JUNE FACTS
- No other month begins on the
same day of the week as June. - June's flower is the rose or
honeysuckle. - June in the Northern Hemisphere is
the seasonal equivalent to
December in the Southern
Hemisphere and vice versa. - June's birthstone is the pearl,
Alexandrite, or moonstone.
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JUNE HOLIDAYS
Shavuot (Hebrew Pentecost),
Check calendar for date. This festival,
sometimes called the Feast of Weeks, or of
Harvest, or of the First Fruits, falls 50 days
after Passover and originally celebrated the
end of the seven-week grain-harvesting
season. In later tradition, it also celebrated
the giving of the Law to Moses on Mount
Sinai.
Pentecost (Whitsunday),
Check calendar for date. This day
commemorates the descent of the Holy
Ghost upon the apostles 50 days after the
Resurrection (Easter Sunday).
“Whitsunday” is believed to have come
from “white Sunday,” when, among the
English, white robes were worn by those
baptized on the day.
Flag Day, June 14. This day
commemorates the adoption by the
Continental Congress on June 14, 1777, of
the Stars and Stripes as the U.S. flag.
Although it is a legal holiday only in
Pennsylvania, President Truman, on Aug.
3, 1949, signed a bill requesting the
president to call for its observance each
year by proclamation.
Father's Day, Observed the third Sunday in
June. The exact origin of the holiday is not
clear, but it was first celebrated June 19,
1910, in Spokane, Wash. In 1966 President
Lyndon Johnson signed a proclamation
making Father's Day official.
Shavuot (Hebrew Pentecost),
Check calendar for date. This festival,
sometimes called the Feast of Weeks, or of
Harvest, or of the First Fruits, falls 50 days
after Passover and originally celebrated the
end of the seven-week grain-harvesting
season. In later tradition, it also celebrated
the giving of the Law to Moses on Mount
Sinai.
Pentecost (Whitsunday),
Check calendar for date. This day
commemorates the descent of the Holy
Ghost upon the apostles 50 days after the
Resurrection (Easter Sunday).
“Whitsunday” is believed to have come
from “white Sunday,” when, among the
English, white robes were worn by those
baptized on the day.
Flag Day, June 14. This day
commemorates the adoption by the
Continental Congress on June 14, 1777, of
the Stars and Stripes as the U.S. flag.
Although it is a legal holiday only in
Pennsylvania, President Truman, on Aug.
3, 1949, signed a bill requesting the
president to call for its observance each
year by proclamation.
Father's Day, Observed the third Sunday in
June. The exact origin of the holiday is not
clear, but it was first celebrated June 19,
1910, in Spokane, Wash. In 1966 President
Lyndon Johnson signed a proclamation
making Father's Day official.
CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS
June 1st
June 2nd:
June 3rd:
June 4th:
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June 22nd:
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June 29th:
June 30th:
June 1st
- Pat Boone, 1934
- Morgan Freeman, 1937
- Andy Griffith, 1926
- Marilyn Monroe, 1926
- Oscar the Grouch
June 2nd:
- Jerry Mathers, 1948
- Marvin Hamlisch, 1944
- Stacy Keach, 1941
- Sally Kellerman, 1937
- Johnny Weissmuller, 1904
June 3rd:
- Tony Curtis, 1925
- Colleen Dewhurst, 1926
- Curtis Mayfield, 1942
- Suzi Quatro, 1950
- Jefferson Davis, 1808
June 4th:
- Aesop
- Gene Barry, 1922
- Bruce Dern, 1936
- Angelina Jolie, 1975
- Michelle Phillips, 1944
- Dennis Weaver, 1924
- Dr. Ruth Westheimer, 1928
- Noah Wyle, 1971
June 5th:
- Kenny G, 1956
- Bill Moyers, 19
June 6th:
- Sandra Bernhard, 1955
- Bjorn Borg, 1956
June 7th:
- Jenny Jones, 1946
- Tom Jones, 1940
- Anna Kournikova, 1981
- Dean Martin, 1917
- Liam Neeson, 1952
- Prince, 1958
- Jessica Tandy, 1909
June 8th:
- Barbara Bush, 1925
- Julianna Margulies, 1966
- Robert Preston, 1918
- Joan Rivers, 1933
- Boz Scaggs, 1944
- Nancy Sinatra, 1940
- Jerry Stiller, 1929
- Frank Lloyd Wright, 1867
June 9th:
- Robert Cummings, 1910
- Donald Duck's Birthday - 1934
- Johnny Depp, 1963
- Michael J. Fox, 1961
- Jackie Mason, 1934
- Cole Porter, 1892
- Dick Vitale, 1940
June 10th:
- F. Lee Bailey, 1933
- Judy Garland, Singer, Actress - born
Frances Ethel Gumm on June 10, 1922
in Grand Rapids, Minnesota. Died June
22, 1969 in London, England. www.
judygarlandmuseum.com - Elizabeth Hurley, 1965
- Tara Lipinski, 1982
June 11th:
- Adrienne Barbeau, 1945
- Jacques Cousteau, 1910
- Chad Everett, 1936
- Vince Lombardi, 1913
- Joe Montana, 1956
- Gene Wilder, 1935
June 12th:
- George H. W. Bush, 1924
- Vic Damone, 1928
- Anne Frank, 1929
- Jim Nabors, 1932
June 13th:
- Tim Allen (Actor) born on June 13, 1953
in Denver, Colorado as Timothy Alan
Dick. See www.timallen.com - Paul Lynde, 1926
- Malcolm McDowell, 1943
- Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, 1986
- Ally Sheedy, 1962
- Richard Thomas, 1951
- William Butler Yeats, 1865
June 14th:
- Harriet Beecher Stowe, 1811
- Boy George, 1961
- Burl Ives, 1909
- Pierre Salinger, 1925 (Journalist and
John F. Kennedy's Press Secretary.)
