June 1st, 1938

Born on June 1st, 1938

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 31,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 612 days, exactly on January 10th, 2026, people who were born on June 1st, 1938 will be 32,000 days old!

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What happened on June 1st?

June 1st, 1999

On landing at Little Rock National Airport in the U.S. state of Arkansas, American Airlines Flight 1420 overran the runway and crashed, resulting in 11 deaths.

June 1st, 1988

The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty was ratified, banning all American and Soviet land-based missiles with a range of 500 to 5,500 km (310 to 3,420 mi).

June 1st, 1943

Eight German Junkers Ju 88s shot down British Overseas Airways Corporation Flight 777 over the Bay of Biscay off the coast of Spain and France, killing actor Leslie Howard and several other notable passengers.

June 1st, 1942

World War II: The crews of three Japanese submarines scuttled their vessels and committed suicide after entering Sydney Harbour and launching a failed attack.

June 1st, 1868

The Navajo tribe and the U.S. government signed an agreement, allowing those interned at Fort Sumner to return to their ancestral lands.

June 1st, 1861

The first land battle of the American Civil War after Fort Sumter took place in the village of Fairfax, Virginia.

June 1st, 1831

British explorer James Clark Ross led the first expedition to reach the north magnetic pole.

June 1st, 1813

War of 1812: Mortally wounded, U.S. Navy captain James Lawrence ordered his crew "Don't give up the ship!" as USS Chesapeake was captured by HMS Shannon off the coast of Boston.

June 1st, 1794

French Revolutionary Wars: A British fleet captured six ships of the line from the French in a battle off Ushant (pictured) that came to be known as the Glorious First of June.

June 1st, 1676

Scanian War: The Swedish warship Kronan, one of the largest ships in the world at the time, sank at the Battle of Öland with the loss of around 800 men.

June 1st, 1670

Charles II and Louis XIV signed a secret treaty, requiring England to aid France in its war against the Dutch Republic and the future conversion of Charles to Catholicism, in return for Louis making large payments to Charles and promising to aid him if there was a rebellion in England.

June 1st, 1660

Mary Dyer (pictured) was hanged in Boston for repeatedly defying a law banning Quakers from the Massachusetts Bay Colony.

June 1st, 2011

Space Shuttle Endeavour makes its final landing after 25 flights.

June 1st, 2009

General Motors files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. It is the fourth largest United States bankruptcy in history.

June 1st, 2008

A fire on the back lot of Universal Studios breaks out, destroying the attraction King Kong Encounter and a large archive of master tapes for music and film, the full extent of which was not revealed until 2019.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on June 1st

Born on June 1st, 1938

79

Carlo Caffarra

Catholic cardinal

*June 1st, 1938, Busseto †September 6th, 2017, Bologna

85

Horst Möhwald

German skier

*June 1st, 1938, Černý Důl

85

Lotfollah Kija Szemszaki

Iranian skier

*June 1st, 1938, Shemshak

85

June van de Klashorst

Australian politician

*June 1st, 1938, Teddington

85

Dieter Klaußner

German association football player

*June 1st, 1938, Karlsruhe

79

Mechthild Wiswe

German writer

*June 1st, 1938, Wolfenbüttel †November 23rd, 2017, Hanover

83

Per Knuts

Swedish athletics competitor and business manager

*June 1st, 1938, Bäckefors †January 9th, 2022

Same Day
Who's birthday is on June 1st?

86

Morgan Freeman

American actor and producer (born 1937)

*June 1st, 1937, Memphis

36

Marilyn Monroe

American actress and model (1926–1962)

*June 1st, 1926, Los Angeles †August 4th, 1962, Brentwood

67

Stephan Barratt-Due

Norwegian musician

*June 1st, 1956, Oslo

79

René Auberjonois

American actor

*June 1st, 1940, New York City †December 8th, 2019, Los Angeles

83

Kip S. Thorne

American physicist

*June 1st, 1940, Logan

53

Cleavon Little

American actor (1939–1992)

