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
