Page 14: Historical Events In 1961

Oct 11   USAF Major Robert M White takes X-15 to 66,100 m on this day in history.   

Oct 11   USAF Major Robert M White takes X-15 to 66,100m in the year 1961.   

Oct 17   In the year 1961 22nd congress of CPSU opens in Moscow   

Oct 17   On this day in history nASA civilian pilot Joseph A Walker takes X-15 to 33,100 m   

Oct 17   In the year 1961 nY Museum of Modern Art hung Henri Matisse's "Le Bateau" upside-down, It wasn't corrected until December 3rd   

Oct 18   Emergency crisis proclaimed in South Vietnam due to commun attack in the year 1961.   

Oct 18   The birth of Wynton Marsalis, Jazz trumpeter on this day in history.   

Oct 19   Benjamin Merkelbach, architect/city builder of Amsterdam, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

Oct 21   On this day in history barbra Striesand opens in "Another Evening with Harry Stones"   

Oct 21   On this day in history nils J E Ferlin, Swedish songwriter (Goggles), dies   

Oct 22   On this day in history 75,000 Flemings demand equal rights & Flemish language in Belgium   

Oct 24   "Evening with Yves Montand" opens at John Golden NYC for 55 perfs on this day in history.   

Oct 24   In the year 1961 malta granted independence from Britain   

Oct 25   In the year 1961 peter Jensen, co-inventer (loud speaker), dies at 75   

Oct 26   1st Saturn launch vehicle made a flight test on this day in history.   

Oct 26   Edgar Mayne, cricketer (4 Tests for Australia around WWI), dies on this day in history.   

Oct 27   1st Saturn launch vehicle makes an unmanned flight test on this day in history.   

Oct 27   In the year 1961 american Basketball League starts play   

Oct 27   Outer Mongolia & Mauritania become the 102nd & 103rd members of UN in the year 1961.   

Oct 27   In the year 1961 the first Saturn launch vehicle makes an unmanned flight test   

Oct 28   On this day in history "Fiorello!" closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 796 performances   

Oct 28   On this day in history ground broken for Municipal (Shea) Stadium for NY Mets   

Oct 29   On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

Oct 30   Luigi Einaudi, economist/1st president Italy, dies on this day in history.   

Oct 30   On this day in history soviet Party Congress unanimously approves a resolution removing Josef Stalin's body from Lenin's tomb in Red Square   

Oct 30   Soviet Union tests a 58 megaton hydrogen bomb in the year 1961.   

Oct 31   In the year 1961 hurricane Hattie, kills 400 in British Honduras   

Nov 01   On this day in history alexander Cohen, Dutch anarchist/author, dies at 97   

Nov 02   On this day in history "Kean" opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 92 performances   

Nov 02   In the year 1961 james Thurber, humorist (The Male Animal), dies at 66   

Nov 06   US government issues a stamp honoring 100th birthday of James Naismith in the year 1961.   

Nov 06   US govt issues a stamp honoring 100th birthday of James Naismith in the year 1961.   

Nov 07   On this day in history antonius F "Anton" Coolen, author (Peelwerkers), dies at 64   

Nov 07   France performs underground nuclear test at Ecker Algeria on this day in history.   

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

Jan 03   In the year 1961 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   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Jan 09   Oliver Goldstick, American screenwriter was born in the year 1961.   

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   Regina Ullmann, writer, dies at 76 in the year 1961.   

Jan 07   Clarice Baright, 1st woman admitted to American Bar Assn, dies at 74 in the year 1961.   

Jan 09   On this day in history death of emily Greene Balch, American writer, Nobel Peace Prize laureate (b. 1867)   

Jan 10   Dashiell Hammett, US detective writer (Thin Man, Maltese Falcon), dies at 66 on this day in history.   

Jan 11   On this day in history death of elena Gerhardt, German mezzo-soprano singer (b. 1883)   

Jan 14   Ernest Thesiger, actor (Brass Monkey, Ghoul), dies at 81 in the year 1961.