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In the year 1961

1,838 Notable birthdays

Dave Tippett

Canadian ice hockey player.

Born August 25th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Moosomin.

Candye Kane

American pornographic film actress and singer (1961-2016).

Born November 13th, 1961 in Ventura. [ref]

Died May 9th, 2016 at 54 years old in Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (pancreatic cancer). [ref]

Yaron Brook

Political activist.

Born May 23rd, 1961 (age 64 years) in Jerusalem.

Ahmed Aboutaleb

Dutch politician.

Born August 29th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Beni Sidel.

Bob Dadae

Governor-general of papua new guinea.

Born March 8th, 1961 (age 65 years) in Kabwum District.

Mike Keneally

American musician.

Born December 20th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Long Island.

Paul Raven

English musician (1961–2007).

Born January 16th, 1961 in Wolverhampton.

Died October 20th, 2007 at 46 years old in Geneva (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Nicolas Dupont-Aignan

French politician (born 1961).

Born March 7th, 1961 (age 65 years) in 15th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]

Craig Ehlo

American basketball player.

Born August 11th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Lubbock.

Kerry Dixon

English footballer (born 1961).

Born July 24th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Luton.

Katayoun Riahi

Iranian actress.

Born December 31st, 1961 (age 64 years) in Tehran.

Mark O'Connor

American fiddle player.

Born August 5th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Seattle.

Ferenc Gyurcsány

Prime minister of hungary from 2004 to 2009.

Born June 4th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Pápa.

Peter Doohan

Australian tennis player (1961–2017).

Born May 2nd, 1961 in Newcastle.

Died July 21st, 2017 at 56 years old in Tulsa (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). [ref]

Joe Heck

U.s. representative.

Born October 30th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Jamaica.

Ville Virtanen

Finnish actor, director and screenwriter.

Born August 19th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Espoo.

Jacqueline Novogratz

American businesswoman, founder and ceo of acumen.

Born March 15th, 1961 (age 65 years) in United States. [ref]

Beeban Kidron

English film director.

Born May 2nd, 1961 (age 64 years) in North London.

József Szájer

Hungarian politician, former mp and mep.

Born September 7th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Sopron. [ref]

Daniel Giménez Cacho

Mexican actor.

Born May 15th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Mexico.

Brad Wright

Canadian television producer and screenwriter.

Born May 2nd, 1961 (age 64 years) in Vancouver.

Issam Zahr ad-Din

Syrian terrorist.

Born September 9th, 1961 in Suwayda.

Died October 18th, 2017 at 56 years old in Deir ez-Zor (explosive device). [ref]

Cui Jian

Chinese rock musician of korean descent.

Born August 2nd, 1961 (age 64 years) in Beijing.

Manuel Merino

President of peru from 10 to 15 november 2020.

Born August 20th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Tumbes. [ref]

Simon Fisher-Becker

British actor (1961–2025).

Born November 25th, 1961 in London. [ref]

Died March 9th, 2025 at 63 years old in London. [ref]

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