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, 1866
Day of Week 2nd » Fenian raids: the Fenian Brotherhood or Fenians are victorious over Canadian forces in both the Battle of Ridgeway and the Battle of Fort Erie (1866) known as Battle of Fort Erie.
Day of Week 3rd » The Fenians are driven out of Fort Erie, Ontario, into the United States.
Day of Week 7th » 1,800 Fenian raiders are repelled back to the United States after they looted and plundered around Saint-Armand, Quebec called Saint-Armand and Frelighsburg, Quebec.
Day of Week 24th » Battle of Custoza (1866) Battle of Custoza: an Austrian Empire Austrian army defeats the Italy Italian army during the Austro-Prussian War.
Famous Birthdays on June in 1866
3rd » George Howells Broadhurst, English-American director and manager (d. 1952)
4th » Miina Sillanpää, Finnish journalist and politician (d. 1952)
16th » Germanos Karavangelis, Greek-Austrian bishop (d. 1935)
26th » George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon, English archaeologist and banker (d. 1923)
Famous Deaths for June 1866
5th » John McDouall Stuart, Scottish explorer and surveyor (b. 1815)
7th » Chief Seattle, American tribal chief (b. 1780)