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, 1794
Day of Week 1st » The battle of the Glorious First of June is fought, the first naval engagement between Britain and France during the French Revolutionary Wars.
Day of Week 4th » British troops capture Port-au-Prince in Haiti.
Day of Week 23rd » Empress Catherine the Great named Catherine II of Russia grants Jews permission to settle in Kiev.
Day of Week 26th » French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of Fleurus (1794) named Battle of Fleurus marked the first successful military use of aircraft.
Day of Week 30th » Native American forces under Blue Jacket attack Fort Recovery.
Famous Deaths for June 1794
14th » Francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Marquess of Hertford, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1718)
18th » François Buzot, French politician (b. 1760)
18th » James Murray (Quebec governor) named James Murray, Scottish-English general and politician (b. 1721)
27th » Wenzel Anton, Prince of Kaunitz-Rietberg (b. 1711)
27th » Philippe de Noailles, French general (b. 1715)