Page 11: Historical Events In 1961

Jul 19   The first in-flight movie shown (TWA) on this day in history.   

Jul 21   Launch of Mercury 4 (Liberty Bell) with Grissom in the year 1961.   

Jul 22   In the year 1961 wBNB TV channel 10 in Charlotte Amaile, VI (CBS) begins broadcasting   

Jul 23   On this day in history betsy Rawls wins LPGA Cosmopolitan Golf Open   

Jul 23   Esther Dale, actress (Birdie-Ma & Pa Kettle), dies after surgery at 75 in the year 1961.   

Jul 24   A US commercial plane is hijacked to Cuba on this day in history.   

Jul 24   Edwin Newman becomes news anchor of the Today Show on this day in history.   

Jul 25   On this day in history maris hits home runs 37, 38, 39 & 40 in a double header   

Jul 27   Theodore Chanler, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

Jul 29   In the year 1961 wallis & Futuna Islands become a French overseas territory   

Jul 30   43rd PGA Championship: Jerry Barber shoots a 277 at Olympia Fields IL on this day in history.   

Aug 01   In the year 1961 beatles first gig as house band of Liverpool's Cavern Club   

Aug 02   In the year 1961 beatles 1st gig as house band of Liverpool's Cavern Club   

Aug 02   Beatles first gig as house band of Liverpool's Cavern Club on this day in history.   

Aug 02   In the year 1961 giovanni B Angioletti, Italian writer (I grandi ospiti), dies at 64   

Aug 02   St Louis Cards (NFL) beat Toronto Argonauts (CFL) 36-7 in Toronto in the year 1961.   

Aug 04   108ø F, Spokane, WA on this day in history.   

Aug 04   In the year 1961 108°F, Spokane, WA   

Aug 04   On this day in history spokane, Washington reaches 108 degrees Fahrenheit   

Aug 05   On this day in history eva JC Beck, actress (Elckerlyc, Resurrection), dies at 63   

Aug 05   On this day in history ice Harbor Dam, Washington reaches 118 degrees F (state record)   

Aug 06   Gherman S Titov, 2nd Russian in space aboard Vostok 2 (17 orbits) in the year 1961.   

Aug 06   On this day in history gherman S Titov, 2nd Russian in space aboard Vostok 2 (17 orbits), 1st case of motion sickness in space reported   

Aug 06   Jozef E Van Roey, Flemish cardinal/archbishop of Mechelen, dies at 87 in the year 1961.   

Aug 07   In the year 1961 cosmonaut Gherman Titov circles Earth for a full day in Vostok 2   

Aug 07   In the year 1961 russian Cosmonaut Gherman Titov circles Earth for a full day in Vostok 2   

Aug 08   On this day in history charlie Gemora, actor (who portrayed King Kong), dies at 58   

Aug 09   James B Parsons is 1st black appointed to Federal District Court in the year 1961.   

Aug 09   In the year 1961 james B Parsons is first black appointed to Federal District Court   

Aug 09   On this day in history walter Bedell Smith, US general/WW II chief of staff, dies at 75   

Aug 10   England applies for membership in the European Common Market on this day in history.   

Aug 11   In the year 1961 warren Spahn records victory #300, beats Cubs 2-1   

Aug 13   In the year 1961 adeline De Walt Reynolds, actress (Son of Dracula), dies at 78   

Aug 13   On this day in history border between east and west Berlin sealed off by East Germans   

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

Jan 03   On this day in history 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   Curt Bader, Bloomfield Iowa, sprint kayak (Olympics-96) was born in the year 1961.   

Jan 07   On this day in history birth of andrew Thomson, Australian politician   

Jan 07   Supriya Pathak, Indian actress was born in the year 1961.   

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   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 on this day in history.   

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.