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In the year 1961

1,840 Notable birthdays

Janey Godley

Scottish actor, writer and comedian (1961–2024).

Born January 20th, 1961 in Glasgow. [ref]

Died November 2nd, 2024 at 63 years old in Glasgow. [ref]

Sion Sono

Japanese filmmaker, author and poet.

Born December 18th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Toyokawa.

Dan Wilson

American musician.

Born May 20th, 1961 (age 65 years) in Minneapolis.

Claudia Tenney

American politician.

Born February 4th, 1961 (age 65 years) in New Hartford.

Armin Laschet

German politician (cdu).

Born February 18th, 1961 (age 65 years) in Aachen. [ref]

Laurel Clark

Nasa astronaut, medical doctor, united states navy captain, and space shuttle mission specialist (1961-2003).

Born March 10th, 1961 in Ames.

Died February 1st, 2003 at 41 years old in Texas.

Ian Blackford

Scottish politician and banker (born 1961).

Born May 14th, 1961 (age 65 years) in Edinburgh.

Linda Manz

American actress (1961-2020).

Born August 20th, 1961 in New York City.

Died August 14th, 2020 at 58 years old in Palmdale (pneumonia). [ref]

Stephen Daldry

British director.

Born May 2nd, 1961 (age 65 years) in Dorset. [ref]

Juan Carlos Osorio

Colombian footballer and manager.

Born June 8th, 1961 (age 65 years) in Santa Rosa de Cabal. [ref]

Bruce McCulloch

Canadian comedian, actor, writer.

Born May 12th, 1961 (age 65 years) in Edmonton.

Jeremy Hardy

British comedian (1961-2019).

Born July 17th, 1961 in Farnborough.

Died February 1st, 2019 at 57 years old in London (cancer). [ref]

Kelley Deal

American musician.

Born June 10th, 1961 (age 65 years) in Dayton.

Mark Latham

Australian politician (born 1961).

Born February 28th, 1961 (age 65 years) in Ashcroft.

Colin McFarlane

British actor.

Born September 15th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Upper Clapton.

Kevin Cramer

American politician (born 1961).

Born January 21st, 1961 (age 65 years) in Rolette.

LaChanze

American actress, singer, and dancer.

Born December 16th, 1961 (age 64 years) in St. Augustine.

Damian Young

American actor.

Born October 27th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Washington, D.C.. [ref]

Robin Antin

American choreographer.

Born July 6th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Los Angeles.

Karin Konoval

American actress.

Born June 4th, 1961 (age 65 years) in Baltimore.

Kai-Fu Lee

Taiwanese businessman.

Born December 3rd, 1961 (age 64 years) in Zhonghe District.

William C. McCool

U.s. navy commander, nasa astronaut and the pilot of space shuttle columbia which was destroyed during re-entry into the earth's atmosphere in 2003.

Born September 23rd, 1961 in San Diego.

Died February 1st, 2003 at 41 years old in Texas.

Mark Hateley

English footballer and manager (born 1961).

Born November 7th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Derby.

Darryl Jones

American bassist.

Born December 11th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Chicago.

John Putch

American actor, filmmaker.

Born July 27th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Chambersburg.

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