Page 11: Historical Events In 1961

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

Jul 21   In the year 1961 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 in the year 1961.   

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

Jul 24   On this day in history a US commercial plane is hijacked to Cuba   

Jul 24   On this day in history edwin Newman becomes news anchor of the Today Show   

Jul 25   Maris hits home runs 37, 38, 39 & 40 in a double header in the year 1961.   

Jul 27   On this day in history theodore Chanler, composer, dies at 59   

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

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

Aug 01   Beatles first gig as house band of Liverpool's Cavern Club in the year 1961.   

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

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

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

Aug 05   Eva JC Beck, actress (Elckerlyc, Resurrection), dies at 63 in the year 1961.   

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) in the year 1961.   

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   In the year 1961 jozef E Van Roey, Flemish cardinal/archbishop of Mechelen, dies at 87   

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

Aug 07   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

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

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

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

Aug 11   Warren Spahn records victory #300, beats Cubs 2-1 on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1961.   

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Jan 02   In the year 1961 birth of todd Haynes, American film director   

Jan 03   Erwin Blom, Dutch singer/guitarist (Eton Crop) was born on this day in history.   

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   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   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 on this day in history.   

Jan 06   In the year 1961 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   In the year 1961 death of emily Greene Balch, American writer, Nobel Peace Prize laureate (b. 1867)   

Jan 10   In the year 1961 dashiell Hammett, US detective writer (Thin Man, Maltese Falcon), dies at 66   

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

Jan 14   In the year 1961 ernest Thesiger, actor (Brass Monkey, Ghoul), dies at 81