Page 12: Historical Events In 1961

Aug 13   Construction of the Berlin Wall begins in East Germany in the year 1961.   

Aug 13   Construction on Berlin Wall begins in East Germany (Dark day) in the year 1961.   

Aug 14   Clarke Ashton Smith, sci-fi author (Lost Worlds), dies at 68 in the year 1961.   

Aug 16   In the year 1961 250,000 West Berliners demonstrate against East Berlin   

Aug 17   Building of the Berlin Wall begins in the year 1961.   

Aug 17   Carlos Leon Salzedo, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

Aug 17   Kennedy administration establishes Alliance for Progress on this day in history.   

Aug 18   Construction on Berlin Wall completed on this day in history.   

Aug 18   In the year 1961 learned Hand, Chief judge of US court of Appeals, dies at 89   

Aug 20   In the year 1961 vilhjalmur Stefansson, Arctic explorer, dies at 82   

Aug 21   Australian TV current affairs program Four Corners makes TV debut on this day in history.   

Aug 21   Jomo Kenyatta freed in Kenya in the year 1961.   

Aug 23   US lunar probe Ranger 1 reaches 190 km from Earth, falls back in the year 1961.   

Aug 24   In the year 1961 former nazi leader Johannes Vorster becomes South Africa's minister of justice (if the shoe fits...)   

Aug 26   Official Intl Hockey Hall of Fame opens in Toronto on this day in history.   

Aug 27   In the year 1961 francis the Talking Mule is mystery guest on "What's My Line"   

Aug 27   In the year 1961 francis the Talking Mule is the mystery guest on "What's My Line"   

Aug 28   On this day in history thomas Connolly, 1st baseball umpire elected to hall of fame, dies   

Aug 30   In the year 1961 1st Negro judge of a US District Court confirmed-JB Parsons   

Aug 30   Charles Coburn, actor (Heaven Can Wait, Idiot's Delight), dies at 84 on this day in history.   

Aug 30   The first Negro judge of a US District Court confirmed-JB Parsons on this day in history.   

Sep 01   In the year 1961 eero Saarinen, Finnish/US architect (Dulles Airport), dies at 51   

Sep 01   On this day in history uSSR tests nuclear bombs in central Asia   

Sep 02   Greet Koeman, Dutch singer, dies at 54 in the year 1961.   

Sep 04   On this day in history uS authorizes Agency for International Development   

Sep 05   On this day in history ernest Bock, cricketer (Test for S Africa, 1935), dies   

Sep 07   Pieter S Gerbrandy, lawyer/premier to London 1940-5, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

Sep 10   75th US Womens Tennis: Darlene R Hard beats Ann Haydon Jones (63 64) in the year 1961.   

Sep 10   In the year 1961 leo Carrillo, actor (Pancho-Cisco Kid), dies at 81   

Sep 11   On this day in history bob Dylan's first NY performance   

Sep 12   In the year 1961 nASA civilian pilot Joseph A Walker takes X-15 to 34,840 m   

Sep 13   On this day in history "Car 54 Where are You?" premiers on TV   

Sep 13   In the year 1961 unmanned Mercury-Atlas 4 launched into Earth orbit   

Sep 15   Hurricane Carla strikes Texas with winds of 175 mph on this day in history.   

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

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

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   Andrew Thomson, Australian politician was born in the year 1961.   

Jan 07   Supriya Pathak, Indian actress was born on this day in history.   

Jan 07   John Thune, American politician was born in the year 1961.   

Jan 09   On this day in history birth of oliver Goldstick, American screenwriter   

Jan 02   Bob Catterall, cricketer (1555 runs/24 Tests for S Afr 1922-31), dies in the year 1961.   

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

Jan 10   Dashiell Hammett, US detective writer (Thin Man, Maltese Falcon), dies at 66 in the year 1961.   

Jan 11   Elena Gerhardt, German mezzo-soprano singer (b. 1883) died in the year 1961.   

Jan 14   Ernest Thesiger, actor (Brass Monkey, Ghoul), dies at 81 in the year 1961.