Page 10: Historical Events In 1961

Jun 19   Kuwait regains complete independence from Britain on this day in history.   

Jun 19   In the year 1961 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   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 on this day in history.   

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

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

Jun 23   USAF Maj Robert M White takes X-15 to 32,830 m on this day in history.   

Jun 24   In the year 1961 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 in the year 1961.   

Jun 27   Paul (II) Guilfoyle, actor (Apache, Final Anaylsis), dies at 58 in the year 1961.   

Jun 28   In the year 1961 phils & SF set then record longest night game (5h11m) 7-7 15 inn tie   

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

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

Jun 30   Lee de Forest, inventor (Electron Tube), dies at 87 on this day in history.   

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

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 on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jul 14   On this day in history astro's Eddie Matthews hits HR #500   

Jul 16   On this day in history 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 in the year 1961.   

Jul 17   In the year 1961 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   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   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 in the year 1961.   

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   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   In the year 1961 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 in the year 1961.   

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

Jan 14   Ernest Thesiger, actor (Brass Monkey, Ghoul), dies at 81 on this day in history.