June 1st, 1961

Born on June 1st, 1961

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What happened on June 1st, 1961?

June 1st, 1961

The Canadian Bank of Commerce and Imperial Bank of Canada merge to form the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, the largest bank merger in Canadian history.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Bank_of_Commerce

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 (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.

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

Born on June 1st, 1961

62

Yevgeny Prigozhin

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

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

65

Paul Coffey

Canadian ice hockey defenceman

*June 1st, 1961, Weston

65

Jeffrey Steefel

Video game designer

*June 1st, 1961, San Francisco

65

Jarosław Lasecki

Polish politician

*June 1st, 1961, Myszków

65

Gabi Zange

German speed skater

*June 1st, 1961, Crimmitschau

65

Birgül Ayman Güler

Turkish politician

*June 1st, 1961, Bergama

65

John LeKay

British artist

*June 1st, 1961, London

65

Sophie Rois

Austrian actress

*June 1st, 1961, Linz

Same year
Born in 1961

64

Barack Obama

President of the United States from 2009 to 2017

*August 4th, 1961, Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children

65

Erna Solberg

Prime Minister of Norway from 2013 to 2021

*February 24th, 1961, Bergen

65

Lothar Matthäus

German association football player, manager, and pundit (born 1961)

*March 21st, 1961, Erlangen

64

Joe Lando

American actor

*December 9th, 1961, Prairie View

65

Steven Weber

American actor (1961-)

*March 4th, 1961, Briarwood

64

Olaug Bollestad

Norwegian politician

*November 4th, 1961, Strand Municipality

64

Kristin Krohn Devold

Norwegian politician

*August 12th, 1961, Ålesund Municipality

65

Knut Nærum

Norwegian comedian and author

*March 3rd, 1961, Arendal

65

Hermann Gröhe

German politician

*February 25th, 1961, Uedem

64

Thomas von Heesen

German association football player and manager

*October 1st, 1961, Höxter

65

Ingrid Arndt-Brauer

German politician

*March 20th, 1961, Marburg

65

Michael Meister

German politician

*June 9th, 1961, Lorsch

65

Hans-Georg von der Marwitz

German politician

*April 8th, 1961, Heidelberg

64

Julia Gillard

Prime Minister of Australia from 2010 to 2013

*September 29th, 1961, Barry

65

Joko Widodo

Indonesia's President (2014–2024)

*June 21st, 1961, Surakarta

36

Diana, Princess of Wales

Member of the British royal family and Princess of Wales (1961–1997)

*July 1st, 1961, Sandringham †August 31st, 1997, Paris

65

Eddie Murphy

American actor

*April 3rd, 1961, Brooklyn

64

Arundhati Roy

Indian novelist, essayist, and activist

*November 24th, 1961, Shillong

65

Dirk Heidenblut

German politician

*April 21st, 1961, Essen

64

Nadia Comăneci

Romanian gymnast and five-time Olympic gold medalist

*November 12th, 1961, Onești

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1961 is a normal year and no leap year.

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