June 1st, 1940

Born on June 1st, 1940

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 30,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 356 days, exactly on April 16th, 2025, people who were born on June 1st, 1940 will be 31,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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, 1940

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

83

Jože Pirjevec

Slovene historian

*June 1st, 1940, Trieste

83

Maxime Schwartz

French biologist

*June 1st, 1940, Blois

83

Bernard Housset

French priest

*June 1st, 1940, Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port

53

Katerina Gogou

Greek actress and writer

*June 1st, 1940, Athens †October 3rd, 1993, Exarcheia

83

Ivan Strang

Canadian politician

*June 1st, 1940, Winnipeg

83

Segundo Macalalad

Boxer

*June 1st, 1940, Lucena

83

Elisa Pérez Vera

Spanish professor

*June 1st, 1940, Granada

83

Alf Engers

Racing cyclist

*June 1st, 1940, Southgate

80

Team Hoyt

American triathlete (1940-2021)

*June 1st, 1940, Winchester †March 17th, 2021, Holland

54

Barbara Kwiatkowska-Lass

1940-1995 Polish actress

*June 1st, 1940, Gostynin †March 6th, 1995, Vaterstetten

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

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

76

Jonathan Pryce

Welsh actor (born 1947)

*June 1st, 1947, Carmel

68

Tom Mankiewicz

American writer, producer and director

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

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

88

Norman Foster

British architect (born 1935)

*June 1st, 1935, Stockport

71

Brian Oldfield

American shot putter

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

58

Ong Ewe Chye

Badminton player

*June 1st, 1965, Penang

27

Tom Holland

British actor

*June 1st, 1996, Kingston upon Thames

78

Marino Basso

Road bicycle racer

*June 1st, 1945, Caldogno

50

Heidi Klum

German model, television personality and businesswoman

*June 1st, 1973, Bergisch Gladbach

77

Brian Cox

Scottish actor

*June 1st, 1946, Dundee

37

Oliver Roth

Badminton player

*June 1st, 1986, Munich

32

Ng Hui Ern

Malaysian badminton player

*June 1st, 1991, Kuala Lumpur

46

Danielle Harris

American actress

*June 1st, 1977, Plainview

Same year
Born in 1940

83

Onur Öymen

Turkish politician and diplomat

*October 18th, 1940, Kadıköy

84

Lorns Skjemstad

Norwegian cross-country skier

*March 10th, 1940, Inderøy Municipality

40

John Lennon

British musician (1940–1980)

*October 9th, 1940, Liverpool †December 8th, 1980, New York City

83

Jeannie Seely

American singer

*July 6th, 1940, Titusville

76

Al Jarreau

American singer (1940–2017)

*March 12th, 1940, Milwaukee †February 12th, 2017, Los Angeles

82

Pelé

Brazilian footballer (1940–2022)

*October 23rd, 1940, Três Corações †December 29th, 2022, Morumbi District

84

Al Pacino

American actor (born 1940)

*April 25th, 1940, Manhattan

77

Michael Parks

American actor (1940–2017)

*April 24th, 1940, Corona †May 9th, 2017, Los Angeles

83

Annie Ernaux

French writer (born 1940)

*September 1st, 1940, Lillebonne

82

James Caan

American actor (1940–2022)

*March 26th, 1940, The Bronx †July 6th, 2022, Los Angeles

80

Wolfgang Clement

German politician

*July 7th, 1940, Bochum †September 27th, 2020, Bonn

84

Nancy Pelosi

American politician (born 1940)

*March 26th, 1940, Baltimore

32

Bruce Lee

Hong Kong and American martial artist and actor (1940–1973)

*November 27th, 1940, San Francisco Chinese Hospital †July 20th, 1973, Kowloon Tong

84

Jana Brejchová

Czech actress

*January 20th, 1940, Prague

55

Joseph Brodsky

Russian-American poet (1940-1996)

*May 24th, 1940, Saint Petersburg †January 28th, 1996, Brooklyn

76

Manfred Jung

German singer and operatic tenor

*July 9th, 1940, Oberhausen †April 14th, 2017, Essen

79

Tilo Prückner

German actor and author

*October 26th, 1940, Augsburg †July 2nd, 2020, Berlin

83

Ringo Starr

British musician, drummer for the Beatles

*July 7th, 1940, Liverpool

83

Patrick Stewart

British actor (born 1940)

*July 13th, 1940, Mirfield

77

John Hurt

British actor (1940–2017)

*January 22nd, 1940, Chesterfield †January 25th, 2017, Norfolk

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Leap year

Yes: 1940 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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