Page 11: Historical Events In 1961

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

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

Jul 22   WBNB TV channel 10 in Charlotte Amaile, VI (CBS) begins broadcasting on this day in history.   

Jul 23   On this day in history betsy Rawls wins LPGA Cosmopolitan Golf Open   

Jul 23   Esther Dale, actress (Birdie-Ma & Pa Kettle), dies after surgery at 75 in the year 1961.   

Jul 24   In the year 1961 a US commercial plane is hijacked to Cuba   

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

Jul 30   In the year 1961 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   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 in the year 1961.   

Aug 04   In the year 1961 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 in the year 1961.   

Aug 05   Ice Harbor Dam, Washington reaches 118 degrees F (state record) on this day in history.   

Aug 06   Gherman S Titov, 2nd Russian in space aboard Vostok 2 (17 orbits) in the year 1961.   

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   On this day in history 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 in the year 1961.   

Aug 07   Russian Cosmonaut Gherman Titov circles Earth for a full day in Vostok 2 in the year 1961.   

Aug 08   In the year 1961 charlie Gemora, actor (who portrayed King Kong), dies at 58   

Aug 09   On this day in history 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   In the year 1961 walter Bedell Smith, US general/WW II chief of staff, dies at 75   

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   Adeline De Walt Reynolds, actress (Son of Dracula), dies at 78 on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1961 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   On this day in history birth of andrew Thomson, Australian politician   

Jan 07   In the year 1961 birth of supriya Pathak, Indian actress   

Jan 07   In the year 1961 birth of john Thune, American politician   

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 in the year 1961.   

Jan 07   Clarice Baright, 1st woman admitted to American Bar Assn, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

Jan 09   Emily Greene Balch, American writer, Nobel Peace Prize laureate (b. 1867) died in the year 1961.   

Jan 10   Dashiell Hammett, US detective writer (Thin Man, Maltese Falcon), dies at 66 on this day in history.   

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.