Historical Events In 1961

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

Jul 21   On this day in history launch of Mercury 4 (Liberty Bell) with Grissom   

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   In the year 1961 esther Dale, actress (Birdie-Ma & Pa Kettle), dies after surgery at 75   

Jul 24   A US commercial plane is hijacked to Cuba on this day in history.   

Jul 24   In the year 1961 edwin Newman becomes news anchor of the Today Show   

Jul 25   Maris hits home runs 37, 38, 39 & 40 in a double header on this day in history.   

Jul 27   Theodore Chanler, composer, dies at 59 in the year 1961.   

Jul 29   In the year 1961 wallis & Futuna Islands become a French overseas territory   

Jul 30   43rd PGA Championship: Jerry Barber shoots a 277 at Olympia Fields IL in the year 1961.   

Aug 01   Beatles first gig as house band of Liverpool's Cavern Club in the year 1961.   

Aug 02   Beatles 1st gig as house band of Liverpool's Cavern Club on this day in history.   

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

Aug 02   In the year 1961 giovanni B Angioletti, Italian writer (I grandi ospiti), dies at 64   

Aug 02   St Louis Cards (NFL) beat Toronto Argonauts (CFL) 36-7 in Toronto in the year 1961.   

Aug 04   108ø F, Spokane, WA in the year 1961.   

Aug 04   108°F, Spokane, WA in the year 1961.   

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) in the year 1961.   

Aug 06   On this day in history gherman S Titov, 2nd Russian in space aboard Vostok 2 (17 orbits)   

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

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   On this day in history russian Cosmonaut Gherman Titov circles Earth for a full day in Vostok 2   

Aug 08   Charlie Gemora, actor (who portrayed King Kong), dies at 58 on this day in history.   

Aug 09   James B Parsons is 1st black appointed to Federal District Court in the year 1961.   

Aug 09   In the year 1961 james B Parsons is first black appointed to Federal District Court   

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

Aug 10   England applies for membership in the European Common Market on this day in history.   

Aug 11   Warren Spahn records victory #300, beats Cubs 2-1 in the year 1961.   

Aug 13   Adeline De Walt Reynolds, actress (Son of Dracula), dies at 78 on this day in history.   

Aug 13   In the year 1961 border between east and west Berlin sealed off by East Germans   

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Jan 02   In the year 1961 birth of todd Haynes, American film director   

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

Jan 04   Lee Curreri, NYC, actor (Bruno Martelli-Fame) was born in the year 1961.   

Jan 05   Curt Bader, Bloomfield Iowa, sprint kayak (Olympics-96) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 07   Andrew Thomson, Australian politician was born in the year 1961.   

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   Oliver Goldstick, American screenwriter was born in the year 1961.   

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

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   Clarice Baright, 1st woman admitted to American Bar Assn, dies at 74 in the year 1961.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 11   Elena Gerhardt, German mezzo-soprano singer (b. 1883) died in the year 1961.   

Jan 14   Ernest Thesiger, actor (Brass Monkey, Ghoul), dies at 81 on this day in history.