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June 13, 1951

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Notable Births

Howard Leese

1951Howard Leese, American guitarist and producer[†]

Howard M. Leese is an American guitarist, record producer, and musical director who played with Heart as guitarist and keyboardist for 23 years. He continues to record and tour as a solo artist, and as guitarist with The Paul Rodgers Band and Bad Company. In 2013, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Heart.

Richard Thomas (actor)

1951Richard Thomas, American actor, director, and producer[†]

Richard Earl Thomas is an American actor. He is best known for his leading role as budding author John-Boy Walton in the CBS drama series The Waltons for which he won an Emmy Award. He also received another Emmy nomination and two Golden Globe Award nominations for that role.

Stellan SkarsgÄrd

1951Stellan SkarsgĂ„rd, Swedish actor[†]

Stellan John SkarsgÄrd is a Swedish actor. He is known for his collaborations with director Lars von Trier, appearing in Breaking the Waves (1996), Dancer in the Dark (2000), Dogville (2003), Melancholia (2011), and Nymphomaniac (2013). SkarsgÄrd's early English-speaking film roles include The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988), The Hunt for Red October (1990), Good Will Hunting (1997), Ronin (1998), and King Arthur (2004).

Notable Deaths

Ben Chifley

1951Ben Chifley, Australian engineer and politician, 16th Prime Minister of Australia (born 1885)[†]

Joseph Benedict Chifley was an Australian politician who served as the 16th prime minister of Australia from 1945 to 1949. He held office as the leader of the Australian Labor Party (ALP), and was notable for defining Australia's post-war reconstruction efforts, enacting social and immigration reform and advancing the nationalisation of essential industries.

Historical Context for June 13, 1951

In 1951, the world population was approximately 2,543,130,380 people[†]