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, 1962
Day of Week 1st » The Pilkington Committee on Broadcasting concludes, among other things, that the British public did not want commercial radio broadcasting.
Day of Week 2nd » During the 1962 FIFA World Cup, police had to intervene multiple times in fights between Chile national football team Chilean and Italy national football team Italian players in Battle of Santiago (1962 FIFA World Cup) one of the most violent games in ass
Day of Week 3rd » At Paris Orly Airport, an Air France Boeing 707 Air France Flight 007 named overruns the runway and explodes when the crew attempts to abort takeoff, killing 130.
Day of Week 11th » Frank Morris (prisoner) named Frank Morris, John Anglin and Clarence Anglin allegedly become the only prisoners to June 1962 Alcatraz escape called escape from the prison on Alcatraz Island.
Day of Week 14th » The European Space Research Organisation is established in Paris – later becoming the European Space Agency.
Famous Birthdays on June in 1962
2nd » Mark Plaatjes, South African-American runner
3rd » David Cole (record producer) called David Cole, American DJ,producer, and songwriter (C+C Music Factory)
3rd » Susannah Constantine, English fashion designer, journalist, and author