Historical Events In 1961

Nov 08   Whitey Ford is voted Cy Young Award winner over Warren Spahn on this day in history.   

Nov 09   PGA eliminates caucasians only rule on this day in history.   

Nov 09   USAF Major Robert M White takes X-15 to 30,970 m in the year 1961.   

Nov 12   On this day in history olympic gymnast Nadia Comaneci is born   

Nov 13   Fredrik J "Frits" Bakker Jr, Dutch actor (Unknown Woman), dies at 63 in the year 1961.   

Nov 13   On this day in history wally Brown actor (Jed Fame-Cimarron City), dies at 57   

Nov 13   WCBB TV channel 10 in Augusta, ME (PBS) begins broadcasting on this day in history.   

Nov 15   In the year 1961 douglas Walton, actor (Bad Lands), dies of heart attack at 51   

Nov 16   Great Britain limits immigration from Commonwealth countries in the year 1961.   

Nov 16   Sam Rayburn, Speaker of the House for 17 years, dies at 79 in the year 1961.   

Nov 18   On this day in history "Gay Life" opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 113 performances   

Nov 18   US Ranger 2 launched to Moon; failed in the year 1961.   

Nov 19   Houston George Blanda passes for 7 touchdowns vs NY Titans (49-13) on this day in history.   

Nov 22   On this day in history frank Robinson is 1st to win MVPs in both major leagues   

Nov 22   In the year 1961 mariel Hemingway (actress Delirious, Falling from Grace, Lipstick, Personal Best, The Suicide Club, Superman 4 The Quest for Peace)   

Nov 22   On this day in history mariel Hemingway (actress: Delirious, Falling from Grace, Lipstick, Personal Best, The Suicide Club, Superman 4: The Quest for Peace)   

Nov 24   Ruth Chatterton, actress (Female, Dodsworth), dies after illness at 67 in the year 1961.   

Nov 25   On this day in history nBA's Bob Cousy becomes 2nd player to score 15,000 points   

Nov 26   Alexander Borisovich Goldenweiser, composer, dies at 86 on this day in history.   

Nov 26   On this day in history for 2nd time in his career, St Louis' Jerry Norton has 4 interceptions   

Nov 27   Gordie Howe becomes 1st to play in 1,000 NHL games in the year 1961.   

Nov 27   Gordie Howe becomes first to play in 1,000 NHL games on this day in history.   

Nov 29   Freedom Riders attacked by white mob at bus station in Miss on this day in history.   

Nov 29   Mercury-Atlas 5 carries a chimp (Enos) to orbit on this day in history.   

Nov 30   Stanislaw Kazuro, composer, dies at 80 in the year 1961.   

Nov 30   On this day in history uSSR vetoes Kuwait's application for UN membership   

Dec 02   Fidel Castro declares he's a Marxist, & will lead Cuba to Communism on this day in history.   

Dec 02   In the year 1961 fidel Castro declares he's a Marxist, and will lead Cuba to Communism   

Dec 03   Anton Geesink becomes 1st not-Japanese judo world champion in the year 1961.   

Dec 03   Jekabs Graubins, composer, dies at 75 in the year 1961.   

Dec 04   Museum of Modern Art hung Matisse's Le Bateau upside down for 47 days on this day in history.   

Dec 04   In the year 1961 smallest New York Knick, 49th St MSG crowd-1,300 (snowstorm)   

Dec 04   Tanganyika becomes the 104th member of the UN in the year 1961.   

Dec 06   On this day in history 27th Heisman Trophy Award: Ernie Davis, Syracuse (HB)   

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

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

Jan 04   Lee Curreri, NYC, actor (Bruno Martelli-Fame) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 05   Curt Bader, Bloomfield Iowa, sprint kayak (Olympics-96) was born in the year 1961.   

Jan 07   On this day in history birth of andrew Thomson, Australian politician   

Jan 07   In the year 1961 birth of supriya Pathak, Indian actress   

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 in the year 1961.   

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   In the year 1961 death of elena Gerhardt, German mezzo-soprano singer (b. 1883)   

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