June 10th, 1940

Born on June 10th, 1940

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on June 10th, 1940?

June 10th, 1940

World War II: Military resistance to the German occupation of Norway ends.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_occupation_of_Norway

What else happened on June 10th?

June 10th, 2008

Sudan Airways Flight 109 crashed on landing at Khartoum International Airport, killing 30 of the 214 occupants on board.

June 10th, 1991

Eleven-year-old Jaycee Dugard was kidnapped in South Lake Tahoe, California; she remained a captive until 2009.

June 10th, 1968

The Royal New Zealand Navy adopted a unique white ensign, to distinguish its vessels from those of the Royal Navy.

June 10th, 1957

Led by John Diefenbaker (pictured), the Progressive Conservative Party won a plurality of House of Commons seats in the Canadian federal election.

June 10th, 1935

American physician Bob Smith had his last alcoholic drink, marking the traditional founding date of Alcoholics Anonymous.

June 10th, 1925

The United Church of Canada, the country's largest Protestant denomination, held its inaugural service at the Mutual Street Arena in Toronto.

June 10th, 1918

World War I: Italian torpedo boats sank the Austro-Hungarian dreadnought SMS Szent István off the Dalmatian coast, killing 89 of the crew.

June 10th, 1916

Hussein bin Ali, King of Hejaz, orchestrated a revolt against the Ottoman Empire with the aim of creating a single unified and independent Arab state.

June 10th, 1886

Mount Tarawera, a volcano in New Zealand's North Island, erupted, killing around 120 people and creating the Waimangu Volcanic Rift Valley.

June 10th, 1878

The League of Prizren was officially founded to "struggle in arms to defend the wholeness of the territories of Albania".

June 10th, 1861

American Civil War: The Confederate Army only suffered eight casualties in its victory in the Battle of Big Bethel in York County, Virginia.

June 10th, 1782

King Rama I moved into the Grand Palace in Bangkok, which has remained the royal residence of Siam and Thailand since then.

June 10th, 1692

Bridget Bishop became the first person to be executed for witchcraft in the Salem witch trials in colonial Massachusetts.

June 10th, 1624

Thirty Years' War: France and the Dutch Republic concluded the Treaty of Compiègne, a mutual defence alliance.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on June 10th

Born on June 10th, 1940

83

Jacques Rancière

French philosopher

*June 10th, 1940, Algiers

83

Helga Neuner

German actress

*June 10th, 1940, Munich

83

Franco Godi

Italian composer

*June 10th, 1940, Milan

83

Annemarie Zimmermann

Olympic canoeist

*June 10th, 1940, Lendersdorf

54

John Stevens

English drummer (1940-1994)

*June 10th, 1940, Brentford †September 13th, 1994, Ealing

67

Augie Auer

New Zealand meteorologist (1940-2007)

*June 10th, 1940, St. Louis †June 10th, 2007, Melbourne

22

Peter Ryan

Racing driver

*June 10th, 1940, Philadelphia †July 2nd, 1962, Paris

64

Horst Glück

German politician (1940-2004)

*June 10th, 1940, Reutlingen †August 15th, 2004

83

Jean Watson

Nurse

*June 10th, 1940, Mingo County

Same Day
Who's birthday is on June 10th?

82

Alois Mock

Austrian politician (1934-2017)

*June 10th, 1934, Euratsfeld †June 1st, 2017, Vienna

34

Alexandra Stan

Romanian singer

*June 10th, 1989, Constanța

47

Judy Garland

American actress and singer (1922–1969)

*June 10th, 1922, Grand Rapids †June 22nd, 1969, Chelsea

35

Monika Lewczuk

Polish singer-songwriter and former model

*June 10th, 1988, Łomża

34

Joel Corry

English DJ, producer and television personality

*June 10th, 1989, London

19

Gayle

American singer and songwriter

*June 10th, 2004, Dallas

99

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

Consort of Elizabeth II from 1952 to 2021

*June 10th, 1921, Corfu †April 9th, 2021, Windsor Castle

82

Jürgen Prochnow

German film actor

*June 10th, 1941, Berlin

82

Shirley Owens

American singer

*June 10th, 1941, Henderson

41

Tara Lipinski

American figure skater

*June 10th, 1982, Philadelphia

64

Carlo Ancelotti

Italian association football manager and former player

*June 10th, 1959, Reggiolo

54

Svante Thunberg

Swedish actor, producer and writer

*June 10th, 1969, Boo parish

85

Ernestine Russell

Canadian gymnast, Olympic athlete, American college gymnastics coach

*June 10th, 1938, Windsor

84

Karl-Heinz Hornhues

German politician

*June 10th, 1939, Stadtlohn

49

Dustin Lance Black

American screenwriter, director and producer

*June 10th, 1974, Sacramento

66

Terence Rattigan

British playwright, screenwriter (1911-1977)

*June 10th, 1911, London †November 30th, 1977, Hamilton

64

Rainer Balzer

German politician

*June 10th, 1959, Heidelberg

82

David Walker

Australian racing driver

*June 10th, 1941, Sydney

86

Luciana Paluzzi

Italian actress

*June 10th, 1937, Rome

56

Katja Weitzenböck

German actress

*June 10th, 1967, Tokyo

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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