Famous People Born in June 1945

John Carlos (77 years old)

Jun 5 American sprinter who performed the black power salute while accepting his Olympic bronze medal in 1968, born in Harlem, New York

Jun 5 Klaus Wyborny, German filmmaker and actor (Klammer auf Klammer Zu)
Jun 6 David Bonior, American politician, U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan, born in Detroit, Michigan
Jun 6 David Dukes, American actor (Beacon Hill, 79 Park Avenue, Winds of War), born in San Francisco, California
Jun 7 Wolfgang Schüssel, Austrian People's Party politician, born in Vienna, Austria
Jun 8 Derek Underwood, England cricket spin bowler (86 Tests, 297 wickets @ 25.83), born in Bromley, England
Jun 8 Donna Deitch, American film and TV director (Sexual Advances, Women of Brewster Place), born in San Francisco, California
Jun 9 Faina Melnik, Soviet discus thrower (Olympic gold 1972), born in Bakota, Ukraine
Jun 9 Luis Ocaña, Spanish cyclist (d. 1994)
Jun 9 Mick Goodrick, American jazz guitarist (Liberation Music Orchestra), and pedagogue (The Advancing Guitarist), born in Sharon, Pennsylvania (d. 2022)
Jun 9 Nike Wagner, German woman of the theater and descendant of Wagner and Liszt, born in Überlingen, Germany
Jun 10 Benny Gallagher, Scottish pop-rock singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist (Gallagher and Lyle - "I Wanna Stay With You"), born in Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland
Jun 10 Martin Wesley-Smith, Australian composer, born in Adelaide, Australia (d. 2019)
Jun 11 Adrienne Barbeau, American actress (Maude, Swamp Thing), born in Sacramento, California

Robert Munsch (77 years old)

Jun 11 Canadian children's author (The Paper Bag Princess, Love You Forever), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Jun 12 Alfred Gell, British social anthropologist (d. 1997)
Jun 12 Terry Anderson, American rapid fire pistol shooter (Olympic-80, 96), born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Jun 13 Ronald J Grabe, American Col USAF/astronaut (STS 51-J, 30, 42, 57), born in NYC, New York
Jun 13 Whitley Strieber, American author (The Wolfen, The Hunger), born in San Antonio, Texas
Jun 14 Rod Argent, English rock musician (The Zombies - "She's Not There"; Argent - "Hold Your Head Up"), born in St Albans, Hertfordshire
Jun 15 Lawrence Wilkerson, American retired military officer
Jun 15 Miriam Defensor-Santiago, Philippine senator
Jun 15 Nicola Pagett, British actress (Oliver's Story, Privates on Parade), born in Cairo, Egypt
Jun 16 Claire Alexander, Canadian ice hockey player
Jun 16 John Dawson [a.k.a. Marmaduke], American musician, singer, and songwriter, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2009)
Jun 16 Lucienne Robillard, Canadian politician, born in Montreal, Quebec

Eddy Merckx (77 years old)

Jun 17 Belgian road cyclist (Tour de France 1969-72, 74; Giro d'Italia 1968, 70, 72-74), born in Meensel-Kiezegem, Belgium

Jun 17 Frank Ashmore, American actor (Airplane!, Airplane II: The Sequel), born in El Paso, Texas
Jun 17 Ken Livingstone, English politician (Mayor of London 2000-08), born in London
Jun 17 Tommy Franks, American general, born in Wynnewood, Oklahoma

Tony Roche (77 years old)

Jun 17 Australian tennis player and coach (French Open 1966; 15 x Grand Slam doubles titles; Australian Davis Cup captain), born in Wagga Wagga, NSW

Jun 18 Shirish Korde, Indian-Ugandan composer (Rasa; Aède Of The Ocean And Land), and educator, born in Uganda

Aung San Suu Kyi (77 years old)

Jun 19 Burmese politician, leader of the National League for Democracy and human rights activist (1991 Nobel Peace Prize), born in Rangoon, British Burma

