Historical Events In 1961

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 in the year 1961.  

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 in the year 1961.  

Jun 23   Franz de Backer, Flemish writer (Rubens' Daughter), dies at 70 on this day in history.  

Jun 23   In the year 1961 uSAF Maj Robert M White takes X-15 to 32,830 m  

Jun 24   In the year 1961 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   Kenneth F Fearing, US, poet (Afternoon of a pawnbroker), dies at 58 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1961 lee de Forest, inventor (Electron Tube), dies at 87  

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

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

Jul 02   On this day in history ernest Hemingway, writer, commits suicide at 61  

Jul 04   Franklyn Farnum, dies of cancer at 83 in the year 1961.  

Jul 06   On this day in history cuno Amiet, Swiss painter, dies at 93  

Jul 08   Julian Bautista, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.  

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

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

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

Jul 17   Ty Cobb Detroit Tiger hall of fame baseball player, dies at 75 in the year 1961.  

Jul 17   Ty Cobb, baseball great (Det Tigers), dies of cancer at 74 in the year 1961.  

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   Kit Guard, dies of cancer at 67 on this day in history.  

Jul 19   On this day in history the first in-flight movie shown (TWA)  

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Jan 02   Todd Haynes, American film director was born in the year 1961.  

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

Jan 04   In the year 1961 birth of lee Curreri, NYC, actor (Bruno Martelli-Fame)  

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

Jan 07   Andrew Thomson, Australian politician was born in the year 1961.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

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   On this day in history clarice Baright, 1st woman admitted to American Bar Assn, dies at 74  

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 on this day in history.