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, 1829
Day of Week 5th » HMS named Pickle captures the armed slave ship 'Voladora' off the coast of Cuba.
Day of Week 10th » The first The Boat Race or Boat Race between the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge takes place.
Famous Birthdays on June in 1829
4th » Jinmaku Kyūgorō, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 12th Makuuchi Yokozuna e.g Yokozuna (d. 1903)
6th » Honinbo Shusaku, Japanese Go player (d. 1862)
8th » John Everett Millais, English painter and illustrator (d. 1896)