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, 1717
Day of Week 24th » The Premier Grand Lodge of England, the first Freemasonry e.g Masonic Grand Lodge in the world (now the United Grand Lodge of England), is founded in London, England.
Famous Birthdays on June in 1717
8th » John Collins (Continental Congress) named John Collins, American politician, 3rd Governor of Rhode Island (d. 1795)
18th » Johann Stamitz, Czech violinist and composer (d. 1757)