June 29th, 1961

Born on June 29th, 1961

Age in days, weeks and months
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Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 61 days, exactly on June 18th, 2024, people who were born on June 29th, 1961 will be 23,000 days old!

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What happened on June 29th?

June 29th, 2003

An overloaded balcony collapsed in Chicago, United States, killing 13 people and injuring 57 others.

June 29th, 1995

Atlantis became the first U.S. Space Shuttle to dock with the Russian space station Mir as part of the Shuttle–Mir program.

June 29th, 1971

The Soyuz 11 spacecraft experienced uncontrolled decompression during preparations for reentry, killing Soviet cosmonauts Vladislav Volkov, Georgy Dobrovolsky and Viktor Patsayev—the only human deaths to have occurred in space.

June 29th, 1967

Actress Jayne Mansfield, her boyfriend Sam Brody, and their driver were killed in a car accident outside of New Orleans, while her children Miklós, Zoltán, and Mariska Hargitay escaped with only minor injuries.

June 29th, 1950

The United States defeated England during the FIFA World Cup in one of the greatest upsets in the competition's history.

June 29th, 1927

The United States Army Air Corps aircraft Bird of Paradise landed at Wheeler Field on the Hawaiian island of Oahu to complete the first transpacific flight.

June 29th, 1913

More than 50,000 Union and Confederate veterans gathered at the Gettysburg Battlefield, the largest combined reunion of American Civil War veterans ever held.

June 29th, 1889

Hyde Park and several other Illinois townships voted to be annexed by Chicago, forming the largest city by area in the United States and the second-largest by population.

June 29th, 1864

A passenger train fell through an open swing bridge into the Richelieu River near present-day Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Quebec, killing as many as 99 people and injuring 100 others in Canada's worst railway accident.

June 29th, 1776

The first privateer battle of the American Revolutionary War, the Battle of Turtle Gut Inlet, was fought near Cape May, New Jersey.

June 29th, 1764

One of the strongest tornadoes in history (pictured) struck Woldegk (in present-day northeastern Germany), killing one person.

June 29th, 1613

The original Globe Theatre in London burned to the ground after a cannon employed for special effects misfired during a performance of Henry VIII and ignited the roof.

June 29th, 2014

The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant self-declares its caliphate in Syria and northern Iraq.

June 29th, 2012

A derecho sweeps across the eastern United States, leaving at least 22 people dead and millions without power.

June 29th, 2007

Apple Inc. releases its first mobile phone, the iPhone.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on June 29th

Born on June 29th, 1961

62

Jörg Meuthen

German university teacher and economist, politician

*June 29th, 1961, Essen

62

Agnes Alpers

German politician

*June 29th, 1961, Lower Saxony

62

Sharon Lawrence

American actress

*June 29th, 1961, Charlotte

62

Kimberlin Brown

American actress

*June 29th, 1961, Hayward

62

Victor Emilio Masalles Pere

Bishop

*June 29th, 1961, Barcelona

62

Greg Hetson

American musician

*June 29th, 1961, Brooklyn

62

Meredith Anne Gardner

Canadian freestyle skier

*June 29th, 1961, Toronto

62

Julie Vollono

English actress

*June 29th, 1961, London

62

Reneé Fokker

Dutch actress

*June 29th, 1961, Nijmegen

Same Day
Who's birthday is on June 29th?

30

Oliver Tree

American singer, record producer and comedian

*June 29th, 1993, Santa Cruz

65

Ralf Rangnick

German association football manager (born 1958)

*June 29th, 1958, Backnang

35

Gzuz

German rapper

*June 29th, 1988, Hamburg

29

Elina Born

Estonian singer

*June 29th, 1994, Lehtse

54

Aleks Paunovic

Canadian actor

*June 29th, 1969, Winnipeg

65

Dieter Althaus

German politician

*June 29th, 1958, Heilbad Heiligenstadt

55

Brian d'Arcy James

American actor and musician

*June 29th, 1968, Saginaw

60

Anne-Sophie Mutter

German violinist

*June 29th, 1963, Rheinfelden

89

Robert Evans

American film producer (1930–2019)

*June 29th, 1930, New York City †October 26th, 2019, Beverly Hills

53

Emily Skinner

American singer

*June 29th, 1970, Richmond

41

Lily Rabe

American actress

*June 29th, 1982, New York City

98

Giorgio Napolitano

President of Italy from 2006 to 2015

*June 29th, 1925, Naples †September 22nd, 2023, Rome

45

Nicole Scherzinger

American singer, songwriter, dancer, actress, and television personality

*June 29th, 1978, Honolulu

61

Christian Grønborg

Danish sailor

*June 29th, 1962, Sorø Municipality

66

Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow

Turkmen politician and president of Turkmenistan (2006–2022)

*June 29th, 1957, Babarap

61

Mario Castañeda

Mexican voice actor

*June 29th, 1962, Irapuato

13

Samantha Smith

American peace activist and child actress (1972–1985)

*June 29th, 1972, Houlton †August 25th, 1985, Auburn

61

Joan Laporta

Spanish politician and president of FC Barcelona

*June 29th, 1962, Barcelona

43

Charlamagne tha God

American radio personality

*June 29th, 1980, Moncks Corner

54

Sellig

French humorist and writer

*June 29th, 1969, Lyon

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

62

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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Leap year

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

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