What Happened In June 1961 In History

Historical Events for June, 1961

• 4th » In the Vienna summit, the Soviet Union or Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev sparks the Berlin Crisis of 1961 e.g Berlin Crisis by threatening to sign a separate peace treaty with East Germany and ending American, British and French access to East Berlin.
• 16th » Rudolf Nureyev defects from the Soviet Union.
• 19th » Kuwait declares independence from the United Kingdom.
• 23rd » Cold War: the Antarctic Treaty, which sets aside Antarctica as a scientific preserve and bans military activity on the continent, comes into force after the opening date for signature set for the December 1, 1959.

Famous Birthdays on June in 1961

• 1st » Paul Coffey, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1st » Werner Günthör, Swiss shot putter
• 1st » Peter Machajdík, Slovakian-German pianist and composer
• 2nd » Dez Cadena, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Misfits (band) Misfits, Black Flag (band) Black Flag, Osaka Popstar, DC3 (band) DC3, The Gentlemen (band) The Gentlemen, and Loaded (band) Loaded)
• 2nd » Kare Kauks, Estonian singer
• 3rd » Lawrence Lessig, American lawyer, academic, and author, founded the Creative Commons
• 3rd » Peter Vidmar, American gymnast
• 3rd » Ed Wynne (guitarist) e.g Ed Wynne, English guitarist, songwriter, and producer (Ozric Tentacles and Nodens Ictus)
• 4th » El DeBarge, American singer-songwriter and producer (DeBarge)
• 4th » Ferenc Gyurcsány, Hungarian politician, 6th Prime Minister of Hungary
• 5th » Anke Behmer, German heptathlete
• 5th » Mary Kay Bergman, American voice actress (d. 1999)
• 5th » Anthony Burger, American singer and pianist (The Kingsmen Quartet) (d. 2006)
• 5th » Aldo Costa, Italian engineer
• 6th » Tom Araya, Chilean-American singer-songwriter and bass player (Slayer)
• 6th » Bill Bates, American football player
• 6th » Nir Brand, Israeli composer and conductor
• 6th » George Mountbatten, 4th Marquess of Milford Haven, English businessman
• 7th » Dave Catching, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer (Earthlings? and Mondo Generator)
• 7th » Kym Whitley, American actress
• 8th » Tatanka (wrestler) known as Tatanka, American wrestler
• 8th » Mary King (equestrian) e.g Mary King, English horse rider
• 8th » Uno Laur, Estonian singer
• 9th » Thomas Benson (American football) e.g Thomas Benson, American football player
• 9th » Michael J. Fox, Canadian-American actor, producer, and author
• 9th » Aaron Sorkin, American screenwriter, producer, and playwright
• 10th » Kelley Deal, American singer and guitarist (The Breeders and The Kelley Deal 6000)
• 10th » Kim Deal, American singer-songwriter and bass player (Pixies, The Breeders, and The Amps)
• 10th » Maxi Priest, English singer-songwriter
• 11th » María Barranco, Spanish actress
• 12th » Jim Goad, American author
• 12th » Julius Kariuki, Kenyan runner
• 12th » Kira Roessler, American singer and bass player (Black Flag (band) or Black Flag and Dos (band) or Dos)
• 13th » Bob Crow, English union leader (d. 2014)
• 13th » Kaire Indrikson, Estonian swimmer
• 13th » Anders Järryd, Swedish tennis player
• 14th » Boy George, English singer-songwriter and producer (Culture Club, Bow Wow Wow, and Jesus Loves You (band) named Jesus Loves You)
• 14th » Dušan Kojić, Serbian singer-songwriter and bass player (Disciplina kičme and Disciplin A Kitschme)
• 14th » Sam Perkins, American basketball player
• 15th » Brad Armstrong (wrestler) known as Brad Armstrong, American wrestler (d. 2012)
• 15th » Laurent Cantet, French director and screenwriter
• 15th » Kai Eckhardt, German-American bass player and songwriter (Garaj Mahal and Vital Information)
• 15th » Yoshimi Iwasaki, Japanese singer and actress
• 15th » Dave McAuley, Irish boxer
• 15th » Scott Norton, American wrestler
• 16th » Dzintar Klavan, Estonian footballer
• 16th » Steve Larmer, Canadian ice hockey player
• 16th » Margus Metstak, Estonian basketball player
• 17th » Kōichi Yamadera, Japanese actor
• 18th » Oz Fox, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Stryper, SinDizzy, and Bloodgood)
• 18th » Andrés Galarraga, Venezuelan-American baseball player
• 18th » Angela Johnson (writer) named Angela Johnson, American author and poet
• 18th » Alison Moyet, English singer-songwriter (Yazoo (band) or Yazoo and The Vandals (UK) called The Vandals)
• 19th » Frank Mischke, German footballer
• 21st » Karen Barber, English ice dancer
• 21st » Manu Chao, French singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Mano Negra, Hot Pants (French band) named Hot Pants, and Los Carayos)
• 21st » Sascha Konietzko, German keyboard player and producer (KMFDM, MDFMK, Excessive Force, Schwein, and KGC (band) called KGC)
• 21st » Kip Winger, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Winger (band) called Winger)
• 22nd » Stephen Batchelor (field hockey) or Stephen Batchelor, English field hockey player and coach
• 22nd » Arabella Pollen, English fashion designer, journalist, and author
• 22nd » Jimmy Somerville, Scottish singer-songwriter (Bronski Beat and The Communards)
• 23rd » Richard Arnold (judge) named Richard Arnold, English judge
• 23rd » Zoran Janjetov, Serbian illustrator
• 23rd » LaSalle Thompson, American basketball player, coach, and manager
• 24th » Dennis Danell, American singer and guitarist (Social Distortion) (d. 2000)
• 24th » Iain Glen, Scottish actor
• 24th » Bernie Nicholls, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• 24th » Ralph E. Reed, Jr., American activist
• 24th » Curt Smith, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Tears for Fears and Graduate (band) known as Graduate)
• 25th » Timur Bekmambetov, Kazakh director, producer, and screenwriter
• 25th » Brian Coleman, English politician
• 25th » Ricky Gervais, English comedian, actor, director, and producer
• 26th » Greg LeMond, American cyclist
• 26th » Terri Nunn, American singer and actress (Berlin (band) or Berlin)
• 27th » Meera Syal, English actress, singer, and producer
• 28th » Jeff Malone, American basketball player and coach
• 28th » Eliezer Melamed, Israeli rabbi and author
• 29th » Kimberlin Brown, American actress
• 29th » Greg Hetson, American singer and guitarist (Bad Religion, Circle Jerks, Black President (band) named Black President, and Redd Kross)
• 29th » Sharon Lawrence, American actress, singer, and dancer

Famous Deaths for June 1961

• 2nd » George S. Kaufman, American director, producer, and playwright (b. 1889)
• 6th » Carl Jung, Swiss psychiatrist and psychotherapist (b. 1875)
• 9th » Camille Guérin, French veterinarian, bacteriologist and immunologist (b. 1872)
• 15th » Giulio Cabianca, Italian race car driver (b. 1923)
• 16th » Marcel Junod, Swiss physician (b. 1904)
• 17th » Jeff Chandler (actor) named Jeff Chandler, American actor and singer (b. 1918)
• 22nd » Maria of Yugoslavia (b. 1900)
• 30th » Lee De Forest, American inventor, invented the audion tube (b. 1873)

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