unpredictable. Be always ready for a surprise from them. Being creative and open can result in Geminis changing their behaviour rather frequently. People born under this star sign are very adaptable to new situations or life changes. Add to this the positive nature towards life that Gemini possess. Gemini are compatible with: other Gemini, Leo, Libra and Aquarius.
Cancer (June 21 - July 22) Tradition tends to be very important int the lives of Cancers. Visit a cancer at home and you will find a fish in the water. Having a caring nature that extends towards other people, coupled with amazing patience usually is related to a Cancers work life choices. Cancers are compatible with: Taurus, Leo, Virgo, Scorpio, Capricorn and Pisces.
June Birth Flowers
Month of June flower is the Rose. Though roses are available in many colors from red to pink to white to yellow, all with their own special meanings, the underlying message the birth flowers convey is that of love and passion.
Love and Appreciation, while other meanings depends on each colour. The June Birth Flower Rose has many meanings which can vary from Love, Passion, Beauty and Perfection. The meaning depends upon the colour. For example, Red says love and romance, White symbolizes innocence, purity, and remembrance.
Historical Events for June, 1941
1st » World War II: the Battle of Crete ends as Crete capitulates to Germany.
1st » The Farhud, a pogrom of Iraqi Jews, takes place in Baghdad.
2nd » World War II: German Fallschirmjäger (Nazi Germany) paratoopers murder Greece Greek civilians in the village of Massacre of Kondomari Kondomari.
3rd » World War II: The Wehrmacht Razing of Kandanos known as razes the Greece named Greek village of Kandanos to the ground, killing 180 of its inhabitants.
5th » World War II: Four thousand Chongqing residents are asphyxia known as asphyxiated in a bomb shelter during the Bombing of Chongqing.
8th » World War II: Allies of World War II known as Allies Syria-Lebanon Campaign known as invade Syria and Lebanon.
14th » June deportation: the first major wave of Soviet mass deportations and murder of Estonians, Latvians and Lithuanians, begins.
22nd » Germany invades the Soviet Union in Operation Barbarossa.
22nd » The June Uprising in Lithuania begins.
23rd » The Lithuanian Activist Front declares June Uprising in Lithuania e.g independence from the Soviet Union and forms the Provisional Government of Lithuania; it lasts only briefly as the Occupation of Lithuania by Nazi Germany known as Nazis will occupy Lit
26th » World War II: Soviet planes Košice attack known as bomb Kassa, Hungary (now Košice, Slovakia), giving Hungary the impetus to declare war the next day.
27th » Romanian governmental forces, allies of Nazi Germany, launch Iaşi pogrom named one of the most violent pogroms in Jewish history in the city of Iaşi, (Romania), resulting in the murder of at least 13,266 Jews.
27th » German troops capture the city of Białystok during Operation Barbarossa.