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, 1780
Day of Week 23rd » American Revolution: Battle of Springfield (Revolutionary War) Battle of Springfield fought in and around Springfield Township, Union County, New Jersey Springfield, New Jersey (including Short Hills, formerly of Springfield, now of Millburn, New Jersey M
Famous Birthdays on June in 1780
14th » Henry Salt (Egyptologist) called Henry Salt, English historian and diplomat (d. 1827)
Famous Deaths for June 1780
3rd » Thomas Hutchinson (governor) e.g Thomas Hutchinson, American businessman and politician, Governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay (b. 1711)