Willie John McBride (83)
June 6th, 1940

Irish rugby union footballer and coach – Willie John McBride was born in County Antrim (County of Northern Ireland) on June 6th, 1940 and is 83 years old today.

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Heinrich Rohrer

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*June 6th, 1933, Buchs †May 16th, 2013, Wollerau

72

Dwight Twilley

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*June 6th, 1951, Tulsa †October 18th, 2023, Tulsa

89

Albert II of Belgium

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*June 6th, 1934, Laeken - Laken

69

Harvey Fierstein

American actor and playwright

*June 6th, 1954, Brooklyn

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Tommie Smith

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*June 6th, 1944, Clarksville

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Colin Quinn

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*June 6th, 1959, Brooklyn

62

Richard Smalley

American chemist

*June 6th, 1943, Akron †October 28th, 2005, Houston

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George Deukmejian

Governor of California from 1983 to 1991

*June 6th, 1928, Menands †May 8th, 2018, Long Beach

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Björn Borg

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*June 6th, 1956, Stockholm

71

Klaus Tennstedt

German conductor (1926-1998)

*June 6th, 1926, Merseburg †January 11th, 1998, Heikendorf

80

Thomas Mann

German novelist and Nobel Prize laureate (1875–1955)

*June 6th, 1875, Lübeck †August 12th, 1955, Zürich

91

David Scott

American engineer, retired U.S. Air Force officer, former test pilot, and former NASA astronaut

*June 6th, 1932, San Antonio

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Sukarno

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*June 6th, 1901, Surabaya †June 21st, 1970, Jakarta

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David Dukes

American character actor (1945–2000)

*June 6th, 1945, San Francisco †October 9th, 2000, Lakewood

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Gavin Hoyte

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*June 6th, 1990, Leytonstone

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Alexander Rossipal

German association football player

*June 6th, 1996, Stuttgart

72

Klaus Bednarz

German journalist and author

*June 6th, 1942, Falkensee †April 14th, 2015, Schwerin

56

Max Casella

American actor

*June 6th, 1967, Washington, D.C.

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Diego Velázquez

Spanish painter (1599-1660)

*June 6th, 1599, Seville †August 6th, 1660, Madrid

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Michel Dernies

Belgian cyclist

*June 6th, 1961, Nivelles

63

Arthur Shawcross

American serial killer

*June 6th, 1945, Kittery †November 10th, 2008, Albany

82

Billie Whitelaw

British actress (1932-2014)

*June 6th, 1932, Coventry †December 21st, 2014, Northwood

75

Sunil Dutt

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*June 6th, 1929, Jhelum †May 25th, 2005, Mumbai

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Chantal Akerman

Belgian film director (1950–2015)

*June 6th, 1950, Etterbeek †October 5th, 2015, 20th arrondissement of Paris

81

Ulrike Ottinger

German filmmaker and photographer

*June 6th, 1942, Constance

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Erich Marcks

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*June 6th, 1891, Schöneberg †June 12th, 1944, Saint-Lô

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Carole Baskin

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*June 6th, 1961, Bexar County

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Gary U.S. Bonds

American singer and songwriter

*June 6th, 1939, Jacksonville

63

Steve Vai

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*June 6th, 1960, Carle Place

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Onur Öymen

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*October 18th, 1940, Kadıköy

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Lorns Skjemstad

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John Lennon

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*October 9th, 1940, Liverpool †December 8th, 1980, New York City

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Jeannie Seely

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*July 6th, 1940, Titusville

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Al Jarreau

American singer (1940–2017)

*March 12th, 1940, Milwaukee †February 12th, 2017, Los Angeles

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Pelé

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*October 23rd, 1940, Três Corações †December 29th, 2022, Morumbi District

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Al Pacino

American actor (born 1940)

*April 25th, 1940, Manhattan

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Michael Parks

American actor (1940–2017)

*April 24th, 1940, Corona †May 9th, 2017, Los Angeles

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Annie Ernaux

French writer (born 1940)

*September 1st, 1940, Lillebonne

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James Caan

American actor (1940–2022)

*March 26th, 1940, The Bronx †July 6th, 2022, Los Angeles

80

Wolfgang Clement

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*July 7th, 1940, Bochum †September 27th, 2020, Bonn

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Nancy Pelosi

American politician (born 1940)

*March 26th, 1940, Baltimore

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Bruce Lee

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*November 27th, 1940, San Francisco Chinese Hospital †July 20th, 1973, Kowloon Tong

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Jana Brejchová

Czech actress

*January 20th, 1940, Prague

55

Joseph Brodsky

Russian-American poet (1940-1996)

*May 24th, 1940, Saint Petersburg †January 28th, 1996, Brooklyn

76

Manfred Jung

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*July 9th, 1940, Oberhausen †April 14th, 2017, Essen

79

Tilo Prückner

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*October 26th, 1940, Augsburg †July 2nd, 2020, Berlin

83

Ringo Starr

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*July 7th, 1940, Liverpool

83

Patrick Stewart

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*July 13th, 1940, Mirfield

77

John Hurt

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*January 22nd, 1940, Chesterfield †January 25th, 2017, Norfolk

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Dawson Mathis

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*November 30th, 1940, Nashville †April 17th, 2017, Tifton

79

Peter Fonda

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*February 23rd, 1940, New York City †August 16th, 2019, Los Angeles

82

Michael Gambon

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*October 19th, 1940, Dublin †September 27th, 2023, Witham

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Nancy Sinatra

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Joachim Gauck

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*January 24th, 1940, Rostock

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Nursultan Nazarbayev

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79

René Auberjonois

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

77

John Mahoney

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*June 20th, 1940, Blackpool †February 4th, 2018, Chicago

83

Kip S. Thorne

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*June 1st, 1940, Logan

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Margrethe II of Denmark

Queen of Denmark from 1972 to 2024

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