Kirk Kerkorian

Kerkor "Kirk" Kerkorian was an Armenian-American businessman, investor, and philanthropist. He was the president and CEO of Tracinda Corporation, his private holding company based in Beverly Hills, California. Kerkorian was one of the important figures in the shaping of Las Vegas and, with architect Martin Stern Jr., is described as the "father of the mega-resort". He built the world's largest hotel in Las Vegas three times: the International Hotel, the original MGM Grand Hotel (1973) and the current MGM Grand (1993). He purchased the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer movie studio in 1969.

6 June 1917

Born on the same birth day (6 June): Alexandra Feodorovna (Alix of Hesse) • Andrea Cesalpino • Anthony Rendon • Diego Velázquez • Drew McIntyre • Friedrich Bayer • Friedrich Wilhelm Schneidewin • Heinrich Rohrer • Jack Hetherington • James Barnor • Jan Struther • Joseph I of Portugal • Keith Daniel Williams • Monty Alexander • Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington • Sebastian Larsson • Sophie Jamal

Born in the same month (June 1917): David Easton • Dufferin Roblin • Eric Hobsbawm • Gwendolyn Brooks • Heinz Sielmann • Helena Rasiowa • Joshua Nkomo • June 15 • Katharine Graham • Lena Horne • Lucy Jarvis (producer) • Michalis Genitsaris • Richard Boone • Robert Merrill • Teddy Turner (actor) • William Standish Knowles