Page 11: Historical Events In 1961
Friday, 11 July 2025
Jul 19 In the year 1961 the first in-flight movie shown (TWA)
Jul 21 Launch of Mercury 4 (Liberty Bell) with Grissom in the year 1961.
Jul 22 WBNB TV channel 10 in Charlotte Amaile, VI (CBS) begins broadcasting on this day in history.
Jul 23 In the year 1961 betsy Rawls wins LPGA Cosmopolitan Golf Open
Jul 23 In the year 1961 esther Dale, actress (Birdie-Ma & Pa Kettle), dies after surgery at 75
Jul 24 A US commercial plane is hijacked to Cuba in the year 1961.
Jul 24 In the year 1961 edwin Newman becomes news anchor of the Today Show
Jul 25 In the year 1961 maris hits home runs 37, 38, 39 & 40 in a double header
Jul 27 In the year 1961 theodore Chanler, composer, dies at 59
Jul 29 Wallis & Futuna Islands become a French overseas territory on this day in history.
Jul 30 On this day in history 43rd PGA Championship: Jerry Barber shoots a 277 at Olympia Fields IL
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 On this day in history st Louis Cards (NFL) beat Toronto Argonauts (CFL) 36-7 in Toronto
Aug 04 108ø F, Spokane, WA in the year 1961.
Aug 04 On this day in history 108°F, Spokane, WA
Aug 04 In the year 1961 spokane, Washington reaches 108 degrees Fahrenheit
Aug 05 In the year 1961 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 In the year 1961 gherman S Titov, 2nd Russian in space aboard Vostok 2 (17 orbits)
Aug 06 Gherman S Titov, 2nd Russian in space aboard Vostok 2 (17 orbits), 1st case of motion sickness in space reported in the year 1961.
Aug 06 In the year 1961 jozef E Van Roey, Flemish cardinal/archbishop of Mechelen, dies at 87
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 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 On this day in history james B Parsons is first black appointed to Federal District Court
Aug 09 Walter Bedell Smith, US general/WW II chief of staff, dies at 75 in the year 1961.
Aug 10 In the year 1961 england applies for membership in the European Common Market
Aug 11 Warren Spahn records victory #300, beats Cubs 2-1 in the year 1961.
Aug 13 Adeline De Walt Reynolds, actress (Son of Dracula), dies at 78 in the year 1961.
Aug 13 Border between east and west Berlin sealed off by East Germans in the year 1961.
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