Historical Events In 1961

Oct 11   USAF Major Robert M White takes X-15 to 66,100 m on this day in history.   

Oct 11   USAF Major Robert M White takes X-15 to 66,100m in the year 1961.   

Oct 17   On this day in history 22nd congress of CPSU opens in Moscow   

Oct 17   In the year 1961 nASA civilian pilot Joseph A Walker takes X-15 to 33,100 m   

Oct 17   On this day in history nY Museum of Modern Art hung Henri Matisse's "Le Bateau" upside-down, It wasn't corrected until December 3rd   

Oct 18   Emergency crisis proclaimed in South Vietnam due to commun attack on this day in history.   

Oct 18   On this day in history the birth of Wynton Marsalis, Jazz trumpeter   

Oct 19   On this day in history benjamin Merkelbach, architect/city builder of Amsterdam, dies at 60   

Oct 21   On this day in history barbra Striesand opens in "Another Evening with Harry Stones"   

Oct 21   In the year 1961 nils J E Ferlin, Swedish songwriter (Goggles), dies   

Oct 22   On this day in history 75,000 Flemings demand equal rights & Flemish language in Belgium   

Oct 24   In the year 1961 "Evening with Yves Montand" opens at John Golden NYC for 55 perfs   

Oct 24   On this day in history malta granted independence from Britain   

Oct 25   Peter Jensen, co-inventer (loud speaker), dies at 75 in the year 1961.   

Oct 26   On this day in history 1st Saturn launch vehicle made a flight test   

Oct 26   Edgar Mayne, cricketer (4 Tests for Australia around WWI), dies in the year 1961.   

Oct 27   On this day in history 1st Saturn launch vehicle makes an unmanned flight test   

Oct 27   On this day in history american Basketball League starts play   

Oct 27   Outer Mongolia & Mauritania become the 102nd & 103rd members of UN on this day in history.   

Oct 27   In the year 1961 the first Saturn launch vehicle makes an unmanned flight test   

Oct 28   "Fiorello!" closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 796 performances in the year 1961.   

Oct 28   Ground broken for Municipal (Shea) Stadium for NY Mets on this day in history.   

Oct 29   US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site in the year 1961.   

Oct 30   Luigi Einaudi, economist/1st president Italy, dies on this day in history.   

Oct 30   Soviet Party Congress unanimously approves a resolution removing Josef Stalin's body from Lenin's tomb in Red Square on this day in history.   

Oct 30   In the year 1961 soviet Union tests a 58 megaton hydrogen bomb   

Oct 31   Hurricane Hattie, kills 400 in British Honduras on this day in history.   

Nov 01   In the year 1961 alexander Cohen, Dutch anarchist/author, dies at 97   

Nov 02   On this day in history "Kean" opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 92 performances   

Nov 02   James Thurber, humorist (The Male Animal), dies at 66 in the year 1961.   

Nov 06   On this day in history uS government issues a stamp honoring 100th birthday of James Naismith   

Nov 06   US govt issues a stamp honoring 100th birthday of James Naismith on this day in history.   

Nov 07   In the year 1961 antonius F "Anton" Coolen, author (Peelwerkers), dies at 64   

Nov 07   France performs underground nuclear test at Ecker Algeria in the year 1961.   

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Jan 02   Todd Haynes, American film director was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 04   On this day in history 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 in the year 1961.   

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   In the year 1961 birth of oliver Goldstick, American screenwriter   

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 in the year 1961.   

Jan 09   Emily Greene Balch, American writer, Nobel Peace Prize laureate (b. 1867) died on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 14   Ernest Thesiger, actor (Brass Monkey, Ghoul), dies at 81 in the year 1961.