Historical Events In 1961

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

Jun 19   On this day in history united Kingdom gives up control of Kuwait  

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

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   In the year 1961 betty Elder, actress (Annie Get Your Gun), dies  

Jun 23   Antarctic Treaty goes into effect in the year 1961.  

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

Jun 23   USAF Maj Robert M White takes X-15 to 32,830 m in the year 1961.  

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) in the year 1961.  

Jun 26   Kenneth F Fearing, US, poet (Afternoon of a pawnbroker), dies at 58 in the year 1961.  

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) 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   In the year 1961 haleakala National Park established in Hawaii  

Jul 02   On this day in history ernest Hemingway shot himself to death in Ketchum Idaho  

Jul 02   In the year 1961 ernest Hemingway, writer, commits suicide at 61  

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

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

Jul 08   On this day in history julian Bautista, composer, dies at 60  

Jul 08   Portuguese steamer "Save" breaks up off Mozambique, 227 die in the year 1961.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Jul 14   Astro's Eddie Matthews hits HR #500 in the year 1961.  

Jul 16   On this day in history kathy Cornelius wins LPGA Tippecanoe Golf Open  

Jul 16   In the year 1961 [Louise] Sophie M E de Vries, actress (English Prof), dies at 88  

Jul 17   John Chancellor becomes news anchor of the Today Show on this day in history.  

Jul 17   On this day in history ty Cobb Detroit Tiger hall of fame baseball player, dies at 75  

Jul 17   Ty Cobb, baseball great (Det Tigers), dies of cancer at 74 on this day in history.  

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   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   On this day in history birth of lee Curreri, NYC, actor (Bruno Martelli-Fame)  

Jan 05   In the year 1961 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   Supriya Pathak, Indian actress was born on this day in history.  

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

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 in the year 1961.  

Jan 04   In the year 1961 barry Fitzgerald, actor (Going My Way), dies at 72  

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

Jan 07   In the year 1961 clarice Baright, 1st woman admitted to American Bar Assn, dies at 74  

Jan 09   In the year 1961 death of emily Greene Balch, American writer, Nobel Peace Prize laureate (b. 1867)  

Jan 10   Dashiell Hammett, US detective writer (Thin Man, Maltese Falcon), dies at 66 on this day in history.  

Jan 11   On this day in history death of elena Gerhardt, German mezzo-soprano singer (b. 1883)  

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