Historical Events In 1961

Jun 19   In the year 1961 kuwait regains complete independence from Britain   

Jun 19   In the year 1961 united Kingdom gives up control of Kuwait   

Jun 19   US Supreme Court struck down a provision in Md's constitution requiring state office holders to believe in God on this day in history.   

Jun 22   In the year 1961 beatles record Aint She Sweet, Cry for a Shadow, When the Saints Go Marching In, Why, Nobody's Child &My Bonnie, in Hamburg   

Jun 22   Betty Elder, actress (Annie Get Your Gun), dies in the year 1961.   

Jun 23   On this day in history antarctic Treaty goes into effect   

Jun 23   On this day in history franz de Backer, Flemish writer (Rubens' Daughter), dies at 70   

Jun 23   USAF Maj Robert M White takes X-15 to 32,830 m on this day in history.   

Jun 24   On this day in history beatles record "If You Love Me Baby"   

Jun 25   On this day in history iraq announces that Kuwait is a part of Iraq (Kuwait disagrees)   

Jun 26   On this day in history kenneth F Fearing, US, poet (Afternoon of a pawnbroker), dies at 58   

Jun 27   Paul (II) Guilfoyle, actor (Apache, Final Anaylsis), dies at 58 in the year 1961.   

Jun 28   On this day in history phils & SF set then record longest night game (5h11m) 7-7 15 inn tie   

Jun 29   Launch of Transit 4a, with first nuclear power supply (SNAP-3) in the year 1961.   

Jun 30   Explorer (12) fails to reach Earth orbit on this day in history.   

Jun 30   In the year 1961 lee de Forest, inventor (Electron Tube), dies at 87   

Jul 01   On this day in history haleakala National Park established in Hawaii   

Jul 02   On this day in history ernest Hemingway shot himself to death in Ketchum Idaho   

Jul 02   Ernest Hemingway, writer, commits suicide at 61 in the year 1961.   

Jul 04   Franklyn Farnum, dies of cancer at 83 on this day in history.   

Jul 06   In the year 1961 cuno Amiet, Swiss painter, dies at 93   

Jul 08   Julian Bautista, composer, dies at 60 in the year 1961.   

Jul 08   Portuguese steamer "Save" breaks up off Mozambique, 227 die in the year 1961.   

Jul 09   In the year 1961 alan Marshal, actor (Lydia, Irene, Exile Express), dies at 52   

Jul 11   30th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 5-4 in 10 at Candlestick Pk, SF in the year 1961.   

Jul 13   On this day in history arnold Schoenberg Austrian-US composer (Second Quartet), dies at 86   

Jul 14   In the year 1961 astro's Eddie Matthews hits HR #500   

Jul 16   Kathy Cornelius wins LPGA Tippecanoe Golf Open in the year 1961.   

Jul 16   In the year 1961 [Louise] Sophie M E de Vries, actress (English Prof), dies at 88   

Jul 17   In the year 1961 john Chancellor becomes news anchor of the Today Show   

Jul 17   Ty Cobb Detroit Tiger hall of fame baseball player, dies at 75 in the year 1961.   

Jul 17   In the year 1961 ty Cobb, baseball great (Det Tigers), dies of cancer at 74   

Jul 18   On this day in history commissioner Ford Frick rules Babe Ruth's record of 60 HR in 154-game sched in 1927, must be broken in 1st 154 of 162 games   

Jul 18   In the year 1961 kit Guard, dies of cancer at 67   

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Jan 02   Todd Haynes, American film director was born in the year 1961.   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of erwin Blom, Dutch singer/guitarist (Eton Crop)   

Jan 04   On this day in history 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   In the year 1961 birth of andrew Thomson, Australian politician   

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

Jan 07   John Thune, American politician was born in the year 1961.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 06   In the year 1961 regina Ullmann, writer, dies at 76   

Jan 07   On this day in history clarice Baright, 1st woman admitted to American Bar Assn, dies at 74   

Jan 09   Emily Greene Balch, American writer, Nobel Peace Prize laureate (b. 1867) died on this day in history.   

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