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, 1988
Day of Week 4th » Three cars on a train carrying hexogen to Kazakhstan Arzamas train disaster named explode in Arzamas, Gorky Oblast, Soviet Union known as USSR, killing 91 and injuring about 1,500.
Day of Week 27th » Gare de Lyon rail accident In Paris a train collides with a stationary train killing 56 people.
Famous Birthdays on June in 1988
1st » Javier Hernández Balcázar, Mexican footballer