Page 10: Historical Events In 1961

Jun 19   On this day in history kuwait regains complete independence from Britain   

Jun 19   United Kingdom gives up control of Kuwait in the year 1961.   

Jun 19   On this day in history uS Supreme Court struck down a provision in Md's constitution requiring state office holders to believe in God   

Jun 22   On this day in history beatles record Aint She Sweet, Cry for a Shadow, When the Saints Go Marching In, Why, Nobody's Child &My Bonnie, in Hamburg   

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

Jun 23   On this day in history 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" on this day in history.   

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

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

Jun 27   In the year 1961 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   Launch of Transit 4a, with first nuclear power supply (SNAP-3) in the year 1961.   

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   On this day in history haleakala National Park established in Hawaii   

Jul 02   Ernest Hemingway shot himself to death in Ketchum Idaho in the year 1961.   

Jul 02   Ernest Hemingway, writer, commits suicide at 61 in the year 1961.   

Jul 04   On this day in history franklyn Farnum, dies of cancer at 83   

Jul 06   Cuno Amiet, Swiss painter, dies at 93 in the year 1961.   

Jul 08   In the year 1961 julian Bautista, composer, dies at 60   

Jul 08   Portuguese steamer "Save" breaks up off Mozambique, 227 die on this day in history.   

Jul 09   On this day in history alan Marshal, actor (Lydia, Irene, Exile Express), dies at 52   

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

Jul 13   Arnold Schoenberg Austrian-US composer (Second Quartet), dies at 86 on this day in history.   

Jul 14   In the year 1961 astro's Eddie Matthews hits HR #500   

Jul 16   In the year 1961 kathy Cornelius wins LPGA Tippecanoe Golf Open   

Jul 16   On this day in history [Louise] Sophie M E de Vries, actress (English Prof), dies at 88   

Jul 17   On this day in history john Chancellor becomes news anchor of the Today Show   

Jul 17   Ty Cobb Detroit Tiger hall of fame baseball player, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

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

Jul 18   On this day in history 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   

Jul 18   Kit Guard, dies of cancer at 67 in the year 1961.   

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Jan 02   In the year 1961 birth of todd Haynes, American film director   

Jan 03   In the year 1961 birth of erwin Blom, Dutch singer/guitarist (Eton Crop)   

Jan 04   Lee Curreri, NYC, actor (Bruno Martelli-Fame) was born in the year 1961.   

Jan 05   On this day in history 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   On this day in history birth of supriya Pathak, Indian actress   

Jan 07   On this day in history birth of john Thune, American politician   

Jan 09   Oliver Goldstick, American screenwriter was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   Bob Catterall, cricketer (1555 runs/24 Tests for S Afr 1922-31), dies on this day in history.   

Jan 04   Barry Fitzgerald, actor (Going My Way), dies at 72 on this day in history.   

Jan 06   Regina Ullmann, writer, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

Jan 07   Clarice Baright, 1st woman admitted to American Bar Assn, dies at 74 in the year 1961.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 14   On this day in history ernest Thesiger, actor (Brass Monkey, Ghoul), dies at 81