Historical Events In 1961

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

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   Maris hits home runs 37, 38, 39 & 40 in a double header on this day in history.   

Jul 27   In the year 1961 theodore Chanler, composer, dies at 59   

Jul 29   On this day in history wallis & Futuna Islands become a French overseas territory   

Jul 30   In the year 1961 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   Beatles 1st gig as house band of Liverpool's Cavern Club on this day in history.   

Aug 02   In the year 1961 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 on this day in history.   

Aug 04   108ø F, Spokane, WA in the year 1961.   

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

Aug 04   Spokane, Washington reaches 108 degrees Fahrenheit on this day in history.   

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) on this day in history.   

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

Aug 06   In the year 1961 jozef E Van Roey, Flemish cardinal/archbishop of Mechelen, dies at 87   

Aug 07   On this day in history 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   In the year 1961 charlie Gemora, actor (who portrayed King Kong), dies at 58   

Aug 09   In the year 1961 james B Parsons is 1st black appointed to Federal District Court   

Aug 09   In the year 1961 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 on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Aug 13   On this day in history adeline De Walt Reynolds, actress (Son of Dracula), dies at 78   

Aug 13   In the year 1961 border between east and west Berlin sealed off by East Germans   

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Jan 02   Todd Haynes, American film director was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of erwin Blom, Dutch singer/guitarist (Eton Crop)   

Jan 04   Lee Curreri, NYC, actor (Bruno Martelli-Fame) was born in the year 1961.   

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of curt Bader, Bloomfield Iowa, sprint kayak (Olympics-96)   

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   On this day in history birth of john Thune, American politician   

Jan 09   In the year 1961 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   Regina Ullmann, writer, dies at 76 in the year 1961.   

Jan 07   On this day in history clarice Baright, 1st woman admitted to American Bar Assn, dies at 74   

Jan 09   On this day in history death of emily Greene Balch, American writer, Nobel Peace Prize laureate (b. 1867)   

Jan 10   On this day in history 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   In the year 1961 ernest Thesiger, actor (Brass Monkey, Ghoul), dies at 81