June 1st, 1961

Born on June 1st, 1961

Age in days, weeks and months
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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, 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, 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 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.

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

62

Wiesława Kiełsznia

Polish rower

*June 1st, 1961, Gdańsk

62

Paul Coffey

Canadian ice hockey defenceman

*June 1st, 1961, Weston

62

Jeffrey Steefel

Video game designer

*June 1st, 1961, San Francisco

62

Jarosław Lasecki

Polish politician

*June 1st, 1961, Myszków

62

Gabi Zange

German speed skater

*June 1st, 1961, Crimmitschau

62

Birgül Ayman Güler

Turkish politician

*June 1st, 1961, Bergama

62

John LeKay

British artist

*June 1st, 1961, London

62

Sophie Rois

Austrian actress

*June 1st, 1961, Linz

62

Peter Machajdík

Slovak composer

*June 1st, 1961, Bratislava

62

John Huston

Professional golfer

*June 1st, 1961, Mount Vernon

62

Klaus Peter Berger

German jurist

*June 1st, 1961, Dortmund

62

Jasmin Repeša

Croatian basketball coach

*June 1st, 1961, Čapljina

62

Werner Günthör

Swiss track and field athlete

*June 1st, 1961, Uttwil

62

Mark Curry

American actor

*June 1st, 1961, Oakland

62

Martin Dugard

American writer

*June 1st, 1961, Maine

62

Mark Rodenhauser

American football player

*June 1st, 1961, Elmhurst

62

J. Peter Burgess

German philosopher, political scientist and cultural historian

*June 1st, 1961, Munich

62

Gabriel Samolej

Polish ice hockey player

*June 1st, 1961, Jasło

62

Lubomír Puček

Czech soccer referee and sports official

*June 1st, 1961, Czechoslovakia

62

Massimo Storgato

Italian footballer and manager

*June 1st, 1961, Turin

62

Jacky Bonnevay

Footballer, coach

*June 1st, 1961, Le Coteau

62

Randy Pietzman

American politician

*June 1st, 1961, Troy

62

Rubén Espinoza

Chilean footballer

*June 1st, 1961, Tomé

62

Elena Zelenskaya

Russian soprano singer

*June 1st, 1961, Baku

62

Monty Powell

Songwriter

*June 1st, 1961, Resaca

62

Markus Fagerudd

Finnish composer

*June 1st, 1961, Jakobstad

62

Mark Dunbar

British wrestler

*June 1st, 1961, Blackburn

56

Duke Friedrich, Hereditary Duke of Württemberg

German noble (1961-2018)

*June 1st, 1961, Kloster Hofen †May 9th, 2018, Ebenweiler

62

Sambhaji Pathare

Indian educationist

*June 1st, 1961, Ahmednagar

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Who's birthday is on June 1st?

67

Stephan Barratt-Due

Norwegian musician

*June 1st, 1956, Oslo

37

Łukasz Moreń

Badminton player

*June 1st, 1986, Warsaw

36

Marilyn Monroe

American actress and model (1926–1962)

*June 1st, 1926, Los Angeles †August 4th, 1962, Brentwood

30

Wendy Chen Hsuan-Yu

Badminton player

*June 1st, 1993, Taichung

58

Ong Ewe Chye

Badminton player

*June 1st, 1965, Penang

63

Chira Apostol

Romanian rower

*June 1st, 1960, Alexeni

67

Bernhard Daldrup

Federal German politician (1956–)

*June 1st, 1956, Sendenhorst

86

Morgan Freeman

American actor and producer (born 1937)

*June 1st, 1937, Memphis

50

Heidi Klum

German model, television personality and businesswoman

*June 1st, 1973, Bergisch Gladbach

27

Tom Holland

British actor

*June 1st, 1996, Kingston upon Thames

46

Danielle Harris

American actress

*June 1st, 1977, Plainview

37

Oliver Roth

Badminton player

*June 1st, 1986, Munich

32

Ng Hui Ern

Malaysian badminton player

*June 1st, 1991, Kuala Lumpur

76

Jonathan Pryce

Welsh actor (born 1947)

*June 1st, 1947, Carmel

29

Tan Kian Meng

Badminton player

*June 1st, 1994, Johor Bahru

68

Powers Boothe

American actor (1948–2017)

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

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

42

Amy Schumer

American standup comedian and actress

*June 1st, 1981, Manhattan

70

Diana Canova

American actress

*June 1st, 1953, West Palm Beach

Same year
Born in 1961

62

Barack Obama

President of the United States from 2009 to 2017

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

63

Erna Solberg

Norwegian politician and the 35th Prime Minister of Norway

*February 24th, 1961, Bergen

62

Joe Lando

American actor

*December 9th, 1961, Prairie View

63

Lothar Matthäus

German footballer, manager and pundit

*March 21st, 1961, Erlangen

63

Steven Weber

American actor

*March 4th, 1961, Briarwood

62

Kristin Krohn Devold

Norwegian politician

*August 12th, 1961, Ålesund Municipality

63

Knut Nærum

Norwegian comedian and author

*March 3rd, 1961, Arendal

62

Jan-Eric Antonsson

Badminton player

*September 9th, 1961, Karlskrona

62

Michael Meister

German politician

*June 9th, 1961, Lorsch

63

Hans-Georg von der Marwitz

German politician

*April 8th, 1961, Heidelberg

62

Olaug Bollestad

Norwegian politician

*November 4th, 1961, Strand Municipality

62

Julia Gillard

Prime Minister of Australia from 2010 to 2013

*September 29th, 1961, Barry

63

Eddie Murphy

American stand-up comedian and actor

*April 3rd, 1961, Brooklyn

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

63

Dirk Heidenblut

German politician

*April 21st, 1961, Essen

62

Arundhati Roy

Indian novelist, essayist, and activist

*November 24th, 1961, Shillong

62

George Clooney

American actor and filmmaker (born 1961)

*May 6th, 1961, Lexington

62

Nadia Comăneci

Romanian gymnast and five-time Olympic gold medalist

*November 12th, 1961, Onești

57

Stephen Hillenburg

American marine science educator and artist (1961-2018)

*August 21st, 1961, Fort Sill †November 26th, 2018, San Marino

62

Florent Pagny

French recording artist; singer

*November 6th, 1961, Chalon-sur-Saône

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

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