Historical Events In 1961

Dec 08   In the year 1961 antwerp Belgium diocese forms   

Dec 08   Surfin’, The Beach Boys first record, was released on Candix Records. It became a local hit in Los Angeles in the year 1961.   

Dec 08   William Beatton Moonie, composer, dies at 78 in the year 1961.   

Dec 09   "From the Second City" closes at Royale Theater NYC after 87 perfs in the year 1961.   

Dec 09   On this day in history sS Colonel Adolf Eichman found guilty of war crimes in Israel   

Dec 09   Tanganyika gains independence from Britain takes name Tanzania in the year 1961.   

Dec 11   In the year 1961 "Please, Mr. Postman" by Marvelettes, released   

Dec 11   In the year 1961 adolf Eichman is found guilty of war crimes, in Israel   

Dec 11   In the year 1961 elvis Presley's "Blue Hawaii," album goes to #1 and stays #1 for 20 wks   

Dec 11   In the year 1961 jFK provides US military helicopters and crews to South Vietnam   

Dec 12   In the year 1961 daiun Sogaku Harada, Zen founder of Sanbo Kyodan lineage, dies at 91   

Dec 12   In the year 1961 ham radio satellite Oscar 1 launched with military Discoverer 36   

Dec 12   Martin Luther King Jr & 700 demonstrators arrested in Albany GA in the year 1961.   

Dec 13   Beatles sign a formal agreement to be managed by Brian Epstein in the year 1961.   

Dec 13   In the year 1961 grandma [Anna M] Moses, US painter, dies at 101   

Dec 14   Jimmy Dean's "Big Bad John" is 1st country song to get a gold record on this day in history.   

Dec 15   Adolf Eichmann convicted of crimes against humanity in Israel on this day in history.   

Dec 15   On this day in history william "Dummy" Hoy, professional baseball player, dies at 99   

Dec 16   On this day in history "Evening with Yves Montand" opens at John Golden NYC after 55 perfs   

Dec 16   In the year 1961 boris Semyonovich Shekhter, composer, dies at 61   

Dec 17   Disgruntled employee set fire to a circus tent in Niteroi Brazil on this day in history.   

Dec 17   India seizes Goa and 2 other Portuguese colonies on this day in history.   

Dec 17   In the year 1961 marion Perkins, sculptor (Man of Sorrow), dies at 53   

Dec 18   In the year 1961 britain's EMI Records originally rejects the Beatles   

Dec 18   India annexes Portuguese colonies of Goa, Damao and Diu in the year 1961.   

Dec 19   In the year 1961 british govt begins decimal coin system   

Dec 20   Moss Heart, US dramatist (You can't take it with you), dies at 57 in the year 1961.   

Dec 21   On this day in history beatles record "Sweet Georgia Brown" & "Ready Teddy"   

Dec 22   US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.   

Dec 23   In the year 1961 kICU TV channel 43 in Visalia-Fresno, CA (IND) begins broadcasting   

Dec 24   In the year 1961 guy de Lioncourt, composer, dies at 76   

Dec 24   Houston Oilers beat San Diego Chargers 10-3 in AFL championship game on this day in history.   

Dec 25   In the year 1961 rheinhold Rudenberg, inventor of electron microscope, dies   

Dec 26   Charlie Frank, cricketer (S Af Test centurion v Aust 1921-22), dies in the year 1961.   

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

Jan 03   Erwin Blom, Dutch singer/guitarist (Eton Crop) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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   John Thune, American politician was born on this day in history.   

Jan 09   Oliver Goldstick, American screenwriter was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 04   On this day in history barry Fitzgerald, actor (Going My Way), dies at 72   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 09   In the year 1961 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   Elena Gerhardt, German mezzo-soprano singer (b. 1883) died in the year 1961.   

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