June 1st, 1943

Born on June 1st, 1943

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 29,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 450 days, exactly on July 20th, 2025, people who were born on June 1st, 1943 will be 30,000 days old!

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What happened on June 1st, 1943?

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.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junkers_Ju_88

What else 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, 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, 1943

80

Orietta Berti

Italian singer

*June 1st, 1943, Cavriago

80

Gustavo Zagrebelsky

Italian judge and constitionalist (born 1943)

*June 1st, 1943, San Germano Chisone

80

Wolf Dittus

German primatologist

*June 1st, 1943, Berlin

80

Richard Goode

American musician

*June 1st, 1943, The Bronx

60

Lorrie Wilmot

South African cricketer (1943-2004)

*June 1st, 1943, Somerset East †February 29th, 2004, Makhanda

80

Tom Bahler

American singer, composer, songwriter, arranger, producer, and author

*June 1st, 1943, Inglewood

80

Timothy C. Evans

American politician

*June 1st, 1943, Hot Springs

80

Peter Close

Cricketer (born 1943)

*June 1st, 1943, Murree

80

Miklós Beer

Hungarian Catholic priest, bishop

*June 1st, 1943, Budapest

80

Egil Hestnes

Norwegian politician

*June 1st, 1943, Hitra Municipality

80

Edmund Robertson

British mathematician (born 1943)

*June 1st, 1943, St Andrews

80

Kuki Gallmann

An Italian-born Kenyan national, best-selling author, poet, environmental activist, and conservationist

*June 1st, 1943, Treviso

80

Arie de Keyzer

Dutch field hockey player

*June 1st, 1943, Breda

80

Réjean Lefebvre

Canadian politician

*June 1st, 1943, Quebec City

80

Brahm Shanker Srivastava

Indian microbiologist

*June 1st, 1943, Uttar Pradesh

80

José Luis Gómez Martínez

American academic

*June 1st, 1943, Soria

80

Constantin Kabemba

Cyclist

*June 1st, 1943, Lubumbashi

80

Elisabeth Glauser

Swiss singer and opera singer

*June 1st, 1943, Interlaken

80

Jean Ristat

French poet

*June 1st, 1943, Argent-sur-Sauldre †December 2nd, 2023, Saint-Ouen-les-Vignes

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

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

86

Morgan Freeman

American actor and producer (born 1937)

*June 1st, 1937, Memphis

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

37

Łukasz Moreń

Badminton player

*June 1st, 1986, Warsaw

30

Wendy Chen Hsuan-Yu

Badminton player

*June 1st, 1993, Taichung

68

Tom Mankiewicz

American writer, producer and director

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

76

Jonathan Pryce

Welsh actor (born 1947)

*June 1st, 1947, Carmel

71

Brian Oldfield

American shot putter

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

68

Powers Boothe

American actor (1948–2017)

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

67

Bernhard Daldrup

Federal German politician (1956–)

*June 1st, 1956, Sendenhorst

78

Marino Basso

Road bicycle racer

*June 1st, 1945, Caldogno

53

Cleavon Little

American actor (1939–1992)

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

77

Brian Cox

Scottish actor

*June 1st, 1946, Dundee

78

Ciska Peters

Dutch singer

*June 1st, 1945, Nijmegen

58

Ong Ewe Chye

Badminton player

*June 1st, 1965, Penang

27

Tom Holland

British actor

*June 1st, 1996, Kingston upon Thames

50

Heidi Klum

German model, television personality and businesswoman

*June 1st, 1973, Bergisch Gladbach

88

Norman Foster

British architect (born 1935)

*June 1st, 1935, Stockport

Same year
Born in 1943

80

John Nettles

British actor and writer

*October 11th, 1943, St Austell

80

Rolf Edling

Swedish fencer

*November 30th, 1943, Mumbai

81

Torstein Hagen

Norwegian businessman

*January 1st, 1943, Norway

80

Robert De Niro

American actor (born 1943)

*August 17th, 1943, Greenwich Village

80

Lech Wałęsa

Statesman, pro-democracy activist, and former president of Poland

*September 29th, 1943, Popowo

81

Katsuto Momii

Japanese businessman

*March 4th, 1943, Kama

80

Odd Einar Dørum

Norwegian politician

*October 12th, 1943, Oslo

80

John Kerry

Unites States Special Presidential Envoy for Climate since 2021

*December 11th, 1943, Aurora

73

Laura Biagiotti

Italian fashion designer

*August 4th, 1943, Rome †May 26th, 2017, Rome

80

Malcolm McDowell

British actor (born 1943)

*June 13th, 1943, Horsforth

64

Bruce Rollick

Badminton player

*April 11th, 1943, Vancouver †March 23rd, 2008

58

George Harrison

British musician and lead guitarist of the Beatles (1943–2001)

*February 25th, 1943, Liverpool †November 29th, 2001, Los Angeles

81

John Major

Former prime minister of the United Kingdom (born 1943)

*March 29th, 1943, London

81

Christopher Walken

American actor

*March 31st, 1943, Astoria

73

Eni Faleomavaega

American Samoan politician (1943–2017)

*August 15th, 1943, American Samoa †February 22nd, 2017, Provo

73

Piet Keizer

Dutch footballer (1943–2017)

*June 14th, 1943, Amsterdam †February 10th, 2017, Amsterdam

74

Bernd Fischerauer

Austrian director, screenwriter and author

*March 11th, 1943, Graz †May 14th, 2017, Munich

80

Roger Waters

English musician, co-founder of Pink Floyd (born 1943)

*September 6th, 1943, Great Bookham

73

Tommy Gemmell

Scottish footballer and manager (1943-2017)

*October 16th, 1943, Motherwell †March 2nd, 2017

81

Horst Köhler

German politician (CDU); president of Germany, 2004–2010

*February 22nd, 1943, Skierbieszów

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Born on June 1st, 1943
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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1943 is a normal year and no leap year.

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