Page 11: 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   WBNB TV channel 10 in Charlotte Amaile, VI (CBS) begins broadcasting in the year 1961.   

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 in the year 1961.   

Jul 24   A US commercial plane is hijacked to Cuba in the year 1961.   

Jul 24   On this day in history 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 in the year 1961.   

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

Aug 01   On this day in history beatles first gig as house band of Liverpool's Cavern Club   

Aug 02   On this day in history 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   Giovanni B Angioletti, Italian writer (I grandi ospiti), dies at 64 on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1961 108°F, Spokane, WA   

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

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

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

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

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

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   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 on this day in history.   

Aug 10   In the year 1961 england applies for membership in the European Common Market   

Aug 11   On this day in history warren Spahn records victory #300, beats Cubs 2-1   

Aug 13   On this day in history 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   On this day in history birth of todd Haynes, American film director   

Jan 03   Erwin Blom, Dutch singer/guitarist (Eton Crop) was born in the year 1961.   

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of lee Curreri, NYC, actor (Bruno Martelli-Fame)   

Jan 05   In the year 1961 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   John Thune, American politician was born on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1961.   

Jan 04   In the year 1961 barry Fitzgerald, actor (Going My Way), dies at 72   

Jan 06   Regina Ullmann, writer, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

Jan 07   Clarice Baright, 1st woman admitted to American Bar Assn, dies at 74 in the year 1961.   

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   On this day in history 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.