South African-born American entrepreneur

Elon Musk

Elon Reeve Musk is a businessman and public official known for his leadership of Tesla, SpaceX, X, and xAI. Musk has been the wealthiest person in the world since 2025; as of May 2026, Forbes estimates his net worth to be US$788 billion.

Born

1971

June 28

Died

Living

Era

1970s

Country

Canada

About

Elon, in brief

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Key dates

1971 Born

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What else happened on this day, through history

1098 Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul at the battle of Antioch.
1360 Muhammed VI becomes the tenth Nasrid king of Granada after killing his brother-in-law Ismail II.
1461 Edward, Earl of March, is crowned King Edward IV of England.
1495 A French force heavily defeats a much larger Neapolitan and Spanish army at the battle of Seminara, leading to the creation of the Tercios by Gonzalo de Córdoba.

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The world in 1971

When Elon arrived

april 1 Bangladesh Liberation War: The Pakistan Army massacre more than a thousand people in Keraniganj Upazila, Bangladesh.
april 17 The Provisional Government of Bangladesh is formed.
april 19 Sierra Leone becomes a republic, and Siaka Stevens the president.
april 19 Launch of Salyut 1, the first space station.

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Same-day contemporaries

Also born on June 28

Alexis Carrel 1873–1944 French surgeon and biologist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1944) Charles Cruft 1852–1938 English showman, founded Crufts Dog Show (died 1938) Chuck Howley 1936– American football player Don Baylor 1949–2017 American baseball player (born 1949) Fabien Barthez 1971– French footballer Jaime Guzmán 1946–1991 Chilean lawyer and politician (born 1946) Jon Nödtveidt 1975–2006 Swedish musician (born 1975) Kurt Eichenwald 1961– American journalist Laura Tyson 1947– American economist and academic

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Same-year contemporaries

Also born in 1971

Adam Gilchrist 1971– Australian cricketer and sportscaster Ajith Kumar 1971– Indian actor and race car driver Besnik Hasi 1971– Kosovo Albanian football manager and former player Carla Gugino 1971– American actress Chris Hardwick 1971– American comedian, actor, producer, and television host Corin Nemec 1971– American actor, producer and screenwriter Dannii Minogue 1971– Australian singer-songwriter and actress David Arquette 1971– American actor, director, producer, screenwriter, and wrestler David Walliams 1971– English comedian, actor, and author

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