June – Happy Birthday! May today be filled with laughter and joy.

by | Jun 23, 2021 | Famous Authors, June, Ruth A. Casie | 0 comments

 

As promised, on the 23rd
of every month I will post a list of literary author birthdays. I came across
the list on Book Lover Gifts
website. Feel
free to add your favorite authors special day. Put it in the comments section,
just wait for their birth month.

 

  • 13 June 1865 – William Butler
    Yeats, author of The Second Coming
  • 11 June 1572 – Ben Jonson,
    author of The Alchemist
  • 14 June 1811 – Harriet
    Beecher Stowe, author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin
  • 26 June 1892 – Pearl S. Buck,
    author of The Good Earth

 

June Facts:

  • It is the first month of the
    summer season.
  • June is known as a great
    month to get married.
  • June has the distinction of
    the longest day of the year June 21st or 22nd.
  • There were only 29 days in
    June on the early Roman calendar until Julius Caesar adding a day giving June
    30 days.
  • Folklore: If June be
    sunny, the harvest comes early.

 

See you next month!

Sources:

http://projectbritain.com/year/march.htm

https://www.almanac.com/content/month-january-holidays-facts-folklore

https://www.ducksters.com/history/decemberinhistory.php

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