Historical Events In 1961

Jul 19   The first in-flight movie shown (TWA) in the year 1961.   

Jul 21   Launch of Mercury 4 (Liberty Bell) with Grissom on this day in history.   

Jul 22   In the year 1961 wBNB TV channel 10 in Charlotte Amaile, VI (CBS) begins broadcasting   

Jul 23   Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Cosmopolitan Golf Open in the year 1961.   

Jul 23   On this day in history esther Dale, actress (Birdie-Ma & Pa Kettle), dies after surgery at 75   

Jul 24   On this day in history a US commercial plane is hijacked to Cuba   

Jul 24   On this day in history edwin Newman becomes news anchor of the Today Show   

Jul 25   In the year 1961 maris hits home runs 37, 38, 39 & 40 in a double header   

Jul 27   On this day in history theodore Chanler, composer, dies at 59   

Jul 29   Wallis & Futuna Islands become a French overseas territory in the year 1961.   

Jul 30   43rd PGA Championship: Jerry Barber shoots a 277 at Olympia Fields IL on this day in history.   

Aug 01   In the year 1961 beatles first gig as house band of Liverpool's Cavern Club   

Aug 02   In the year 1961 beatles 1st gig as house band of Liverpool's Cavern Club   

Aug 02   Beatles first gig as house band of Liverpool's Cavern Club in the year 1961.   

Aug 02   On this day in history giovanni B Angioletti, Italian writer (I grandi ospiti), dies at 64   

Aug 02   On this day in history st Louis Cards (NFL) beat Toronto Argonauts (CFL) 36-7 in Toronto   

Aug 04   108ø F, Spokane, WA on this day in history.   

Aug 04   In the year 1961 108°F, Spokane, WA   

Aug 04   Spokane, Washington reaches 108 degrees Fahrenheit in the year 1961.   

Aug 05   Eva JC Beck, actress (Elckerlyc, Resurrection), dies at 63 on this day in history.   

Aug 05   Ice Harbor Dam, Washington reaches 118 degrees F (state record) on this day in history.   

Aug 06   Gherman S Titov, 2nd Russian in space aboard Vostok 2 (17 orbits) in the year 1961.   

Aug 06   Gherman S Titov, 2nd Russian in space aboard Vostok 2 (17 orbits), 1st case of motion sickness in space reported in the year 1961.   

Aug 06   In the year 1961 jozef E Van Roey, Flemish cardinal/archbishop of Mechelen, dies at 87   

Aug 07   Cosmonaut Gherman Titov circles Earth for a full day in Vostok 2 on this day in history.   

Aug 07   Russian Cosmonaut Gherman Titov circles Earth for a full day in Vostok 2 on this day in history.   

Aug 08   Charlie Gemora, actor (who portrayed King Kong), dies at 58 in the year 1961.   

Aug 09   James B Parsons is 1st black appointed to Federal District Court on this day in history.   

Aug 09   On this day in history james B Parsons is first black appointed to Federal District Court   

Aug 09   Walter Bedell Smith, US general/WW II chief of staff, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

Aug 10   On this day in history england applies for membership in the European Common Market   

Aug 11   On this day in history warren Spahn records victory #300, beats Cubs 2-1   

Aug 13   On this day in history adeline De Walt Reynolds, actress (Son of Dracula), dies at 78   

Aug 13   Border between east and west Berlin sealed off by East Germans on this day in history.   

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Jan 02   On this day in history birth of todd Haynes, American film director   

Jan 03   Erwin Blom, Dutch singer/guitarist (Eton Crop) was born in the year 1961.   

Jan 04   In the year 1961 birth of lee Curreri, NYC, actor (Bruno Martelli-Fame)   

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of curt Bader, Bloomfield Iowa, sprint kayak (Olympics-96)   

Jan 07   Andrew Thomson, Australian politician was born on this day in history.   

Jan 07   Supriya Pathak, Indian actress was born on this day in history.   

Jan 07   On this day in history birth of john Thune, American politician   

Jan 09   On this day in history birth of oliver Goldstick, American screenwriter   

Jan 02   Bob Catterall, cricketer (1555 runs/24 Tests for S Afr 1922-31), dies in the year 1961.   

Jan 04   Barry Fitzgerald, actor (Going My Way), dies at 72 on this day in history.   

Jan 06   Regina Ullmann, writer, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

Jan 07   Clarice Baright, 1st woman admitted to American Bar Assn, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

Jan 09   Emily Greene Balch, American writer, Nobel Peace Prize laureate (b. 1867) died in the year 1961.   

Jan 10   Dashiell Hammett, US detective writer (Thin Man, Maltese Falcon), dies at 66 in the year 1961.   

Jan 11   Elena Gerhardt, German mezzo-soprano singer (b. 1883) died on this day in history.   

Jan 14   In the year 1961 ernest Thesiger, actor (Brass Monkey, Ghoul), dies at 81