Born on 11 June 1961

At A Glance

11 June 1961 at a glance

Day of the week

11 June 1961 was a Sunday.

Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)

“Runaway” by Del Shannon was No. 1 on David Kent's retrospective Australian chart. This chart was compiled later by David Kent from radio station charts.

Top Film of 1961

The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1961 was One Hundred and One Dalmatians.

Star sign

The star sign for 11 June is Gemini.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 11 June 1961 fell in the Year of the Ox.

Birthstone

The birthstone for June is Pearl.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 11 June 1961 was Waning Crescent.

On this day: 11 June

• 1962 Frank Morris, John Anglin and Clarence Anglin allegedly become the only prisoners to escape from the prison on Alcatraz Island.
• 1963 American Civil Rights Movement: Governor of Alabama George Wallace defiantly stands at the door of Foster Auditorium at the University of Alabama in an attempt to block two black students, Vivian Malone and James Hood, from attending that school. Later in the day, accompanied by federalized National Guard troops, they are able to register.
• 1963 Buddhist monk Thích Quảng Đức burns himself with gasoline in a busy Saigon intersection to protest the lack of religious freedom in South Vietnam.
• 1963 John F. Kennedy addresses Americans from the Oval Office proposing the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which would revolutionize American society by guaranteeing equal access to public facilities, ending segregation in education, and guaranteeing federal protection for voting rights.
• 1968 Lloyd J. Old identifies the first cell surface antigens that could differentiate among different cell types.

Famous people born on 11 June

• Shia LaBeouf, American actor (born 1986)
• Peter Dinklage, American actor and producer (born 1969)
• Gene Wilder, American actor, director, and screenwriter (1933–2016)
• Hugh Laurie, English actor and screenwriter (born 1959)

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