Historical Events In 1961

Jun 19   Kuwait regains complete independence from Britain in the year 1961.   

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

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

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

Jun 23   Antarctic Treaty goes into effect on this day in history.   

Jun 23   In the year 1961 franz de Backer, Flemish writer (Rubens' Daughter), dies at 70   

Jun 23   On this day in history uSAF Maj Robert M White takes X-15 to 32,830 m   

Jun 24   On this day in history beatles record "If You Love Me Baby"   

Jun 25   Iraq announces that Kuwait is a part of Iraq (Kuwait disagrees) on this day in history.   

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

Jun 27   In the year 1961 paul (II) Guilfoyle, actor (Apache, Final Anaylsis), dies at 58   

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

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

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

Jun 30   On this day in history lee de Forest, inventor (Electron Tube), dies at 87   

Jul 01   Haleakala National Park established in Hawaii in the year 1961.   

Jul 02   In the year 1961 ernest Hemingway shot himself to death in Ketchum Idaho   

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

Jul 04   Franklyn Farnum, dies of cancer at 83 on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

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

Jul 13   On this day in history arnold Schoenberg Austrian-US composer (Second Quartet), dies at 86   

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

Jul 16   Kathy Cornelius wins LPGA Tippecanoe Golf Open in the year 1961.   

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   In the year 1961 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   In the year 1961 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   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 on this day in history.   

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

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

Jan 05   Curt Bader, Bloomfield Iowa, sprint kayak (Olympics-96) was born in the year 1961.   

Jan 07   In the year 1961 birth of andrew Thomson, Australian politician   

Jan 07   Supriya Pathak, Indian actress was born on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 04   Barry Fitzgerald, actor (Going My Way), dies at 72 in the year 1961.   

Jan 06   On this day in history regina Ullmann, writer, dies at 76   

Jan 07   Clarice Baright, 1st woman admitted to American Bar Assn, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

Jan 09   In the year 1961 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   On this day in history ernest Thesiger, actor (Brass Monkey, Ghoul), dies at 81