June 30th, 1961

Born on June 30th, 1961

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What happened on June 30th?

June 30th, 2015

An Indonesian Air Force military transport aircraft crashed near a residential neighborhood in Medan, killing 139 people.

June 30th, 2009

Yemenia Flight 626 crashed into the Indian Ocean near the Comoros, killing 152 people, with French schoolgirl Bahia Bakari the sole survivor.

June 30th, 1985

Ryan White, a poster child for HIV/AIDS in the U.S., was denied re-admission to his school, having developed the disease due to treatment for hemophilia.

June 30th, 1974

Municipal workers in Baltimore, Maryland, went on strike seeking higher wages and better conditions.

June 30th, 1966

The National Organization for Women, a leading United States feminist organization, was founded in Washington, D.C.

June 30th, 1963

The coronation of Pope Paul VI (pictured) took place, the last such ceremony before its abandonment by later popes.

June 30th, 1960

The Belgian Congo gained independence from colonial rule, beginning a period of instability that would lead to the dictatorship of Joseph-Désiré Mobutu.

June 30th, 1934

German chancellor Adolf Hitler began a purge of the SA, the Nazi Party's paramilitary wing, and other political rivals in the Night of the Long Knives, executing at least 85 people.

June 30th, 1922

An agreement was signed to end the United States occupation of the Dominican Republic.

June 30th, 1908

A massive explosion, generally attributed to a meteor air burst, occurred near the Podkamennaya Tunguska river in Siberia, flattening around 2,150 km2 (830 sq mi) of forest.

June 30th, 1894

London's Tower Bridge, a combined bascule and suspension bridge over the River Thames, was inaugurated.

June 30th, 1860

Seven months after the publication of Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species, prominent British scientists and philosophers participated in an evolution debate at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History.

June 30th, 1859

French acrobat Charles Blondin crossed Niagara Gorge, making him one of the world's most famous tightrope walkers.

June 30th, 1598

Anglo-Spanish War: After a 15-day siege Spanish troops in San Juan, modern-day Puerto-Rico, surrendered to an English force under Sir George Clifford.

June 30th, 1559

During a jousting match, King Henry II of France was mortally wounded when fragments of Gabriel Montgomery's lance pierced his eye.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on June 30th

Born on June 30th, 1961

62

Clive Nolan

British musician

*June 30th, 1961, Sheffield

62

Christian Wewerka

German actor

*June 30th, 1961, Berlin

62

Martin Becker

German composer

*June 30th, 1961, East Berlin

62

Franck Mesnel

French rugby union player

*June 30th, 1961, Neuilly-sur-Seine

62

Christopher J. Priest

American comic book writer

*June 30th, 1961, Queens

Same Day
Who's birthday is on June 30th?

60

Rupert Graves

English film, television, and theatre actor

*June 30th, 1963, Weston-super-Mare

94

Shirley Fry

American tennis and badminton player

*June 30th, 1927, Akron †July 13th, 2021, Naples

47

Ellen Angelina

Indonesian badminton player

*June 30th, 1976, Salatiga City

67

David Alan Grier

American actor and comedian

*June 30th, 1956, Detroit

55

Ralf Rueff

German association football player

*June 30th, 1968, Stuttgart

57

Florence Pernel

French actress

*June 30th, 1966, Paris

61

Deirdre Lovejoy

American actress

*June 30th, 1962, Abilene

69

Serzh Sargsyan

Armenian politician, 3rd President of Armenia

*June 30th, 1954, Khankendi

60

Yngwie Malmsteen

Swedish guitarist (born 1963)

*June 30th, 1963, Stockholm

68

Egils Levits

Latvian judge, jurist and politician

*June 30th, 1955, Riga

65

Esa-Pekka Salonen

Finnish conductor and composer

*June 30th, 1958, Helsinki

38

Michael Phelps

American swimmer (born 1985)

*June 30th, 1985, Baltimore

57

Marton Csokas

New Zealand actor

*June 30th, 1966, Invercargill

39

Fantasia Barrino

American singer

*June 30th, 1984, High Point

61

Martin Dörmann

German politician

*June 30th, 1962, Herten

64

Vincent D'Onofrio

American actor and filmmaker (born 1959)

*June 30th, 1959, Brooklyn

40

Marcus Burghardt

German road bicycle racer

*June 30th, 1983, Zschopau

54

Adolf Furtwängler

German classical archaeologist (1853-1907)

*June 30th, 1853, Freiburg im Breisgau †October 10th, 1907, Athens

61

Predrag Bjelac

Serbian actor

*June 30th, 1962, Belgrade

87

Nancy Dussault

Actress, singer

*June 30th, 1936, Pensacola

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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Born on June 30th, 1961
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Leap year

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

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