Jun 19 Peter Bardens, English musician (Camel), born in London (d. 2002)

Radovan Karadžić (77 years old)

Jun 19 Bosnian Serb politician, 1st President of Republika Srpska (1992-96) and war criminal convicted of genocide and crimes against humanity, born in Petnjica, Montenegro, Yugoslavia

Jun 19 Robert Franklin Palmer Jr., American writer, musicologist, and musician (Deep Blues), born in Little Rock, Arkansas
Jun 19 Tim Hovey, actor (Queen Bee, Toy Tiger, Man Afraid), born in Los Angeles, California
Jun 19 Tobias Wolff, American writer (This Boy's Life)
Jun 20 (Morna) Anne Murray, Canadian popsinger ("Snow Bird"; "You Needed Me"), born in Springhill, Nova Scotia Canada,
Jun 20 David S. Monson, American politician (Rep-R-UT, 1985-87), born in Salt Lake City, Utah
Jun 20 James F Buchli, New Rockford ND, USMC/astr (STS 51C, 61A, 29, 48)
Jun 20 John McCook, Ventura Cal, actor (Codename: Firefox, Bold & Beautiful)
Jun 21 Adam Zagajewski, Polish philosopher and poet, born in Lvov, Poland
Jun 23 John Garang, Sudanese leader and politician (d. 2005)
Jun 23 K B Wilson, methodist Preacher/Principal (Westminster College Oxford)
Jun 23 Kjell Albin Abrahamson, Swedish journalist and writer
Jun 23 Paul Goddard, American rock bassist (Atlanta Rhythm Section - "So In To You"), born in Georgia (d. 2014)
Jun 24 Betty Stove, Dutch tennis player (US Doubles 1972)
Jun 24 Colin Blunstone, British rock singer-songwriter (The Zombies - "She's Not There"; "Time Of The Season"), born in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England
Jun 24 George Pataki, American politician (Gov-R-NY, 1995-2006), born in Peekskill, New York
Jun 25 Labi Siffre, British singer-songwriter and poet (It Must Be Love), born in Hammersmith, London, England
Jun 26 Barry Schrader, American electronic muscic composer, born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania
Jun 26 David Heyn, Sri Lankan cricket batsman (18 x unofficial tests; 2 ODIs; Nondescripts CC), born in Colombo, Sri Lanka
Jun 26 Dwight York, Nuwaubian leader (Nuwaubian Nation), born in Boston, Massachusetts
Jun 27 Catherine Lacoste, French golfer (US Women's Open 1967), born in Paris, France
Jun 27 Joel Revzen, American opera conductor and pianist, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2020)
Jun 27 Joey Covington [Michno], American drummer (Jefferson Airplane, Hot Tuna, and Jefferson Starship), born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania (d. 2013)
Jun 27 John M. Veitch, American thoroughbred horse trainer (Breeders' Cup Classic 1985 [Proud Truth]; Alydar; National Museum of Racing HOF), born in Lexington, Kentucky (d. 2023)
Jun 27 Norma Kamali, American dress designer (Costumes for the Wiz), born in NYC, New York
Jun 27 Omar Badsha, South African photographer, trade unionist and political activist, born in Durban, South Africa
Jun 28 Dave Knights, British rock bassist (Procol Harum - "Conquistador"), born in London, England
Jun 28 Jane Harman, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California), born in NYC, New York
Jun 28 Raul Seixas, Brazilian rock singer-songwriter ("Mosca na Sopa" - "Fly In The Soup"), born in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil (d. 1989)
Jun 29 Chandrika Kumaratunga, first female President of Sri Lanka (1994-2005), born in Colombo, British Ceylon
Jun 30 Sean Scully, Irish-born British American artist (Opulent Ascension), born in Dublin, Ireland

About June 1945

How Old? 77 years old
Generation: Silent Generation
Leap Year: No

Chinese Zodiac: Rooster
Star Signs: Gemini (May 21 - Jun 20), Cancer (Jun 21 - Jul 22)

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