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, 1809
Day of Week 6th » Sweden promulgates a new Instrument of Government (1809) Constitution, which restores political power to the Riksdag of the Estates after 20 years of enlightened absolutism. At the same time, Charles XIII of Sweden Charles XIII is elected to succeed Gusta
Famous Birthdays on June in 1809
13th » Heinrich Hoffmann (author) e.g Heinrich Hoffmann, German psychiatrist and author (d. 1894)
15th » François-Xavier Garneau, Canadian poet and historian (d. 1866)
Famous Deaths for June 1809
8th » Thomas Paine, English-American theorist and author (b. 1737)