Hisdates•ComHistorical Events In 1961
Thursday, 02 May 2024
May 02 J C White, cricketer (49 wickets in 15 Tests for Engld 1921-31), dies in the year 1961. 
May 03 In the year 1961 maurice [Jean Jacques] Merleau-Ponty, French philosopher, dies at 53
May 04 On this day in history 13 Freedom riders began bus trip through South
May 04 On this day in history anita Stewart, dies of heart attack at 66
May 04 Malcolm Ross &Victor Prather reach 34,668 meters (record) in balloon on this day in history.
May 04 South-Africa ANC-leader John Nkadimeng arrested on this day in history.
May 05 In the year 1961 alan Shepard becomes first American in space (aboard Freedom 7)
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 James Fairfax, actor (Gale Storm Show), dies at 63 in the year 1961.
May 08 The first practical sea water conversion plant-Freeport TX on this day in history.
May 10 In the year 1961 "Beyond the Fringe" premieres in London
May 12 On this day in history botvinnik wins world chess championship for 3rd time
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 36 Unification church couples wed in Korea in the year 1961.
May 16 13th Emmy Awards Jack Benny Show, Raymond Burr & Barbara Stanwyck on this day in history.
May 16 In the year 1961 13th Emmy Awards: Jack Benny Show, Raymond Burr & Barbara Stanwyck
May 17 In the year 1961 castro offers to exchange Bay of Pigs prisoners for 500 bulldozers
May 17 Frans van Cauwelaert, Flemish minister/mayor of Antwerp, dies at 81 on this day in history.
May 18 Henry O'Neill, actor (Lady Killer, Nothing But Trouble), dies on this day in history.
May 19 In the year 1961 joe Howard, singer (Gay Nineties Revue), dies at 94
May 19 On this day in history new pier opens in Scheveningen
May 20 Mauritania adopts constitution in the year 1961.
May 20 White mob attacks "Freedom Riders" in Montgomery AL in the year 1961.
May 21 Governor Patterson declares martial law in Montgomery on this day in history.
May 22 On this day in history "Mother-In-Law" by Ernie K-Doe hits #1
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 On this day in history 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 Explorer (12) fails to reach Earth orbit on this day in history.
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