David Berkowitz

David Richard Berkowitz, also known as the Son of Sam and the .44 Caliber Killer, is an American serial killer who pled guilty to eight shootings that began in New York City on July 29, 1976. Berkowitz grew up in New York City and served in the United States Army. Using a .44 Special caliber Bulldog revolver, he killed six people and wounded seven others by July 1977, terrorizing New Yorkers. Berkowitz eluded the biggest police manhunt in the city's history while leaving letters that mocked the police and promised further crimes, which were highly publicized by the press.

1 June 1953

Born on the same birth date (1 June 1953): Ronnie Dunn • Ted Field

Born on the same birth day (1 June): Alexander V. Zakharov • Alexi Lalas • Brian Cox (actor) • Charles Kay Ogden • Christiane Vulpius • Clementina Maude, Viscountess Hawarden • Doris Buchanan Smith • John Bell Hood • John Hunt Morgan • Katerina Gogou • Lucy McBath • Martin Brundle • Miller Bolaños • Olivier Tielemans • Pat Boone • Petra Morsbach • Robert Newton

Born in the same month (June 1953): Alice McDermott • Armen Sarkissian • Augustus Pablo • Benazir Bhutto • Christine St-Pierre • Cyndi Lauper • Don Dokken • Igor Gräzin • José Bové • Ken Navarro • Marc Brickman • Olav Stedje • Raúl Ramírez • Robert Crais • Rocky Burnette • Ted Field • Valerie Mahaffey • Vidar Johansen (musician) • William E. Moerner • Wim Eijk