Historical Events In 1961

Oct 11   In the year 1961 uSAF Major Robert M White takes X-15 to 66,100 m  

Oct 11   On this day in history uSAF Major Robert M White takes X-15 to 66,100m  

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

Oct 18   On this day in history emergency crisis proclaimed in South Vietnam due to commun attack  

Oct 18   The birth of Wynton Marsalis, Jazz trumpeter on this day in history.  

Oct 19   Benjamin Merkelbach, architect/city builder of Amsterdam, dies at 60 on this day in history.  

Oct 21   Barbra Striesand opens in "Another Evening with Harry Stones" in the year 1961.  

Oct 21   On this day in history nils J E Ferlin, Swedish songwriter (Goggles), dies  

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

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

Oct 24   Malta granted independence from Britain in the year 1961.  

Oct 25   On this day in history peter Jensen, co-inventer (loud speaker), dies at 75  

Oct 26   1st Saturn launch vehicle made a flight test in the year 1961.  

Oct 26   Edgar Mayne, cricketer (4 Tests for Australia around WWI), dies on this day in history.  

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

Oct 27   American Basketball League starts play on this day in history.  

Oct 27   Outer Mongolia & Mauritania become the 102nd & 103rd members of UN in the year 1961.  

Oct 27   The first Saturn launch vehicle makes an unmanned flight test on this day in history.  

Oct 28   "Fiorello!" closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 796 performances on this day in history.  

Oct 28   In the year 1961 ground broken for Municipal (Shea) Stadium for NY Mets  

Oct 29   On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site  

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 in the year 1961.  

Oct 30   On this day in history soviet Union tests a 58 megaton hydrogen bomb  

Oct 31   Hurricane Hattie, kills 400 in British Honduras in the year 1961.  

Nov 01   On this day in history alexander Cohen, Dutch anarchist/author, dies at 97  

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

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   On this day in history 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   On this day in history birth of erwin Blom, Dutch singer/guitarist (Eton Crop)  

Jan 04   In the year 1961 birth of lee Curreri, NYC, actor (Bruno Martelli-Fame)  

Jan 05   Curt Bader, Bloomfield Iowa, sprint kayak (Olympics-96) was born on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1961 birth of john Thune, American politician  

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

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

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   In the year 1961 dashiell Hammett, US detective writer (Thin Man, Maltese Falcon), dies at 66  

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

Jan 14   In the year 1961 ernest Thesiger, actor (Brass Monkey, Ghoul), dies at 81