Historical Events In 1961

Jul 19   In the year 1961 the first in-flight movie shown (TWA)  

Jul 21   On this day in history launch of Mercury 4 (Liberty Bell) with Grissom  

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

Jul 23   Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Cosmopolitan Golf Open on this day in history.  

Jul 23   Esther Dale, actress (Birdie-Ma & Pa Kettle), dies after surgery at 75 on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1961 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   Wallis & Futuna Islands become a French overseas territory in the year 1961.  

Jul 30   43rd PGA Championship: Jerry Barber shoots a 277 at Olympia Fields IL in the year 1961.  

Aug 01   Beatles first gig as house band of Liverpool's Cavern Club on this day in history.  

Aug 02   On this day in history beatles 1st gig as house band of Liverpool's Cavern Club  

Aug 02   On this day in history beatles first gig as house band of Liverpool's Cavern Club  

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

Aug 02   On this day in history st Louis Cards (NFL) beat Toronto Argonauts (CFL) 36-7 in Toronto  

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

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

Aug 04   In the year 1961 spokane, Washington reaches 108 degrees Fahrenheit  

Aug 05   Eva JC Beck, actress (Elckerlyc, Resurrection), dies at 63 on this day in history.  

Aug 05   In the year 1961 ice Harbor Dam, Washington reaches 118 degrees F (state record)  

Aug 06   Gherman S Titov, 2nd Russian in space aboard Vostok 2 (17 orbits) on this day in history.  

Aug 06   In the year 1961 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 on this day in history.  

Aug 07   Cosmonaut Gherman Titov circles Earth for a full day in Vostok 2 on this day in history.  

Aug 07   Russian Cosmonaut Gherman Titov circles Earth for a full day in Vostok 2 on this day in history.  

Aug 08   Charlie Gemora, actor (who portrayed King Kong), dies at 58 on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history 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   Border between east and west Berlin sealed off by East Germans on this day in history.  

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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   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   John Thune, American politician was born in the year 1961.  

Jan 09   On this day in history birth of oliver Goldstick, American screenwriter  

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

Jan 04   On this day in history barry Fitzgerald, actor (Going My Way), dies at 72  

Jan 06   In the year 1961 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   In the year 1961 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.