Hisdates•ComHistorical Events In 1961
Saturday, 23 November 2024
May 02 In the year 1961 j C White, cricketer (49 wickets in 15 Tests for Engld 1921-31), dies 
May 03 Maurice [Jean Jacques] Merleau-Ponty, French philosopher, dies at 53 on this day in history.
May 04 In the year 1961 13 Freedom riders began bus trip through South
May 04 Anita Stewart, dies of heart attack at 66 on this day in history.
May 04 Malcolm Ross &Victor Prather reach 34,668 meters (record) in balloon on this day in history.
May 04 In the year 1961 south-Africa ANC-leader John Nkadimeng arrested
May 05 Alan Shepard becomes first American in space (aboard Freedom 7) in the year 1961.
May 05 Alan Shepard becomes the first American into space on this day in history.
May 06 Lucian Blaga, philosopher/poet (Transcendental censor), dies at 65 on this day in history.
May 08 In the year 1961 alan Shepard receives NASA Distinguished Service Medal, Washington
May 08 On this day in history james Fairfax, actor (Gale Storm Show), dies at 63
May 08 On this day in history the first practical sea water conversion plant-Freeport TX
May 10 In the year 1961 "Beyond the Fringe" premieres in London
May 12 Botvinnik wins world chess championship for 3rd time in the year 1961.
May 13 Gary Cooper, 2 time Acad award winning actor (High Noon), dies at 60 on this day in history.
May 14 Bus with first group of Freedom Riders bombed & burned in Alabama on this day in history.
May 15 In the year 1961 36 Unification church couples wed in Korea
May 16 On this day in history 13th Emmy Awards Jack Benny Show, Raymond Burr & Barbara Stanwyck
May 16 In the year 1961 13th Emmy Awards: Jack Benny Show, Raymond Burr & Barbara Stanwyck
May 17 Castro offers to exchange Bay of Pigs prisoners for 500 bulldozers in the year 1961.
May 17 On this day in history frans van Cauwelaert, Flemish minister/mayor of Antwerp, dies at 81
May 18 Henry O'Neill, actor (Lady Killer, Nothing But Trouble), dies on this day in history.
May 19 Joe Howard, singer (Gay Nineties Revue), dies at 94 on this day in history.
May 19 In the year 1961 new pier opens in Scheveningen
May 20 Mauritania adopts constitution on this day in history.
May 20 On this day in history white mob attacks "Freedom Riders" in Montgomery AL
May 21 On this day in history governor Patterson declares martial law in Montgomery
May 22 "Mother-In-Law" by Ernie K-Doe hits #1 on this day in history.
May 22 "Touchables In Brooklyn" by Dickie Goodman hits #42 in the year 1961.
May 22 Joan Davis, actress (I Married Joan), dies of heart attack at 53 on this day in history.
May 22 In the year 1961 the first revolving restaurant (Top Of The Space Needle in Seattle), opens
May 23 Joan Davis, comedic actress (I Married Joan), dies at 53 on this day in history.
May 24 27 Freedom Riders arrested in Jackson MS in the year 1961.
May 24 In the year 1961 explorer (12) fails to reach Earth orbit
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