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   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   In the year 1961 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 in the year 1961.   

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

Jun 23   Franz de Backer, Flemish writer (Rubens' Daughter), dies at 70 in the year 1961.   

Jun 23   In the year 1961 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   On this day in history 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   On this day in history 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 in the year 1961.   

Jun 29   Launch of Transit 4a, with first nuclear power supply (SNAP-3) in the year 1961.   

Jun 30   In the year 1961 explorer (12) fails to reach Earth orbit   

Jun 30   Lee de Forest, inventor (Electron Tube), dies at 87 in the year 1961.   

Jul 01   On this day in history haleakala National Park established in Hawaii   

Jul 02   Ernest Hemingway shot himself to death in Ketchum Idaho on this day in history.   

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

Jul 04   In the year 1961 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   On this day in history portuguese steamer "Save" breaks up off Mozambique, 227 die   

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   Arnold Schoenberg Austrian-US composer (Second Quartet), dies at 86 in the year 1961.   

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

Jul 17   In the year 1961 ty Cobb Detroit Tiger hall of fame baseball player, dies at 75   

Jul 17   In the year 1961 ty Cobb, baseball great (Det Tigers), dies of cancer at 74   

Jul 18   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 in the year 1961.   

Jul 18   In the year 1961 kit Guard, dies of cancer at 67   

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Jan 02   On this day in history birth of todd Haynes, American film director   

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

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of lee Curreri, NYC, actor (Bruno Martelli-Fame)   

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   In the year 1961 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   On this day in history barry Fitzgerald, actor (Going My Way), dies at 72   

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 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   Dashiell Hammett, US detective writer (Thin Man, Maltese Falcon), dies at 66 in the year 1961.   

Jan 11   Elena Gerhardt, German mezzo-soprano singer (b. 1883) died on this day in history.   

Jan 14   Ernest Thesiger, actor (Brass Monkey, Ghoul), dies at 81 in the year 1961.