Historical Events In 1961

Jun 19   In the year 1961 kuwait regains complete independence from Britain   

Jun 19   In the year 1961 united Kingdom gives up control of Kuwait   

Jun 19   In the year 1961 uS Supreme Court struck down a provision in Md's constitution requiring state office holders to believe in God   

Jun 22   Beatles record Aint She Sweet, Cry for a Shadow, When the Saints Go Marching In, Why, Nobody's Child &My Bonnie, in Hamburg in the year 1961.   

Jun 22   Betty Elder, actress (Annie Get Your Gun), dies on this day in history.   

Jun 23   In the year 1961 antarctic Treaty goes into effect   

Jun 23   Franz de Backer, Flemish writer (Rubens' Daughter), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

Jun 23   USAF Maj Robert M White takes X-15 to 32,830 m in the year 1961.   

Jun 24   Beatles record "If You Love Me Baby" in the year 1961.   

Jun 25   Iraq announces that Kuwait is a part of Iraq (Kuwait disagrees) in the year 1961.   

Jun 26   Kenneth F Fearing, US, poet (Afternoon of a pawnbroker), dies at 58 on this day in history.   

Jun 27   On this day in history paul (II) Guilfoyle, actor (Apache, Final Anaylsis), dies at 58   

Jun 28   On this day in history phils & SF set then record longest night game (5h11m) 7-7 15 inn tie   

Jun 29   On this day in history launch of Transit 4a, with first nuclear power supply (SNAP-3)   

Jun 30   Explorer (12) fails to reach Earth orbit on this day in history.   

Jun 30   In the year 1961 lee de Forest, inventor (Electron Tube), dies at 87   

Jul 01   Haleakala National Park established in Hawaii on this day in history.   

Jul 02   On this day in history ernest Hemingway shot himself to death in Ketchum Idaho   

Jul 02   In the year 1961 ernest Hemingway, writer, commits suicide at 61   

Jul 04   In the year 1961 franklyn Farnum, dies of cancer at 83   

Jul 06   Cuno Amiet, Swiss painter, dies at 93 on this day in history.   

Jul 08   Julian Bautista, composer, dies at 60 in the year 1961.   

Jul 08   Portuguese steamer "Save" breaks up off Mozambique, 227 die in the year 1961.   

Jul 09   Alan Marshal, actor (Lydia, Irene, Exile Express), dies at 52 on this day in history.   

Jul 11   30th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 5-4 in 10 at Candlestick Pk, SF in the year 1961.   

Jul 13   In the year 1961 arnold Schoenberg Austrian-US composer (Second Quartet), dies at 86   

Jul 14   On this day in history astro's Eddie Matthews hits HR #500   

Jul 16   Kathy Cornelius wins LPGA Tippecanoe Golf Open on this day in history.   

Jul 16   In the year 1961 [Louise] Sophie M E de Vries, actress (English Prof), dies at 88   

Jul 17   In the year 1961 john Chancellor becomes news anchor of the Today Show   

Jul 17   On this day in history ty Cobb Detroit Tiger hall of fame baseball player, dies at 75   

Jul 17   On this day in history ty Cobb, baseball great (Det Tigers), dies of cancer at 74   

Jul 18   Commissioner Ford Frick rules Babe Ruth's record of 60 HR in 154-game sched in 1927, must be broken in 1st 154 of 162 games in the year 1961.   

Jul 18   On this day in history kit Guard, dies of cancer at 67   

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

Jan 03   On this day in history 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   In the year 1961 birth of curt Bader, Bloomfield Iowa, sprint kayak (Olympics-96)   

Jan 07   Andrew Thomson, Australian politician was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 07   John Thune, American politician was born in the year 1961.   

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 in the year 1961.   

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

Jan 06   Regina Ullmann, writer, dies at 76 in the year 1961.   

Jan 07   On this day in history clarice Baright, 1st woman admitted to American Bar Assn, dies at 74   

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

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

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