*June 1st, 1939, Chickasha †October 22nd, 1992, Sherman Oaks

37

Łukasz Moreń

Badminton player

*June 1st, 1986, Warsaw

30

Wendy Chen Hsuan-Yu

Badminton player

*June 1st, 1993, Taichung

88

Norman Foster

British architect (born 1935)

*June 1st, 1935, Stockport

76

Jonathan Pryce

Welsh actor (born 1947)

*June 1st, 1947, Carmel

67

Bernhard Daldrup

Federal German politician (1956–)

*June 1st, 1956, Sendenhorst

68

Powers Boothe

American actor (1948–2017)

*June 1st, 1948, Snyder †May 14th, 2017, Los Angeles

86

Rosaleen Linehan

Irish actress

*June 1st, 1937, Dublin

68

Tom Mankiewicz

American writer, producer and director

*June 1st, 1942, Los Angeles †July 31st, 2010, Los Angeles

58

Ong Ewe Chye

Badminton player

*June 1st, 1965, Penang

27

Tom Holland

British actor

*June 1st, 1996, Kingston upon Thames

71

Brian Oldfield

American shot putter

*June 1st, 1945, Elgin †March 26th, 2017, Elgin

50

Heidi Klum

German model, television personality and businesswoman

*June 1st, 1973, Bergisch Gladbach

37

Oliver Roth

Badminton player

*June 1st, 1986, Munich

79

Theodor Buhl

German writer

*June 1st, 1936, Bolesławiec †April 8th, 2016

Same year
Born in 1938

85

Otto Rehhagel

German footballer and manager

*August 9th, 1938, Essen

85

Hans Abraham

Badminton player

*September 10th, 1938, Berlin

82

Diana Rigg

English actress (1938–2020)

*July 20th, 1938, Doncaster †September 10th, 2020, London

80

Kofi Annan

7th Secretary-General of the United Nations (1938-2018)

*April 8th, 1938, Kumasi †August 18th, 2018, Bern

78

Michael Bogdanov

British theatre director

*December 15th, 1938, Neath †April 16th, 2017, Greece

85

Barbara Henniger

German author

*November 9th, 1938, Dresden

85

Jon Voight

American actor (born 1938)

*December 29th, 1938, Yonkers

83

Herbert Achternbusch

German writer, painter and filmmaker (1938–2022)

*November 23rd, 1938, Munich †January 10th, 2022, Munich

82

Fips Asmussen

German comedian (1938–2020)

*April 30th, 1938, Hamburg †August 9th, 2020, Carl-von-Basedow-Klinikum

66

Lars Hillingsø

Danish fashion designer (1938-2005)

*July 12th, 1938, Copenhagen †February 20th, 2005, Croissanville

84

Fritz Pleitgen

German journalist and author (1938-2022)

*March 21st, 1938, Duisburg †September 15th, 2022, Cologne

78

Inga Ålenius

Swedish actress (1938-2017)

*May 15th, 1938, Stockholm †April 24th, 2017, Helsingborg

43

Romy Schneider

German-French actress (1938–1982)

*September 23rd, 1938, Vienna †May 29th, 1982, 7th arrondissement of Paris

78

Silvano Basagni

Italian sport shooter (1938-2017)

*August 6th, 1938, Florence †May 10th, 2017, Florence

86

Juan Carlos I of Spain

King of Spain from 1975 to 2014

*January 5th, 1938, Rome

42

Vladimir Vysotsky

Soviet singer-songwriter and actor (1938–1980)

*January 25th, 1938, Moscow †July 25th, 1980, Moscow

85

Elliott Gould

American actor

*August 29th, 1938, Brooklyn

85

Tommy Chong

Canadian actor and comedian

*May 24th, 1938, Edmonton

79

Gene Michael

Former Major League Baseball player, manager, executive

*June 2nd, 1938, Kent †September 7th, 2017, Oldsmar

85

Giuliano Amato

Italian politician (born 1938)

*May 13th, 1938, Turin

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Born on June 1st, 1938
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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1938 is a normal year and no leap year.

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