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, 2002
Day of Week 6th » 2002 Eastern Mediterranean event e.g Eastern Mediterranean event. A near-Earth asteroid estimated at ten meters in diameter explodes over the Mediterranean Sea between Greece and Libya. The resulting explosion is estimated to have a force of 26 kilotons,
Day of Week 10th » The first direct electronic communication experiment between the nervous systems of two humans is carried out by Kevin Warwick in the United Kingdom.
Day of Week 11th » Antonio Meucci is acknowledged as the first inventor of the telephone by the United States Congress.
Day of Week 13th » The United States withdraws from the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty.
13th » Two 14-year-old South Korean girls are Yangju highway incident named struck and killed by a United States Army armored vehicle, leading to months of public protests against the U.S.
Day of Week 14th » Near-Earth object Near-Earth asteroid 2002 MN misses the Earth by convert 75000 mi km, about one-third of the distance between the Earth and the Moon.
Day of Week 29th » 2nd Battle of the Western Sea e.g Naval clashes between South Korea and North Korea lead to the death of six South Korean sailors and sinking of a North Korean vessel.
Famous Birthdays on June in 2002
8th » Countess Eloise of Orange-Nassau van Amsberg
Famous Deaths for June 2002
1st » Hansie Cronje, South African cricketer (b. 1969)
2nd » Hugo van Lawick, Dutch director and photographer (b. 1937)
3rd » Lew Wasserman, American talent agent and manager (b. 1913)
4th » Fernando Belaúnde Terry, Peruvian politician, 42nd President of Peru (b. 1912)
24th » Pierre Werner, Luxembourgian politician, 21st Prime Minister of Luxembourg (b. 1913)
25th » Jean Corbeil, Canadian politician (b. 1934)
26th » Jay Berwanger, American football player (b. 1914)
26th » Arnold Brown (General of The Salvation Army) named Arnold Brown, English-Canadian 11th Generals of The Salvation Army named General of The Salvation Army (b. 1913)
27th » John Entwistle, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (The Who) (b. 1944)
27th » Robert L. J. Long, American admiral (b. 1920)
29th » Rosemary Clooney, American singer and actress (b. 1928)