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).
Year 940 June Holidays in History
1st » Public holidays in Portugal or Azores Day (Azores)
3rd » Carl Lwanga named Charles Lwanga and Uganda Martyrs called Companions
3rd » Clotilde
3rd » Kevin of Glendalough
3rd » Saint Ovidius e.g Ovidius
3rd » John XXIII (Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli) (Lutheran Church)
3rd » Martyrs of Uganda (Episcopal Church (USA) called Episcopal Church, Lutheran Church)
3rd » Theotokos of Vladimir or Vladimirskaya (Russian Orthodox)
3rd » June 3 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
3rd » Latest day on which Ascension Day can fall in Western Christianity, while April 30 is the earliest; celebrated 40 days after Easter (Christianity), and its related observances:
3rd » Day of Prayer Global Day of Prayer known as Global Day of Prayer (Western Christianity)
3rd » Confederate Memorial Day (Kentucky, Louisiana, and Tennessee)
3rd » Commerce Consulate of Buenos Aires or Economist day (Buenos Aires)
3rd » Festival to Bellona (goddess) called Bellona (Roman Empire)
4th » Flag days in Finland called Birthday of Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim & Flag Day celebration of the Finnish Defence Forces (Finland)
4th » Christian Feast Day:
4th » Francis Caracciolo
4th » Pope John XXIII (Episcopal Church (USA))
4th » Optatus
4th » Saint Petroc or Petroc of Cornwall
4th » Quirinus of Sescia
4th » Saturnina
4th » June 4 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
4th » Emancipation Day Tonga named Emancipation Day or Independence Day, commemorates the abolition of serfdom in Tonga by George Tupou I of Tonga e.g King George Tupou in 1862, and the independence of Tonga from the British protectorate in 1970. (Tonga)
4th » Public holidays in Estonia named Flag Day (Estonia)
4th » International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression (International observance e.g International)
4th » Public holidays in Hungary e.g National Unity Day (Hungary)
5th » Arbor Day New Zealand e.g Arbor Day (New Zealand)
5th » Christian Feast Day:
5th » Saint Boniface called Boniface (Roman Catholic Church)
5th » June 5 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
5th » Indian Arrival Day Suriname named Indian Arrival Day (Suriname)
5th » Movement of 15 Khordad known as Khordad Movement Anniversary (Iran)
20th » Margareta Ebner (Beatification named Beatified)
20th » Pope Silverius
20th » June 20 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
20th » Flag Day (Argentina) known as Day of the National Flag (Argentina)
20th » Earliest date for the summer solstice in the Northern hemisphere and the winter solstice in the Southern hemisphere, and its related observance:
20th » International Surfing Day (June 21 during non-leap years)
20th » Midsummer or Litha / Midsummer celebrations in the northern hemisphere, Yule Neopaganism known as Yule in the southern hemisphere. (Neopagan Wheel of the Year)
20th » Festival in honor of Summanus (Roman Empire)
20th » Public holidays in Azerbaijan known as Gas Sector Day (Azerbaijan)