Page 16: 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 on this day in history.   

Dec 09   SS Colonel Adolf Eichman found guilty of war crimes in Israel on this day in history.   

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

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

Dec 11   On this day in history adolf Eichman is found guilty of war crimes, in Israel   

Dec 11   On this day in history elvis Presley's "Blue Hawaii," album goes to #1 and stays #1 for 20 wks   

Dec 11   On this day in history jFK provides US military helicopters and crews to South Vietnam   

Dec 12   Daiun Sogaku Harada, Zen founder of Sanbo Kyodan lineage, dies at 91 on this day in history.   

Dec 12   On this day in history ham radio satellite Oscar 1 launched with military Discoverer 36   

Dec 12   In the year 1961 martin Luther King Jr & 700 demonstrators arrested in Albany GA   

Dec 13   On this day in history beatles sign a formal agreement to be managed by Brian Epstein   

Dec 13   Grandma [Anna M] Moses, US painter, dies at 101 in the year 1961.   

Dec 14   Jimmy Dean's "Big Bad John" is 1st country song to get a gold record in the year 1961.   

Dec 15   Adolf Eichmann convicted of crimes against humanity in Israel in the year 1961.   

Dec 15   William "Dummy" Hoy, professional baseball player, dies at 99 in the year 1961.   

Dec 16   "Evening with Yves Montand" opens at John Golden NYC after 55 perfs in the year 1961.   

Dec 16   On this day in history boris Semyonovich Shekhter, composer, dies at 61   

Dec 17   In the year 1961 disgruntled employee set fire to a circus tent in Niteroi Brazil   

Dec 17   India seizes Goa and 2 other Portuguese colonies in the year 1961.   

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

Dec 18   Britain's EMI Records originally rejects the Beatles on this day in history.   

Dec 18   India annexes Portuguese colonies of Goa, Damao and Diu on this day in history.   

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

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

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   KICU TV channel 43 in Visalia-Fresno, CA (IND) begins broadcasting in the year 1961.   

Dec 24   On this day in history guy de Lioncourt, composer, dies at 76   

Dec 24   In the year 1961 houston Oilers beat San Diego Chargers 10-3 in AFL championship game   

Dec 25   Rheinhold Rudenberg, inventor of electron microscope, dies in the year 1961.   

Dec 26   Charlie Frank, cricketer (S Af Test centurion v Aust 1921-22), dies on this day in history.   

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

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of curt Bader, Bloomfield Iowa, sprint kayak (Olympics-96)   

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

Jan 07   On this day in history birth of supriya Pathak, Indian actress   

Jan 07   On this day in history birth of john Thune, American politician   

Jan 09   In the year 1961 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   On this day in history barry Fitzgerald, actor (Going My Way), dies at 72   

Jan 06   On this day in history 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   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 in the year 1961.   

Jan 11   In the year 1961 death of elena Gerhardt, German mezzo-soprano singer (b. 1883)   

Jan 14   On this day in history ernest Thesiger, actor (Brass Monkey, Ghoul), dies at 81