June 1st, 1948

Born on June 1st, 1948

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 28,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 465 days, exactly on October 25th, 2027, people who were born on June 1st, 1948 will be 29,000 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 (wreckage pictured), resulting in 11 deaths.

June 1st, 1988

Group representation constituencies were introduced to the parliament of Singapore.

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 and the U.S. government signed the Treaty of Bosque Redondo, which allowed 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 French ships of the line in a naval battle off Ushant that came to be known as the Glorious First of June (pictured).

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, 2007

Cyclone Gonu develops from an area of convection in the Arabian Sea, later becoming the worst recorded natural disaster in Oman.

June 1st, 2018

For the first time since its transition to democracy, the Congress of Deputies in Spain passed a motion of no confidence against the government.

June 1st, 2011

Space Shuttle Endeavour makes its final landing after 25 flights.

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

Born on June 1st, 1948

78

Panfilo Lacson

Filipino politician and former Philippine Police Chief

*June 1st, 1948, Imus

58

Michel Plasse

Canadian ice hockey player (1948–2006)

*June 1st, 1948, Montreal †December 30th, 2006, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas

67

Ryo Fukui

Japanese jazz pianist (1948-2016)

*June 1st, 1948, Biratori †March 15th, 2016, Sapporo

78

Cezary Paszkowski

Polish professor, printmaker and painter (born 1948)

*June 1st, 1948, Gdańsk

78

Katja Ebbinghaus

West German tennis player

*June 1st, 1948, Wiesbaden

78

Michael McGimpsey

Northern Irish politician (born 1948)

*June 1st, 1948, Donaghadee

78

Yeh Hsien-hsiu

Taiwanese singer and politician

*June 1st, 1948, Taibao City

78

Eti Livni

Israeli politician

*June 1st, 1948, Tel Aviv

78

Abdelfattah Mourou

Tunisian lawyer and politician

*June 1st, 1948, Tunis

78

Prasanna Patanayak

Politician from Odisha, India

*June 1st, 1948, Bhuban

78

Anwara Begum

Bangladeshi flim actress

*June 1st, 1948, Cumilla

Same year
Born in 1948

77

Laila Dåvøy

Norwegian politician

*August 11th, 1948, Bergen

69

Ole Thestrup

Danish actor (1948-2018)

*March 12th, 1948, Nibe †February 2nd, 2018, Tuse Næs

77

Charles III of the United Kingdom

King of the United Kingdom since 2022

*November 14th, 1948, Buckingham Palace

46

Maurizio Gucci

Italian businessman (1948-1995)

*September 26th, 1948, Florence †March 27th, 1995, Milan

77

Norbert Lammert

German politician, president of the Bundestag

*November 16th, 1948, Bochum

78

Jon Amiel

English film director

*May 20th, 1948, London

77

Holger Osieck

German association football player and manager

*August 31st, 1948, Duisburg

77

Marius Müller-Westernhagen

German actor and musician

*December 6th, 1948, Düsseldorf

76

Richard Simmons

American fitness instructor and video producer (1948–2024)

*July 12th, 1948, New Orleans †July 13th, 2024, Hollywood Hills

78

Kathy Bates

American film actress and director

*June 28th, 1948, Memphis

69

Bernard Bosson

French politician (1948-2017)

*February 25th, 1948, Annecy †May 13th, 2017, 8th arrondissement of Lyon

77

Gérard Depardieu

French actor (born 1948)

*December 27th, 1948, Châteauroux

68

Bernie Wrightson

American illustrator (1948–2017)

*October 27th, 1948, Baltimore †March 18th, 2017, Austin

68

Altamas Kabir

39th Chief Justice of India (1948–2017)

*July 19th, 1948, Kolkata †February 19th, 2017, Kolkata

78

Al Gore

Vice President of the United States from 1993 to 2001 (born 1948)

*March 31st, 1948, Washington, D.C.

78

John de Lancie

American actor (born 1948)

*March 20th, 1948, Philadelphia

68

Carlos Gardini

Argentinian journalist (1948-2017)

*August 26th, 1948, Buenos Aires †March 1st, 2017, Buenos Aires

78

Jonathan Hyde

Australian-born English actor

*May 21st, 1948, Brisbane

76

Carl Weathers

American actor and football player (1948–2024)

*January 14th, 1948, New Orleans †February 2nd, 2024, Los Angeles

78

Brian Eno

British musician, music producer, music theorist and visual artist (born 1948)

*May 15th, 1948, Melton

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Leap year

Yes: 1948 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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