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 on this day in history.  

Aug 16   250,000 West Berliners demonstrate against East Berlin on this day in history.  

Aug 17   On this day in history building of the Berlin Wall begins  

Aug 17   In the year 1961 carlos Leon Salzedo, composer, dies at 76  

Aug 17   On this day in history kennedy administration establishes Alliance for Progress  

Aug 18   In the year 1961 construction on Berlin Wall completed  

Aug 18   Learned Hand, Chief judge of US court of Appeals, dies at 89 on this day in history.  

Aug 20   Vilhjalmur Stefansson, Arctic explorer, dies at 82 in the year 1961.  

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   In the year 1961 uS lunar probe Ranger 1 reaches 190 km from Earth, falls back  

Aug 24   Former nazi leader Johannes Vorster becomes South Africa's minister of justice (if the shoe fits...) on this day in history.  

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

Aug 27   Francis the Talking Mule is mystery guest on "What's My Line" in the year 1961.  

Aug 27   Francis the Talking Mule is the mystery guest on "What's My Line" on this day in history.  

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

Aug 30   On this day in history 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   On this day in history eero Saarinen, Finnish/US architect (Dulles Airport), dies at 51  

Sep 01   USSR tests nuclear bombs in central Asia in the year 1961.  

Sep 02   Greet Koeman, Dutch singer, dies at 54 on this day in history.  

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

Sep 05   Ernest Bock, cricketer (Test for S Africa, 1935), dies on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history leo Carrillo, actor (Pancho-Cisco Kid), dies at 81  

Sep 11   In the year 1961 bob Dylan's first NY performance  

Sep 12   On this day in history nASA civilian pilot Joseph A Walker takes X-15 to 34,840 m  

Sep 13   "Car 54 Where are You?" premiers on TV in the year 1961.  

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 in the year 1961.  

Jan 03   Erwin Blom, Dutch singer/guitarist (Eton Crop) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 05   Curt Bader, Bloomfield Iowa, sprint kayak (Olympics-96) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 07   Andrew Thomson, Australian politician was born on this day in history.  

Jan 07   On this day in history birth of supriya Pathak, Indian actress  

Jan 07   In the year 1961 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   In the year 1961 barry Fitzgerald, actor (Going My Way), dies at 72  

Jan 06   On this day in history regina Ullmann, writer, dies at 76  

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   Elena Gerhardt, German mezzo-soprano singer (b. 1883) died on this day in history.  

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