June, named after Juno, the goddess of marriage, is the sixth
month of the year, and is one of the four months with a length of 30 days. Just
like the month of May, no other month begins on the same day as June. This is
also the month with the longest daylight hours of the year.
June's birthstones are the Alexandrite, the Moonstone, and the
Pearl. Its birth flowers are the honeysuckle and the rose.
Those born before June 20th are considered Gemini and those born
after June 21st are under the sign of Cancer.
June 1--Marilyn
Monroe (1926)
June 2—Brent Miller
June 9--Johnny
Depp (1963)
June 11--Hugh
Laurie (1959)
June 16--Diana
DeGarmo (1987) Singer
Denise
Stanley (1962) Writer
Erich
Segal (1937) Author and screenwriter of "Love Story."
Joyce
Carol Oates (1938) Author
Stan
Laurel (1890) Actor
June 18--Paul McCartney (1942)
June 21—Lee Horton
June 22--Meryl Streep (1949)
June 23—Chase Gunnoe
June 25--George
Orwell (1903)
June 26--Derek Jeter (1974)
June 27--Bob (Captain Kangaroo)
Keeshan (1927)
June 30—Carson Gunnoe
Events in June:
Queen Elizabeth's Diamond Jubilee - Celebration
of the Queen of England's 60 year reign.
Adur Festival - The
annual arts event in West Essex, England runs the first two weeks of June.
National Rocky Road Day
Applesauce Cake Day - June 6th.
Father's Day - First Sunday in June.
Kamehameha Day - June 11th is
a Hawaiian state holiday honoring the first ruler of the one-time kingdom.
Flag Day - June 14th commemorates
the adoption of the American Flag.
Eat Your Vegetables Day - June 17th.
Go Skateboarding Day - Celebrated on June 21.
Kitchen Klutzes of America Day - June
23rd. (That’s me!)
Icelandic folklore says
that bathing naked in the morning dew on June 24th will keep aging at
bay. (Worth a try!)
National Chocolate Pudding Day - June
26th.
June is:
Audiobook Month
Flag Month
National Dairy Month
National Candy Month
National Hunger Awareness Month
National Seafood Month
National Iced Tea Month
5 comments:
Good facts about June Peg. Took some time. Interesting.
Nice. Thanx.
I'm in for the 6th and the 21st but I'm not sure what my neighbors would think of the 24th! And I'm all for the 26th!
C'mon, Claire, anyone who can make a perfect snow angel can surely bathe in the morning dew.. Who knows, some of your neighbors might join you. :)) I'm with you on the 26th... definitely!
I think number 24 sounds like fun. Think of the benefits!
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