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, 1740
Day of Week 13th » Province of Georgia named Georgia provincial governor James Oglethorpe begins an unsuccessful attempt to take Spanish Florida during the Siege of St. Augustine (1740) e.g Siege of St. Augustine.
Famous Birthdays on June in 1740
2nd » Marquis de Sade, French philosopher and politician (d. 1814)
Famous Deaths for June 1740
1st » Samuel Werenfels, Swiss theologian (b. 1657)
6th » Alexander Spotswood, Moroccan-American colonial and politician, List of colonial governors of Virginia e.g Lieutenant Governor of Virginia (b. 1676)
17th » Sir William Wyndham, 3rd Baronet, English politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (b. 1687)