Died October 16, 2004 from a heart
attack. - Donald Trump, 1946
June 15th:
- Jim Belushi, 1954
- Courteney Cox, 1964
- Mario Cuomo, 1932
- Helen Hunt, 1963
- Waylon Jennings, 1937
June 16th:
- Stan Laurel, 1890. Died 2/23/1965.
Official Web site: www.laurel-and-hardy.
com - Cuckoo Dancing Week is observed the
week of January 18th, celebrating
Laurel and Hardy movies. Source: www.
irish-cream.com/laurel-hardy.html - Erich Segal, 1937
- Tupac Shakur - born Lesane Parish
Crooks on June 16, 1971 in Brooklyn,
NY. Died September 13, 1996 in Las
Vegas, NV after being shot on
September 7th. www.tupacfans.com - Joan Van Ark, 1943
June 17th:
- Newt Gingrich, 1943
- Barry Manilow, 1946 (Singer)
- Dean Martin, 1917 (Actor, singer)
- Joe Piscopo, 1951
- Igor Stravinsky, 1882 (Russian violinist,
composer, conductor) - Donald Sutherland, 1934 (Actor)
June 18th:
- Roger Ebert, 1942
- Carol Kane, 1952
- Paul McCartney, 1942
- Isabella Rossellini, 1952
June 19th:
- Paula Abdul, 1962
- Garfield's Birthday (debuted in 1978)
- Lou Gehrig, 1903
- Moe Howard (Three Stooges) was born
on June 19, 1897. He died May 4, 1975. - Guy Lombardo, 1902
- Phylicia Rashad, 1948
- Tasmanian Devil's Birthday (debuted in
1954) - Kathleen Turner, 1954
June 20th:
- Danny Aiello, 1933
- Chet Atkins, 1924
- Errol Flynn, 1909
- John Goodman, 1952
- Nicole Kidman, 1967
- Martin Landau, 1931
- Audie Murphy, 1924
- Anne Murray, 1945
- Lionel Richie, 1949
- Brian Wilson, 1942
June 21st:
- Meredith Baxter, 1947
- Mariette Hartley, 1940
- Jane Russell, Actress - born Ernestine
Jane Geraldine Russell on June 21,
1921 in Bemidji, Minnesota. Moved to
California. Died "Unable to bear
children, Russell championed the
passage of the Federal Orphan
Adoption Amendment of 1953, which
allowed children of American
servicemen born overseas to be placed
for adoption in the United States."
Source: http://us.imdb.
com/name/nm0000066/bio - Maureen Stapleton, 1925
- Prince William, 1982
June 22nd:
- Ed Bradley, 1941
- Amy Brenneman (Actress - plays Judge
Amy Madison Gray on the TV show
Judging Amy, nominated for 2 Emmys
for her character Janice Licalsi on the
TV Show NYPD Blue) born June 22,
1964. - Kris Kristofferson, 1936
- Cyndi Lauper, 1953
- Freddie Prinze, 1954
- Meryl Streep, 1949
- Lindsay Wagner, Actress. Born June
22, 1949 in Los Angeles, California.
Starred in the TV series The Bionic
Woman.
June 23rd:
- June Carter-Cash, born June 23, 1929
(singer/actress, married to Johnny
Cash) died May 15, 2003 after heart
surgery. - Edward VIII, King of England, 1894
- Bob Fosse, 1927
June 24th:
- Jack Dempsey, 1895 (Heavyweight
boxing champion 1919-1926) - Mick Fleetwood, 1942 (Musician -
drummer - Fleetwood Mac) - Bruce Johnston, 1944 (Musician -
Beach Boys) - Michele Lee, 1942, Actress (played
Karen on Knots Landing plus other
roles in movies, TV, etc.)
June 25th:
- Phyllis George, 1949
- George Michael, 1963
- June Lockhart, 1925
- George Orwell, 1903
- Carly Simon, 1945
- Jimmie Walker, 1949
June 26th:
- Pearl S. Buck, 1892
- Abner Doubleday, 1819
- Peter Lorre, 1904
June 27th:
- Captain Kangaroo - Bob Keeshan, 1927
- Helen Keller, 1880
- H. Ross Perot, 1930
June 28th:
- Kathy Bates, 1948
- Mel Brooks, 1926
- John Cusack, 1966
- John Dillinger, 1902
- Pat Morita, 1933
- Gilda Radner, 1946 (Actress,
Comedienne - Saturday Night Live)
Born June 28, 1946. Married to Gene
Wilder. Died May 20, 1989 at the age of
42 from ovarian cancer. - Richard Rogers, 1902 (Rogers &
Hammerstein) American Composer.
Died December 1979. - Henry VIII, King of England, 1491
June 29th:
- Gary Busey, 1944
- Richard Lewis, 1947
- William J. Mayo, Surgeon - born June
29, 1861 in Le Sueur, Minnesota. Died
July 28, 1939. Co-founder of the Mayo
Clinic. www.mayoclinic.com - Slim Pickens, 1919
June 30th:
- Susan Hayward, 1919
- Lena Horne, 1917
- Superman's Birthday , 1939
- Mike Tyson, 1966 - Professional boxer.
Born in Brooklyn, NY. www.
michaeltyson.com
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