June 1st, 1956

Born on June 1st, 1956

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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, 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.

June 1st, 2009

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

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

Born on June 1st, 1956

68

Stephan Barratt-Due

Norwegian musician

*June 1st, 1956, Oslo

68

Bernhard Daldrup

Federal German politician (1956–)

*June 1st, 1956, Sendenhorst

68

Petra Morsbach

German writer

*June 1st, 1956, Zürich

68

Amanda Miguel

Argentinian-born Mexican singer

*June 1st, 1956, Gaiman, Chubut

68

Mircea Cărtărescu

Romanian writer

*June 1st, 1956, Bucharest

68

Lisa Hartman Black

American actress and singer

*June 1st, 1956, Houston

68

Kiyohiro Araki

Japanese politician

*June 1st, 1956, Ena

68

Joey Ayala

Filipino singer-songwriter and national arts and cultural administrator

*June 1st, 1956, Bukidnon

68

Gregg Harper

American politician

*June 1st, 1956, Jackson

40

Abdullah Çatlı

Turkish drug trafficker (1956-1996)

*June 1st, 1956, Nevşehir †November 3rd, 1996, Susurluk

60

François Chérèque

French trade unionist (1956-2017)

*June 1st, 1956, Nancy †January 2nd, 2017, 10th arrondissement of Paris

68

Alexander Zhukov

Russian economist/politician

*June 1st, 1956, Moscow

68

Ryszard Bober

Polish politician

*June 1st, 1956, Jabłonowo Pomorskie

68

Anthony Ray Hinton

American author and activist

*June 1st, 1956, Alabama

68

John S. Pistole

FBI executive

*June 1st, 1956, Baltimore

68

Giampiero Catone

Italian politician

*June 1st, 1956, Naples

68

Patrick Besson

French writer

*June 1st, 1956, 19th arrondissement of Paris

68

Peter Tomka

Slovak lawyer

*June 1st, 1956, Banská Bystrica

68

Saul Lisazo

Argentine actor

*June 1st, 1956, Buenos Aires

68

Tom Irwin

American actor

*June 1st, 1956, Peoria

68

N. Mahesh

Indian politician

*June 1st, 1956, Chamarajanagar

68

Brendan Smith

Irish Fianna Fáil politician (b. 1956

*June 1st, 1956, Cavan

68

Oszkár Molnár

Hungarian politician

*June 1st, 1956, Sajószentpéter

68

Roxroy Salmon

Jamaican activist

*June 1st, 1956, Jamaica

68

Morris Lukowich

Canadian ice hockey player

*June 1st, 1956, Speers

68

Bruce Hardy

American football player

*June 1st, 1956, Murray

68

William C. Skurla

American Catholic archbishop (born 1956)

*June 1st, 1956, Duluth

68

İdris Naim Şahin

Turkish politician

*June 1st, 1956, Ordu

68

Janko Kroner

Slovak actor

*June 1st, 1956, Považská Bystrica

68

Robin Mattson

American actress

*June 1st, 1956, Los Angeles

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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

38

Łukasz Moreń

Badminton player

*June 1st, 1986, Warsaw

31

Wendy Chen Hsuan-Yu

Badminton player

*June 1st, 1993, Taichung

87

Morgan Freeman

American actor and producer (born 1937)

*June 1st, 1937, Memphis

59

Ong Ewe Chye

Badminton player

*June 1st, 1965, Penang

71

Diana Canova

American actress

*June 1st, 1953, West Palm Beach

77

Jonathan Pryce

Welsh actor (born 1947)

*June 1st, 1947, Carmel

68

Powers Boothe

American actor (1948–2017)

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

64

Chira Apostol

Romanian rower

*June 1st, 1960, Alexeni

51

Heidi Klum

German model, television personality and businesswoman

*June 1st, 1973, Bergisch Gladbach

28

Tom Holland

British actor

*June 1st, 1996, Kingston upon Thames

79

René Auberjonois

American actor

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

84

Kip S. Thorne

American physicist

*June 1st, 1940, Logan

38

Oliver Roth

Badminton player

*June 1st, 1986, Munich

47

Danielle Harris

American actress

*June 1st, 1977, Plainview

62

Yevgeny Prigozhin

Russian mercenary leader, oligarch, restaurateur, former owner of Wagner PVC (1961–2023)

*June 1st, 1961, Saint Petersburg †August 23rd, 2023, Kuzhenkino

33

Ng Hui Ern

Malaysian badminton player

*June 1st, 1991, Kuala Lumpur

30

Tan Kian Meng

Badminton player

*June 1st, 1994, Johor Bahru

43

Amy Schumer

American standup comedian and actress

*June 1st, 1981, Manhattan

71

Brian Oldfield

American shot putter

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

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Born in 1956

68

Peter Hook

British bassist

*February 13th, 1956, Salford

67

Charles M. Huber

German actor and politician

*December 3rd, 1956, Munich

68

Sheila McCarthy

Canadian actress

*January 1st, 1956, Toronto

68

Tom Hanks

American actor and film producer (born 1956)

*July 9th, 1956, Concord

68

Theresa May

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2016 to 2019

*October 1st, 1956, Eastbourne

68

Liem Swie King

Indonesian badminton player

*February 28th, 1956, Kudus

23

Ian Curtis

British musician (1956–1980)

*July 15th, 1956, Stretford †May 18th, 1980, Macclesfield

68

Valgerd Svarstad Haugland

Norwegian politician

*August 23rd, 1956, Kvam Municipality

68

Ulrike Meyfarth

German former high jumper

*May 4th, 1956, Frankfurt

68

Martyn Ware

English musician

*May 19th, 1956, Sheffield

68

Gunnar Brands

German classical archaeologist

*March 30th, 1956, Duisburg

68

Donna Strickland

Nobel laurate

*May 27th, 1956, Guelph

60

Carrie Fisher

American actress, writer and screenwriter (1956–2016)

*October 21st, 1956, Burbank †December 27th, 2016, UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center

68

Justus Carrière

German actor

*May 16th, 1956, Schwerin

68

Michel Houellebecq

French writer

*February 26th, 1956, Saint-Pierre

68

Bryan Cranston

American actor, director, and producer

*March 7th, 1956, Hollywood

68

Imelda Staunton

English actress (born 1956)

*January 9th, 1956, Archway district

67

Andreas Bornschein

German association football player

*November 29th, 1956, Leipzig

68

Inge Aures

German politician

*July 10th, 1956, Presseck

68

Han Jian

Chinese badminton player

*July 6th, 1956, Liaoning

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Born on June 1st, 1956
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Leap year

Yes: 1956 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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